NFT News, 25.08.2022
Some compelling news today! From beer to fashion to musicians and serious business.
Brands in Web3
This dashboard made its rounds in the last few days. Nike, via RTFKT, leads the statistic on primary and secondary sales among all brand projects in Web3. It shows that this whole Web3 thing can become serious business:
A good read and evaluation of these numbers:
https://www.highsnobiety.com/
MetaBrewSociety
MetaBrewSociety is a german project. I had a chance to talk to the founder, and it is remarkable what they are building. A community around beer. And they are about to purchase an actual brewery for it. Soon they will release 6.000 NFTs to fund the brewery and product development for beer that only holders will be able to get their hands on. Each NFT gives you access to a few benefits. One is a yearly supply of beer cans:
https://www.metabrewsociety.com/
RTFKT Fashion line
Next week is the long-anticipated "forge" for Clone holders. RTFKT is tapping into fashion. Everyone has an eye on how their model will work. What will the product look like? Will holders need to pay for it? How many times will the fashion line consist? We will know soon. Right now, we have to live with some teasers:
Pudgy Penguins
The only left-looking Pudgy Penguin sold for 400 ETH:
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus prepared to enter Web3 by doing some legal groundwork:
New York Fashion Week
NY Fashion Week is giving access via NFTs to unlock experiences during NYFW:
McRTFKT's
McRTFKT's is a fun project. A mixture of McDonald's, Nike, and RTFKT. You can get something from the menu that allows you to claim the Hype Meal. More to come over time. It shall be fun to watch. Just chew it :
https://www.mcrtfkts.com/
(probably some legal departments are not amused)
Podcast Recommendation
An entertaining podcast episode from Bobby Hundreds, Jeff Staple and two of the RTFKT founders:
(by the way, a great article from Bobby from early last year that made a few things click for me: https://thehundreds.com/blogs/monologue/cryptomedia)
That's it for today! Have a great rest of the week!
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