Category: nft

  • An Unabashed Futurist Launches a New Ecosystem, Bridging the Metaverse with the Real World.

    As the news cycle surrounding cryptocurrencies continues to baffle us, announcements about new NFTs keep popping up. In the last week I’ve received several emails with cool ways NFTs are being incorporated into our daily lives.

    Steve Aoki, 2x Grammy-nominated music producer, artist, designer, and NFT visionary, brings us his A0K1VERSE (@A0K1VERSE), a new ecosystem, bridging the metaverse with the real world. A0K1VERSE is the most ambitious project to date connecting web 2.0, web3, and IRL experiences. Built on the Passport, the A0K1VERSE is an NFT-gated membership community offering Passport holders exclusive access to both physical and digital experiences from Steve Aoki including opportunities and rewards from his high-wattage network of NFT collaborators and brand partners.

    Aoki knows the power of NFTs to build vibrant community.

    As a long-time collector and “an unabashed futurist” (Fortune), Aoki has been at the forefront with his NFT collaborations, generating over $4 million with the launch of his first NFT, the Dream Catcher series. He also co-created the first blockchain-based episodic series with Dominion X (@DominionX_NFT), partnered with Sotheby’s on their Contemporary Curated series, and recently partnered with comic book legend Todd McFarlane to create OddKey, an NFT marketplace on the Solana blockchain for comic artists to freely showcase and sell their original digital artwork.

    “Since I started my first company Dim Mak back in 1996 I have cared for, grown, and embraced the concept of community. Now as we look at the future of what our community wants, I believe that the utility needs to be diverse, engaging, and evolving with culture. This is where IRL meets meta – not just in my world but the many worlds I am a part of. Members will not only get access to my own projects but a wealth of friends & family NFT projects and real-world experiences.”

    Follow Steve:

    Discord: https://discord.com/invite/steveaoki

    Twitter: @A0K1VERSE

    Instagram: @A0K1VERSE

    Website:  https://a0k1verse.xyz

  • New NFT Eco-Friendly Platform Cuts their Carbon Footprint

    Music Tech Firm Launches Eco-Friendly Platform Designed to Simplify the NFT Experience for Music Themed Collectibles

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    Some of the controversy over NFTs comes from the energy sucking “Proof of Work” formula required to get on the blockchain. A music tech company, Serenade, is changing the game by utilizing a “Proof of Stake” method. This lowers the Gas fees incurred in the minting process.

    Serenade is breaking new ground with the launch of an artist/fan-centric music platform, which aims to break down the barriers to entry surrounding Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and make them easily accessible and affordable for artists and their fans.
    Launched by Australian tech entrepreneur Max Shand, the eco-friendly music-based platform produces 1/44,000th of the carbon emitted by a standard NFT (or 1/10th of the energy usage of a Tweet) through an energy-efficient NFT authentication method called ‘Proof of Stake,’ a counterpoint to the standard Ethereum ‘Proof of Work’ method. 


    Purchases are made using a Debit/Credit card via Serenade’s check-out facility, designed to function as a standard eCommerce site, with the platform handling the creation of a digital wallet and transfer of traditional payments into cryptocurrency.
    Serenade launched in August 2021 with music-related digital collectibles that included unreleased tracks, limited edition artwork, and VIP ticketing and experiences.

    “We made sure to work with a company caring about the environment. Our NFTs are 1/10 of the carbon footprint of a tweet.” Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland, founders of the band, Jungle.


    Serenade’s Environmental Credentials Explained.

    Serenade NFT emits just 1/10th of the carbon of a tweet, which comes to 1/44,000th of the footprint of a normal NFT. They do this through an energy-efficient NFT authentication method called ‘Proof of Stake,’ a counterpoint to the standard Ethereum ‘Proof of Work’ method.  This marked improvement is a result of the Serenade platform being built on top of a layer 2 blockchain called Matic. Matic has a trusted relationship with Ethereum, which means it doesn’t have to go through the exhaustive process of proving every single NFT transaction to the blockchain, but rather achieves this via collective proofs.  Not only does this lead to far better ecological outcomes, but it lowers the cost of creating NFTs so artists can be free to produce more work for their fanbases without bearing any gas fees.