Gnosis raises $100M, OpenSea Layoffs, Daniel Allan's New Music NFT launch + more
Here's what went down in the web3 creator economy this week, 7/11
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Every Sunday, we publish ‘Mint TLDR,’ covering our favorite stories in the web3 creator economy this week.
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💎 NFTs
EDM DJ Daniel Allan introduces new music NFT project. 👉 READ
SocialPass improves UX to ease the use of NFT ticketing. 👉 READ
Uniswap user loses $8M worth of $ETH in a phishing attack. 👉 READ
OpenSea cuts 20% of staff. 👉 READ
'Curb Your Enthusiasm' theme song to be auctioned as an NFT. 👉 READ
Automaker Chevy slows its entrance into the NFT space. 👉 READ
DeFi lender Teller introduces ‘Ape Now Pay Later’ for NFTs. 👉 READ
Snapchat to begin allowing users to use their NFTs as filters. 👉 READ
Metamask celebrates its sixth birthday. 👉 READ
Coinvise officially launches the Membership NFT feature. 👉 READ
Polygon + six Web3 projects selected for Disney accelerator. 👉 READ
Tony Hawk to launch the biggest skatepark in the metaverse. 👉 READ
Music artist Latashá discusses music NFTs in Forbes. 👉 READ
🚀 Social Tokens
Chingari’s $GARI wallet hits 800K signers within five months. 👉 READ
FarFetch to invest $150K in Web3 luxury startups. 👉 READ
Socialstack on the role of social tokens for loyalty programs. 👉 READ
🌐 DAOs
Gnosis Safe announces $100M funding round led by 1kx. 👉 READ
JokeDAO launches as a platform for on-chain voting contests. 👉 READ
Seed🌱Club DAO announces new strategic partners. 👉
👹 Savage of the Week
Multicoin Capital raises $430M for a new crypto startup fund.
🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading
🎙 Podcast Recap
Tuesday | Crypto Cults and the Rise of Digital Nation States ft. Brett Goldstein 👉 WATCH | LISTEN
Thursday | When to Mint an NFT on Curated Marketplaces vs. Your Personal Site 👉 WATCH | LISTEN
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