StemsDAO raises $4M, Annika Rose sells out music NFT drop, Veefriends launches toy collection with Macys and Toys "R" Us + 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!👇

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🌐 Top Creators of the Week

• Justin Aversano sells ‘smoke and mirrors’ for 89Ξ to charity. 👉 READ

• Annika Rose sells out NFT drop using a creative allowlist model. 👉 READ

• Oshi sells out music NFT ‘u&i’ on Sound raising 4Ξ. 👉 READ

• Ryan Koopman and SuperRare release ‘The Wild Within’. 👉 READ

• Tyler Hobbs sells two Fidenza NFTs valued at 250Ξ. 👉 READ

• Alec King sells out music video NFT on Glass raising 50◎. 👉 READ

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🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs

• Cool Cats secures strategic investment from Animoca Brands. 👉 READ

• Hugo Boss releases 360 metaverse experience with NFTs. 👉 READ

• Decent.xyz announces new protocol with new “Creator HQ." 👉 READ

• POAP collabs with American Express and ACL Festival. 👉 READ

• OpenSea set to allow users to bulk list and purchase on platform. 👉 READ

• StemsDAO raises $4M for its music-focused DAO. 👉 READ

• Manifold announces 0% fee marketplace called ‘Gallery’. 👉 READ

• Solana NFT sales volumes reaches past $100M in September. 👉 READ

• Veefriends to launch toy collection with Macy’s and Toys”R”Us. 👉 READ

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🌱 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol

• Lensport launches social NFT marketplace for Lens Collects. 👉 READ

• Lens announces founding team of CultivatorDAO to fight spam. 👉 READ

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🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading

Music Labels are going to have to adjust to a new Web3 strategy.

cherie @cheriehu42

almost every incumbent music company (major labels, publishers, PROs) has launched a Web3 strategy in 2022. this is gonna make music/web3 REAL HAIRY — not even because of legal/copyright reasons, but because of clashes in underlying philosophies of what web3 even is. (mini 🧵)

Thoughts™️ by Black Dave.

𝕓𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕕𝕒𝕧𝕖 @BlackDave

“An industry cheat code is to call one of us on the ground in web3 and do a song with us, and let’s put it out. It’s the easy stamp for a mainstream artist entering web3.”

Got featured in the Unstoppable Domains Podcast. Take a listen!

0xJosh.nft @justwavyj

My interview with @levychain on The @unstoppableweb Podcast is LIVE 🎙️ Adam breaks down: • The free NFT playbook • His top 3 tips for web3 creators • The web3 creator tech stack he uses to grow his crypto community Listen here: podcast.unstoppabledomains.com/episodes/154-h…

Josh breaking down my Free NFT funnel.

0xJosh.nft @justwavyj

Free NFTs are the best way to build web3 community. But most creators have no idea where to start. Save yourself hours of research with this thread! 9 lessons learned from someone who has implemented this strategy (and how you can do the same) :

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🎙 Podcast Recap

• Monday | Shorts | Cooper Turley: Creators Need to Think and Act Like Startups. LISTEN

• Tuesday | 🎙 A Deep Dive into TYCHO’s Open-Source Community. LISTEN | WATCH | READ | THREAD

• Wednesday | Shorts | Scott Hansen & Matt Jones: The Roadmap for TYCHO's New Open-Source Community. LISTEN

• Thursday | 🎙How to Leverage Social Media Data in Crypto.

  LISTEN | WATCH | READ | THREAD

• Friday | Shorts | Joe Vezzani: What it Means to Own Your Data in Web3. 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.gm Mint nation - happy Sunday! If you’re new here, welcome.