gm! former EIC of Variant and Decrypt. I've covered crypto since 2011.
4 things I liked at NFT NYC
Note: A version of this post was first published on Decrypt. On Tuesday, a financial reporter friend texted me about NFT NYC and asked, "How is it even happening this year when the volume is so low?" On Wednesday, a different reporter asked me if this year's event felt like a shell of what it once was. Hey, I get it. After the speculative JPEG-flipping bubble of 2021 popped and overall NFT sales volume plummeted, the mocking stories write themselves. But if you ask me if the scene is dea...
4 things I liked at NFT NYC
Note: A version of this post was first published on Decrypt. On Tuesday, a financial reporter friend texted me about NFT NYC and asked, "How is it even happening this year when the volume is so low?" On Wednesday, a different reporter asked me if this year's event felt like a shell of what it once was. Hey, I get it. After the speculative JPEG-flipping bubble of 2021 popped and overall NFT sales volume plummeted, the mocking stories write themselves. But if you ask me if the scene is dea...
Europe is welcoming Web3 culture as the US pushes it out
Note: This post was first published on Decrypt. I was one of 18,000 people to enter the Grand Palais Éphémère, a huge domed exhibition hall facing the Eiffel Tower, for NFT Paris at the end of February. The event has stuck with me more than most crypto conferences do—and I attend a lot of crypto conferences. I was blown away by the energy, positivity, and seriousness of the attendees, panel chats, and art displays. I was struck by how many global consumer and luxury brands were on hand—Adidas...
Europe is welcoming Web3 culture as the US pushes it out
Note: This post was first published on Decrypt. I was one of 18,000 people to enter the Grand Palais Éphémère, a huge domed exhibition hall facing the Eiffel Tower, for NFT Paris at the end of February. The event has stuck with me more than most crypto conferences do—and I attend a lot of crypto conferences. I was blown away by the energy, positivity, and seriousness of the attendees, panel chats, and art displays. I was struck by how many global consumer and luxury brands were on hand—Adidas...
Mirror, DAOs, the WRITE race, and exclusivity
Note: This post was first published on Decrypt. I'm old enough to remember when you could only join Facebook if you had a college email address. That was in spring 2005, my senior year of high school. Less than a year later, Facebook opened up to anyone age 13 and older. It was inevitable on the platform's path to 2 billion users, but it also made the site a lot less cool. That tradeoff came to mind this week when Mirror opened its gates to everyone. Prior to this week, you could on...
Mirror, DAOs, the WRITE race, and exclusivity
Note: This post was first published on Decrypt. I'm old enough to remember when you could only join Facebook if you had a college email address. That was in spring 2005, my senior year of high school. Less than a year later, Facebook opened up to anyone age 13 and older. It was inevitable on the platform's path to 2 billion users, but it also made the site a lot less cool. That tradeoff came to mind this week when Mirror opened its gates to everyone. Prior to this week, you could on...
