“We should reward people, not ridicule them, for thinking the impossible.”– Nassim Taleb
Notable NFT launches: GQ launched “GQ3 Issue 001: Change Is Good”, Animoca Brands launched “Mocaverse”, and Starbucks dropped “The Siren Collection”, its first limited NFT drop. While GQ flopped, Animoca Brands and Starbucks both sold out. Looking at GQ: NFTs are hard. They embody culture, utility, community. You can’t solve that overnight with an NFT drop.
Amazon to reportedly launch NFT marketplace – without crypto. Meaning, NFTs would need to be purchased through credit cards. Still many open questions. Will NFTs be held in Amazon accounts? How will users transfer them out of the Amazon ecosystem? What we know so far contradicts the Web3 ethos of decentralization and interoperability. Link
Wallet week: In December, I wrote about Web3 catalysts for 2023. Above them all: mobile and wallets. Better wallets to manage digital assets, better Web3 browsers to increase accessibility to dApps. This week, Coinbase launched Wallet as a Service , which will allow companies to easily embed custom digital wallets directly into their applications. Uniswap…
