App developers have a complex relationship with Apple and Google via their app stores. If you build something and want mass adoption, you need a mobile phone app and must work within the guidelines they set. The guidelines are complex and can be difficult to navigate, and the costs of…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. NFTs in the News Big Names Continue to Embrace NFTs 💍 Tiffany’s made headlines this week with their launch of jewel encrusted Cryptopunks in the physical world for that passionate NFT community. The City of Miami announced an NFT collection in…

Web domains in web1 and web2 were big business. Several .com domains reportedly sold for over $25MM in the secondary market including CarInsurance.com, Insurance.com, VacationRentals.com, PrivateJet.com, and Voice.com. As we dig into the process for registration of a new website, a little history might help here. The Internet Corporation for…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Regulation DoJ and SEC Charge ex-Coinbase Exec ⚖️ The U.S. Department of Justice has brought criminal insider trading charges against a former Coinbase product manager for trading ahead of new tokens being added to their exchange. The SEC is arguing that…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Markets Update Ethereum Merge Drives Rally 📈 After a few tough months in the Crypto markets, enthusiasm around the upgrade to Ethereum coming soon has led to a big market bounce. The merge is the start of the transition to from…

The music industry is seriously messed up. The big labels find young talent and sign them to a record deal. They pay for the cost of getting the artist’s music out and give the artist some upfront cash, but they get ownership of the master recording and control the economics…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. New Products Blockchain Gaming on a Roll 🕹️ There is no stopping the flow of capital into web3 gaming. Mysten Labs closed $140MM of their Series B led by FTX at a $2Bn valuation to build dapp infrastructure including the gaming…

With the Crypto markets collapsing, the NFT market is going through a transition. Projects that sold simple profile pictures (“PFPs”) to buyers without any actual real-life value or utility are being pummeled. The best NFT groups like Bored Ape, Doodles, and VeeFriends created communities and provided utility in multiple forms…