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Becoming Threadguy: The Unseen Side of the Prolific NFT Commentator
“Yo yo yo, GM GM, baby!! How is everyone doing?” If you’ve been part of any of Threadguy’s daily Twitter spaces, you’ll know that he kicks off each one with a variation of this warm and energetically charged greeting, setting a welcoming and lively tone for the thousands who tune in. Michael Jerome, better known as “Threadguy,” is known for being at the center of polarizing Web3 discussions, drawing substantial attention in the constantly evolving landscape. His active engagement, whether through posting or being the subject of memes, interviewing controversial figures, or offering lighthearted commentary on Twitter, has solidified his […]
Andre Oshea Thinks ‘We’re Not Giving Our Best Selves to Each Other’ in Web3
In an environment too often populated with big egos, cliques, and reactionary drama, Andre Oshea is a much-needed dose of humility and thoughtfulness in the Web3 world. The 3D artist, animator, and musician has made a name for himself in the ecosystem through NFT drop partnerships with the Academy Awards, Netflix, and the Grammys. But before carving out a lane in the crypto art sphere, Oshea made a living through client work with companies and figures like Snapchat, John Legend, Adult Swim, Vogue, Tidal, and more. Oshea’s style contains clear echoes of his personality; his works are often vibrant but […]
Third Time’s a Charm? Ben.eth Launches New Memecoin, $LOYAL
May has been wrought with twists and turns. From the rise of $PEPE bringing renewed excitement to crypto and NFTs to an unprecedented rugging from anonymous creator hopeexist, it’s become difficult for Web3 to focus on anything besides memecoins and scandals. And we’re not quite out of the woods yet. Thanks to Ben.eth, the inhabitants of the metaverse might be in for another bout of controversy. Having made a significant splash with his $BEN and $PSYOP memecoins, the pseudonymous collector has returned to further expand his journey to infamy with a new token offering: $LOYAL. What is $LOYAL? $LOYAL is […]
Exclusive: Fewocious Announces Details for Long-Awaited PFP Collection
There are few creators as important to the NFT space as Fewocious. A prolific artist since his early teenage years, Fewo’s influential intellectual property has proliferated to the farthest reaches of the blockchain, finding life as large-scale collections and 1/1 auctions alike. As we enter summer, Fewo has unveiled details about the next chapter of his unique multimedia project, FewoWorld, that’s been years in the making. When first, there were only Paint Drops; now, Web3 can look forward to a full-blown, large-scale generative art project called Fewos. What are Fewos? As the latest collection of work coinciding with Fewocious’ metaverse […]
Pixel Penguins: How an NFT Scammer Faked a Cancer Charity to Raise $117K
The NFT community is reeling from what can only be described as a punch to its collective gut on May 30. After a consistent downturn of NFT art sales volume in recent months — followed by the sudden, frenzied rise of highly speculative crypto memecoins and Web3 figureheads asking their followers to send them money for no reason (and succeeding) — artists and collectors alike were left feeling particularly soured on the Web3. So, it was welcome news when well-known NFT influencer Andrew Wang tweeted the following to his audience of nearly 200,000 on May 30: “I woke up today to […]
What Is ERC721-C, and Could It Solve Web3’s Royalty Issues?
Creator royalties have become a major point of contention in the NFT space. This shouldn’t be news to anyone who claims Web3 as their stomping ground. But what should be surprising is that the debate surrounding the necessity of royalties has failed to make any truly significant progress since its inception. Sure, most of the NFT space’s most prominent marketplaces have taken a stance on the matter. Still, by and large, innovations like Manifold’s Royalty Registry have fallen short of ensuring creators receive their dues. That isn’t to say there aren’t builders actively trying to remedy the situation though. There […]
World of Women’s Artfest Reminds Web3 of the True Value of Community
With the noise of memecoin season dying down, the NFT space is turning its eye back to the thing that makes up the heart and soul of the community: art. For those looking to dive back into the cultural side of Web3 (or just interested in checking out one of the most community-based NFT projects out there), World of Women’s Spring Artfest is a must-see. World of Women is a household name in the NFT world. Started by artist Yam Karkai in an effort to represent and onboard women to Web3, the brand’s two main collections — World of Women […]
From Choreography to Code: Art Blocks’ Latest Brings Emotion On Chain
On May 24, Art Blocks will release its latest collaboration, a unique, multi-stage NFT project with the Lumen Prize-winning artist duo Operator. The project, titled Human Unreadable, is a 400-piece avant-garde exploration of art, choreography, and technology. It forms the latest addition to Operator’s critically acclaimed Privacy Collection, which explores themes of transparency and privacy in Web3. Ania Catherine and Dejha Ti — the minds behind Operator — have meticulously crafted an embodied generative art experience with Human Unreadable, with each unique work being driven by the motion data of an underlying on-chain choreographic sequence. This fusion of code, choreography, […]
Animoca Brands Founder Confronts the Next Era of Ownership
The theme for this year’s TED conference was “possibility.” Yat Siu, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands, wasn’t expecting to receive an invitation to speak. After all, Animoca Brands is a blockchain gaming and venture capital company focused on Web3 — and 2023 is one of the more volatile periods in crypto history. But Siu was invited. On April 20, he took to the famous TED stage for 12 minutes to discuss digital property rights with an audience that, according to Siu, reported finally having their “lightbulb” moment. “It was like performing Shakespeare,” said Siu of the talk, […]
Ledger Recover: Is Your Seed Phrase Really Safe?
The Paris-based crypto hardware wallet provider Ledger found itself in hot water this week after revealing plans to introduce Ledger Recover, an optional, paid subscription service for Ledger Nano X wallet holders that provides a seed phrase recovery system involving third-party custodians. Ledger touted the new feature as an innovation that would allow crypto and NFT holders to recover their assets in the event of a lost or forgotten seed phrase. But the announcement has been criticized severely by a portion of the Web3 community, who claim that the firmware update that enables the service to exist goes against Ledger’s […]