'Criteria' 110Ξ Sell-Out, Decent Raises $3.5M, Donald Trump NFTs Skyrocket + more
Here's what went down this week in the web3 creator economy.
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I publish ‘Mint TLDR,’ every Sunday, covering my favorite weekly headlines from the web3 creator economy.
Let’s dive in!
🌐 Top Creators of the Week
Daniel Allan & Reo Cragun raise 110Ξ for music project ‘Criteria.’ 👉 READ
Armin Van Buuren, Led Zeppelin, and Hume launch music NFTs. 👉 READ
Aaron Judge, Stan Lee & QUEEN drop NFTs NFTs. 👉 READ
Scottie Pippen partners with Chainlink VRF on Sneaker NFTs. 👉 READ
Donald Trump announces $99 digital trading card NFTs. 👉 READ
Black Dave introduces ‘Black Dave Token’. 👉 READ
Charlie Crown announces first Sound drop on December 20. 👉 READ
Ibn Inglor’s final track from ‘Danger Zone’ to drop. 👉 READ
🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs
Bello helps creators find the optimal day and time to sell their NFTs.
Coinvise releases airdrop claim page for NFT rewards. 👉 READ
Magic Eden will reward loyal traders with discounts & free NFTs. 👉 READ
Mexico’s NFT industry grows 46.3% yearly reaching $1.1B in 2022. 👉 READ
Animoca Brands & TinyTap auction educational publisher NFTs. 👉 READ
Apple plans to allow external iOS apps to help crypto and NFTs. 👉 READ
Bonfire exits private beta and is now live for all creators. 👉 READ
Futureverse merges 8 companies for open metaverse ecosystem. 👉 READ
Glass.xyz now supports buying NFTs with credit cards. 👉 READ
Interface drops free to mint NFT for their subscribers on Mirror. 👉 READ
Decent.xyz raises $3.5M seed round led by Archetype. 👉 READ
POAP drops a new way of minting for preserving memories. 👉 READ
WMG furthers metaverse push with digital startup ‘DressX.’ 👉 READ
HIGHLIGHT v1 launches a no-code toolkit for web3 creators. 👉 READ
Venture Punk drops ‘Santa.fm’ the NFT gift exchange. 👉 READ
Jump News reveals a new media brand with free subscriber NFT. 👉 READ
Chiliz to invest $30M over the next three years in GameUsed. 👉 READ
🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading
S/o to Greg Younger for the kind words!
Nouns ⌐◨-◨ is by far the most culturally relevant brand in web3. Don’t @ me.
S/o to Daniel and Reo for owning this week. /snoopapproved
Content brings people together. We love to see it. 🖤
Investor Li Jin celebrates Bonfire’s public launch.
🎙 Podcast Recap
Monday | Shorts | Tyson Battistella: What Did We Mess Up in Web2 That is Being Fixed in Web3? LISTEN
Tuesday | Shorts | Annika Rose: Exploring the Evolution of the Artist-Fan Connection in Web3 LISTEN
Wednesday | Shorts | Alex Svanevik: The Future of DeFi & NFTs LISTEN
Thursday | Web3 Music Mavericks: Daniel Allan and Reo Cragun Talk Collaboration and Their New Project 'Criteria LISTEN
Friday | Shorts | Michael Blau: How to Use Blockchain Data to Your Benefit LISTEN
Saturday | Shorts | Dan Romero: The Current State of Web3 Social LISTEN
Sunday | Shorts | Rantum: Becoming a Data-Informed Creator LISTEN
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Disclaimer: Investing in NFTs has inherent risks, including technical risk, human error, platform failure, and more. This newsletter is strictly educational, and nothing we offer is financial advice. We are not professionals or licensed advisors.