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Seedphrase on the Malleable Nature of Web3 Identity
If you had gotten into crypto earlier, you’d probably be a millionaire by now. At least, that’s the common sentiment shared by those who missed the boat on the 2013 and/or 2017 Bitcoin booms. Hindsight is almost always 20/20, but we cannot change what has happened in the past. Rather, we can only use our experience to prepare for and build for our own future. This is precisely the attitude of Daniel Maegaard, better known in the NFT space as the influential collector and investor Seedphrase. Having made a small fortune by investing in Bitcoin and altcoins nearly a decade […]
The Biggest Lawsuits Dominating the NFT Space Today
To say the past few months have been utter chaos in Web3 would be a massive understatement. It’s almost as if the crypto and NFT bear market hasn’t been enough of an existential threat. With thefts, rug pulls, and even insider trading dominating the worst of 2022’s Web3 headlines, it’s no wonder that one word has been trending to dangerous heights in the space over the past months. That word? Lawsuits. Even the threat of one has been enough to cause a stir in Web3, considering how a potential suit against crypto exchange Binance flooded recent headlines. With so many […]
Priced Out: Why NFT Events Are Broken
The memes spread far and fast. “No way NFT.London charged £600 entry for this to be the art gallery,” the November 5 tweet read over a photograph showing what appeared to be a drab office corridor doing its best impersonation of an art gallery. A smattering of small monitors displaying NFT artwork by XCOPY, Alyssa Stevens, and others populated the transitory space in seemingly random arrangement. Overall, the scenario screamed laziness, incompetence, or some combination of the two. Surely, a massive Web3 IRL activation would put more care into how it displayed community artwork, people mused. In the following minutes […]
Five AI NFT Projects and Creators Redefining Art and Authorship
The idea of using code and computers has proven to be one of the fastest-rising movements within the NFT and traditional art worlds, given the success generative art has enjoyed in both spaces. But what if we could go further? What if instead of using code to create art algorithmically, the code made the art artificially, as a flesh-and-blood artist would? Well, we have the answer. It’s AI art. Through the newfound ubiquity of AI art-creating tools like Craiyon and Midjourney, it’s never been easier to get started creating art. That said, these tools have stirred an endless debate on […]
Armin van Buuren Opens Up About His New Web3 Community
The Alpha: On December 14, dance music icon Armin van Buuren is launching Armin’s All Access (AAA). This budding community aims to provide his fans with a deeper way to engage with him and his music on Web3, according to a press release shared with nft now. The drop will feature artwork created by Dutch crypto artist Rik Oostenbroek, best known within the space and the wider art world for his stunning 3D art. Owners of AAA NFTs will enjoy a vast host of exclusive benefits, such as previews of unreleased tracks from van Buuren, audio versions of exclusive DJ […]
8 Dynamic NFT Card Games You Can Play Today
Web2 card games like Hearthstone, Magic: the Gathering Arena, and even Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links have enjoyed continued popularity, so it was only a matter of time until blockchain gaming developers hopped onto this niche in hopes of giving the genre a much-needed Web3 facelift. While gamers rally around the concept of owning their digital assets, NFT card games are building the first glimpse into the future of classic entertainment. So we’ve built a collection of the most popular titles in the space to illustrate current card game offerings in the world of blockchain gaming. Gods Unchained An in-game screenshot of […]
Here’s What Web3’s Biggest Builders Say the Future Holds
Last week in downtown Miami, nft now and Mana Common’s The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis brought together the crypto and NFT community during Art Basel. Over the course of five days, attendees viewed phenomenal displays and exhibitions from their favorite artists, caught a sneak peek of what major brands like Porsche and Instagram have in the works for their Web3 plans, and witnessed some excellent musical performances. nft now also hosted a series of panel talks, where a broad range of NFT community figureheads and leaders offered in-depth views on the state of Web3. It was a busy week full […]
12 Web3 Creators Discuss Royalties, Community, and the Future of Web3
This year’s Art Basel was a blast. Miami showed up in style to nft now and Mana Common’s The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis, a five-day activation of art, performances, and panel talks by some of Web3’s biggest names. On Wednesday, we brought you a rundown of some of the highlights from dozens of event talks, showcasing what the ecosystem’s most prominent developers and thought leaders had to say about the future of crypto and NFTs. But to really do justice to the sheer number of fantastic panels from the week, we’re playing the rest of the hits — a part […]
Turning the Psychology of “Looking in” Into a Web3 Project
How do you define “identity” in Web3? It’s a question that opens up a can of metaverse worms. Is your online persona a reflection of your true self? Or is it simply a character that you’ve created in lieu of your real personality? Considering the ease through which users can hide their IRL existence behind a cartoon PFP, it can be difficult to trust that others are being their genuine selves from behind a screen. Yet, things get more complicated when we begin to think of digital identity as something separate from real-life, “meatspace” identity. Perhaps this is the reason […]