FEWOCiOUS 350Ξ NFT Sale, KFC Chicken NFTs, Yuga Labs prepares for PoS + 30 more headlines

Here's what went down this week in the web3 creator economy.

Levy.eth

Aug 21, 2022

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‘Mint TLDR,’ is published every Sunday and covers my favorite weekly headlines from the web3 creator economy.

Let’s dive in! 👇

🌐 Top Creators of the Week

DLG releases ‘WHOLE LOTTA NOTHIN’ ft. Peter Saputo. 👉 READ
Charm Taylor drops second music video on glass.xyz. 👉 READ
Queen George hired as Head of Community at Showtime.xyz. 👉 READ
Anothony Hopkins to release NFT project with Orange Comet. 👉 READ
TYCHO announces art-focused open-source community. 👉 READ
Black Dave x wavWRLD x Reveel 154 collector NFT splits. 👉 READ
Luca Lush debuts new song on sound.xyz raising 1.75Ξ. 👉 READ
Emona Larussa was introduced as a new SuperRare artist. 👉 READ
Drift is to release a new drop on Nifty Gateway today. 👉 READ
dot sells a 23-track mixtape titled ‘Nova Drift 2’ for 2Ξ. 👉 READ
Roger Ballen drops new NFT collection on misa.art. 👉 READ
WISe.art displays Antonio Banderas’ new NFT collection. 👉 READ

🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs

Fractional.art rebrands as Tessera with $20M fundraise. 👉 READ
Evinco Winery DAO combines wine and crypto. 👉 READ
Gmoney releases new luxury Web3 clothing brand. 👉 READ
Cryptopunks owner’s receive IP rights to their NFTs. 👉 READ
showtime.xyz continues to experiment with free NFTs. 👉 READ
Tencent is exiting the NFT market after one year. 👉 READ
Pastel and Parity partner to improve Polkadot ecosystem. 👉 READ
Decentraland is preparing installations for Metaverse Week. 👉 READ
OpenSea policy requires police involvement for stolen NFTs. 👉 READ
BAYC NFT fetches 777Ξ, another massive sale. 👉 READ
Moonbird’s move to CC0 sparks conversation over licensing. 👉 READ
NFTfi and Safe partner to create an NFT rights wallet. 👉 READ
SuperRare DAO celebrates one-year anniversary. 👉 READ
Logan Paul’s NFT collection ‘99 Originals’ sale to end soon. 👉 READ
KFC’s ‘BuckETH’ NFT-owner receives one year of free food. 👉 READ

🌱 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol

Lens hosted a hackathon for creators called Metaversité. 👉 READ
Pussy Riot x Lens Protocol 10 year Moscow anniversery. 👉 READ
.bit has raised $13M to build Web3 social protocol. 👉 READ
Animoca Brands sees blockchain interoperability as a focus. 👉 READ
eToro to acquire fintech start-up Gatsby for $50M. 👉 READ
Yuga Labs hires social token expert as new senior executive. 👉 READ
Sriram Krishnan on what web3 can learn from web2 social. 👉 READ
Global social engagement has risen by 450% in two years. 👉 READ

👹 Savage of the Week

NFT Artist Fewocious sets new all-time high secondary sale of “The Sailor” for 350Ξ or $595k.

FEWOCiOUS @fewocious

reflecting on my art selling to 6529 capital for 350eth & Pouring my heart into the art !!

🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading

An excellent thread for creators on how to stay out of tax trouble.

BrendΞn Mulligan | PREMINT @mulligan

If you run a business that generates revenue in crypto, please read this. There's a critically important detail to be aware of (at least in the US). It covers: • Whether to hold income in ETH or USD/C • Bookkeeping basics • Basic tax info Read on if interested... (boring 🧵)

Check out nftnow’s guide on music NFTs.

nft now 💭 @nftnow

Our musician's guide to NFTs is out now. 🎵 Watch here: youtu.be/coSsWs9Ir_0

Phantom’s recent announcement on NFT burning.

Phantom @phantom

1/ Today, NFT burning is launching on Phantom across all devices! 🔥 Safely remove spam and clean up your Collectibles tab, all from right inside the wallet. As an added bonus, when you burn those unwanted NFTs, you even make some SOL in the process.

Yuga Labs announces they are sticking with PoS.

Yuga Labs @yugalabs

The Ethereum network is gearing up for the merge mid September. In line with the broader Ethereum community, in the event of a viable PoW fork, Yuga intends to only recognize NFTs on the PoS ETH chain as subject to the relevant NFT license and eligible for Yuga-offered utility

Cooper Turley announces Music NFT Freshman Class.

Coopahtroopa 🔥_🔥 @Cooopahtroopa

Music NFT Launchpad Freshman Class 🚀 @caye @Itsrudecat @EvaMyraMay @karijaydotcom @SeventhAngelo @itskevingeorge @yunicemusic @kondeoko @MiaLailani @LxviMusic @curtistootrill Thank you to all 200+ artists who applied. Sessions start next week!

🎙 Podcast Recap

Tuesday | Creative Ways Creators Use Crypto and Web3 as a Tool. LISTEN | WATCH | READ
Wednesday | Using Web3 Primitives as Creative Tools. LISTEN
Thursday | Nansen.ai’s Alex Svanevik on Where Big Data, DeFi, and NFTs Intersect. LISTEN | WATCH | READ
Friday | Shorts: The Current State of AI in Web3. LISTEN

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