Met Gala vs. Mint Gala -- Take Your Pick 👠
A haiku for you –
(Ok, it kind of breaks the rules of a haiku, so consider it a short poem. Nonetheless, this is what I jotted down as my idea/notes for this week’s newsletter intro. When I came back to it this evening, I had a whole ramble planned/attached, but I think the original actually stands alone. So for once, I’ll keep it short + sweet. More on the ramble of how my brain went from Met Gala… to that one time I lived in NYC and went to Comic Con… to what it’d be like if people started dressing up like their PFPs and walking around town grabbing groceries from Aldi or showing up on a Zoom in full NFT garb… next week. So ya know, #staytuned)
Now back to the semi-haiku:
the met gala is weird
i don’t really understand it
and yet i couldn’t look away
kind of like the first time i came across nfts
#theEnd
ICYMI… here’s the red carpet looks that took over the Met on Monday night. The details were insane. The watch parties were lit… up with airdropped NFTs. And the after parties were an even more interesting blend of the Web2 + Web3 worlds.
If you did miss it, there’s chance to join in round 2, The Mint Gala on May 11.
@michelle_yno also gave a ballin’ style recap, pairing the IRL stars to their Web3 counterparts. Exhibit A ⬇
+ @socialiteGC truly understood the assignment this week.
📰 Start Spreadin' The News
🛍 From the Gilded Age attire to present day ‘lewks’ – here’s the weeks news in fashion:
You have a walk-in closet, but still nothing to wear… in the metaverse. Digital clothing platforms are on the rise.
Boys can be fashion too: Dior entered the metaverse with their menswear exhibit this week.
Tracksuits for everyone – Adidas is giving free merch to all NFT holders.
⚽️ Outside the gala and into the arena, sports news this week was rowdy:
The Men’s World Cup got its first new American sponsor in 11 years. Here’s a hint: Starts with block, ends with chain.
WNBA and PWRFWD are two acronyms you oughta pay attention to.
An LA soccer team dropped NFTs for the inaugural game. (Has me wondering what it’d be like if I never retired from the game…)
DraftKings is working on MLB NFTs (I feel like Gary Vee will be all over this one)
🐒 Also rowdy: BAYC broke the Ethereum blockchain. Here’s the details:
The Avatars of the Otherside: What are Kodas?
The cheapest Bored Ape costs 152 ETH … aka $429,000. To buy a house or ape-in? THAT is the question.
OpenSea started accepting ApeCoin … meanwhile, Yuga Labs raised over $320 Million in $APE from the Otherside sale and $100 Million was spent on gas – in just one hour.
🪙 ICYMI, there was indeed other NFT news this week too:
As if this world couldn’t get ‘Stranger’ … Demogorgon NFTs might soon be a thing.
The Miami Grand Prix will be showered with free NFTs, thanks to Mercedes F1. (McLaren auto has placed 2nd.)
Ukraine’s government launched a website for NFT and crypto donations. Check out an incredible Ukrainian artist on Foundation here.
Another legen-wait for it-dary music NFT platform raised $7.5 Million … but this one has John Legend behind.
NFTsAnonymous, revealed himself … while Beeple missed a day of his everydays.
🪐 Both in this world… and out of this world…
Unrelated to the metaverse, but still outta this world – a space hotel is opening in just 3 years.
What it’s like to own real estate … in 10 different virtual worlds.
The quest to reach Mount Doom in the metaverse is on, my precious. Who’s baking the lembas bread?
The world’s first IRL NFT museum (because that makes sense, right?) opened in Seattle. Entertainment museums are hopping on trend, thanks to Iconic Moments.
💸 + lastly, with all that Ape flying around, we have to hone in on this week’s Money Talks…
Goldman Sachs is exploring the tokenization of real assets.
Meta’s metaverse lost $3 Billion. Yup, billion with a B. But Zuckerberg is convinced that it will all pay off in 8 more years.
Fidelity is drawing younger investors in through education … and will soon let BTC be added to your 401(k).
Crypto investors are getting another community … this time, with ‘unlimited’ use cases.
$800 Billion will be moving around the next 2 years … to where? Idk. Ask NFTs.
Lesson I’ve learned the hard way: Don’t forget to secure your assets.
👯♀️ Women in Web3
The Female Bitcoin Awakening sounds like a creepy show in my opinion… but is actually a great thing that’s closing the gender gap. Here’s why.
Web3 is all about ownership. So this week, women NFT projects are standing up to take ownership over their bodies.
Elle Griffin asked what would happen if we fund artists the same way we fund startups. (Hint: Perhaps it starts with fixing the VC gap.)
While The GOAT is involved in his own NFT platform, his wife is working to address crypto’s sustainability challenges.
Emily Yang, more commonly known as Pplpleasr, will be behind the first-ever NFT-driven festival fundraiser.
+ some podcast episodes for you:
A Conversation With Diane Dai, Co-founder Of Dodo
With over 2.4m followers, Diane shares her basic investing mantra for women interested in crypto.
I was invited to be a guest on TIKI Talk!
If you ever wanted to chill out with me and Shane, this is a great place to start. Pull a chair, join our weird, and see if you can do better than me on the song game at the end.
Randi Zuckerberg started a podcast
You can also hear from Randi on Carly Reilly’s latest episode of Overpriced Jpegs.
Barbara Corcoran sat down with Lisa Mayer, co-founder of @BossBeautiesNFT
Listen in on how Lisa made $2.3 Million dollars in ONE day. One.
My latest Women in Web3 episode is out!
Caroline Pugliese, Director of Creator Partnerships for Entertainment at Rally, shares the truth behind influencers + social tokens.
Got more suggestions for women-led Web3 podcasts, Discords or DAOs? April Joyner from Business Insider wants to hear them.
💼 #Web3Work
Lots of opportunities this week…
Web3 Creator Residency with Forefront
True Stars Mentorship for three women NFT projects
Creator collabs with VeeFriends
And awesome advice from…
Delphin Miloudi-Druelle on how his CV might look weird on paper, but led him to exactly where he’s supposed to be
Justin Shenkarow on holding down 5 jobs in the NFT industry – and how you can get one
Mark Zuckerberg on surrounding yourself with people you would want to work for
+ an engineer at Google’s DeepMind AI lab and how he pivoted from marketing to machine learning
Also … I talk a lot about being ‘tech-adjacent’ – apparently this is what that looks like? 😂
🎨 What I'm Working On: A Step-By-Step BTS Look At A Gal Trying To Make It With NFT Art
Athena | 1/1 Art on Foundation
A letter from the artist:
I believe in art for art’s sake —
It allows you to hold onto a moment.
It allows you to embrace vulnerability.
& It allows you to…
😍 Projects I'm Eyeing...
NFT poetry, coming to a blockchain near you (no, my semi-haiku will not be involved) … and on that note, a mapping of multiple Web3Lit projects
The IRL art of Banksy, before it goes on a major tour … also these IRL lifeguard towers that I can’t believe haven’t been minted yet (you’ll see why)
Surge was everywhere. My entire Twitter feed. All week. And honestly, I didn’t mind it – especially with their features like ‘Gift an NFT to a friend’ and how many guys were treating their ladies to the first NFT ever
A sanctuary of kindness. ‘Nuff said
Sofia Vergara’s new NFT Club, which rightfully selected Meta Angels as their launch partner
🗓 You're Gonna Want To Pencil These In...
Leila Hurstel will be kicking off the Women in Tech Global Conference this June – mark your calendar.
NFT Nashville is hosting a free workshop on blockchain and crypto tax – tomorrow.
TheSkimm wants to close the crypto gender gap – on May 17.
VeeCon tickets are still available on OpenSea – much more affordable than a VeeFriend.
Syndicate is chatting about DAOs for social change and impact tomorrow morning.
The Flower Girls are holding their first VIP experience at NFT NYC. (Anyone else tryna’ sneak in?)
Summer camp, but for adult degens who also like to hustle.
Sad Girls Bar will be doing something fancy at Cruel World Fest on May 14.
And a final question that I resonate hard with this week...
Alas, I will be catching up on my sleep next week – on family vacation!
So as you might guess, there will be no #WomeninWeb3 newsletter next week.
Unless someone wants to guest write?
I’m very down for that, so get in touch!!