Avid NFT collector Aftab Hossain (aka @iamDCinvestor on Crypto Twitter) discusses why OpenSea and NFT volumes are popping to start 2022, how LooksRare\u2019s vampire attack is a good thing for the NFT market, and how royalties affect a project\u2019s trading potential. Show topics:\n why Aftab thinks NFT floor prices are rising and what role NFT \u201cflippers\u201d have to do with his theory\n whether the NFT industry could continue growing even if fungible crypto assets enter a bear market\n how the LooksRare vampire attack on OpenSea works\n why people are wash trading NFTs on LooksRare\n why Aftab would choose to list NFTs on LooksRare over OpenSea\n whether LooksRare\u2019s vampire attack will force OpenSea to decentralize and/or tokenize\n what sort of NFT projects should have royalties\u2026 and which projects shouldn\u2019t\xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Avado: ava.do\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links\n \xa0\n Aftab Hossain\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamDCinvestor\n\n \xa0\n LooksRare\n LooksRare vampire attack + wash trading:\xa0\n https://decrypt.co/90317/ethereum-nft-market-looksrare-wash-trading\n \n https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/01/11/one-day-after-launch-opensea-competitor-looksrare-sells-over-100m-in-nfts/\xa0\n \n LooksRare: https://twitter.com/LooksRareNFT\xa0\n LooksRare vs OpenSea data: https://dune.xyz/hildobby/LooksRare-VS-OpenSea\n\n \xa0\n Background Links\n NFT volume to start the year: https://cryptopotato.com/opensea-records-over-2-billion-in-trading-volume-early-in-2022/\xa0\n OpenSea metrics: https://dune.xyz/rchen8/opensea\xa0\n Fred Ehrsam tweet: https://twitter.com/FEhrsam/status/1370414944265572353\n\n The Chopping Block: https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-chopping-block-why-the-crypto-markets-have-been-down-this-week/\xa0\n Nas NFTs:\xa0\n \u200bhttps://decrypt.co/89881/rap-legend-nas-sells-2-songs-as-nfts-on-dj-3laus-royal-platform\xa0\n \n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/130123/3lau-backed-platform-royal-crashes-during-first-music-nft-drop-mint-delayed\xa0\n \n OpenSea IPO rumors: https://decrypt.co/87701/opensea-ipo-criticism-crypto-ethereum-token\xa0\n SushiSwap vampire attack: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/76419/uniswap-fork-sushiswap-700-million-total-value-locked\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices