Grimes 34k open edition, Magic Eden launches Bitcoin NFT marketplace, CryptoPunks surpass BAYC in market cap + more

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

Mar 26, 2023

gm Mint nation - happy Sunday. If you’re new here, welcome. You’re receiving this newsletter because you likely subscribed on my site adamlevy.io or reserved a Season 7 NFT.

I publish ‘Mint TLDR,’ every Sunday, covering my favorite weekly headlines from the web3 creator economy.

Let’s dive in!

🌐 Creator Stories of the Week

Grimes drops an open edition on Zora minting over 34k NFTs. 👉 READ
Cardano-based Snoop Dogg NFTs by Clay Nation go live. 👉 READ
Cooper Turley hosts a music showcase in Los Angeles. 👉 READ
Bryan Brinkman lot auction sells for roughly $12.7k on Sotheby's. 👉 READ
Pussy Riot set to perform ‘Riot Days’ for the first time in U.S. 👉 READ
Bloody White releases ‘most ambitious body of work to date.’ 👉 READ
Sound.xyz onboards OKO for his genesis Sound release. 👉 READ
Heno’s short film now has over 400 mints on Zora. 👉 READ
BlackDave’s 2 year anniversary of his first music NFT. 👉 READ
Brokeinvstr introduces ‘Own The Sound.’ 👉 READ
Peacenode drops a song + digital poster open edition. 👉 READ
Elcee the Alchemist drops a free music NFT. 👉 READ

🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs

Sony files patent for NFTs to allow transfers between games. 👉 READ
Magic Eden launches ordinals marketplace for Bitcoin NFTs. 👉 READ
CryptoPunks surpass BAYC in market cap. 👉 READ
Exclusive "The Starry Night Licensed NFTs" to release in 3D AR. 👉 READ
SynFutures launches alpha for Tinder-style NFT trading app. 👉 READ
Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs minted surpass the 500k mark. 👉 READ
DraftKings NFTs class action unregistered securities lawsuit. 👉 READ
Ethos announces NFT to apple wallet display feature. 👉 READ
Sound.xyz releases its first newsletter. 👉 READ
Bonfire integrates Decent.xyz. 👉 READ
Decent.xyz introduces a new update, ‘SERIES.’ 👉 READ
Spinamp introduces ‘Spinamp Rewards.’ 👉 READ
LunarCrush to send Bitcoin to the moon. 👉 READ

📲 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol

Ricky Esclapon created an app to forecast your Lens followers. 👉 READ
Orb releases a play-to-win quest on Lens. 👉 READ
Yup.io introduces the waitlist for its mobile app. 👉 READ
You can now forecast your Lens followers. 👉 READ

🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading

Bello team featured at Outer Edge (aka) NFT LA.

ellie (🍄,🔍) @elliefarrisi

Yesterday was fun, thank you @NFTLAlive https://t.co/wugz3Y9kPm

Coinbase received a Wells notice from the SEC.

paulgrewal.eth @iampaulgrewal

Coinbase received a Wells notice from the SEC. After years of asking for reasonable crypto rules, we're disappointed that the SEC is considering courts over constructive dialogue. But if courts are required, so be it. We'll defend the rule of law. 1/15 coinbase.com/blog/we-asked-…

Some alpha on music NFT drops.

musicben.eth 🎧 @musicben_eth

I’ve recently been more hands-on helping musicians with NFT drops. It’s opened my eyes a lot and given me extra respect for artists that I collect from. Strangely the closest comparison for me is gig tickets. Some random thoughts …

🎙 Podcast Recap

Monday | Shorts | Roberto Nickson: Starting Metav3rse. LISTEN
Tuesday | How Royalty-Backed NFTs are Challenging the Music Industry. LISTEN
Wednesday | Shorts | Zack Guzman: Media Companies as DAOs. LISTEN
Thursday | Shorts | Jacob Horne: Spear Heading the Web3 Creator Economy. LISTEN (No new episode)
Friday | Shorts | Roberto Nickson: The Trillion Dollar Question. LISTEN
Saturday | Shorts | Gami: Aligning with Nouns. LISTEN
Sunday | Shorts |Matt Medved & Sam Hysell: Updates On nft now Since the Last Episode. LISTEN

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