Podcast NFT experiments, Apple NFT Policy updated, Twitter double downs on NFT integrations + more
Here's what went down this week 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 NFT.
I publish ‘Mint TLDR,’ every Sunday, covering my favorite weekly headlines from the web3 creator economy.
Let’s dive in!👇
🎙 Podcast NFTs GMI
Tested a couple of new Podcast NFT experiments this week:
Format #1: Mint the new episode as an NFT on Monday, and publish it to the world on Tuesday. Result: 25 editions collected, sold out in a few hours.
Format #2: Tease with a Short on Wednesday, publish to the world on Thursday. Result: 9/25 editions collected.
🌐 Top Creators of the Week
Showtime's new feature: “save song to Spotify to collect NFT.” 👉 READ
Mija releases ‘Mind Control’ on Sound selling out pre-sale. 👉 READ
Sound of Fractures drops new song to celebrate NFT sale. 👉 READ
Hume Collective’s ‘All Gold Spaceship’ sells out. 👉 READ
Cooper Turley on collecting music NFTs via Coop Records. 👉 READ
🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs
Paragraph announces 1.7M pre-seed round led by Lemniscap. 👉 READ
Apple refuses to exempt NFTs from their 30% merchant fee. 👉 READ
Sound introduces ‘Sound Market’ - a music NFT marketplace. 👉 READ
0xSplits announces ‘Liquid Splits’ - ability to split NFTs. 👉 READ
Twitter to allow displaying, selling, and buying NFTs via tweets. 👉 READ
Coinvise releases new Twitter integration to create allowlists. 👉 READ
Bonfire intros Season 4 ‘The Gathering’ w/ more social features. 👉 READ
🌱 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol
Elon Musk takes over Twitter! Where does crypto fit into his vision?
🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading
It was in front of us the entire time!
🎙 Podcast Recap
Monday | Shorts | Jenil Thakker: The Meaning of Participation For an Independent Creator in Web3. LISTEN
Tuesday | 🎙 Rewriting The Music Industry: Web3 Protocols, Marketplaces, and Fandom. LISTEN | WATCH | READ
Wednesday | Shorts | David Greenstein: Successful Strategies for New Artists Dropping On Sound.xyz. LISTEN
Thursday | 🎙 A Deep Dive into the Mind of Web3’s Consumer Savant. LISTEN | WATCH | READ
Friday | Shorts | Gaby Goldberg: Giving Away NFTs For Free? LISTEN
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