How Reddit’s Collectible Avatars Blew Up the NFT Space

On July 7, 2022, Reddit announced the launch of a new project: Collectible Avatars. These limited-edition PFPs, created by independent artists in partnership with the company (in addition to popular Reddit community creators), would confer unique platform benefits to their owners. Backed by the Polygon blockchain and available for purchase at a fixed price in…

Solana Spaces: Do Web3 Brands Really Need Physical Stores?

Web3 is starting to manifest itself in the real world. The Solana Foundation, a non-profit based in Switzerland that promotes the decentralization, expansion, and security of the Solana network, recently opened The Solana Embassy in Wynwood, Miami, according to a recent tweet by the foundation. “We called this The Solana Embassy because it’s more than…

Solana Blockchain: A Guide to the NFT Platform That Surpasses Visa

Solana is already one of the world’s most popular blockchains when it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi). Its native token, SOL, is currently ranked ninth in market cap among all crypto — and interest in Solana NFTs has risen rapidly throughout 2022. Users want platforms with faster and cheaper transactions, and…

How to Stream in Web3: A Guide to the Best NFT Streaming and Music Marketplaces

Marketing models are changing. And the rise of Web3, compounded by the increasing popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has pushed the entire creative economy into a bottleneck of shifting norms, and it’s about time. The music industry generates roughly $43 billion in revenue; however, only 12 percent of that goes to artists. We needed new…

Can Blockchain Gaming Be Good? A 90s-Era Nintendo Legend Weighs In

In the early 1990s, game industry exec Tony Harman was sitting on a long flight to Kyoto, Japan. After publishing a report questioning the then-widely accepted dogma that only Japanese studios could make good games, word spread from his U.S. office to its Japanese headquarters. While he didn’t know it then — Harman was headed…