Beating Web3 Burnout

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It’s officially December, a time of year when many of us start feeling the signs of burnout. We juggle all the things: ambitious holiday travel schedules, glitzy social events and a heaping dose of family time — all while trying to tie up year-end responsibilities at work.

Then there’s the work itself: Its many highs, its many lows. Lots of us attended Art Basel Miami this weekend — an absolute high worth every second of lost sleep. But of course, we can’t pretend like we didn’t see the FTX drama broadcasting from airport TVs, adding a tinge of bitterness to the sweet, sweet bliss of seeing colleagues and friends IRL.

Web3 represents a new era of values in tech. However, it’s not immune to the sector’s notorious grind culture. In fact, it's a volatile industry full of rapidly scaling startups. Some will make it; others won't. This week, BFF contributor Carlee Lloyd tackles the topic of burnout — a timely and important reminder for all of us to take care of ourselves in the last month of the year (and always) as we float on the fumes of WAGMI (Crypto Twitter slang for “We’re all gonna make it!”).

In the article, Lloyd speaks to three knowledgeable experts about Web3 burnout. We learn a few important tips for setting boundaries and making Web3 feel more like the cozy, inspiring place we know it can be. We also look at the systemic issues contributing to burnout across the industry, which disproportionately affect — you guessed it — women and non-binary builders.

Read How To Beat Web3 Burnout on?BFF?Discover

Catch Up Quick?

Uniswap launches ‘Google Search’ for NFT trading. ?The popular DeFi protocol built a tool allowing people to bulk-buy and list NFTs for sale across seven different marketplaces.?

Two more young crypto CEOs die mysteriously. ?Despite no concrete evidence of conspiracy, some suspect foul play after crypto billionaires Tiantian Kullander, 30,?and Vyacheslav Taran, 53, were reported deceased only days apart — and only one month after MakerDAO co-founder Nikolai Mushegian, 29, drowned in Puerto Rico.?

ApeCoin staking is here — just not in the U.S. ?The ApeCoin Staking feature will debut on Dec. 5, but residents in?several countries ?including the Canada, Russia, Cuba, Iran and the U.S. are geo-blocked from accessing ApeStake.io, the official website for staking APE tokens.

Gmoney doxxes himself. ?The influential NFT collector revealed his visible identity on Twitter. According to sources, he's still not sharing his name, nor those of friends and loved ones.?

Degens vs. the SEC. ?Hodl Law, a crypto-focused law firm, sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging failure to clarify jurisdictional authority over digital assets and define whether digital assets are securities.?

TIME Magazine president quits and heads to MoonPay. ? After 3.5 years at TIME, Keith Grossman will head up Enterprise at MoonPay.

‘I could barely use the system.’ ?SBF said in a 22 minute-long interview with YouTuber Tiffany Fond that he didn’t build an intentional backdoor to Alameda Research because he barely knew how the FTX system even worked.?

Porsche tests out the metaverse. ?During Art Basel Miami, the luxury car brand launched a brand experience inside a digital world and unveiled its first collection of NFTs.

Apple asks for a piece of the pie. ?The incumbent tech giant allegedly blocked the latest Coinbase iOS update until the crypto exchange either disables NFT sales or agrees to share 30% of their proceeds with Apple.

BFF Updates

?? And the award goes to...

?BFF Founders Jaime Schmidt and Brit Morin were honored by Sandy Carter of Unstoppable Women of Web3. We made the Top 115 Inspirational Women and 25 Girls of Web3 and the Metaverse list. Thank you, Unstoppable Domains!

?Read The Full List: Top 115 Inspirational Women Of Web3? ?

??? BFF wins the Cryptie Diversity Award?

Web3's best and brightest convened at the Faena Forum in Miami for the inaugural Crypties Awards Gala. Founding BFFs Rachel Weiss and Jackie Courtney accepted the Cryptie on behalf of BFF. Thank you, Decrypt Studios!

From Our Founding BFFs?

MAVION Cofounder and CEO Michelle Reeves?earned a spot on?Marie Claire's 2022 Power List .

Unstoppable Domains SVP Sandy Carter?published an insightful article in Tech Radar on?10 ways Web3 domains will change the way we surf the web .

Vayner3 President Avery Akkineni?interviewed Ricky Engelberg, CMO of Vista, on a fascinating episode of?CoinDesk's Gen C Podcast .

We ?? Our Community??

At Art Basel Miami, a few wonderful BFF holders joined co-founder Jaime Schmidt for an intimate brunch.?We shared stories about what we’re working on and what brought us to BFF. The majority have been holders since our kickoff in January!?Interested in events like the Miami intimate brunch??Stay up to date on all perks for BFF bracelet holders by following us on?Instagram ?and?Twitter .

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