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...

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...

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...

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...