Back in March, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. The goal of this was to get multiple government agencies working together to understand the risks and benefits of the Crypto industry. The Executive Order instructed nine agencies to work across six key…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Big Companies in Web3 Starbucks is Coming for Web3 ☕ Starbucks has started to release some details on the hotly anticipated web3 reward program. The coffee giant will work with Layer2 Polygon and more details are coming soon. Several investment and…

Sorry for the delay in sending this week. I was moving houses in Atlanta, total chaos. Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Big Companies in Web3 Sports Continue Deeper in Sector 🏀 The NBA announced a partnership with Sorare to build an NFT trading card fantasy sports…

We have seen some notable examples of sports teams, leagues, and media groups jumping into the Metaverse over the last two years. I wanted to dig deeper on this topic, so I had calls with friends at an established sports league, a startup league, a major media company, and an…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Media Eminem and Snoop Rep BAYC 🐵 At the MTV Video Music Awards, Eminem and Snoop crushed a Metaverse-themed performance. The rap stars performed as Bored Apes and traveled through the Otherside digital universe. Capital Raised Capital Rushes into Web3 Gaming …

Today’s post was written in partnership with Eric Swartz at Lowenstein Sandler LLP. Thanks to Eric for his contributions, and be sure to reach out to him if you are looking for an attorney for your web3 project. A big question when buying an NFT collectible is the ownership of…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Products Nike Leads Big Brands in NFT Sales 👟 Dune Analytics reported that Nike was the clear leader amongst existing brands in NFT sales thus far. With Nike’s purchase of RTFKT last year, the sneaker giant has exceeded $185MM in NFT…

If you follow Crypto news, you’ve probably heard about the Ethereum Merge over the last week. When I first started writing this newsletter, I covered the scale challenges with Ethereum and discussed the high cost in fees and lower speed of the network’s Proof of Work (PoW) process. Faster, cheaper…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Products More Web3 Activity from Sports and Entertainment Leaders 🏈 Dapper Labs continues to make moves. They hired Meta exec Nick Grudin and launched a new collab with the L.A. Rams. The Major League Soccer PA announced a new blockchain game…