
📝 Field Notes #44: Singapore Slings & Yuga's Gaming Move
Web3 shopping app skyrockets. Yuga Labs restructures amid layoffs. MoMA acquires NFT. Wall Street wakes up on blockchain. Coinbase, Ripple, Sygnum & GSR enter Singapore. Fundings & more.
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Web3 shopping app skyrockets. Yuga Labs restructures amid layoffs. MoMA acquires NFT. Wall Street wakes up on blockchain. Coinbase, Ripple, Sygnum & GSR enter Singapore. Fundings & more.

Bear with me: Fundraising dipped 36% in Q3, QoQ. 👀 Here are the numbers and a list of the most notable rounds.

Nike gets real with NFTs. Pudgy launches in the UK. Crypto's global chess game unfolds. Kraken enters EU. Q3 fundraising dips. IYK secures $17m from a1 for digi-physical future. Top charts & more.

Gucci continues to be the benchmark on how luxury brands speak to next-gen consumers. This is the definitive case study on Gucci's Web3 strategy and how Web3 marks a new era for luxury.

Pudgy Penguin enters Walmart – big deal? Bored Apes' collab with iconic streetwear brand. Zuck in the metaverse. Ethereum hits 10bn in revenue. Kraken enters TradFi. New version of ChatGPT & more.

NFT: crisis or cycle? Web3's $66m a16z funding frenzy. Yuga Labs & its on-chain metaverse. Citigroup doubles down on crypto. Galaxy Digital expands to Europe. Top 30 Web3 loyalty start-ups & more.

Web3 leaders, take note: The SEC's recent moves against NFT projects marks a significant pivot in how the U.S. regulates NFTs. Here’s what you need to know.

Surprised by my last email? Me too. Due to a human error, you’ve just received a faulty copy of the last Web3 Field Notes. 🤯

Grab brings NFTs to 180m users. SEC charged 2nd NFT project backed by Mila Kunis. The race for ETFs heats up. DeFi under regulatory fire. The hottest Web3 loyalty start-ups, charts & more.

I looked at 1500+ NFT-related patent applications from the last 4 years. Here's what big brands are up to.

Casio enters Web3 with G-Shock. Google changes ad policy on NFTs. Binance's slow trainwreck. $55m from a16z & Balaji to reorganize the Internet's IP. Charts & more.

Catch up on this summer's NFT campaigns from brands like Adidas, Coca-Cola, and Lufthansa – and some key learnings.

Just in: Lufthansa launches NFTs for all its customers. SEC loses landmark case. OpenAI goes after enterprises.

"The NFT bubble is bursting," says the street. Interest has hit rock bottom. Big-brand NFTs are losing relevance. What's happening and what comes next? Here's everything you need to know.

The end of royalty fees for NFTs. Shopify adds USDC. Mercedes Benz launches 2nd NFT collection. Tornado Cash: Existential thread for DeFi. Ethereum gains momentum. New start-ups, charts & more.

Last Friday, OpenSea announced an end to mandatory resale fees for artists. The move carries consequences for artists, brands, and the entire ecosystem. Here's the breakdown.

Coinbase Layer 2 "Base" launches with viral app. Layer 2 boom. Apple x Pixar = Metaverse? Smart wearables in Decentraland. Bitcoin energy report. Microsoft's own ChatGPT. Start-ups, charts & more.

PayPal launches stablecoin. Beatport enters Web3. Doodles x Crocs. New Ether ETFs. Google's AI robotics breakthrough. All the signal from the last 4 weeks. Top charts & more.

Web3 development soars 302% Q/Q. Beeple buys Crypto Punk. Coinbase Q2 numbers & "Base" launch. Major DeFi hack. Sequoia slashes crypto fund. ChatGPT for Android. New start-ups, top charts & more.

Controversial Worldcoin launch. Twitter turns into "X" and potential Web3 super-app. VC funding update. MIT on Bitcoin mining. Meta's $17.7bn metaverse loss. New start-ups, top charts & more.