A great write-up on Gmoney, his brand 9dcc and how this might shape the future of influencer marketing:
Coinbase will natively integrate POAPs:
Recently MNTGE launched "a category-defining digital wearables brand built around vintage clothing." Interesting approach. More about it:
https://www.highsnobiety.com
Want to learn more about use cases for enterprises? This report summarizes 30 of them:
https://rejolut.com
Paypal is coming to your Metamask wallet (if you live in the US):
https://fortune.com
Renault released 1972 NFTs:
https://nft.renault.com/en
Elton John believes in the Metaverse:
https://americansongwriter.com
Visa wrote a proposal on "Auto Payments for Self Custodial Wallets" on Ethereum. Interesting that Visa is writing such thought leadership pieces:
https://usa.visa.com
You can now individualize your credit card with an NFT:
Animoca is launching "Mocaverse" in Q1 2023 – their own PFP project:
https://www.animocabrands.com
If you live in the US or the UK, you can watch Amazons NFT Documentary:
Yuga labs have been working on what's next for the Bored Ape Yacht Club. "The trial of Jimmy the Monkey":
If you want to learn more about all the speculations behind Jimmy and what might be next for BAYC:
It seems a lot of celebrities did not disclose they paid them to promote their Bored Apes:
https://cointelegraph.com
If you are interested in trademark law, the Metabirkin case is an interesting one:
https://www.politico.com
Scottie Pippen sold his NFT collection in 77 seconds:
https://www.theblock.co
Manchester United gets a lot of attention on their upcoming NFT collection. Reports mention that 750.000 fans have already claimed the free token:
https://crypto.news
An in-depth (german) look back on 2022 by Blockstories / Maximilian Vargas:
https://www.blockstories.de/#special-report
Of course, we can't end this newsletter with some outlooks into 2023.
Five Web3 trends that will go big in 2023:
https://therecursive.com
I still have to read the Coinbase 2023 crypto market outlook in detail:
https://www.coinbase.com
So what will 2023 look like? What are your thoughts? What I know for sure is that I am excited about what's to come.
Have a few relaxing days, enjoy the holidays, and looking forward to being in touch again in 2023!
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