Tag: 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

  • NFTs Are NFTY!

    NFTs Are NFTY!

    Fortune Magazine Ranks NFT Makers

    Since the birth of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) around 2017, with the emergence of Cryptopunks as the first NFT on Ethereum, the digital token world has never been the same.

    Some people are skeptics. I recently read someone said “we don’t need another format to sell a jpg.” It made me think about how we create, share and sell stuff in general.

    Maybe the Millennials or Gen Z want something new. During a conversation about cryptocurrency trends with a twenty something tech minded guy, we were identifying where Cryptocurrency is in the zeitgeist. We decided that digital currency in general has moved out of the underground garage or basement, into the lobby, but is still in its nasence.

    NFTs, however, have exploded into the realm of everyday conversation. Why?Probably because of the visual experience. Digital currency is invisible, difficult to grasp, and still volatile. NFTs are something to behold. They provide an experience, evoke emotions, and perhaps a desire to own…the art. They are shoppable.

    If we contemplate the evolution of things in general…knobs turning to buttons, evolving to flat touch screens…my iPhone doesn’t have a home button anymore… we use face recognition more and more, NFTs seem…almost common.

    And so today’s headlines feature Fortune magazine’s new rankings of the commodity: NFTs are NFTY