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"Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." – Franz Kafka
Punchline: After Lufthansa's Uptrip app, this is another example of how NFTs could sneak into the mass market. Unfortunately, the user journey is still too complex and the types of NFTs too limited to be more than an experiment.
Punchline: This is the second enforcement action by the SEC against an NFT project within weeks. Until now, U.S. regulators have largely ignored NFTs. But the SEC’s arguments potentially apply to a lot of other NFT projects too. This ups regulatory uncertainty for brands.
Punchline: Following the blow-ups of various crypto firms last year, power shifts back to the users. Fireblock's service may appeal to brands keen to limit risk and ease user recovery.
