2022 Predictions The emergence of vertical marketplaces: ~~~~ 0% fee native marketplaces (project-specific) ~~~~ Specialized marketplaces for specific NFT categories Music NFTs gain greater recognition DeFi x NFT integrations become stronger and blue-chip NFT liquidity deepens Rental NFT market starts to bloom with the rentals of high-end pfp’s Rise of…

For many nft collectibles, there has been a lot of discussion on the relevance of utility. While I agree that utility is beneficial, especially for new projects, I would warn people who feel it is the be-all and end-all. One aspect I’d like to bring up is the discussion over…

Composability in the NFT landscape is sort of a tricky concept. One of the most powerful mechanics of blockchain technology is that it allows both code and overall applications to become composable. What this means is that the code can be integrated and built upon by another application (freely). This…

When reading “Skin in the Game” by Nassim Taleb I could not help but to think about the concept of web3 and how it brings this to fruition. What skin in the game means is that you should not put others at risk when you yourself are not at risk…

Public domain NFTs are an interesting concept that I have seen play out in the space. Two projects that come to mind when thinking about this topic are both Cryptoadz and NounsDAO. For starters, public domain is defined as: The public domain consists of all the creative work to which…

There has been a lot of talk lately about blue-chip NFTs via Twitter, so I figured I would write up my thoughts on them. In traditional terms when talking about a blue-chip asset the definition reads: “A blue-chip refers to an established, stable, and well-recognized corporation. Blue-chip stocks are seen…

NFTs are changing both our digital identity and landscape as we know it. They take the old model of “licensed” digital content and completely abolish it. Digital items can now be provably owned on an immutable ledger. But why do we still have those individual(s)/group(s) who mention that he/she can…

NFTs create the ability to tokenize culture. Culture is defined as “the arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, and other products of human work and thought considered as a unit, especially with regard to a particular time or social group”. Some of the most important cultural artifacts of our time are internet-based…

It has been a pretty crazy couple of weeks in NFT land from the numerous news articles calling “NFTs dead” to the Sothebys auction where a Cryptopunk alien sold for $11.8 million. One thing newcomers may be thinking if not already, is what are NFTs and how is digital ownership…