🎨 Final Drop Ends
🎨 Final Drop Ends
🎭 Summer's Last Call
IRL Summer concludes with Week 4's final artist showcase on Base blockchain.
Four artists close the season with diverse works:
- @clubmulticulti: BLUEBERRY BLASTOFF - Abstract animation inspired by Coinbase's logo
- @sunshinevndetta: AEON - Ritual motion capturing time and memory
- @zenshortz: Hope Endures - 35mm film sunflowers from New Mexico
- @stipinpixel: Clay Ritual - Surreal tale of ancestral wizards and nature
The collaboration between Refraction and Base featured 20 artists over 4 weeks, all minting through MintR miniapp.
IRL Summer 🟦☀️ @refraction_irl X @base 4 weeks of creativity, and onchain art. Week 4 is here! 4 new artists close out the season. Selected through the Refraction open call, Their works are minting at 10am ET on MintR, our miniapp inside @baseapp. Let’s take a look 👇
IRL Summer 🟦☀️ @refraction_irl X @base 20 artists, 4 weeks, 1 summer of creativity. Week 3 is here! 5 new artists, 5 new visions. Selected through the Refraction open call, their works are now minting on MintR, our miniapp inside @baseapp. Let’s take a look 👇
IRL Summer 🟦☀️ @RefractionDAO X @base 20 artists, 4 weeks, 1 summer of creativity. Selected through the Refraction open call, their works are now minting on MintR, our miniapp inside @baseapp. The first 5 drops are live today, let's take a look 👇
IRL Summer 🟦☀️ @RefractionDAO X @base 20 artists, 4 weeks, 1 summer of creativity. Week 2 is here! 5 new artists join IRL Summer, each bringing their own vision of what onchain art can be. Their works are now live on MintR, our miniapp inside @baseapp. Let’s dive in 👇
Rarible Storefronts: Making Onchain Commerce as Simple as Shopify
**Rarible is simplifying Web3 commerce** with its new Storefronts platform, making it as easy to launch an onchain store as creating a Shopify or Wix site. **Key features:** - Full creator and brand control over sales and community engagement - White-label infrastructure for seamless Web3 onboarding - Custom marketplace solutions without building from scratch Rarible CEO Jonas Lamis explained how the platform serves three customer types: creators, collectors, and blockchain networks. The company has evolved beyond just being a marketplace to **powering the full NFT infrastructure stack**. Recent partnerships with Crossmint and Privy, plus the Flippp acquisition, are part of Rarible's mission to make Web3 "simple, intuitive, and accessible to everyone." **RaribleX has already helped dozens of brands** launch custom Web3 marketplaces, focusing on making the technology approachable for "normies" - everyday users unfamiliar with crypto complexity. The platform enables brands to launch branded NFT marketplaces quickly, without the technical overhead of building blockchain infrastructure from the ground up.
Rarible Launches Somnia NFT Trading with 0.25% Fees
**Rarible now supports Somnia Network NFT trading** with industry-low 0.25% fees, making it the most cost-efficient platform for collectors on the network. **Key benefits:** - Lowest trading fees available on Somnia - Direct integration with Rarible's marketplace - No bridges or complex processes required This follows Rarible's recent integrations with other networks like HyperEVM, expanding their multi-chain NFT trading ecosystem. [Start trading Somnia NFTs](http://rarible.com/somnia)
🔗 Etherlink Joins Rarible
**Etherlink** has officially launched on Rarible's marketplace, bringing **Tezos Smart Rollups** with Ethereum compatibility for secure, low-cost NFT trading. **Key Features:** - Combines Tezos technology with Ethereum compatibility - Offers secure and affordable NFT transactions - Users can earn points while trading **Launch Celebration:** Rarible is marking the integration with a **free commemorative Open Edition NFT** available for minting. **Recent Expansion:** This follows Rarible's recent additions of Polygon (Sept 12) and LightLink (Sept 2), showing the platform's continued growth across multiple blockchain networks. [Mint the commemorative NFT](https://rarible.com/etherlink/collections/0x32bf0100e8f2a04e897999779d3a93e7071d3c2c/drops) | [Explore Etherlink NFTs](https://rarible.com/etherlink)
Rarible Launches Natural Language NFT Query Tool
**Rarible introduces Model Context Protocol (MCP)**, a new tool enabling natural language queries for NFT data across blockchain networks. Key Features: - EVM chain support (Ethereum, Base, RARI Chain) - NFT ownership & collection lookups - Marketplace & sale information - Claude Pro integration The system allows users to query NFT data using simple language like *Show me the rarest NFT* or *Show NFTs under 0.05 ETH*. Target users include: - AI agent developers - LLM integration builders - Market analysts - UX developers Resources: - [NPM Package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@rarible/protocol-mcp) - [Documentation](https://rarible.org) - [Developer Support](https://t.me/+lwFGyDGa29RiMWNi)