Spotify integrates Web3. Audius integrates Web2.
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Spotify?has decided to make things much more awesome in the music world! Awesome obviously means web3.
Spotify has introduced?"token-enabled playlists."?So, there's gonna be exclusive playlists just for web3 communities, filled with songs made just for them. How romantic!
?? Exclusivity Galore
What's so special about these new playlists? Well, for starters, they're exclusively for holders of selected NFTs. If you're not part of the web3 community or don't have the right NFT, you're out of luck. Sorry, not sorry!
?? How It Works
To access these exclusive playlists, all you need to do is connect your preferred crypto wallet (like?MetaMask or Ledger) to your Spotify account. Once you're logged in, click on the playlist you want to listen to, and the rest is history! ??
As of now, there are four NFT communities selected for the trial:?Fluf, Moonbirds, Overlord, and Kingship.?The two that have revealed the juiciest details are Overlord and Kingship, and boy, are they exciting!
?? The Overlord Invasion Playlist ??
Overlord the web3 gaming ecosystem?curated a playlist,?called "Invasion," all about their titular "mega-mutant lizard" ??invading different planets - exclusively for holders of its genesis Creepz NFTs.
The playlist include:
??"Vitamin C" by CAN
??"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by Ol' Dirty Bastard
??"Rocket Man" by Elton John
?? Kingship Takes the Stage ??
Kingship, Universal Music Group's virtual band consisting of Bored Ape avatars, has also announced a similar Spotify-linked service. Hodlers of the KINGSHIP Key Card NFT?will have exclusive access?to a specially curated playlist featuring tracks from Queen, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, and Led Zeppelin!
????Hodlers can connect to their MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Rainbow, Ledger Live or Zerion wallets.
????The new token-gated service is only available on Android and in select countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, and New Zealand!
??? Spotify x Web3
Meanwhile ??Tiktok X Audius ??
You can now dance to your favourite tunes on?Audius! The popular Web3 music streaming platform is teaming up with?TikTok?so that you can easily?create an Audius account by linking it to your TikTok?profile. And you can also?share your favourite songs from Audius in your TikTok videos?and let it go viral!??
Coinbase is building L2, USDC transfer free in Mexico
Coinbase, the second largest crypto exchange in the world, is launching its very own blockchain called Base!
The plan is to?offer a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way to build Dapps on the blockchain.
And not?to issue a new network token.
What's in store?
?? Dropping free mints
Coinbase created a free NFT mint to celebrate the testnet launch of its Layer 2 network, Base. And so far, people have spent $280,000 to mint the NFTs.?
And obviously the price of optimism token rose by 6.5% Thursday.
?? Decentralised future
Coinbase plans to decentralise the Optimism ecosystem by creating a "Superchain" of connecting networks built on the OP Stack. The current version of Optimism is a?Stage 0 rollup.?By the end of 2023, Coinbase plans to have progressed Base to?Stage 1.?And by 2024, they plan to level up to?Stage 2 rollups?for maximum decentralisation and security, all while keeping things fun and friendly!?
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And btw, hey?Mexico, USDC transfer is free. Love, Coinbase ??
Meanwhile,?Cathie Wood is building up Coinbase stock.?ARK Innovation added?a?total of around $13.2 million worth of Coinbase shares?and also added 31,547 COIN shares ($1.93 million) to its Next Generation Internet ETF! Always bullish!??
TTD Blockquote???
Casey Rodarmor,?Ordinal protocol?developer?
“Make Bitcoin Fun Again”
I think that being able to not just do NFTs on Bitcoin, but to make them far-and-away better, for both technical and social reasons, is great for Bitcoin, and will be great for adoption and goodwill, and get people into Bitcoin who like fun. We don't have enough fun!”
Casey?has been into technology since dinosaurs roamed the Earth (okay, maybe just since 2010).?He's the brains behind the Ordinal protocol, which lets you make cool NFTs and scribbles on Bitcoin. Casey got inspired by Satoshi Nakamoto's talk about "atoms" in the original Bitcoin code and he's on a mission to bring some fun back into the Bitcoin game. When he's not busy with his projects, he co-hosts the SF Bitcoin BitDevs and even has his own podcast.?
Buying and selling is not the only way for having fun, no? There are more ways.?Brazilian Bitcoin Beach Carnival Ends with New World Record
“YOLO. Let’s find out.” Yes Casey. We will.??
Blockchain? Okay. Crypto? Not Okay.
So, the?IMF finally decided to show some love for blockchain technology! They're giving it a big thumbs up for all the public benefits it brings to the table. But when it comes to cryptocurrencies, they're still not sure if they're ready to swipe right or left. They cited three areas in which private issues have made technological strides with blockchains:?
Tokenisation?- represents property rights to an asset.
Encryption -?decouples compliance checks from transactions.
Programmability?- allows for financial contracts to be written and automatically executed.?
Despite these advancements, the IMF still says that "crypto assets have been more of a disappointment than a revolution for many users."
Looks like crypto still has some work to do if it wants to win these regulators’ heart!
Fed’s warning again. Big shocker!
The Federal Reserve and its buddies just issued another statement about crypto being a?threat to U.S. banking. HWGA!?Apparently, these agencies think that even if a crypto company seems stable, their bank deposits could be unstable and driven by "crypto-asset sector dynamics." Agencies joining the Federal Reserve are the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Let’s just say haters gonna hate, Hodlers gonna Hodl and move on!
TTD WTF???
Ringing bells in the metaverse
The wedding:?Hold onto your nachos and prepare to salsa because Taco Bell is spicing up things by giving away a?Taco Bell Metaverse Wedding?to one fortunate duo on February 24th in Decentraland. A unique Taco-themed Indian wedding!??
These lucky lovebirds worked closely with Taco Bell and their brand's partners to plan a wedding that's fun and exciting:
However, they will not touch the Starry Night Capital fund, a collection of assets put together by pseudonymous collector Vincent Van Dough for 3AC’s Starry Night Capital. - they are subject to a claim in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the British Virgin Islands.
TTD NFT Buzz???
Marline gets NFTs,?3333 of them! Digital artist duo Zeblocks and Marilyn Monroe’s estate are an NFT collection to celebrate the legendary actress’s life. The minting price is 0.33 Ethereum (ETH) and the community of Zeblocks can get a Modern Muse Mint Pass two hours before the public stage.?
Snow Crash becomes NFT?Sotheby's is auctioning off an original manuscript of the Neal Stephenson's novel and other digital and physical items related to the novel. The draft features corrections and annotations made by Stephenson, and will reveal significant additions, changes, and deletions to the novel to the public for the first time.?
DAO wants a Golf Course:?LinksDAO, is going to buy a golf course in Scotland following a landslide?community vote?with nearly 90% of the 953 respondents voted in favour of submitting an offer to purchase the Spey Bay Golf Club in Forchabers.