a16z Podcast: All about NFTs - Andreessen Horowitz
From "I've never seen anything like this before" to "is this like ICOs all over again" to "it's just a jpg I don't get it" to "but what about the energy use!" -- this special deep-dive episode from the a16z Podcast network breaks down everything you need or want to know about NFTs... while cutting through the noise for what’s hype/ what’s real and answering top of mind questions.
Non-fungible token (NFT) is a term used to describe a unique digital asset whose ownership is tracked on a blockchain, such as Ethereum. Assets that can be represented as NFTs range from digital goods, such as items that exist within virtual worlds, to claims on physical assets such as clothing items or real estate. In the coming years, we will see NFTs used to unlock entirely new use cases that are only made possible by crypto.
💻🌃🧙♂️Crypto Will Change Value, NFTs Will Change Society
Note: “Crypto” is a catch-all term for assets like bitcoin and blockchain protocols like Ethereum. Note 2: The “Metaverse” is a virtual environment where people live, work, and play. Crypto is going to radically alter finance, value, organization, governance, the internet, money, and more. But it’s non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that will radically alter human society and culture.
Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle — Nichanan Kesonpat
How David Bowie presciently described the breakdown of barriers between creators and their audiences, the future of digital communities, and experiments in NFTs and social tokens.
Established art cultures online and in the physical world won’t be early adopters of NFTs. A crypto-native subculture will emerge around the medium first.
Before tech, I was an artist manager in music. When I started the firm, I believed one thing about the music industry very firmly: ownership endows power. Typically, labels had ownership over the music, and thus, power over artists.
This is an edited, updated version of an essay I wrote in 2008 when this now popular idea was embryonic and ragged. I recently rewrote it to convey the core ideas, minus out-of-date details. This revisited essay appears in Tim
Put on a blue dress and blonde wig because tomorrow we are adventuring down the NFT rabbit hole. In this philosophic discussion, we’ll be covering everything from medium, art, and auctions to economics, memes, and singularity. We’re on something. We’re on to something. Join us.
BAND Royalty Music NFT Royalties on Ethereum Blockchain
Band Royalty NFTs give you direct access to music royalties,
With BAND NFTs staking, instead of just listening you can stake your NFTs into royalty pools that potentially earn whenever that platinum selling song is played. Tap into the unique utility of these BAND NFTs to get the opportunity to share in the performance rights of various songs and artists.
Math Wallet, Your Gateway to the World of Blockchain
Math Wallet is a multi-platform cross-chain wallet that supports 38+ public chain ecosystems such as EOS, TRX, BTC, ETH, BinanceChain, Cosmos, IRISnet, and others.