w3 weekly web3 gems // cw27 2022
what's up in web3?
???RTFKT, Owned By Nike, Permits Commercial Rights To NFTs For CloneX Holders
RTFKT’s latest move follows other NFT projects, such as Bored Ape Yacht Club, allowing NFT holders to hold commercial rights over their NFT. Holding commercial rights would permit NFT holders to download and customize their NFT’s avatar. The download would be token-gated and only allow CloneX NFT holders to access the file.
???Meta Starts Rollout of Ethereum- and Polygon- Based NFT Support on Facebook & Instagram
The tech giant will have a ‘digital collectibles’ tab on users’ accounts where they can interact with their non-fungible library. Users can link their crypto wallets to their accounts and turn their NFTs into posts that can be reacted to, liked and even shared. Zuckerberg also added that Meta is exploring the possibility of augmenting reality NFTs and 3D NFTs using their spark AR software platform.
????EU Reaches Agreement on MiCA
The policymakers, who represent the world’s third-largest economy, have been haggling for nearly two years over the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework. The latest update to the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill will seek the implementation of supervisory provisions, consumer protections and environmental safeguards.
?????Ethereum Name Service and The Reason Behind The 216% Spike in ENS Domain Registrations
recent?anonymous purchase of an Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain, “000.eth”, for 300 ETH has led to a surge in new registrations for the decentralized domain name protocol. Users can register and use them in place of their public keys, making them more readable than the default alphanumeric character string used on the blockchain.
???Polygon Partners with Phone Maker Nothing to Bring Web3 Tech to Mobile Users
Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has partnered with phone maker Nothing to bring Web3 tech to mobile users. The upcoming Nothing Phone (1) will integrate Polygon’s tech for easier mobile access to dapps, games, payments, and more. After Solana, the next big Blockchain is tapping their toes into the smartphone game.
???Polium One is a Web3 Games Console Coming in 2024
Web3 company Polium is attempting to build a gaming console that will support multiple blockchains and NFTs. The company?seeks to “bring mass adoption into the Web3 space” to entice traditional gamers away from strictly playing on their PCs.
???Gucci Invests $25K in DAO of NFT Marketplace SuperRare to Start Digital Art Vault
The curated art marketplace recently teamed up with Gucci to launch the luxury house’s first experimental online space called?Vault Art Space. The latest drop — the second of three — will be showcased and auctioned directly on the Vault website.
???A Fake Job Offer Reportedly Led to Axie Infinity's $600M Hack
Rarely has a job application backfired more spectacularly than in the case of one senior engineer at Axie Infinity, whose interest in joining what turned out to be a fictitious company led to one of the crypto sector’s biggest hacks.
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w3.fund hand-picked articles/podcasts of the week
articles
1) “The ENS Boom”, by William M. Peaster
Today ENS remains one of the Ethereum ecosystem’s most important NFT efforts, yet it’s also one of its?hottest?right now too. Let’s get you up to speed on key ENS stats and some useful tools you can use to get a bird’s-eye view of this boom
2) “Media3: How NFTs and Web3 Are Reshaping Storytelling”, by Jolene Creighton
Storytelling is, in many ways, the fabric of our culture. Our narratives help us understand our past and articulate our values — they tell us who we are and who we want to be. But there’s a problem. In recent decades, the power of storytelling has rested almost entirely in the hands of publishers and media executives. However, thanks to Web3 technologies, this is finally beginning to change.
3) “Find the smartest technologist in the company and make them CEO”, by Marc Andreessen, Tracy Francis & Rick Tetzeli
In the first episode of the new?The Quarterly Interview: Provocations to Ponder?series,?Silicon Valley’s Marc Andreessen tackles tech trends like artificial intelligence, crypto, and Web3—and why incumbents still have a tough time competing with digital start-ups.
articles
1) “CZ's Bear Market Plans”, by Bankless
Every company is handling the bear market differently. CZ and Binance are no different. What are they up to? Has their overall strategy changed? How have they been affected?
2) “Proof of Ownership & Identity with Tokenproof Founder & CEO, Fonz”, by Overpriced JPEGs
Tokenproof is a technology that allows you to prove ownership of NFTs and other forms of identity without having to connect your wallet. Tokenproof is only six months old, but they are exponentially proving why their current and future success is imminent. In this episode you’ll lern how Tokenproof came to be, what other potential use cases Tokenproof could be used for, their biggest learnings from NFT NYC, and how they plan to generate revenue going forward!
3) “3LAU on How NFTS Will Disrupt the Entire Music Industry”, by nft now
Justin Blau — better known by his artist moniker, 3LAU — is a pioneer at the intersection of music and blockchain technology and perhaps one of the biggest proponents of music NFTs. Through Royal, 3LAU has generated successful use cases of community ownership by giving artists the power to offer their holders a percentage of royalties from streaming services — which has incentivised musicians to create independent wealth on the blockchain while further democratizing the music industry.
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