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Hey y'all! BLOCK::BLOCK chief of staff, Carly Reilly here, on the subway, OMW to the next NFT NYC event. It’s been wildly interesting & fun and we’re only halfway through. Here are a few of my fave tweets + my own video takes of days 1 + 2 of the conference! Scroll down for Friend Of BLOCK::BLOCK Jeremiah Long’s take on this week in crypto/NFTs.
RTFKT Studios on Twitter:
RTFKT Studios on Twitter:
“We’re on TIME SQUARE 🗽 Take a pic of yourself / Avatar in front of one of our NYC location billboards, use #NFTNYC + #RTFKT for a chance to win a Clone X NFT 🧬 https://t.co/KSMSeiFXYE”
twitter.com
Dothadash on Twitter:
Dothadash on Twitter:
“@dannycoleee - an absolute legend
Gonna be hard to top the party @creatureNFT just put on… https://t.co/V3hCVA7voo”
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Gary Vaynerchuk on Twitter:
Gary Vaynerchuk on Twitter:
“An idea for tonight and #nftnyc https://t.co/blkldZxU7m”
click here for the video!
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Carly Reilly on Twitter:
Carly Reilly on Twitter:
“takeaways from the fireside chat with @garyvee & @j1mmyeth at @nftnyc
#1 is kind of a surprising one but feel like we need to hear it 😂
#2 I want more of a crew in this space so if you want to be friends please hit me up! https://t.co/PqyvHhDN5j”
click here for the video!
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Carly Reilly on Twitter:
Carly Reilly on Twitter:
“Latest update (I’m flexing) from @NFT_NYC
- video of @AndrewYang minting his @cryptonewyork NFT below!
- theyre free (sort of) to mint. Just hard to get on their list. So wanting one isn’t me going back on my “no more buying NFTs” rule
(at least that’s what I tell myself 😂) https://t.co/mgdYcZK6az”
click here for the video!
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And now here’s Jeremiah Long!
The Metaverse
Meta (Formerly Facebook) will support NFTs, seeks to make sales easier says Head of Metaverse Products
Meta (Formerly Facebook) will support NFTs, seeks to make sales easier says Head of Metaverse Products
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, said the company’s metaverse will support non-fungible tokens (NFT) in a possible boost to the Ethereum protocol, where the digital collectibles format has thrived.
“This will make it easier for people to sell Limited Edition digital objects like NFTs, display them in their digital spaces and even resell them to the next person securely,” Facebook Head of Metaverse Products Vishal Shah said.
www.coindesk.com
Startup seeks to supply AI human helpers to the Metaverse
Startup seeks to supply AI human helpers to the Metaverse
Soul Machines, a New Zealand-based company that says it’s designing AI-driven digital humans for clients to use for things like customer service, promotional videos, and education. Co-founder Greg Cross says it plans to create a “digital workforce” for a potential metaverse, according to The Verge.
futurism.com
The NFTs
NFT NYC: Gary Vaynerchuk Warns New York NFT Fans to Do Their Own Homework
NFT NYC: Gary Vaynerchuk Warns New York NFT Fans to Do Their Own Homework
Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk is completely sold on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) but he still sees the red flags.
“I have pure conviction about this,” he said at an event in Tribeca called 3-2-1 Blast Off, a satellite event of NFT.NYC, the annual gathering for digital collectibles in New York City.
“NFTs work for me and alt coins and other coins don’t. I just have a lot more interest in storytelling, narratives. The idea of arbitraging currencies I just don’t understand as well and I’m not interested,” Vaynerchuk said.
finance.yahoo.com
The Long Reads
Photoshop will get a ‘prepare as NFT’ option soon
Photoshop will get a ‘prepare as NFT’ option soon
Adobe is launching a system built into Photoshop that can, among other things, help prove that the person selling an NFT is the person who made it. It’s called Content Credentials, and NFT sellers will be able to link the Adobe ID with their crypto wallet, allowing compatible NFT marketplaces to show a sort of verified certificate proving the art’s source is authentic.
www.theverge.com
The Industry
NFT NYC 2021 — Here’s What to Expect
The inaugural NFT.NYC, which took place in 2019 in New York City, was a fraction of the size of this year’s conference. It held a moderate 460 attendees and 85 speakers where topics included the importance of NFTs, their function as a new asset class, and how they might reshape how people think of art. This year’s NFT.NYC is bringing together over 500 speakers from the crypto, blockchain, and NFT communities.
The Tweets of The Week
@Meta on Twitter:
“Announcing @Meta — the Facebook company’s new name. Meta is helping to build the metaverse, a place where we’ll play and connect in 3D. Welcome to the next chapter of social connection.”
https://twitter.com/Meta/status/1453795115701440524?s=20
@TheHaskmasks on Twitter:
Earlier this week, @TheHashmasks surpassed 5,000 unique owners!
Let’s celebrate! 🎉
https://twitter.com/mskDAO/status/1454089261096095754?s=20
That's all folks! See you next week.
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