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Derek DelGaudio • AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
One fan created his own special coin to “tip” the bellhop who escorts guests from the bar into the show proper. Another developed his own costumed character—a lumberjack named Clyde—and took to haunting the McKittrick’s (non-ticketed) rooftop garden bar while studying for his university exams, delighting in the fact that most people never quite fig
... See moreTara Isabella Burton • Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World
Nik Sharma, an investor in brands such as Last Crumb and Maude, has even set up his own NFT project, Bodega Cats, where token holders can get access to industry briefings, meetups with Sharma himself, and tip-offs about brands looking for investment — as well as mystery boxes stuffed with products from these brands, of course.
Thingtesting • Just a moment...
I sign into a VR casino with my virtual ID (verifiably scarce) and pull up a chair where the dealer recognizes my avatar as TBI (digital representation of property). Since this is my 10th time at the casino, and I’ve been on a heater, my player’s card is shining hot (programmable), signaling that other players should come join my table, which the c... See more
Ryan Selkis • Crypto Theses for 2022
Koji is built entirely on the open web. “We don’t believe that we will ever need to create a native app,” he told me earlier this year. Koji gives creators dozens of ways to collect money from their audiences through subscriptions and one-off purchases, and its mobile-friendly design is perfect for the in-app web browsers used by Facebook, Instagra... See more
Simon Owens • Can a former Myspace CTO drive the creator economy's next evolution?
he threw me a bone, saying, “You heard of Titanic Thompson?” I had not. “Check him out. That guy got it.”
Derek DelGaudio • AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies
Komon
komon.io
Not surprisingly, many of the most attention-grabbing experiments thus far have revolved around high-end, luxury experiences. One of them is Gary Vaynerchuk’s Flyfish Club, a token-gated restaurant, cocktail lounge, and sushi bar launching in the first half of next year in Manhattan.... Though the project offers a futuristic twist on the members-on... See more
Friends with Benefits (FWB) • Proof of Steak: Building a Community-Driven Food Industry with Web3
Can a former Myspace CTO drive the creator economy's next evolution?
Simon Owenssimonowens.substack.com