The Web3 Curation Landscape
With web3 content having reached critical mass, the need for curation has reached critical levels. Buoyed by art, music, and even spam, we are seeing unprecedented amounts of content being created and transacted on blockchains. On Ethereum alone, NFTs represent over 40% of the burn rate in the past 30 days.If 2021 was the year of expanding the creative layer of web3, 2022 will be the year of curation.Teams building in this space will explore and challenge the ways we experience, discover, and...
The Web3 Curation Landscape
With web3 content having reached critical mass, the need for curation has reached critical levels. Buoyed by art, music, and even spam, we are seeing unprecedented amounts of content being created and transacted on blockchains. On Ethereum alone, NFTs represent over 40% of the burn rate in the past 30 days.If 2021 was the year of expanding the creative layer of web3, 2022 will be the year of curation.Teams building in this space will explore and challenge the ways we experience, discover, and...
Spotlight #5: Akosua Viktoria
Technology alone is not enough—it's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing. Steve JobsIt is not hyperbole to say that art and science form the bedrock of culture. The two are essential to the progress and growth of the human experience in the same way the head and the heart are the thrust of our vitality and curiosity. If we believe that NFTs have staying power beyond its spotlight in the greater cultural zei...
Spotlight #5: Akosua Viktoria
Technology alone is not enough—it's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing. Steve JobsIt is not hyperbole to say that art and science form the bedrock of culture. The two are essential to the progress and growth of the human experience in the same way the head and the heart are the thrust of our vitality and curiosity. If we believe that NFTs have staying power beyond its spotlight in the greater cultural zei...
Curare: A Curation Framework for DAOs
Dawn of the DAOsWe are witnessing the dawn of the DAOs. For the uninitiated, DAOs are web3’s new primitive for organizing talent and capital. DAOs unleash the power of distributed groups of people by tapping into a simple hypothesis: when people are organized under a shared purpose and motivated by ownership incentives, 1+1=11. In the NFT space, we’ve seen numerous DAOs sprout up to apply this philosophy. DAOs like Pleasr, Fingerprints, and Flamingo aggregate and deploy capital to acquire cul...
Curare: A Curation Framework for DAOs
Dawn of the DAOsWe are witnessing the dawn of the DAOs. For the uninitiated, DAOs are web3’s new primitive for organizing talent and capital. DAOs unleash the power of distributed groups of people by tapping into a simple hypothesis: when people are organized under a shared purpose and motivated by ownership incentives, 1+1=11. In the NFT space, we’ve seen numerous DAOs sprout up to apply this philosophy. DAOs like Pleasr, Fingerprints, and Flamingo aggregate and deploy capital to acquire cul...
Spotlight #4: MORE or LESS by yungwknd
I'm a strong believer that good art makes a powerful statement, while great art asks a powerful question. This feels especially true for NFTs, where the genesis of value is initialized by the artist while the full potential is unlocked through the power of community. It's only natural, then, that I gravitate most towards artists who not only impress the audience but involve them. https://twitter.com/JO7eth/status/1393399817724911617?s=20 One of my favorite people in this space is a ...
Spotlight #4: MORE or LESS by yungwknd
I'm a strong believer that good art makes a powerful statement, while great art asks a powerful question. This feels especially true for NFTs, where the genesis of value is initialized by the artist while the full potential is unlocked through the power of community. It's only natural, then, that I gravitate most towards artists who not only impress the audience but involve them. https://twitter.com/JO7eth/status/1393399817724911617?s=20 One of my favorite people in this space is a ...
Spotlight #3: Emonee LaRussa
There's something special about art that juxtaposes delightful visual palettes with substantive subject matter. I was first tipped off to Emonee LaRussa's work from my friend Jeff Nicholas, who shared a 2D/3D animated piece she had created (in collaboration with @johnbashyam) titled "Wanna Feel Better?" ethereum://0x3B3ee1931Dc30C1957379FAc9aba94D1C48a5405/25220 The retro vibe, handheld camera work, and perfect loop in this piece drew me in. Pretty soon, I found myself watching the ...
Spotlight #3: Emonee LaRussa
There's something special about art that juxtaposes delightful visual palettes with substantive subject matter. I was first tipped off to Emonee LaRussa's work from my friend Jeff Nicholas, who shared a 2D/3D animated piece she had created (in collaboration with @johnbashyam) titled "Wanna Feel Better?" ethereum://0x3B3ee1931Dc30C1957379FAc9aba94D1C48a5405/25220 The retro vibe, handheld camera work, and perfect loop in this piece drew me in. Pretty soon, I found myself watching the ...
