Nike’s .SWOOSH / Fortnite Virtual Experience — Nike's web3 initiative, .SWOOSH, partnered with Fortnite to launch "Airphoria," a virtual experience where players can earn digital Air Max 1 '86 sneakers by participating in a game. Fortnite has had over 240M users in the past 30 days alone, presenting an opportunity for Nike to tap into a large non-crypto native audience — more
Epic Games x Gods Unchained / Game Store Launch — Gods Unchained, a popular digital trading card game (TCG), is expanding its reach by launching on the Epic Games Store. Epic Games has over 230M PC users on the platform. Gods Unchained will be featured alongside other mainstream TCG games and readily available to the non-crypto native gaming community — more
Polygon / zkEVM Compatible — Polygon Labs proposed upgrading the Polygon PoS chain to a zkEVM validium, a decentralized L2 solution secured by zero-knowledge proofs, with the aim of enhancing security and performance. Polygon has $2B+ of onchain assets and an average of 2.5M transactions per day. If the proposal passes, this would be the first time an existing chain adds zk-proofs to become an L2 — more
Coinbase / Announce New Vision — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared a new vision for the platform, aiming for it to become a global "super-app" similar to Tencent's WeChat, offering a wide range of services beyond its core crypto exchange offering. He envisions Coinbase as a hub for decentralized protocols, providing not only financial services but also a social layer for web3 — more
TikTok COO / Steps Down, Pursues Blockchain — TikTok's COO, V Pappas, has stepped down from their role to pursue entrepreneurial ventures, emphasizing the transformative potential of blockchain as one of the "incredible innovations" shaping the future — more
Vertex Protocol (🤝) / Strategic Raise — Vertex Protocol, a decentralized exchange for digital asset spot and derivatives trading, raised a strategic round from Wintermute Ventures, the venture arm of Wintermute. Vertex Protocol launched on Arbitrum in April and has already traded more than $1B in aggregate volume across both spot and perpetuals — more
Anichess / $1.5M Raised — Anichess, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands building a decentralized chess game, raises round from GameFi Ventures, The Operating Group, Koda Capital, Bing Ventures, 708 Capital and Asymmetry Capital — more
Kaito / $5.5M Raised — Kaito, a startup building an AI search engine tailored to crypto, raises round co-led by Superscrypt and Spartan. This raise follows a $5.3M raise in February led by Dragonfly, which included Sequoia Capital China and Jane Street — more
Earn Network / $2.7M Raised — Earn Network, a community-driven marketplace for liquid investments, raises round led by Shima Capital, with participation from DFG, Jsquare, LD Capital, Cronos Labs, GTS Ventures, Bixin Ventures, ViaBTC Capital, Mars DAO, and Mirana Ventures — more
AI x Crypto Summit at Zuzalu / Timour Kosters x Seed Club Ventures (🤝) — “Last month we had the pleasure of organizing and hosting the AI x Crypto track at Zuzalu, an experimental pop-up city organized by Vitalik Buterin and his community … The event snowballed in reach and size beyond what we expected. What we initially imagined would be a day of programming became a 4-day long summit with multiple tracks, focusing primarily on conversations about AI alignment and the technical and cultural intersections of AI and Crypto.” — more
I wrote a book: Read Write Own / Chris Dixon — “… it became clear that we need a comprehensive book that clearly explains new technologies like blockchains and the services built on top of them; how they fit into the history of the internet; and why they should matter to founders, developers, creators, and anyone interested in the history and evolution of business, technology, and innovation. So I wrote that book: Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.” — more
Notes on a Year of Angel Investing / Ben Roy — “I’ve spent the last 14 months working as an angel investor and advisor to a dozen companies across crypto, digital art, and gaming. Recently, I’ve had several conversations where I’ve been asked questions like: What is angel investing, really? How did you start? How do you get deal flow? And in this short essay, I’m going to wrestle with those ideas (and related ones) in public.” — more
This guy paid $6 million for a digital goose owned by a failed crypto fund / Eli Tan x Washington Post — “When crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital suddenly imploded last year, the art collector known as 6529 thought of just one thing: “The Goose.” Two years ago, Three Arrows spent millions to outbid 6529 on the one-of-a-kind, computer-generated illustration of a vaguely goose-shaped figure. “The Goose escaped,” 6529 said of that moment in a recent exchange of Twitter direct messages with The Washington Post.” — more
IYK (🤝) x 9dcc (🤝) / Autograph Module — IYK introduced the Autograph Module, which allows users to easily sign and permanently attach their autographs to IYK-powered items using their phones. These cryptographically verifiable autographs become part of the item's history, securely preserving connections and memories. The module is now live on select 9dcc products and will be showcased at Paris Fashion Week. The autographs are implemented using the new ERC6551 token standard — more
Le Random (🤝) / New Website — Le Random Introduced their new website, a comprehensive resource for appreciatooors and discoverooors of onchain generative art. The website features Le Random’s curated collection, editorials led by Peter Bauman, and a journey through the rich history of generative art with a detailed Generative Art Timeline — more
Seed Club (🤝) / Eyewitness Live — “Seed Club is taking over the Library at FWB FEST August 4-6 in Idyllwild, CA to host the year’s most important gathering on consumer crypto. Join us for 3 days of conversations and connections with the leading builders, investors, and early adopters to spark a critical new wave of consumer crypto development.” — more
Zora / Layer 2 Launch — Zora launched its own L2 network built on Optimism’s tech stack. The Zora Network aims to provide faster and more cost-effective minting, while also offering a place to experiment with economic levers and new mechanics. The platform will be integrated into all of Zora's existing tools and experiences and is already supported by over 35 groups and platforms, including Sound xyz (🤝), PleasrDAO, and Delegate Cash (🤝) — more
Yuga Labs x Zak Group / Book on CryptoPunks Legacy — “CryptoPunks is a collision between art, design, and the internet in the 21st century,” Zak Kyes, Creative Director of Zak Group said while speaking to nft now. “This book is an opportunity to give shape to culture in real-time. Together with Yuga Labs, we have invited artists, technologists, curators — and, of course, the Punks themselves — to create an all-in-one DIY user manual, archive, and catalogue raisonnè.” — more
Jonathan Chomko / Ensemble (🤝): Work Proofs — “The first tests for Proof of Work began in January of 2021. Chomko asked several of his friends to input numbers between one and nine on a keyboard with the aim of achieving randomness after 10,000 key presses by each, the resulting 100 by 100 grids revealed something unexpected. Despite the limited range of inputs and the pursuit of randomness patterns emerged in the images which made them distinguishable from one another showing the unique touch of each individual.” 48-Hour 1/1 Auction (24 hrs remain), 40 editions at .04 ETH — more
Ismahelio / Art Blocks (🤝): Invisibles — “"Invisibles" is a collection of generative art that takes you on a journey through fantastical cities and unreal architecture. Infused with a sense of imagination and wonder, aspires to be a visual joy and dream-like in its heart. Inspired by the novel "The Invisible Cities" (Italo Calvino), a book with algorithmic qualities, this work incorporates several themes and concepts, from exploring new ideas, lands, and cultures to the interplay between reality and fiction.” Minting June 26th — more
Khwampa / Verse: Simple Thoughts — “Simple Thoughts is a series of MS Paint paintings, brought to life through the marriage of physical touch and digital programs ~ envisioning tales of new worlds and their various environments & biomes. Each piece is a chronicle of its time, a bird-eyes view of morphed structures caught in various streams of abstract direction. Without collision, every element holds its ground in permanent suspension.” Auction ending June 25th — more
tiny / Alan Howard on Generative Art at Coinbase Summit — more
Sound xyz (🤝) / One Music NFT, 730k Mints — more
Dave Krugman / Stormdrain Powered by Transient Labs (🤝) — more
Digitized / Featured #08 x Sotheby’s — more
frankdegods / DeGods Acquired a Basketball Team (kinda) — more
Art Blocks / AB Weekend 2023 in Marfa RSVP — more
BoredApeYC / HV-MTL Forge, Season 1 begins June 29th — more
dotSWOOSH / The Airphoria Fortnite Experience — more
PartyDAO / Multiplayer for Ethereum — more
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