EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

From TV/film and music/entertainment to sports, gaming, and hospitality, brands put their cauldrons out for the Web3 community to all participate in ahead of Halloween – from Cheetos and Funko to Autograph, Forgotten Runes, and Paris Hilton. 

Decentraland also announced this year’s artists and performances set to hit the stage during the second annual Metaverse Music festival, which will run from November 10 to 13. You can read more about the Metaverse Music Festival here. 

Award-winning Web3 media platform, nft now, announced its takeover of downtown Miami during Art Basel with the return of The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis, in partnership with Mana Common and MoonPay.

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Get your pens and paper ready for our overview of the most educationally empowering conversations currently happening. 

• Reddit’s blockchain-enabled “Collectible Avatar” program made headlines again after an anonymous Twitter user known by the alias of ‘AB’ tweeted out their thesis behind its frictionless introduction to NFTs that Reddit has used. This latest update follows the launch of Reddit’s marketplace launch in July and its Polygon-based collectible airdrop in August. 

• Latin America is experiencing a rise in adoption of digital assets across the retail, consumer, and government sectors. The Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB) released data showing the adoption of crypto by businesses, reflecting an increase by over 6% from July to August 2022, with Bitcoin as the primary crypto asset. For more information on the RFB report, click here. 

• Apple is back in the news after last month’s announcement that it would allow for NFT integration on its platforms, as it also updated its guidelines speaking to the restriction of utility-based offerings. Tech leaders in the space are arguing that Apple is killing NFT app businesses that it can’t tax in its drive to “crush another nascent technology that could rival its overpriced in-app payment service.” For more on Apple’s recent positioning on creator royalties, click here. 

• VC firm a16z announced a new 12-week long course (CSS23) as part of its Crypto Startup School (CSS) that it launched in February 2020 to help builders get started in Web3. 

OOH, YOU FANCY!

• Earlier this month, vegan shoe company, L0CI announced it would be partnering with the online sneaker world, Aglet, to create 17 different digital-only L0CI footwear styles for Aglet’s 3.5 million active user base. 

• PacSun announced its latest Web3 initiative, tapping popular clothing brand ‘Smiley,’ in a new collaboration through its new retail solutions platform, Digify.

• Nocking Point Wines, founded by CW’s Stephen Amell and Andrew Harding, brings its tannins into Web3 with the launch of Wine3 – read the exclusive interview. 

WANDERLUST

• MyNFT marketplace is preparing to launch Europe’s first-ever vending machine outside the upcoming NFT.London’s venue at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminister.

• Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to offer what is considered to be the world’s first private golf and destination club where a membership can be purchased as an NFT. 

• BAYC and Gutter Cat Gang holders will soon be able to access VIP airport lounges around the world, thanks to a new partnership between seasoned aviation company Global Lounge Network (GLN) and BoredJobs.

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• INTERPOL debuted its own metaverse that is specifically designed and catered towards global law enforcement in virtual space. 

• SEC charged Hollywood icon Kim Kardashian for violating the anti-touting provisions of the Securities Act after she promoted EthereumMax on social media without the proper disclaimers. 

• Texas regulators revealed that they are investigating crypto exchange, FTX, and its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for possible unregistered securities offerings. 

POP CULTURE

• Within 24-hours of taking over Twitter, Elon Musk is already restructuring Twitter’s headquarters and staff with reportedly shocking changes. 

• Jack Dorsey announced the opening of the waitlist for Bluesky, a social media platform he launched in 2019 as an open and decentralized standard for future social media. 

• Warner Brothers is bringing Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth into Web3 with an NFT offering as part of its WB Movieverse.

• Gary Vee’s VeeFriends hit another milestone with the reveal of its latest collaboration with both Toys “R” Us and Macy’s.

• Binance launched its “Art Without Borders” NFT collection, which features 15 unique artworks from Ukraine’s historical Krarkiv Art Museum. The collection will serve as a fundraiser, whereby the collected funds will go towards preserving the integrity of the museum’s art. 

• Cash App is now allowing users to send and receive Bitcoin with the Lightning Network. 

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