The $11.7M bet on Metastars, Apple app store allows NFTs, The Weeknd sells royalty-backed music NFTs + more

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

Sep 25, 2022

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!👇

🌐 Top Creators of the Week

Snoop Dogg releases Free music NFT ‘I can’t breath’ on Sound. 👉 READ
Tedslittledream releases ‘Sky Maintenance’ on SuperRare. 👉 READ
Bloody White releases ‘bloom’ on Sound. 👉 READ
Reo Cragun to release his biggest music NFT drop to date. 👉 READ
The Weeknd x Danny Boy Styles sell 400 royalty-backed NFTs. 👉 READ
Peter Saputo prepares to release his new single ‘blue’. 👉 READ
Sound of Fractures reflects on being in web3 for 6 months. 👉 READ

🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs

Hume raises $11.7M to create and promote ‘Metastars’. 👉 READ
Apple app store permits NFTs, but with a catch. 👉 READ
Walmart to sell DC comics alongside NFTs. 👉 READ
MoonPay x Universal NFT partnership. 👉 READ
Seed Club introduces its 5th Accelerator Cohort. 👉 READ
Water & Music introduces ‘SideChain’ bi-weekly newsletter. 👉 READ
Glass.xyz announces move to Solana Network. 👉 READ
Arpeggi Labs announces a music competition for creators. 👉 READ
Horizon (prev. called BackDrop) celebrates its first milestone. 👉 READ
Reo Cragun x Bonfire website drop collab. 👉 READ
Reddit Avatar NFTs skyrocket past 3Ξ floor price. 👉 READ
Twitch announces banning of crypto gambling streams. 👉 READ
Sound.xyz introduces ‘Sound Protocol’. 👉 READ

🌱 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol

Lens introduces CultivatorDAO aimed at content moderation. 👉 READ
StemsDAO platform is set to launch on September 27. 👉 READ
Showtime releases Auto Minting for all drops. 👉 READ
Farcaster releases v2 migration update. 👉 READ

🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading

Thoughts™️ by Daniel Allan.

Daniel Allan @imdanielallan

What I love the most about the shit we’re building is that it feels like one of us is next up All of my friends who are minting Music NFTs are actually disgusting at music in their own right Web3 tech is life changing but don’t sleep on the actual talent out here too

Guild.xyz’s Reka on tools for personal growth in Web3.

reka.eth (🏰,🃏) @reka_eth

The best resource for personal growth is learning from others' successes and mistakes. Been thinking about web3 media lately and the influence it has on us. Here is how to turn pedestals into fuel for growth⬇️ mirror.xyz/reka.eth/bPR3Z… 1/

mirror.xyzTrue importance of pedestals, how to navigate them, and turn them into a tool for growth.With social media being a core part of our lives we are automatically installing so many pedestals around us and uplift many onto them. It is almost like we forgot the significance of these pedestals and to continuously re-examine them.

Lessons learned after collecting 100+ music NFTs.

brokeinvstr.eth 🎧 @brokeinvstr

I collected 100+ Music NFTs in the last 6 months. During this period one question kept coming up: Why am I collecting Music NFTs? 🧵 (1/8) ↓

🎙 Podcast Recap

Only one long-form episode was published this week. We’re back on track next week!

Monday | Shorts - David Greenstein: Curation on Sound.xyz. LISTEN
Tuesday |Shorts - Tyson Battistella: Building Ideas Beyond Zora. LISTEN
Wednesday | Shorts - MP: How Crypto Creators Should Use On-chain Data. LISTEN
Thursday |🎙 Black Dave’s Mental Model on Designing Experiences for Collectors LISTEN | WATCH | READ | THREAD
Friday | Shorts - Black Dave: The Future of Renting 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.gm Mint nation - happy Sunday! If you’re new here, welcome.

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