Blockstars weekly newsletter #18
What happened last week in the world of crypto, Solana and NFTs?
Ever felt overwhelmed by the number of things happening in the crypto, Solana, and NFT ecosystems? Don't have enough time to spend on Twitter to keep up with everything? Don't worry, I got you. The Blockstars newsletter is here with all the highlights from last week, now Christmas-themed!
Index
Crypto and NFTs
General news about cryptocurrencies and NFTs
🟡 Fasten your seatbelts. Are you ready for the macroeconomics review?
🟡 Telegram is building a decentralized crypto exchange and wallet
🟡 Stripe just launched a customizable and embeddable fiat-to-crypto onramp. Now available on Fractal, Magic Eden, Backpack wallet, and many other places.
🟡 Phantom is becoming a multichain wallet. Adding support for ETH and Polygon is on the way
Solana news
Everything about the Solana blockchain ecosystem
🔵 Magic Eden launched the Open Creator Protocol, a free-to-use tool to enforce royalties on new collections. For old collections to adopt it, they would need to burn and re-mint their NFTs
🔵 Last week we had Art Basel: Miami, an international art fair where Solana and NFTs had their own representation. Solana spaces in Miami became the go-to place to party with DeGods, monkes, Degen Apes, and meet top artists of the space
🔵 LaunchMyNFT just integrated Magic Eden's new royalty enforcement protocol. Degen mint season is back!
Solana NFTs
What did your favorite Solana NFT project announce last week?
🟢 Taiyo will start building casinos and a Web3 adult content platform under new sub-brands
🟢 Frank is finally doxxed
🟢 Christmas trait packs are coming to the degeniverse
Blockstars Universe
What has the Blockstars team been doing lately?
🟣 You can now sort Blockstars based on their attributes!
Food for thought
The most thought-provoking threads and videos
🟠 Will crypto ever see another bull run?
🟠 Should NFTs be created for consumers instead of investors?
🟠 How to make your time on Twitter 100x more valuable
🟠 Are cultural divisions a good thing for the space?
🟠 SBF's first voice interview
Upcoming events
What is Blockstars doing this week?
💠 Tuesday, 6th of December at 6 pm UTC. Gamers & Web3: Innovating community building practices
💠 Wednesday, 7th of December at 3 pm UTC. Noticiero Semanal (NFT talk in Spanish)
💠 Wednesday, 7th of December. Gartic phone with Blockstars
💠 Thursday, 8th of December at 9 am UTC. Deep Dive: End of year wrap-up. Where are our Deep Dives now?
💠 Thursday, 8th of December at 10 pm UTC: Weekly town hall + AMA