How blind signaling is slowly building the MetaverseIn web3, brands and creators love to “future-signal” how forward thinking and innovative they are. To some degree, a substantial amount of the progress stems from the desire to “future-flex (tm).” Currently, the best way to way to gesture that you’re at the tip of the technological spear is to declare that you’re “building a metaverse.” Does this genuflection appeal to anyone or is it void of any sincere deliverables? This week, I shared a t...

How blind signaling is slowly building the MetaverseIn web3, brands and creators love to “future-signal” how forward thinking and innovative they are. To some degree, a substantial amount of the progress stems from the desire to “future-flex (tm).” Currently, the best way to way to gesture that you’re at the tip of the technological spear is to declare that you’re “building a metaverse.” Does this genuflection appeal to anyone or is it void of any sincere deliverables? This week, I shared a t...

How Reddit’s Astute Users Impacted Its Web3 RoadmapReddit never fails to deliver meme-able cultural events and their recent launch of a new project, Spooky Season, this week was no contrast. I hesitate to refer to it as an NFT drop, as the limited-edition PFPs were officially dubbed “digital collectibles.” The fusion of instantaneous release success with alternative naming, made for poignant buzz-worthy meme content only the Reddit community could generate. As of last Tuesday’s release, Reddi...

How Reddit’s Astute Users Impacted Its Web3 RoadmapReddit never fails to deliver meme-able cultural events and their recent launch of a new project, Spooky Season, this week was no contrast. I hesitate to refer to it as an NFT drop, as the limited-edition PFPs were officially dubbed “digital collectibles.” The fusion of instantaneous release success with alternative naming, made for poignant buzz-worthy meme content only the Reddit community could generate. As of last Tuesday’s release, Reddi...

The Perils of Skipping the NFT Market’s Natural LawsThis week, CNN became the latest legacy outlet to enter the NFT graveyard. On October 10, they announced that they were shutting down their NFT project four months after launch. Dubbed “Vault by CNN: Moments That Changed Us,” the collection included a series of tokenized iconic news moments from CNN’s 41-year history, along with a vault to purchase, store and display the NFTs says Cointelegraph. I’d love to unleash a rant on our tone-deaf me...

The Perils of Skipping the NFT Market’s Natural LawsThis week, CNN became the latest legacy outlet to enter the NFT graveyard. On October 10, they announced that they were shutting down their NFT project four months after launch. Dubbed “Vault by CNN: Moments That Changed Us,” the collection included a series of tokenized iconic news moments from CNN’s 41-year history, along with a vault to purchase, store and display the NFTs says Cointelegraph. I’d love to unleash a rant on our tone-deaf me...

The Luxury Goods Rivalry Pushing Digital Asset BoundariesTo no ones surprise, Kanye West, or Ye, has been making media headlines again. According to Complex, in a recent interview with French outlet Clique TV, Ye spoke about how he felt after Virgil Abloh was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s branch. In the interview, Kanye admits that Abloh’s appointment made him feel “a lot of pain and jealousy.” “No one knows I’d been offered the deal by Bernard Arnault,” Ye said at the ...

The Luxury Goods Rivalry Pushing Digital Asset BoundariesTo no ones surprise, Kanye West, or Ye, has been making media headlines again. According to Complex, in a recent interview with French outlet Clique TV, Ye spoke about how he felt after Virgil Abloh was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s branch. In the interview, Kanye admits that Abloh’s appointment made him feel “a lot of pain and jealousy.” “No one knows I’d been offered the deal by Bernard Arnault,” Ye said at the ...

The Push to Evolve Beyond The Siloed ExperienceThere’s something innate about our relationship between sports and likeness. Major sporting events across the globe are draped with die hard fans sporting a hat, shirt, or jersey of their favorite team or player. Teams and players transcend language and time. They’re passed down through family. They become a symbol of how we represent ourselves, where we’re from, and what we believe in. Fans will tell you “it’s more than a sport,” and that‘s the ...

The Push to Evolve Beyond The Siloed ExperienceThere’s something innate about our relationship between sports and likeness. Major sporting events across the globe are draped with die hard fans sporting a hat, shirt, or jersey of their favorite team or player. Teams and players transcend language and time. They’re passed down through family. They become a symbol of how we represent ourselves, where we’re from, and what we believe in. Fans will tell you “it’s more than a sport,” and that‘s the ...

Interview with Vibhu Norby, CEO & Founder of Solana Spaces on Behalf of TheChain.MiamiThis week, Solana opened its doors to Solana Embassy, a revolutionary 4,200 square foot brick and mortar retail experience, community center, event space, and advertising beacon, in the heart of Wynwood, Miami. “As soon as we stepped foot into Wynwood, it was full of art and NFTs, I think we just knew this was the right home for us” says Solana Spaces Founder and CEO, Vibhu Norby. Vibhu conceptualized the et...

Interview with Vibhu Norby, CEO & Founder of Solana Spaces on Behalf of TheChain.MiamiThis week, Solana opened its doors to Solana Embassy, a revolutionary 4,200 square foot brick and mortar retail experience, community center, event space, and advertising beacon, in the heart of Wynwood, Miami. “As soon as we stepped foot into Wynwood, it was full of art and NFTs, I think we just knew this was the right home for us” says Solana Spaces Founder and CEO, Vibhu Norby. Vibhu conceptualized the et...

Interview with Ralph Quintero, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Ralpha, CGMO (Chief “gm” Officer) at JPEG Morgan, Co-Founder of FOAM Ventures, and Strategist/Head of Community at CryptoLeague, on behalf of TheChain.Miami.When Ralph Quintero walks into a room you can feel the energy positively change. Big smile, earnest greeting, cigar in hand, this is a dude who brings sincerity and enthusiasm wherever he goes. People like Ralph are special. Their energy is infectious and often serves a...

Interview with Ralph Quintero, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Ralpha, CGMO (Chief “gm” Officer) at JPEG Morgan, Co-Founder of FOAM Ventures, and Strategist/Head of Community at CryptoLeague, on behalf of TheChain.Miami.When Ralph Quintero walks into a room you can feel the energy positively change. Big smile, earnest greeting, cigar in hand, this is a dude who brings sincerity and enthusiasm wherever he goes. People like Ralph are special. Their energy is infectious and often serves a...

Practical NFT Utility for Every Day ApplicationsWeb3 can simply be described as the ability verify. Through the blockchain, we can now ascribe ownership to digital assets. If you’re like me, and believe that we currently, or will, be spending a disproportionate amount of our lives plugged into these virtual ecosystems, then it’s practical to say that we’ll attribute more intrinsic value to digital goods, rather physical goods. NFTs provide us with a comfortable, elementally human, gateway to ...

Practical NFT Utility for Every Day ApplicationsWeb3 can simply be described as the ability verify. Through the blockchain, we can now ascribe ownership to digital assets. If you’re like me, and believe that we currently, or will, be spending a disproportionate amount of our lives plugged into these virtual ecosystems, then it’s practical to say that we’ll attribute more intrinsic value to digital goods, rather physical goods. NFTs provide us with a comfortable, elementally human, gateway to ...

This week, Paradigm backed NFT Marketplace, Blur, launched to an anticipating audience of “professional” NFT collectors. These professionals are being rewarded for their perseverance throughout the 2022 bear market by an airdrop of Blur’s native token. The pros are identified as those who have verifiably continued to trade Ethereum-based NFTs throughout the downturn, over the last six months. New marketplaces will continue to identify and consolidate niche segments of the NFT community as a m...

This week, Paradigm backed NFT Marketplace, Blur, launched to an anticipating audience of “professional” NFT collectors. These professionals are being rewarded for their perseverance throughout the 2022 bear market by an airdrop of Blur’s native token. The pros are identified as those who have verifiably continued to trade Ethereum-based NFTs throughout the downturn, over the last six months. New marketplaces will continue to identify and consolidate niche segments of the NFT community as a m...

The following was transcribed from the FVNXN podcast titled “W3lk This Way” available now on Spotify. I recently listened to Rick Rubin on a podcast and can’t help but love the way he sees the world. He’s had a huge impact on me, especially because music was so important to me growing up. I played in bands throughout high school and college and even took classes that studied the history and influence of music in the United States. Like Rick, I would often just appear places out of sheer curio...

The following was transcribed from the FVNXN podcast titled “W3lk This Way” available now on Spotify. I recently listened to Rick Rubin on a podcast and can’t help but love the way he sees the world. He’s had a huge impact on me, especially because music was so important to me growing up. I played in bands throughout high school and college and even took classes that studied the history and influence of music in the United States. Like Rick, I would often just appear places out of sheer curio...

(INCOMPLETE) The following notes were translated into a deck for the Zilliqa Ecosystem - Figured I’d publish instead of disregard.SubscribeInfluence & Opportunities The global NFT market volume is expected to grow from $3 billion in 2022 to $13.6 billion by 2027 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 35.0% from 2022 to 2027. North America is expected to be the largest regional investor in terms of market size during this period while emerging Asia-Pacific is highlighted as best for invest...

(INCOMPLETE) The following notes were translated into a deck for the Zilliqa Ecosystem - Figured I’d publish instead of disregard.SubscribeInfluence & Opportunities The global NFT market volume is expected to grow from $3 billion in 2022 to $13.6 billion by 2027 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 35.0% from 2022 to 2027. North America is expected to be the largest regional investor in terms of market size during this period while emerging Asia-Pacific is highlighted as best for invest...

Exploring the cost of coverage for the Internet of ThingsCitizens across the globe are recognizing the benefits of embracing actualized autonomy. The centralization of the world’s digital communications systems and networks has in too many instances handed the tools of exploitation, oppression, and manipulation to increasingly powerful states and non-state actors. The overt censorship and suppression of ideas, systems, and platforms consolidated and governed by a privileged few is an objectio...

Exploring the cost of coverage for the Internet of ThingsCitizens across the globe are recognizing the benefits of embracing actualized autonomy. The centralization of the world’s digital communications systems and networks has in too many instances handed the tools of exploitation, oppression, and manipulation to increasingly powerful states and non-state actors. The overt censorship and suppression of ideas, systems, and platforms consolidated and governed by a privileged few is an objectio...