NFT.NYC 2022 is right around the corner, and excitement is running high. For any NFT enthusiast, the event is an opportunity to hear from, experience, and invest in projects in some of the most innovative and creative NFT projects out there. 

With a growing community growing since 2018, the NFT.NYC 2022 event will feature over 1,500 speakers, an amazing opportunity to hear about anything and everything NFT-related.

With the overwhelming number of companies slated to showcase their products, here are a few innovative projects that are surely worth looking for at this year’s event. 

Spielworks

Spielworks brings the benefits of blockchain to mass-market gaming, offering gamers true ownership of digital assets, secure handling of tokens, and comfortable interaction with exceptional blockchain games. These benefits allow Spielworks to strive for groundbreaking game-models and true play-to-earn mechanics. 

Spielworks plans to expand its Womplay crypto rewards platform and Wombat Wallet by onboarding new high-quality games and integrating with more leading blockchain networks. Its Web 3 gaming ecosystem gaming platform, one of the world’s fastest-growing ones, also includes NFT staking game Wombat Dungeon Master.

Anomura

Launched in 2022 by NFT Game Director Long Do, Anomura is a next-gen play-and-earn strategy role-playing game featuring innovative blockchain mechanics, beautiful pixel art, and contributions to wildlife initiatives. 

Anomura is backed by Virtually Human Studio (VHS), the studio behind the popular ZED RUN game. Anomura aims to raise wildlife conservation awareness through Web3 gaming that focuses on inclusivity and accessibility for all. The game lets you mint original Anomura, each with unique traits and habitats, gain exclusive access to the game using your NFTs, reap rewards, participate in events, and more.

Portion

Portion is a 21st-century auction house for rare, high-end NFT art, music, and collectibles. Portion connects artists and collectors through blockchain technology to easily sell, invest, and own art and collectibles with verified authenticity and tracked provenance. From taking zero percent of artists’ work to offering eleven percent royalties on secondary sales, supporting creators is a central part of Portion’s mission.

Portion Tokens are built on the Ethereum Blockchain and enable users to decentrally govern and vote on the future of the platform. New tokens are released and distributed when artists create new NFTs, which are used for liquidity mining, artist grants, partnerships, and future team members.

DFG

DFG is a global blockchain and digital asset investment firm with more than $1 billion worth of assets under management. Founded in 2015, DFG is committed to the long-term potential of blockchain technology and manages investments across the blockchain ecosystem. 

DFG has a professional investment and research team that focuses on the discovery and creation of value through analytical research based on the most impactful and promising global blockchain and Web3.0 projects that will bring a paradigm shift to the world. DFG’s portfolio has included equity holdings in Circle, LedgerX, Chainsafe, Bloq, Brave, Ripio, and Bitso, among others, and DFG was the lead investor in the development and launch of USDC. 

Oz Finance

Oz Finance (Oz) is linking blockchain technology with real-world living to maximize the economic and business potential that ecozones offer. The TOTOZ token links residential and business operation status in a global network of ecozones. 

Users apply for either residency or business operations in one of the partner ecozones simply by staking a set value of tokens. This enables them to gain access to benefits including membership within a real business-oriented community with near zero-tax living and clear regulations for digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) services. To ensure maximum privacy, Oz also grants users a self-sovereign ID providing full control over their data.

OVER

OVER is a world-scale, open-source AR platform powered by Ethereum Blockchain and based in Italy. OVER makes it possible for users to delve into a metaverse of location-based live interactive augmented reality experiences through their mobile device or smart glasses. 

OVER sets the new standard in augmented reality experiences by building the first content browser where the available AR/VR experiences are tied to the user’s geolocation. OVER adopts the open-source philosophy, meaning that the entire OVER community contributes to its growth, thus making the platform independent of its creators.

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