When I want to show my non-crypto friends why crypto is cool and exciting, I show them BasePaint. BasePaint clicks with people because it is creative, collaborative, and fun. The 415th BasePaint is currently in development, with the pixel art community creating daily since August 9, 2023. So who's making the most money as an artist on BasePaint? And who are the top BasePaint collectors driving this revenue for artists? BasePaint is a shared pixel canvas open for 24 hours. After that, it locks...

Zora is the leader in onchain creativity and collectible media. It's the place where creators go to create collectible onchain media and collectors go to discover and collect it. So, who are the top creators on Zora? And who are their biggest fans? That's what I set out to find out this week. I teamed up with Sealaunch, one of the best onchain data analytics teams, to answer the first question. Using Stack's Dune Query integration, I was able to create the Top Creators on Zora Leaderboard by ...

"How big of a fan of Doodles am I?" I asked my self this week. Doodles represents all of my favorite things in one: Disney-style animation, TikTok-style short-form video, Ethereum-style PFP NFTs. While I don't own a Doodles OG myself, I do collect all of their onchain media, am an early follower on TikTok (see below), and am the proud owner of a Doodles G-SHOCK watch. I am provably, verifiably, undoubtedly a big fan. But how big, exactly? That's what I set out to understand this week. So I di...

The US Department of Transportation is investigating airline loyalty programs

I create data, therefore I am

If you want to experience the Disneyland of loyalty programs, go to Japanese BBQ chain Gyu-Kaku.

Onchain Arcade, FWB, Coop Records, Rehash are in the arena, issuing points. Plus stablecoins might be the future of loyalty onchain?

I have a mid-life crisis every four years during the Olympics, but at least I have a shot at the high score on arcade.fun

Someone played 420 games of Asteroids in the onchain arcade, Rarible rewarded users with 3M $DEGEN, and Google Cloud thinks the future of loyalty is onchain

A story on martial arts and the power of perceived value, permissionless rewards are now live on Stack, and must-reads from Blackbird, Orangetheory fitness, and BCG