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In July 2014 Taylor Swift wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal entitled, For Taylor Swift, the Future of Music Is a Love Story:There are many (many) people who predict the downfall of music sales and the irrelevancy of the album as an economic entity. I am not one of them. In my opinion, the value of an album is, and will continue to be,... See more

What about the disadvantages of DAOs?We’ve been talking about how DAOs are the bomb and all of that? But are they really the shit? What could possibly go wrong with the DAO?DAOs could be vulnerable to bugs. Although rare, if they are hacked the consequences can be catastrophic.There are no business secrets. Since everything on the smart contract is... See more

Takeaway: A game’s essence revolves around playing it. Create a game to be played, not to make a profit out of it.

What is a Venture DAO?A Venture DAO is a community governed group that seeks to invest combined capital of the community.Venture DAOs stand out from traditional investment vehicles because they are typically egalitarian, transparent and meritocratic by design, lacking a single leader and instead relying on community voting and consensus.Because the... See more

Remember the membership description in your community strategy doc? The first 100 members in your community are key. Why? They will overwhelmingly set the tone for the community (another part of your doc!) and play a pivotal role in how it grows. The first 100 are the seeds of your community’s garden — how you plant them is very important.

Continuing on from the 90s: This movement fought the injustices of the US Government and their treatment of digital rights. It all began over a series of hacker raids that would spark a decade long skirmish between the cypherpunks and the government. With civil rights emerging victorious, the world was no longer 1992. Cryptography was removed from

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OpenSea’s ValueFirst, two more OpenSea stories from over the break. From Be In Crypto:NFT marketplace OpenSea has frozen $2.2 million worth of Bored Ape (BAYC) NFTs after they were reported as being stolen. The NFTs on the marketplace now have a warning saying that it is “reported for suspicious activity.” Buying and selling of such items are... See more

One of the major reasons the NFT trend is so spectacular is because it transforms the value proposition for creators. Instead of enlisting a publisher, gallery, or record label to monetize creative works, artists can carve out a larger slice of the total pie. This paradigm shift also breaks down the traditional stratification between consumers and... See more