Forget the rumor mill, we’re here for the mint mill. South By Southwest’s (SXSW), the latest festival hosting a large number of NFTs, is SXSW. Dapper Labs was mentioned with Disney in the same sentence. There were rumors circulating over the weekend. Today’s announcement confirms that. Another news: Magic Eden, the Solana-based marketplace, has closed Series A funding rounds, winning $27M.
It’s a few of the biggest stories in NFTs from Monday, March 14. Let’s dive in.
Nightly Mint
The Latest Mint: SXSW is Flooded with NFTs
South By Southwest (SXSW) started nearly 40 years ago, and what started as a festival celebrating music, film, and media has evolved to ingrain much more verticals of broader ‘culture.’ It’s hard to think of a word more mentioned in a sentence with ‘culture’ over the past year than NFTs, and NFTs have managed to make a splash at SXSW in recent days.
There were always doodles and traditional brands released NFTs during the festival. Festival attendees were treated to digital characters and interactive experiences that are blockchain-related.
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The major announcement by Flow-based Genies was made to kick off the week. However, the excitement on Crypto Twitter over the weekend raised higher expectations. Source: FLOW-USD on TradingView.com | Source: FLOW-USD on TradingView.com
Disney and Dapper Rumors are Not a Good Match
Rumours of a possible Disney acquisition were circulating on Crypto Twitter over the weekend. That came up a bit short from the high-flying expectations, with an actual announcement today being that Dapper Labs’ product Genies was bringing on ex-Disney exec Bob Iger to their board of directors.
BOB IGER GENTLEMEN & LADIES?
We’re thrilled to officially bring on @RobertIger to our Board of Directors as he joins our mission to empower people to create their own avatar ecosystems https://t.co/584bPahW9V
— GENIES (@genies) March 14, 2022
Also floating in the Disney / NFT news was Disney’s latest ‘Pixar Pals’ release, in partnership with VeVe, swiftly sell out today.
The ‘Minty Fresh’ Take
There is still so much to do. Today’s ‘minty fresh’ take is a friendly reminder of just that. There’s still substantial efficiency that can improve the user experience in NFTs – and crypto at large – across many and most ecosystems. Keep calm and let builders do their best work.
“oh crypto UX isn’t that bad”
Crypto UX pic.twitter.com/JfBuf8zFdu
— gaut (@0xgaut) March 13, 2022
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