TechCrunch
Carv valued at $40M as investors race to back web3 identity builders
2 min read · · Decentralized identity startups are having a moment as investors seek the next generation of killer applications in web3, even in times of market volatility. Blockchain-based identity systems, they… · Shared by 8, including Bill Johnston
swoosh.nike
.SWOOSH
· How it works.SWOOSH is a new community experience, designed to give you the opportunity to co-create the future of Nike. · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
The Art Newspaper
Christie’s launching new platform that will allow for sales to exist fully on the blockchain
2 min read · · The inaugural sale on Christie's3.0 will consist of nine NFTs by the artist and activist Diana Sinclair · Shared by 11, including Bill Johnston
The White House
FACT SHEET: White House Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets
10 min read · · Following the President’s Executive Order, New Reports Outline Recommendations to Protect Consumers, Investors, Businesses, Financial Stability, National · Shared by 65, including Tuur Demeester, Bruce Fenton 🇺🇸, Matthew Ball, anildash, Cope (it's, over), Shel Holtz, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Bill Johnston, Cameron Winklevoss, Chris Gledhill | gledhill.eth
Financial Times
Ethereum ‘Merge’ concludes in key moment for crypto market
· Second-biggest blockchain upgrades to more energy efficient processing system · Shared by 12, including Bill Johnston
stories.starbucks.com
Starbucks Brewing Revolutionary Web3 Experience for its Starbucks Rewards Members
6 min read · · New Starbucks Odyssey experience will offer members the ability to earn and buy digital collectible stamps (NFTs) that will unlock access to new, immersive coffee experiences. · Shared by 24, including derekbrown.eth, Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss, Bill Johnston, Chris Gledhill | gledhill.eth
TechCrunch
Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey
5 min read · · Starbucks is today officially introducing Starbucks Odyssey, launching later this year — the coffee chain’s first foray into building with web3 technology. The new experience combines the company’s… · Shared by 49, including Ouriel @ZenGo, Jeremiah Owyang, Zoe Scaman, Florian Graillot, Bill Johnston, Packy McCormick, Neal Schaffer | ニール・シェーファー | at #B2BTrailblazers, Jen ❄, John Koetsier
The Atlantic
The “Hollow Abstraction” of Web3
~12 min read · · I cannot stop watching crypto profiteers get owned. · Shared by 155, including Christopher Mims 🤌, Bill Johnston, Mitch Joel, Steve Faktor, Jesse Baer (mostly on mastodon now), tante, Chris Messina, Ole Reißmann, Thomas Knüwer, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Mathew Ingram, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, John Koetsier, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange
Financial Times
Crypto and climate change: can web3 help get us to net zero?
· New tech ventures want to use blockchain to clean up a messy carbon market — but critics fear more greenwashing · Shared by 9, including Bill Johnston
The New Stack
Bootstrap In-App Economics with RLY Protocol
3 min read · · RLY Protocol gives dApp developers a way to build token economics into their applications, without necessarily needing to create a new token. · Shared by 11, including Bill Johnston, Jeremiah Owyang
Ars Technica
Ethereum’s “Merge” is about to put every ether miner out of work
8 min read · · The ambitious change is expected to cut energy consumption by a factor of 1,000. · Shared by 273, including Marcos aka @marcos_v2@techhub.social, Bill Johnston
New York Magazine
The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars
20+ min read · · Everyone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right? · Shared by 217, including Bill Johnston, Chris Skinner, Dan Gillmor, Matt Brennan, Polina M. Pompliano, ALYSE, Chamath Palihapitiya, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, KevinStrasser.com, Francesco Corea, Cope (it's, over), Alf Rehn, Timothy Taylor, Laura Shin, Tactical Tech
medium.com
FFDW Supports Spritely Networked Communities Institute to Develop Decentralized Social Media
4 min read · · Award will further efforts to give people control over identity and relationships online · Shared by 7, including Bill Johnston
Gartner
What’s New in the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
6 min read · · Gartner unveils our latest Hype Cycle™ for Emerging Technologies featuring 25 “must-know” innovations to drive competitive differentiation and efficiency 💯 They’re not only expected to greatly impact… · Shared by 60, including Antonio Vieira Santos - #SPS_Live, Wilko S. Wolters 🇪🇺, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #CES2023, Vala Afshar, Nicolas Babin #CES2023, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Bill Johnston, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
mpost.io
Lacoste’s new NFT project Undw3 will allow its DAO community to co-create
2 min read · · Fashion brand Lacoste, known for its signature crocodile logo, released an NFT project “Undw3.” Owning an NFT will serve as a ticket to the Lacoste DAO, · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
Variant
Sufficient Decentralization
20+ min read · · To access the full PDF version of this article with footnotes, click here. Introduction Web3 builders have focused on the concept of “sufficient decentralization” ever since staff · Shared by 20, including Tintin, Bill Johnston, Paolo Sinelli
