NFT News, 16.05.2023
Hope everyone is well and enjoys May! Time to share some of the most recent news.
Bobby Hundreds' article from more than two years ago is one piece of the puzzle that got me into Web3. Today he released his book, "NFTs are a Scam." It's a great post, and the book is probably a must-read as well:
https://bobbyhundreds.substack.com/
Dot Swoosh started selling the first Our Force 1 yesterday – actually, just the boxes in which they will be housed...
https://blog.swoosh.nike/
Here's a good read on Gmoney and his brand, 9dcc:
https://vogue.sg
Barbie and Boss Beauties have partnered on digital collectibles:
https://twitter.com/BossBeauties
Spotify and Moonbirds are partnering – it's nice to see Spotify trying token-gated content. However, it seems a lot of Moonbirds holders are not happy with this news.
https://twitter.com/moonbirds
Alo has integrated NFTs into their store – in a simple and seamless way: https://decrypt.co
Lufthansa and Eurowings appear to be interested in Web3: https://cointelegraph.com/news
Here's a good thread on "Shoes, Brands and Web3":
https://twitter.com/natchittamai
People are still speculating about how Amazon will enter the Web3 space – despite all rumors, the launch did not happen yesterday. However, people are speculating about what this could change. There are some good thoughts in this thread: https://twitter.com/moritz_web3
Clinique is offering some immersive shopping:
Harvard Business explains why the Metaverse is still happening: https://hbr.org/2023/05/
Also, on the technological side, a lot is happening. A new standard, called ERC-6551, was released. This post drills down into what it is and what you can build with it.
https://twitter.com/zakaimill
Invisible Friends is releasing some physical vinyl toys. They would look good on my toy shelf...
https://opensea.io
Have a great rest of the week!
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