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Moneyball Moviemaking is Killing Creativity, Crypto is the Cure
After another incredible display of vibrant and distinctive voices at this year’s SXSW, all eyes are on the studios as they open their wallets to swoop in and hitch their wagon to the next Moonlight. Cashing in on creative success without rolling the dice on that upfront financial risk. Of course, I don’t blame anyone for wanting to make money. That’s the way this industry works. As we go deeper into the streaming era, financing options no longer have to follow the traditional binary: cobblin...
Moneyball Moviemaking is Killing Creativity, Crypto is the Cure
After another incredible display of vibrant and distinctive voices at this year’s SXSW, all eyes are on the studios as they open their wallets to swoop in and hitch their wagon to the next Moonlight. Cashing in on creative success without rolling the dice on that upfront financial risk. Of course, I don’t blame anyone for wanting to make money. That’s the way this industry works. As we go deeper into the streaming era, financing options no longer have to follow the traditional binary: cobblin...
Win or Lose, $APE Marks a New Era of Social Tokens
With the recent launch of ApeCoin, it seems that most people have been focusing their analysis on the financial upside of $APE… “it’s down 80% from its peak!” or “it’s up 60% from yesterday!” or “you don’t actually own any portion of Yuga Labs!” Focusing on the financials misses a key point… with the launch of $APE, we're witnessing the dawn of social tokens. To take a step back, in any early crypto hype-cycle, there is an outsized focus on financial upside. The potential for economic ga...
Win or Lose, $APE Marks a New Era of Social Tokens
With the recent launch of ApeCoin, it seems that most people have been focusing their analysis on the financial upside of $APE… “it’s down 80% from its peak!” or “it’s up 60% from yesterday!” or “you don’t actually own any portion of Yuga Labs!” Focusing on the financials misses a key point… with the launch of $APE, we're witnessing the dawn of social tokens. To take a step back, in any early crypto hype-cycle, there is an outsized focus on financial upside. The potential for economic ga...
New Modes of Ownership: From Torrents to Music NFTs
TechCrunch was kind enough to host the original version of this article but it felt right to bring these thoughts to share with the community at mirror: When you were pirating OutKast in 2003, could you have imagined a world where you earn royalties for owning a copy of that mp3? At a time when NFT and Web3 criticism is reaching fever pitch, hip hop legend and innovator Nas is selling two of his singles as NFTs, which fans can purchase to claim streaming royalty rights. The rising popularity ...
New Modes of Ownership: From Torrents to Music NFTs
TechCrunch was kind enough to host the original version of this article but it felt right to bring these thoughts to share with the community at mirror: When you were pirating OutKast in 2003, could you have imagined a world where you earn royalties for owning a copy of that mp3? At a time when NFT and Web3 criticism is reaching fever pitch, hip hop legend and innovator Nas is selling two of his singles as NFTs, which fans can purchase to claim streaming royalty rights. The rising popularity ...
