Trends & Game Changers

15 NFT Use Cases That Could Go Mainstream
Only a year ago, art and collectible NFTs were mostly ideas with “potential,” but no one outside the crypto space took them seriously. Today NFTs are going mainstream with breathtaking speed. In this interview with investors, founders and people breathing NFTs, Coindesk gives us a glimpse into the (possible) future of NFTs.

The Metaverse Festival Is Taking Place in Decentraland (21.10 - 24.10)
A four-day celebration of music, culture, and creativity in the virtual social world of Decentraland, the Metaverse Festival is a grand collision of light, sound, and portable toilets.
It’s the first event of its kind – a fully decentralized celebration of music that offers a weird and wonderful brew of world-class headline acts including Paris Hilton, mind-blowing stages, games, exclusive artist merch, collectibles, and more

Sotheby’s Takes Its NFT Experiment Into the Metaverse
Sotheby’s Metaverse” will hold its first sale from Oct. 18–26 with a collection called “Natively Digital 1.2: The Collectors.” Featuring 53 works from 19 NFT collectors, the collection is the second iteration of Sotheby’s first NFT group sale, Natively Digital.

Dapper Labs Took NFTs Mainstream, Now It Wants to Do the Same for DAOs
In brief Dapper Labs has launched a new business unit focused on building tools for DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations. (DAOs are currently a hot topic in the crypto world. Essentially, they’re online communities empowered by ownership stakes—typically in the form of tokens—that can take nearly any focus, including funding investments, social interactions, or crypto project governance.)
Facts & Figures

It’s Time To Wake Up To The Metaverse Mall
With the creation of social virtual worlds such as Fortnite and Roblox, the Metaverse’s doors have been well and truly flung open. Ready Player One level is just the next step. The real question is, when will more brands — and in particular, retailers — catch up and start building their own worlds within it?