The Edge of NFT Newsletter | Issue #22
Giveaways | Why You Want A Spirit Seed For NYC | Edge Of DCentral & Consensus | Metaverse Digest | Podcast | NFT Nuggets, And More!
Mario Nawfal (NFT Tech) X Edge of NFT Giveaway
NFT Tech experts sift through the noise to find the best, most innovative projects and bring them to investors’ doorsteps. They build technology for play-to-earn games, taking the gaming industry to the next level, and partner with Tier 1 brands to facilitate their foray into the world of Web3.
NFT TECH is giving away up to $5,000 in sweepstakes. All you have to do is follow Mario’s twitter(@MarioNawfal), turn on tweet notifications and retweet the top tweet! The lucky chosen winner that retweeted Mario's top tweet will receive $5,000 in an assortment of tokens NFT Tech is invested in - but there's only 48 hours so don't miss out!
Learn more here. Enter using the button below. (Contest Ends: 11:59PM 14th June 2022 (Eastern Time (US & Canada)
David Bianchi x Edge of NFT Giveaway
David Bianchi is a multi-hyphenate artist that is globally recognized as an actor, filmmaker, and spoken word poet. He seamlessly blends together these passions in his very own art genre he calls Spinema™ (spinning cinema through spoken word). These poetic-cinematic experiences are currently taking the NFT art space by storm, leading to tens of thousands of dollars being donated to charity organizations.
Senses is a 1000 NFT collection of 100 original spoken word poems that all pertain to the 5 senses of the human body, each written and performed by David Bianchi, with both an accompanying musical score produced by PLS&TY & generative visual art coded by technologist Dogan Demir. Each piece of art is generated from code that is informed by data extracted from recordings of David’s voice.
Learn more here. Enter using the button below. (Giveaway ends on June 9, 2022, at 1 AM PST)
The Glimmering X Edge of NFT Giveaway
The Glimmering is a new 5e campaign designed to preserve the magic of classic tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) while innovating the player experience. The adventure extends beyond the traditional gaming world and onto the blockchain network.
GRIPNR is giving away 20 spots to The Glimmering pre-sale list PLUS 1 of 500 of The Glimmering's NFT poster art! Are you ready?
Learn more here. Enter using the button below. (Giveaway ends on June 9, 2022, at 1 AM PST)
Metagood X Edge of NFT Giveaway
Metagood is empowering communities to be catalysts for positive collective action. Our world is facing exponential problems and we believe in the power of communities to take collective action to solve them. We recognize the need for fundamental change in incentive structures and believe in the power of Web3 to help create this change for the benefit of current and future generations.
Are you in for a treat? Metagood is giving away 10 allowlists of their upcoming drop of onchainmokey
Learn more here. Enter using the button below. (Giveaway ends on June 9, 2022 at 1 AM PST)
Xpunks X Edge of NFT Giveaway
XPUNKS is a limited series of 10k generated XPUNKS. You can recognize us by our X marked mouth. Our goal is to be the face of the XRP community. Many of you have been here in the XRPCommunity for a while, truly believing in the potential of the XRPL and its token XRP. Now you will have a way of showing the world: We are the Founders of the XRPCommunity, We are the Founders of the New World.
Are you ready to win? Get excited! Xpunks is giving away 0.5 XPUNK (which is redeemable for 1 NFT), New merch from a to-be-released collection, shirts from the new collection of t-shirts
Learn more here. Enter using the button below. (Giveaway ends on June 9, 2022 at 1 AM PST)
Art Blocks x Edge of NFT Giveaway
Art Blocks provides a home for Creative Coding. Unique iterations of generative works are hosted immutably on the Ethereum Blockchain.
Art Blocks is giving away 0.25 ETH to our lucky winners!
Learn more here. Enter using the button below. (Giveaway ends on June 10, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST)
✨Spirit Seed / Living Tree Update:
Are You In? SoHo Technique Auction House and Gallery Crawl Powered By WeDream
Spirit Seed Holders! Pay Especially Close Attention!
You can get free access to this VIP, invite-only event. Check your Spirit Seed newsletter subscription or your private discord channel (#Spirit Seed Holders) messages for details (or ping us with a reply if you can’t find the message).
Everyone Else: Read On For Some Cool Opportunities And Alpha For NYC June 21-22
Spirit Seed Holders: join us for a special event on June 22 from 4pm to 11pm ET starting at 39 Wooster. Register using the exclusive link we sent Spirit Seed Holders. Make sure you also attend our live podcast taping with the Edge of NFT Podcast Crew and then mix with VIPs enjoying the State-Of-The-Art of Art in Augmented Reality. Proceed through 5 gallery spaces (maps link below) and enjoy an unforgettable NYC experience!
About this event
Sprit Seed Holders: please RSVP asap or you may not be eligible to attend. Limited seats are available.
This unique gallery event spans five locations in New York's chic bastion of creative expression: SoHo.
All geographical event spots are viewable at the following link: .
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1xZRbXigej4cgSPEPcjC1SlZOXLE6SZrN&usp=sharing
Further details regarding the wider event are at this website:
Registration is at 39 Wooster Street, New York at 2pm on 6/21 (Tue) or 4pm on 6/22 (Wed).
Alpha: Non-Spirit Seed Holders can catch a bit of this action on June 21, while the spaces are open to the public.
On June 21st galleries will be open to a wider audience but on the 22nd the event doors are only open for VIP invitees, including Spirit Seed Holders, and other movers and shakers in NFT, Web3 and beyond. You will need a golden coin, issued at registration, in order to enter.
Also on June 22nd Edge of NFT will host an exclusive live podcast recording with a very special guest (TBA) Make sure to be present for this exciting live recording. VIP invite only!
The larger event on June 21 and 22nd will allow you to wander throughout different worlds in both physical space and augmented reality. Enjoy exclusive lounges, communal bar scenes, cozy nooks and open gallery spaces across each location. The surrounds will capture the essence of vintage quality in all of the architectural details of these SoHo spaces. And literally "on top of that" you'll augment your experiences with a voyage into Augmented Art through Augmented Reality in a tangible setting. Mingle with leaders in many arenas and those pioneering in the field of NFT and Web3. Rub shoulders with some special celebrities within art, culture, NFTs and music. SoHo Technique will featuring 12 uniquely themed galleries located across five prestigious locations within the heart of SoHo, all within walking distance.
On June 21st the event will run from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM and on the 22nd, it will run from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Reminder: the 22nd is VIP only.
Thanks so much to our gracious partners SOHO Technique and WeDream for bringing this unique event to you!
🌎Back From Edge of DCentral & Consensus In Austin, TX And Beyond
Recently, during the second week of June the Edge Of NFT team continued their tour of the lively Web3 Conference scene visiting Austin, Texas. There, we participated in both DCentral Austin and Consensus 2022. Following on the heels of our monumental journey to Davos, Switzerland we kept the momentum going and experienced some more incredible moments of serendipity with leaders and creators.
DCentral was a gathering of leaders with innovative projects both in Defi and NFT. The Edge team had the opportunity to deep dive with key players like Kevin Smith, Tatiana DeMaria, Daniel Moncada, and Charles Hoskinson. We felt the spirit of DCentral! It was all about a focus on building a genuine community in the Web3 Ecosystem. Despite crypto markets that currently feel quite deflating there are still a lot of people building their visions. The team had the chance to find out, in several instances, what owners and creators of notable art and successful IP are planning for in the coming weeks, months and years. We are still seeing a lot of action in Web3 reflected by the excitement of participants, innovation of leaders, and experimentation of creatives!
Consensus was another phenomenal event in Austin, Texas that our team participated in. There were over 17,000 attendees from all over the world. Interesting conversations flourished everywhere around how blockchain and web3 are evolving. The team had the chance to chat with the Metaplex Crew about all the innovations happening in the Solona Ecosystem. We pow-wowed with the Polygon team about the investments they are making in Web3. We sat down with the founders of Metagood, to learn about them and explore their bigger societal impact. We attended interesting events and dinners with leaders in the space that are doubling down on utility and technology that encourages mainstream adoption.
Some of our big takeaway themes taken from Consensus:
a. let’s use Web3 to create a space that works for both consumers, businesses, and institutional investors;
b. Let’s find out how to solve bigger problems using DAOs, the metaverse and other tech as integrations with the NFT Ecosystem.
Exciting speakers included Joseph Lubin, Edward Snowden, and Diana Sinclair. There was no shortage of incredible satellite events that extended pre and post-conference. Casper Labs had a great party. Boba Network, Polygon, and MarketAcross did a great job with their events. Some favorite booths of our crew included PlayDapp, Fireblocks, and F2pool.
As previously mentioned, a lot of building is happening and that is exciting! Web3 is taking off with a focus on personal data and security. Some of us noticed an emphasis on custody solutions and on the continued development of NFTs into unexplored realms.
Up Next: NFY NYC! Stay tuned to our socials, the podcasts and this newsletter for updates on our journey. Come along for the ride!
Ⓜ️Metaverse Digest (by mpost.io)
Welcome to our new featured section presented by our partners at mpost.io! mpost (Metaverse Post) is our go-to resource for everything about the Metaverse in one place. You can count on them to bring you the best analytics, insights, news, interviews, and more. It becomes clearer every day that the metaverse is going to be a huge part of our futures. And NFTs will be seamlessly integrated, so we want everyone in our awesome tribe to be on the cutting edge of everything metaverse. Enjoy!
How to survive a crypto winter
First off, breathe.
Crypto prices have fallen to near-catastrophic levels (when compared to last year’s wild run-up in prices) and those of you who got in when BTC was at the $40K or even the $25K range – not to mention those who are seeing their NFTs dry up like so many dried apes – can be excused in thinking the sky is falling.
It isn’t.
First, a bit of truth. The crypto markets, including NFTs and equity token crowdfunding, will bounce back. The market is cyclical and keyed to various events including political changes (Trump, even if he was a terrible president, was good for business simply because CEOs felt untrammeled). The current global meltdown sucks and will get worse but, like the great wheel of fate, sometimes fortune casts you down only to lift you back up again.
A disclaimer: this is not financial advice nor should you construe it as such. These are anecdotal musings gathered from long experience in the crypto markets. Do not invest anything based on anything I say.
In addition to the cyclical nature of the markets, there is a decided lack of entropy in crypto. In other words, the train isn’t stopping but it will slow down a few times in the next decade. The bottom line is this: nerds have built a market of their own that, in a very real way, allows them to buy, sell, and invest in digital and real-world goods. While regulation should be a welcome addition to this market, at least to keep the Greatest Fools from coming in and losing their life savings, it will never be stopped. This is, for better or worse, a new Internet, a system that routes around damage.
Bored Apes desecrated a famous piece of New York graffiti art
Yuga Labs hired street artists to paint the Bored Ape Yacht Club logo in the streets of New York City. The company used a guerrilla marketing strategy to gain attention before its ApeFestival, which will take place in New York on June 20-23.
They messed up.
TAG Heuer’s smartwatches can now display NFTs
Swiss brand TAG Heuer introduced a smartwatch that displays users’ NFTs.
The Connected Calibre E4 smartwatch will let owners display NFTs on the watch’s screen. Users will need to select “Lens watch face” on the TAG Heuer app, connect the wallet, and complete the sign-in process. Then, owners can choose an NFT for display. The artwork will show up as an animation in a hexagon pattern.
Goblintown creators reveal their identities
Goblintown project shook the NFT world with its oddness and indirection. Since the launch, the project has been completely anonymous – no one knew how it appeared or who created the ugly-looking goblins and made them viral. Yesterday, the doxxed identities behind Goblintown.wft were revealed. The creators, who, a few months ago, were making strange and incomprehensible goblin noises in the Twitter space, are Truth Labs, a collective that also founded IlluminatiNFT and The 187 Web3 projects.
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🥚 NFT Nuggets
Artsy:
Marina Abramovic on the Eve of Her First NFT: Web3 Is ‘Undoubtedly the Future’
Gamerville:
Vulcan Forged Announces the Elysium Stablecoin – $GSP
Metaversal:
TOP 10 METAVERSE BLOCKCHAIN PROJECTS TO LOOKOUT FOR IN 2022
Collectible:
eBay jumps into digital collectibles market, launches first NFT collection
Uncategorical:
Rapper French Montana on NFT Slump: Only the Strong Survive
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