Towns $25.5M raise, Aly's 770 music NFTs, Coinbase announces L2 on Optimism + more
Here's what went down in the web3 creator economy.
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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
DLG announces a 2-pack drop on DSPs and Sound.xyz. 👉 READ
Annika Rose announces collab with JaguarTwin. 👉 READ
Ameet Kanon releases first-ever live performance music drop. 👉 READ
Amanda on why web3 will create the next Mr. Beast. 👉 READ
Greg Younger sells out all of his podcast NFT drops. 👉 READ
Miles Ryan Harris sells out music NFT drop. 👉 READ
Aly sells 770 editions and raises 6Ξ.
🗞 Headlines: NFTs, Social Tokens, DAOs
New YouTube CEO is bullish on web3 tech. 👉 READ
Spotify teases an in-app, token-enabled pilot for NFTs. 👉 READ
Uniswap traders can now buy NFTs with any Ethereum token. 👉 READ
NBA-branded 'Top Shot Moments' NFTs may be a security. 👉 READ
Blur pushes 2nd crypto airdrop to keep NFT traders off OpenSea. 👉 READ
Coinbase launches a new L2 on Optimism called ‘Base.’ 👉 READ
Decent.xyz unlocks API access. 👉 READ
POAP announces chat integration with Salsa. 👉 READ
Opensea shadow bans music NFTs. 👉 READ
Retro-style NFT metaverse game Worldwide Webb raises $10M. 👉 READ
nft now unveils the ‘Now Pass.’ 👉 READ
📲 Web3 Social by Lens Protocol
Web3 music streaming platform Audius integrates TikTok. 👉 READ
Mayan Warrior is now on Lens Protocol. 👉 READ
All of Pastel’s music NFT holders can claim Lens profiles. 👉 READ
RAC is now on Lens Protocol. 👉 READ
Web3 social startup Towns raises $25.5M led by a16z. 👉 READ
🐦 Twitter Threads Worth Reading
Check out this weeks recap and teaser video of Mint Season 7 Episode 15.
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🎙 Podcast Recap
Monday | Shorts | Charlie Durbin: Ideal Creator to Use Rentable NFTs. LISTEN
Tuesday | The Current State of DAOs in the Bear Market. LISTEN
Wednesday | Shorts | Diana Chen: Web3 Social Thesis. LISTEN
Thursday | How Web3 Enables a New Era of User-Generated Content ft. Christina Beltramini. LISTEN
Friday | Shorts | Charlie Durbin: Use Cases For Rentable NFTs. LISTEN
Saturday | Shorts | Lucas Campbell: Podcast Monetization in Web2 vs. Web3. LISTEN
Sunday | Shorts | Roberto Nickson: Is it Worth Collecting a Podcast Episode? LISTEN
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