This week saw several exciting developments pushing social interaction in web3 into new territory. The introduction of Frames on Farcaster has enabled interactive mini-apps within social posts, allowing seamless actions like minting NFTs, playing games, and one-click checkout.

This innovation brings web3 closer to the consumer experience of superapps like WeChat, where frictionless transactions and engagements happen fluidly within the social context. As Sarah Lu lays out, Farcaster as a protocol combining social interaction and composable apps makes it a leading contender for the web3 superapp.

The potential for headless commerce, gaming, and community growth has only just begun with Frames. We dive into the psychology behind airdrops as an engine for growth and engagement. Projects like Pandora's novel ERC-404 token have shown these hybrid models create more fluid markets between NFTs and tokens.

Overall, this new wave of social and economic composability points toward more integrated consumer experiences where identity, community, and transactions seamlessly intersect. The future of social belongs to those who can tap into this direct relationship between user attention and decentralized ownership.

Frames Unlock Web3 Superapp Potential

https://paragraph.xyz/@meowllark/farcaster-as-the-next-superapp

https://mirror.xyz/0x354b39488506B3E931dEC20Ea64965f49587112B/b1dMWPwlrRxsmLre2Rr1Y5hWU0RNspmPYtUkydUZzos

The Psychology Behind Growth in Web3

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/07/are-airdrops-effective-marketing/

Bridging NFTs and Tokens with ERC-404

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/ethereum-token-experiment-erc404-nft-cryptocurrency-hybrid/?utm_campaign=

https://twitter.com/0xcygaar/status/1755710017087717644

Headless Marketplaces and Composable Social

https://twitter.com/jasonyanowitz/status/1754893782690975823

• Farcaster & Frames

https://twitter.com/warpshopxyz/status/1755767836788899986

https://twitter.com/cooopahtroopa/status/1755730828934742111

https://www.dematerialzd.xyz/p/rebuilding-the-internet?publication_id=1196826&post_id=141423068&isFreemail=true&r=aruzc

Evaluating the State of Consumer Crypto

https://paragraph.xyz/@consumercrypto/state-of-consumer-crypto

Get ready for an exciting edition covering the latest in web3!

We'll check out Vitalik's reflections on his childhood, learn about tokenizing mortgages, explain how Proof of Work functions, analyze blockchain data, explore biotech disruption, and examine evolutions in online governance.

Whether you're into Bitcoin mining, DeFi , DAOs, NFTs or biotech investing, this newsletter has something for you. We've compiled diverse crypto perspectives to expand your knowledge in this rapidly changing space.

From childhood stories to complex concepts, this edition provides insights across the expanding web3 landscape.

Index

• The end of my childhood by vitalik

• RWA tokenization thesis by outlier ventures

• Proof of work is not a complex maths puzzle

• Data insights on block space utilization on top L1s

• Hair Is Money

• Merit-based online governance

The end of my childhood by vitalik

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/01/31/end.html

RWA tokenization thesis by outlier ventures

https://twitter.com/oviohq/status/1747945508918989239?s=12&t=QoJVNJvxhSJOEg5Cb1Qm1w

Proof of work is not a complex maths puzzle

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/keirf_proof-of-work-explained-with-an-analogy-activity-7157069654945865730-Q8Of/

Data insights on block space utilization on top L1s

https://twitter.com/hmalviya9/status/1751918444017283098

Hair Is Money

https://zeeprime.capital/hair-is-money

Merit-based online governance

https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/designing-reward-systems-for-web3-governance/

The crypto wild west is heating up - between Bitcoin's upcoming halving, Ethereum's scaling debate, the rise of "bag holder" cultures, and AllianceDAO's call for disruption, this week's edition has a bit of everything for the modern frontier tech enthusiast.

Saddle up and get ready as we analyze the current state of Bitcoin, peer into Ethereum's future, ponder Web3 incentive structures, and survey the latest big ideas brewing in blockchain. You'll get a peek behind the curtain at the highs and lows of decentralized technology with perspectives from experts across the ecosystem.

Index

• NOT Bitcoin mining is a waste of energy

• Mining the Epic Sat

• Should we increase Ethereum's block gas limit?

• Web3 incentive systems can convert regular users into bag-holding evangelists.

• Analyzing the health of the Bitcoin network across five key metrics

• AllianceDAO 2024 Startup ideas

NOT Bitcoin mining is a waste of energy

https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1750153851708338656

Mining the Epic Sat

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/the-bitcoin-halving-why-this-time-could-be-different

Should we increase Ethereum's block gas limit?

https://ethresear.ch/t/on-block-sizes-gas-limits-and-scalability/18444

Web3 incentive systems can convert regular users into bag-holding evangelists

https://twitter.com/vaderresearch/status/1750246468982538614

Analyzing the health of the Bitcoin network across five key metrics

https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-network-health/

AllianceDAO 2024 Startup ideas

https://twitter.com/alliancedao/status/1750602066886643732

• Bitcoin ETF, but no God Candle?

• Fake vs real bitcoin

• Using Bitcoin to serve a defendant

• Scaling blockchains? its all about trade-offs

• How to do a good token airdrop? wise words from UNISWAP founders

• The Only Safe Way to Store Crypto

• The problem with CBDCs

• Headless marketplaces

BITCOIN ETF, but no God Candle?

https://twitter.com/jameslavish/status/1746950978174370156

Scaling blockchains? its all about trade-offs

https://twitter.com/castle__cap/status/1746961885541380566

How to do a good token airdrop? wise words from UNISWAP founders

https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1747331269271154889

using Bitcoin to serve a defendant

https://news.bitcoin.com/court-uses-bitcoin-blockchain-for-legal-summons-revolutionizing-defendant-notification/

The Only Safe Way to Store Crypto

https://officercia.mirror.xyz/NS2iRVe70aFRzCed2oX24ZoTIGMLnaHAg9UGT06cyOI

The problem with CBDCs

Fake vs real bitcoin

https://blog.keys.casa/securing-bitcoins-scarcity/

Headless marketplaces

https://twitter.com/jessewldn/status/1749167697970028690

• Climbing out the rabbit hole

• Pay to IP

• Digital gold is back

• Creating incorruptible systems with blockchain

• Verifying content origin

• Picture provenance

Climbing out the rabbit hole

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vzvy3qEQuP4tZMIaxejWy0WR4PXVdf0WQN3hDkJ-0KQ/edit

Pay to IP

https://twitter.com/raw_avocado/status/1743332141172199502

Creating incorruptible systems with blockchain

https://medium.com/humanizing-the-singularity/be-realistic-demand-the-incorruptible-fa15d6401b0e

Verifying content origin

https://polygon.technology/blog/fox-corporation-taps-polygon-pos-to-power-verify-an-open-protocol-for-content-and-image-verification

Picture provenance

https://www.nftgators.com/sonys-digital-birth-certificates-for-images-sound-more-like-nfts/

Digital gold is back

https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1745290212425756780

• 1hr Bitcoin block time

• Inscriptions simplified

• Meme power

• Democratizing art ownership

• Will ETFs kill Bitcoin?

1hr Bitcoin block time

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-block-time-adoption-blockchain

Inscriptions simplified

https://twitter.com/0xcygaar/status/1736581628259107314

Meme power

https://meow.bio/meme-coins.html

Democratizing art ownership

https://news.bitcoin.com/10101-arts-exclusive-banksy-turf-war-pre-sale-marks-milestone-in-art-tokenization/

Will ETFs kill Bitcoin?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etf-could-completely-destroy-bitcoin-arthur-hayes

• Crypto AI agents

• Real world asset tokenization ecosystem

• Ebay tokenizing collectibles

• Decentralized social media

• Ethereum risking neutrality

• Bitcoin inscriptions

Crypto AI agents

https://nystrom.substack.com/p/crypto-ai-agents?publication_id=29449&post_id=139249263&isFreemail=true&r=1iikhb

Real world asset tokenization ecosystem

https://twitter.com/wacy_time1/status/1732069992072708199?s=12&t=QoJVNJvxhSJOEg5Cb1Qm1w

Ebay tokenizing collectibles

https://twitter.com/S4mmyEth/status/1732754092819087788

Decentralized social media

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/04/the-year-of-decentralized-social-media/

Blockchain censorship resistant?

Ethereum risking neutrality

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/12/06/ethereums-censorship-problem-is-getting-worse/

Bitcoin inscriptions

https://wublock.substack.com/p/is-the-inscription-a-bug-or-a-feature?r=jbpop&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

• Blockchains: The Key to Ethical AI?

• Beyond Walled Gardens: Unlocking the Potential of Enterprise Blockchains

• Tokenizing crop yield

• The Machine Economy: Using Crypto to Monetize AI Agents and Services

• Breakdown and comparison of decentralized social protocols

• Wallet - to - wallet messaging: an emerging marketing channel

• Michelin star NFTs

• FIAT passes

Blockchain x AI

The Machine Economy: Using Crypto to Monetize AI Agents and Services

https://www.reflexivityresearch.com/free-reports/intersection-of-crypto-and-ai

Blockchains: The Key to Ethical AI?

nft://10/0x2523281269965ad62F039E49C291edE9a29CC107/?showBuying=true&showMeta=true

Enterprise blockchains

Beyond Walled Gardens: Unlocking the Potential of Enterprise Blockchains

https://www.decentralised.co/p/beyond-consortiums

Tokenizing crop yields

https://twitter.com/0xsurferboy/status/1729425481190293708

Decentrailzed social networks

Breakdown and comparison of decentralized social protocols

nft://10/0xDC46929fD33ad52a65a3Efd412A8d44e0473F12B/?showBuying=true&showMeta=true

Web3 marketing

Wallet - to - wallet messaging: an emerging marketing channel

https://www.holder.xyz/state-of-wallet-messaging

Auto-industry x NFTs

Michelin star NFTs

https://twitter.com/s4mmyeth/status/1729112410546671832

FIAT passes

https://twitter.com/waleswoosh/status/1730565110714831049

Welcome back to Metaversive! I'm thrilled to be resuming this newsletter after a brief hiatus. For those new here, Metaversive started as my weekly roundup of all things web3,blockchain, crypto, and exciting disruptive technology.

*I also have some exciting news to share - I've been heads-down building my venture likwid for well over a year now. *likwid is a blockchain-powered loyalty and retention app designed to help ANY business easily build branded engagement programs to increase retention and drive growth. We’re launching the mobile app sometime mid Q1 24 so reach out if you fancy a demo.

Now back to our regular programming 🚀

Index

• What led me to build likwid

• Discover the new trend of user friendly web3 apps

• TOD’s digital passports

• HSBC tokenizing gold

• Tokenizing vehicles and dynamic NFTs

• AI agents that can bank themselves

• 4 Step cheat-code for better player onboarding

• Blockchain, a lifeline in human crisis

• Product of the week: HackedWalletRecovery

web3 UX

What led me to build likwid

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_web3-blockchain-userexperience-activity-7130844494345764864-6Jmq/

Discover the new trend of user friendly web3 apps

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7133008714717962240/

Tokenization

TOD’s digital passports

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_digitalproductpassport-luxuryfashion-dpp-activity-7132727160477278208-HmGu/

HSBC tokenizing gold

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_tokenization-blockchain-web3-activity-7130124710935236608-s5Ym/

Tokenizing vehicles and dynamic NFTs

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_blockchain-tokenization-nfts-activity-7129754789072023552-yf_N/

AI x Blockchain

AI agents that can bank themselves

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_ai-agents-that-can-bank-themselves-using-activity-7132699198545682433-rawv/

Gaming

4 Step cheat-code for better player onboarding

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_4-step-cheatcode-for-better-player-onboarding-activity-7132283938961555456-7jz4/

Blockchain beyond borders

Blockchain, a lifeline in human crisis

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_humanitarianaid-blockchain-innovation-activity-7131196800706768896-128u/

Product of the week: HackedWalletRecovery

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/husseinhashish_cybersecurity-opsec-walletrecovery-activity-7132386770943393792-9YRO/

🔵Play, Don't Trade, to Win 🔵Web3: Natural Fit for Gamers 🔵Nike's sets Web3 strategy gold standard for consumer brands 🔵Tokenizing bankruptcy claims 🔵Britcoin & privacy 🔵German intelligence agency attracting talent with NFT campaign 🔵Decentralized philanthropy 🔵Breaking down Polygon's zkEVM Validium

Gaming

Play, Don't Trade, to Win

https://gamestx.substack.com/p/a-ridiculous-proposal?publication_id=40546&post_id=130268523&isFreemail=true

Web3: Natural Fit for Gamers

https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/06/22/its-game-on-for-web3-how-gaming-will-onboard-a-billion-people/

Consumer brands

Nike's sets Web3 strategy gold standard for consumer brands

https://dematerialzd.substack.com/p/just-do-it-how-nikes-industry-leading

Finance

Tokenizing bankruptcy claims

https://twitter.com/cirrusnft/status/1672305386232381441?s=12&t=QoJVNJvxhSJOEg5Cb1Qm1w

Britcoin & privacy

https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/cbdcs-are-1984-on-steroids-critics-warn-as-supporters-say-britcoin-will-save-the-economy/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=

NFTS

German intelligence agency attracting talent with NFT campaign

https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/06/21/german-intelligence-agency-releases-nft-collection-to-recruit-talent/

Decentralized philanthropy

https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/06/20/web3-charity-teddy-dao-is-raising-money-through-daily-nft-auctions/

Blockchain tech

Breaking down Polygon's zkEVM Validium

https://twitter.com/jarrodwattsdev/status/1672028274635988993?s=12&t=QoJVNJvxhSJOEg5Cb1Qm1w

• PSA: Fake Trezor App on Apple App Store

• Operation Security tips

• T-shirt tickets

• Trustless pawn shops

• Blockchain based games on mobile

• Conversion of 2 human identities

• Discoverability vs ownership

• Bitcoin's largest block to date

• Building infrastructure to move liquidity and trace assets at a global scale

Operation Security

PSA: Fake Trezor App on Apple App Store

https://twitter.com/Deliver8tor/status/1670852464860622848

Operation security tips

https://twitter.com/52kskew/status/1665248427708649472

Non-Fungibles

Building infrastructure that can be used to move liquidity and trace assets at a global scale

https://www.decentralised.co/p/moneyed-jpegs?publication_id=796552&post_id=123900094&isFreemail=true

Trustless pawn shops

https://twitter.com/cirrusnft/status/1669064880949985280

T-shirt ticket

< https://mirror.xyz/1kx.eth/k5lbpB155Tz_pH7B-7vbtDTTRKrco3u_y5QYUX1YhZs>

Identity & Social media

Disoverabilty vs ownership

https://eliotc.substack.com/p/how-web3-solves-the-discoverability?publication_id=153993&post_id=126931642&isFreemail=true

Conversion of 2 human identities

https://thoughts.sibylline.xyz/wallet-centrism/

Gaming

Blockchain based games finally hitting the Apple app store

https://metaversal.banklesshq.com/p/web3s-mobile-gaming-moment?publication_id=242181&post_id=126471176&isFreemail=true

Bitcoin

Bitcoin's largest block to date

https://nftnow.com/features/brc-721-the-token-standard-defying-bitcoins-4mb-storage-limit/

• NFTs as dynamic wallets

• On-chain vs Off-chain NFTs

• A complete breakdown of the Ordinal ecosystem

• Fresh take at dynamic NFTs

• Play to and earn

• Demystifying market making in crypto

• Community kills UNISWAP fee switch proposal

• Advice for Web3 founders

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Non-fungibles

NFTs as dynamic wallets

https://twitter.com/beast_eth/status/1663921490759172097

On-chain vs Off-chain NFTs

https://gnars.com/on-chain-nfts-and-why-theyre-better/

A complete breakdown of the Ordinal ecosystem

https://twitter.com/web3_lord/status/1662111604383645696

Fresh take at dynamic NFTs

https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/mad-scientists-nfts-degrade-when-theyre-traded-0xdeafbeef-nft-creator/

Gaming

Play to and earn

https://twitter.com/jonwu_/status/1664314863609430023

DeFi

Demystifying market making in crypto

https://mirror.xyz/ppclip.eth/w2ewtOAaku-iYi9CPdFuacky5f5XLmBPTvw9kUQbZBI

Community kills UNISWAP fee switch proposal

https://blockworks.co/news/uniswap-doesnt-pass-fee-switch?s=35

Fun Fact: US government holds just over %1 of all Bitcoin

https://twitter.com/duneanalytics/status/1663854609285144581

• NFTs come for the bowling world

• NFTs on Bitcoin

• F1 embraces NFTs

• USD on Bitcoin

• New, jargon-free, era in crypto gaming

• Web3 invading the gaming world

• User owned social media

• Advice for Web3 founders

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NFTs

NFTs come for the bowling world

https://decrypt.co/140888/why-pba-putting-bowling-awards-chain-avalanche-nfts

NFTs on Bitcoin

https://twitter.com/paquyy/status/1660678851964588033

F1 embraces NFTs

https://nftnow.com/news/formula-1-embraces-blockchain-technology-with-nft-tickets-on-polygon/

Decentralized Finance

USD on Bitcoin

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stably-launches-usd-first-brc20-133141218.html

Gaming

New, jargon-free, era in crypto gaming

https://www.theblock.co/post/232038/crypto-gods-unchained-eyes-2023-mobile-gaming-launch-apple-android

Web3 invading the gaming world

< https://decrypt.co/142527/from-square-enix-to-ubisoft-the-biggest-publishers-building-nft-games>

Social Media

User owned social media

https://variant.fund/articles/web3-social-media-under-the-lens/

Advice for Web3 founders

https://medium.com/alliancedao/four-reasons-why-crypto-startups-fail-e6da117620c2

• Sports Illustrated NFT ticket platform

• IP to build sustainable NFT empires

• NFTs and fake credential

• Bitcoin by Air

• First EU regulated DeFi bank

• Managing digital inheritance

• The Ai-Napster moment

• Product of the week: Gameboy hardware wallet

Newsletter

NFTs

Sports Illustrated NFT ticket platform

https://decrypt.co/138532/sports-illustrated-box-office-nft-tickets

IP to build sustainable NFT empires

https://nftnow.com/news/pudgy-penguins-releases-toy-line-earns-500000-in-48-hours/

NFTs and fake credentials

https://cointelegraph.com/news/nfts-in-academy-fake-credentials-and-unfair-wages

Banking & Finance

Bitcoin by Air

https://news.bitcoin.com/no-internet-no-problem-how-to-send-bitcoin-by-amateur-radio/

First EU regulated DeFi bank

https://decrypt.co/139439/german-fintech-unstoppable-finance-launch-europes-first-defi-native-bank

Managing digital inheritance

https://nftnow.com/culture/what-happens-to-your-crypto-and-nfts-when-you-die/

AI

The Ai-Napster moment

Product of the week: Gameboy hardware wallet

https://twitter.com/CupOJoseph/status/1659544815204179968

• Sony silently integrating NFTs

• Alo yoga doing web3 right

• Photography dedicated NFT marketplace

• The key for web3 adoption

• Crypto and psychological ownership

• On-chain Autonomous worlds

• Revisiting VR

• Societe Generale launch EUR CoinVertible stablecoin

Newsletter

** Brands doing Web3**

Sony silently integrating NFTs

https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/03/21/sony-files-patent-for-nfts-to-allow-transfers-between-games-and-consoles/

Alo yoga doing web3 right

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alo-yoga-retail-chain-debuts-182101343.html

Photography dedicated NFT marketplace

https://decrypt.co/125858/canon-cadabra-ethereum-nft-photo-marketplace

Crypto adoption

The key for web3 adoption

https://www.decentralised.co/p/one-click-checkout-buttons-for-web3

Crypto and psychological ownership

https://li.substack.com/p/building-psychological-attachment

Metaverse

On-chain Autonomous worlds

https://mirror.xyz/1kx.eth/v6HaPiqRvtC_qIeDnyhiC8ICjwtBdLiNhZh4vbqsW-s

Revisiting VR

https://naavik.co/digest/state-of-vr-ar-2023

Decentralized Finance

Societe Generale launch EUR CoinVertible stablecoin

https://www.sgforge.com/societe-generale-forge-launches-coinvertible-the-first-institutional-stablecoin-deployed-on-a-public-blockchain/

• Music NFTs, an entirely new segment in the music industry

• Music shares

• NFT tagged Levi’s Jeans

• New NFT formats

• T-Bills on-chain

• Stop calling it the Metaverse for now

• Product of the week: Enzyme

Newsletter

Music

Music NFTs, an entirely new segment in the music industry

https://defieducation.substack.com/p/music-nfts-passing-fad-or-future?publication_id=384818&post_id=107438666&isFreemail=true

Music shares

https://decrypt.co/137845/djs-steve-aoki-3lau-reveal-first-single-punx-cryptopunks-nft-duo

NFTs

NFT tagged Levi’s Jeans

https://decrypt.co/137946/mntge-debuts-token-enabled-vintage-jeans-fruits-veggies-drop

New NFT formats

https://hackernoon.com/nft-20-the-era-of-programmable-assets

Finance

T-Bills on-chain

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/19/crypto-lender-maple-finance-opens-us-treasury-bill-pool-for-cash-management/

Metaverse

Stop calling it the Metaverse for now

https://www.strategy-business.com/article/How-business-leaders-should-think-about-the-metaverse-in-2023

Product of the week

Enzyme: Proper DAO treasury management

https://medium.com/@avantgardefi/a-wake-up-call-for-dao-treasury-management-lessons-from-the-usdc-de-peg-7ca12c30a74d

Web3 tools & resources

• Long List of Crypto

• Web3 Tech

• Web3 legal database

• Blockchain repository

• A Glossary of Web3 term

• POAP sustainability

• Proof-of-Participation

• Watch out! you can be liable for holding DAO tokens

• Bitcoin NFT token standard

• Bitcoin Stamps

• Japan 🤝 Web3

• RONIN making a comeback?

• Traditional finance on chain with PolyTrade

Newsletter

DAO

POAP sustainability (new POAP commercial guidelines here)

https://decrypt.co/125462/paid-poap-proof-of-attendance-ethereum-nft

Proof-of-Participation

https://messari.io/report/governor-note-proof-of-participation-governance?referrer=all-research

Watch out! you can be liable for holding DAO tokens

https://decrypt.co/124963/daos-judge-ruling-bzx-case-trouble

Bitcoin NFTs

Bitcoin NFT token standard

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-ordinals-daily-inscriptions-surge-due-to-brc-20-tokens

Bitcoin Stamps

https://decrypt.co/125556/bitcoin-stamps-nfts-are-gaining-on-ordinals

Japan 🤝 Web3

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/06/japan-releases-web3-white-paper-to-promote-industry-growth-in-the-country/

Gaming

RONIN making a comeback?

https://www.decentralised.co/p/the-birth-of-an-ecosystem

DeFi & Product of the week

Traditional finance on chain with PolyTrade

https://twitter.com/0xtindorr/status/1643626839187898368

Web3 tools & resources

• Long List of Crypto

• Web3 Tech

• Web3 legal database

• Blockchain repository

• A Glossary of Web3 term

• No more seed phrases, say hello to smart wallets

• The Wallet, Web3's underdog

• Fewer transactions on ZK-Rollups = higher fees?

• Hierarchical Channels Boost Bitcoin Scalability

• tokenomics Token dynamics

• Structure of a token sale 101

• Avoiding NFT Launch Chaos with Mint Waves

• Roblox NFT inspired "Limiteds"

Newsletter

Wallets

No more seed phrases, say hello to smart wallets

https://fiftyfinney.substack.com/p/erc-4337-the-rise-of-smart-accounts

The Wallet, Web3's underdog

https://mirror.xyz/crypblizz.eth/3rUdZbcRdrcfONqoD4dNWujrOAB6VuG9GMSmoMjqdjk

Blockchain scalability

Fewer transactions on ZK-Rollups = higher fees?

https://twitter.com/defiignas/status/1641426707172425730

Hierarchical Channels Boost Bitcoin Scalability

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/bitcoin-developers-propose-hierarchical-channels-for-lightning

Token economics

tokenomics Token dynamics

https://medium.com/@holobit.world/vitalik-buterin-we-must-go-beyond-the-concept-of-tokenomics-db5650e6196f

Structure of a token sale 101

https://rmckinley.net/token-sale-structure/

NFTs

Avoiding NFT Launch Chaos with Mint Waves

https://a16zcrypto.com/content/article/a-new-nft-launch-strategy-the-wave-mint/

Roblox NFT inspired "Limiteds"

https://decrypt.co/136834/roblox-adds-rare-resellable-digital-items-theyre-not-nfts

Web3 tools & resources

• Long List of Crypto

• Web3 Tech

• Web3 legal database

• Blockchain repository

• A Glossary of Web3 term

• Tokenizing tickets with Ticketmaster

• Tokenized real estate

• Copyright and generative AI

• The AI manipulation problem

• Skymavis beyond Axie Infinity

• Bitcoin beyond money

• A different approach to regulating NFTs

• Censorship resistant internet

Newsletter

Tokenization

Tokenizing tickets with Ticketmaster

https://decrypt.co/124607/ticketmaster-debuts-nft-gated-ticket-sales-starting-avenged-sevenfold

Tokenized real estate

https://blockworks.co/news/tokenized-home-nets-thousands

AI

Copyright and generative AI

https://creativecommons.org/2023/03/23/the-complex-world-of-style-copyright-and-generative-ai/

The AI manipulation problem

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ai-pioneer-warns-against-dangerous-tools-of-persuasion/article_109c286e-ccba-11ed-92ea-7b1e4fa5d5df.html

Gaming

Skymavis beyond Axie Infinity

https://decrypt.co/124884/sky-mavis-signs-deals-with-directive-games-bali-games-tribes-and-bowled-to-build-web3-games

Bitcoin

Bitcoin beyond money

https://www.decentralised.co/p/make-bitcoin-fun-again?publication_id=796552&post_id=108392205&isFreemail=true

Regulation

A different approach to regulating NFTs

https://cointelegraph.com/news/german-regulator-bafin-suggests-a-case-by-case-approach-for-nfts

Censorship resistant internet

https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-ethereum-standard-enables-web3-urls-that-can-t-be-censored

Web3 tools & resources

• Long List of Crypto

• Web3 Tech

• Web3 legal database

• Blockchain repository

• A Glossary of Web3 term

• Newsletter

• Web3 tools & resources

Newsletter

Gaming

Bleeding edge of Game-Tech

https://research.cointelegraph.com/reports/detail/top-20-blockchain-games

A look into blockchain gaming

https://www.bankless.com/crypto-gaming-gamefi-axie

AI + WEB3 in gaming

https://cointelegraph.com/innovation-circle/ai-technology-is-reshaping-nft-gaming-heres-how

Decentralized governance

Solving the DAO problem with identity and social graphs

https://messari.io/report/solving-the-dao-data-problem?ref=this-week-in-poap

Autonomy in DAOs

https://lexnode.substack.com/p/defining-real-and-fake-daos

DeFi

Forking UNISWAP

https://twitter.com/abdullahbumar/status/1641896618097090560

Communication

Web3 communication status quo

https://hackernoon.com/telegram-whatsapp-and-wechat-succeeded-so-status-could-fail-but-web3-communications-isnt-dead-yet

Token Economics

Token economics primer

https://fraxcesco.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-tokenomics

Web3 tools & resources

• Long List of Crypto

• Web3 Tech

• Web3 legal database

• Blockchain repository

• A Glossary of Web3 term