w3 weekly web3 gems // cw23 2022
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???Salesforce NFT Cloud Service Lets Brands Create and Sell NFTs
Salesforce NFT Cloud will be a no-code platform that enables users to mint, manage and sell NFTs, said Adam Caplan, senior vice president of emerging technology at Salesforce. NFT Cloud is currently in a closed pilot, and Salesforce plans to make it available in October.
???PayPal Lets Users Transfer Bitcoin and Ethereum to External Wallets
The move away from regimented custodial platforms towards more open systems is a trend being followed by other large fintech players to enter crypto, such as popular trading app Robinhood, which is rolling out a?new crypto wallet focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
????Warner Bros To Sell Looney Tune NFTs
Warner Bros. dipped into the NFT sphere twice before, creating digital avatars for?Space Jam: A New Legacy?and?The Matrix Resurrections. Tweety Bird, who turns 80 this year, will be the first Looney Tunes character to land an NFT. Others, including Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian, will follow later.
???Epic Games Store’s First NFT Game Is Gala’s Wild West Shooter GRIT
Epic Games is making good on its promise to allow blockchain game developers to release their games on the Epic Games Store. The first of these titles will be?Grit, a Western-themed Battle Royale from blockchain game developer Gala Games.
???Mariah Carey Enters Web3 World With Her Latest Release
The singer shared her first NFT launch and exclusive offers to the top bidder on social media. In partnership with Geojam, The Fresh Air Fund, and the Make-A-Wish America organization, two people will have the opportunity to fly with the Grammy Award-winning singer on a private jet from Atlanta to New York City where Carey will be officially inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame.
???Mexican Food Chain Chipotle Now Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments
You can now reportedly pay for your burritos and tacos with Bitcoin and other digital currencies, in case you don't mind spending your coins directly instead of going through exchanges first.
???Budweiser Races Into Zed Run’s NFT Games
Budweiser is officially entering the GameFi space through Zed Run, the metaverse horse racing game. The iconic beer brand continues to move in the Web3 community, appealing to an entirely new market. Read on to find out more about this strategic partnership.
???USA Real Estate Firm Puts New York Building for Sale as NFT
Exploring innovative ways to use non-fungible tokens (NFT) in real estate deals, the US real estate firm?Okada & Company has listed its first commercial property as an NFT on the?OpenSea?****marketplace with an 15k ETH tag price (USD 28.7).
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w3.fund hand-picked articles/podcasts of the week
articles
1) “Goblintown Derivatives Have Taken Over OpenSea’s Volume Chart”, by Eric James Beyer
The?Goblintown NFT project ****has been a breath of fresh, irreverent air to a community weighed down from the effects of a deepening crypto bear market. Amidst tense and often joyless debates on the roles that utility and roadmaps can or should play in NFT projects, Goblintown has swung into the mix with an acerbically playful wink. “No roadmap. No utility. No Discord. CC0,” states the project’s website, the address of which ends in “.wtf.”
2) “How the Metaverse Could Be a Game-Changer for NFT Gaming”, by David Z Morris
Rather than letting players port weapons or powers between games, non-fungible tokens will more likely serve as building blocks for new games and virtual worlds. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Metaverse Week.
3) “A Beginner’s Guide to “Music NFTs” and Royal’s Limited Digital Assets”, by Carolyn Penner
NFTs have taken the world by storm, growing to a $41 billion market in 2021. While many of the most well-known NFT projects are visual (images and art), the author believes many of the most compelling opportunities for digital assets have yet to be explored. Platforms like Royal redefine music ownership by enabling anyone to invest in music as an asset class and ownership rights in songs.
podcasts
1) “The Next Big Market Trend w CoinFund Founder & CEO, Jake Brukhman”, by Overpriced JPEGs
On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly welcomes Jake Brukhman, Founder & CEO of CoinFund, one of the first blockchain-focused investment firms in the United States. The two dive into the VC-funding slow-down, what Jake’s betting on for the next big market trend, and what metrics NFT investors should be looking at (because floor prices are a faulty indicator!) Jake has been actively investing in crypto and blockchain for seven years so he’s seen it all - the good, the bad, the bear and the bull!
2) “Insights: Getting familiar with real world use cases”, by Blockchain Insider
Blockchain applications go far beyond cryptocurrency and bitcoin. With its ability to create more transparency and fairness while also saving businesses time and money, the technology is impacting various sectors in ways that range from how contracts are enforced to making government work more efficiently.
3) “Soulbound: On or off Chain? | Vitalik Buterin and Evin McMullen”, by Bankless
A fascinating intellectual debate is emerging in the world of decentralized identity. Today, Vitalik represents Soulbound NFTs, while Disco’s Evin McMullen takes the side of VCs (verifiable credentials). From your credit history to your college degree, what is it that defines you? What does a decentralized, trustless digital identity look like?
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