NFT marketplace wars, a16z selects Bello for CSS, Napster acquires Mint Songs + more.
The week's energy is hot! Here's what went down in the web3 creator economy.
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 6 or 7 NFT.
I publish ‘Mint TLDR,’ every Sunday, covering my favorite weekly headlines from the web3 creator economy.
Let’s dive in!
🍄 a16z selects Bello to join the spring cohort of Crypto Startup School
For about 8 months, my Co-Founder Ellie Farrisi and I have been heads down building Bello to make make the complex world of blockchain data accessible and user-friendly for creators.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been accepted into the spring 2023 cohort of a16z's Crypto Startup School.
🌐 Creator Stories of the Week
Xcelencia drops his first open edition on Sound.xyz. 👉 READ
TK drops ‘The Eternal Garden Master Collection Kit’ on Kits.io. 👉 READ
Grant Riven Yun drops new series focused entirely on Squiggles. 👉 READ
RŌHKI drops ‘Reflections,’ a 3-day open edition on Sound.xyz. 👉 READ
Mija & Deegan sell out 35 editions on Sound.xyz. 👉 READ
Claire Silver’s ‘Pieces’ sells for 52.69Ξ. 👉 READ
XCOPY drops ‘LA WHENEVER’ on SuperRare. 👉 READ
DLG’s web3 + web2 approach for a music rollout. 👉 READ
🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs
The marketplace wars continue. OpenSea is under attack.
Bello releases the easiest way to build an allowlist. 👉 READ
OpenSea halts trading on Rihanna music NFTs. 👉 READ
Napster acquires Mint Songs. 👉 READ
Poolsuite announces V3. 👉 READ
Magic Eden inked a partnership with MoonPay. 👉 READ
Rarible adds support for Tezos and Polygon NFTs to its platform. 👉 READ
NBA Top Shot will let users buy NFTs via Apple, Android apps. 👉 READ
Collab.Land launches $COLLAB token. 👉 READ
📲 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol
The Easy Company partners with Mysten Labs for social wallet. 👉 READ
KoruDAO releases 1st DAO-controlled Lens profile. 👉 READ
Orb enabled video uploads, so you can shoot/post on the go. 👉 READ
🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading
When in doubt, just keep creating.
S/o to Ned for discovering Mint recently. ❤️️
🎙 Podcast Recap
Monday | Shorts | Aidan Musnitzky: Recommendation Algorithms On Music Streaming Platforms in Web3. LISTEN
Tuesday | Exploring the Future Impact of Rentable NFTs on the Creator Economy. LISTEN
Wednesday | Shorts | Farokh: Platform Media Legos. LISTEN
Thursday | Exploring the World of Media Legos and Video NFTs with Sam Sends. LISTEN
Friday | Shorts | Gami: The Overlap Between Expression Sessions and Creating Content Worth Collecting. LISTEN
Saturday | Shorts | Diana Chen: Why Should Someone Collect Podcast NFTs? LISTEN
Sunday | Shorts | Charlie Durbin: The Bull Case for Rentable NFTs. 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.