👀 Web3 meets typography 🍃 Environment x NFT drops 💸 NFT artist royalties


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In this newsletter, you'll find:

👀 Web3 meets typography
🍃 Environment x NFT drops
💸 NFT artist royalties
🏠 Web3 offline boom

WHAT'S NEW?

People expect to spend at least 4 hours a day in the metaverse.
Metaverse still not ready for virtual weddings and legal proceedings.
NFT Naruto Museum signs agreement with Michael Jackson estate.
Ja Rule becomes latest celebrity to embrace NFTs.
OpenSea changes stolen NFT policy following user outcry.
HitPiece, the infamous music NFTs startup, relaunches with actual musician partners.
Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton among 19 celebs called out for shilling NFTs.

Helvetica the NFT – Where Web3 meets typography

There aren’t many NFT collections who have merged Web3 technology and potential with typography. Filling this space is Helvetica The NFT – a collaboration between legendary type foundry Monotype and emerging Web 3.0 creative community KnownUnknown that has seen two dozen artists from around the world come together to create a range of NFTs using “the world’s most well-known typeface”.

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Why big brands need to lead the way in environmentally friendly NFT drops

The main backlash point for individuals and companies jumping on the NFT train? The environmental implications.

Now, don’t misunderstand me, not for a second am I saying that if a company is looking into NFTs that sustainability should only be of interest in protecting their butts from sustainable consumers – not at all. Interest in sustainability is more productive and more likely to succeed if it stems from authentic interest in wanting to protect the environment.

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Why NFT creators and collectors can’t stop talking about artist royalties

Some NFT marketplaces aren’t honoring creator royalties, setting off an animated conversation across Crypto Twitter this weekend. Here's what all the fuss is about.

Some NFT marketplaces are not honoring the creator royalties specified in smart contracts.
Rising use of such marketplaces has triggered a debate among NFT creators and collectors alike.

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Why Web3 brands are moving offline to explore physical spaces

The term “metaverse” has been associated with an all-encompassing online universe for decades, but some Web3 companies are now building bridges to the physical world with new brick and mortar stores and real-life events.

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Other reads

Artist Ryder Ripps claims lawsuit over Bored Ape NFTs is being used to silence him.
Decentraland’s third metaverse art week to focus on metaverse evolution and human-nature relationships.
How China threatens to splinter the metaverse. In the future, the metaverse could be split into two: China and the rest of the world.

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