Pudgy Penguins / Debuts Toys in Walmart — Pudgy Penguins, an NFT collection launched in June 2021, announced its Pudgy Toys collection will be sold in 2,000 Walmart stores across the U.S., allowing customers to claim unique digital traits for their characters in Pudgy World via QR codes — more
Bored Ape Yacht Club / BAPE Collaboration — Japanese streetwear brand BAPE is collaborating with BAYC, initially launching a limited-quantity streetwear collection during the Bored Apes' ApeFest Hong Kong event. The collab will involve token-gated access for BAYC NFT owners, followed by access for BAPE's Bapetaverse NFT holders — more
Louis Vuitton / Discord Launch — “The luxury house will use the social platform to expand its relationship with its digital community, including NFT holders, who will have the opportunity to weigh in on brand decision-making".” Select channels will only be accessible to those who hold NFTs from LV’s Via NFT project— more
Milan Fashion Week / NFT-backed Shoe — During Milan Fashion Week, the AVAVAV runway showcased the Hoofster, a unique shoe that pairs with an Ethereum-based NFT. The shoe, co-created with the AVAVAV community, and its digital twin include ownership certification and design details, blurring the lines between digital and physical — more
Buenos Aires / Eth-based Government ID — The Buenos Aires government is launching an onchain digital identity protocol in partnership with Extrimian and Ethereum L2 zkSync Era developer Matter Labs. Citizens will be able to use the protocol's native wallet to access documents such as birth and marriage certificates — more
Coinbase / Regulatory Approval for Perps — Coinbase International Exchange has secured regulatory approval to introduce perpetual futures trading for eligible non-US retail customers through its Coinbase Advanced platform — more
IYK (🤝) / $16.8M Raised — IYK, a startup enabling digiphysical creation for over 100+ brands, raises round led by a16z crypto, with participation from Collab+Currency, Lattice Capital, 1kx, Synergis Capital, Palm Tree Crew, Coop Records, and angels such as gmoney, Snowfro, and Justin Aversano — more
Pimlico / $1.6M Raised — Pimlico, an infrastructure layer powering Ethereum’s transition to ERC-4337 smart accounts, raises round led by 1confirmation, with participation from Safe, Consensys, and others — more
Fhenix / $7M Raised — Fhenix, the first Ethereum-based blockchain powered by fully homomorphic encryption, raises seed round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Collider Ventures, with participation from Bankless, Node Capital, and HackVC — more
Rated Labs / $12.89M Raised — Rated Labs, a crypto startup that offers infrastructure datasets for Ethereum, raises Series A led by Archetype, with participation from Placeholder, 1confirmation, Cherry, Semantic, as well as new backers Robot Ventures, Chorus One, Factor, and Maelstrom — more
NFTs are worthless? Not according to these Fortune 500s: A Deep Dive into Corporate Adoption / Nihar Neelakanti x Ecosapiens (🤝) — “Despite dwindling consumer confidence in digital assets and a noticeable slump in NFT trading volumes, a procession of illustrious entities, from Gucci and Tiffany & Co to Starbucks and Reddit, has taken a bold leap into the NFT realm. This analysis endeavors to unravel the forces propelling this unanticipated phenomenon while shedding light on the multifaceted applications of NFTs within the corporate sphere.” — more
Request for Investment DAOs / Hydra Ventures (🤝) — “Hydra Ventures aims to reshape the investing landscape by funding the next generation of community-driven investment DAOs. As a new type of decentralized investing, community-first investment DAOs represent a huge upgrade over traditional structures. We are calling on founders, subject-matter experts, and visionaries to start their own investment DAOs. We’re here to help you make it happen.” — more
Code as Cultural Material / Rhea Myers x Le Random (🤝) — “Artist, hacker and writer, Rhea Myers, discusses her thoughtful contributions to the group exhibition GEN/GEN: Generative Generations and more with Peter Bauman (Monk Antony). Myers unravels her artistic practice, touching upon code-as-narrative, "Blockchain Aesthetics" and the dialogue between her work and Harold Cohen's AARON.” — more
The First Fully Homomorphic Encryption-Powered Blockchain to Bring End-to-End Encryption for Web3 / Fhenix — “Fhenix is building the first confidential smart contract platform using fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). FHE is a novel cryptographic scheme that enables direct computation over encrypted data without ever revealing the underlying data. Fhenix’s goal is to advance application development in the blockchain ecosystem by bringing data encryption and encrypted data computation to smart contracts, transactions, and on-chain assets for the first time.” — more
Sound xyz (🤝) / Introducing Tiers — Sound launched "Tiers," a new artist drop format blending limited and forever editions. Limited editions give artists pricing and supply control for exclusivity, while forever editions provide accessibility with a minor mint fee for the artist. Available to all artists from Oct. 2nd — more
Transient Labs (🤝) / Introducing T.R.A.C.E. — Transient Labs and AlphaCentauriKid introduced a new collab using T.R.A.C.E. (Tokenized Records for Artwork Certification and Evolution) — a new experiment that blends blockchain, tamper-resistant chips, and Story Inscriptions to secure and document the provenance of artwork. T.R.A.C.E. x ACK’s work will debut at a Christie's auction — more
WORDS / Experimental Mobile App Goes Live — “WORDS is an exploration of 3 ideas wrapped in a ridiculous package: All-in-one crypto apps, Ordinals-style global feed, Royalty-enforcing protocols … You create one word per day, pick a color, and anyone can buy or sell anywhere, anytime” — more
Paradigm / Launches Policy Lab — Paradigm is launching the Policy Lab — a collaborative space for academics, policy experts, lawyers, and technologists to address policy challenges in the crypto space. The Lab aims to provide high-quality research to guide policy decisions in the crypto industry and will be open to the public — more
Celestia / Announces the Genesis Drop — Celestia is initiating the Genesis Drop, inviting developers and onchain addresses on Ethereum rollups, Cosmos Hub, and Osmosis to participate in the drop. Eligible participants can add their address to the Celestia genesis block until October 17, 2023, to access tokens directly in-wallet — more
Luca Pansato / Prohibition: Whirlwinds — “A little peace in this chaos. Whirlwinds is a tribute to the journey I've been on since starting to work with p5.js. Every moment has been wild, chaotic, and truly mind-boggling, but worth every bit of effort I've put in.” Minting Oct. 2nd — more
William Mapan / Verse: Intimacy — “Verse is proud to present as its 5th edition of Verse Solos, an exhibition of works by William Mapan. Mapan’s most recent work marks a turning point within his practice … Intimacy features two new series from two new algorithms that consider the relationship between the artist and the computer in creating generative art.” Exhibition on view Oct. 3-8th — more
Amber Vittoria / Highlight: Figments — “"Figments" is my first generative collection not done in partnership with another artist. Pieces in this series are a celebration of the thoughts that don't quite make it to reality, the dreams we decide to keep as just dreams. Each piece is a visual representation of these notions, nodding to the joy that is ideating.” Dropping October 5th — more
IYK (🤝) / Mint Generative Art With a Single Tap
Digitized / Featured #22 x Cryptoys (🤝) x Disney
Snowfro / Marfa Reflections
Art Blocks (🤝) / New Collaboration with Floor (🤝)
foobar / Announcing Delegate (🤝) V2
Jordan Lyall / Prohibition x Gallery (🤝)
DRiP (🤝) / New 1/1’s and Low Supply Collectibles
DRiP (🤝) / Backpack x DRiP Channel Goes Live
Courtyard / Pokemon Card Drop Sells Out
113 / Taking the Throne from Autoglpyhs
Maxorgel / On Launching a Project in the Current Market
OthersideMeta / LoTM Now Live
vasa / Ethereum Attestation Service Explainer Video
Martin Köppelmann / AI Agents on Gnosis
OpenAI / ChatGPT Now Seeing, Hearing, and Speaking
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