How Leading Musicians Are Elevating Utility With NFTs

As the speculative side of the NFT market cools, utility has cemented itself as a defining factor of successful NFT drops. And in the music industry specifically, where NFTs empower artists to unlock unprecedented opportunities for fan connection and collaboration, utility has never been more critical. As explained by green NFT platform OneOf’s co-founder Adam…

NFTs and the Environment: Why the Anger Is Unjustified

Despite still being in their infancy, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have already helped a variety of people accomplish amazing things. The blockchain-based technology has given artists a new way to create and sell their work, allowed researchers to raise money for scientific institutions, and even aided Ukrainians during the Russian invasion (in a number of ways,…

The White House Just Released a Framework for Regulating Digital Assets

The Alpha: Early in September 2022, the White House published a report calling for more sustainable practices across the blockchain industry.Now, the White House has offered solutions in the form of a comprehensive framework centered around the “responsible development of digital assets.” This framework outlines the actionable next steps that will be taken, which include:Regulators…

The Merge Came with a Lesson We Can’t Afford to Ignore

Society has never been very good at dealing with the emergence of new technologies. Even a cursory look at history reveals some of the usual suspects: the discovery and harnessing of electricity, the advent of the world wide web, and the birth of artificial intelligence, for a start.  In every case, people met these technological…