Blockstars weekly newsletter #19
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, we 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
🟡 The UK government includes crypto assets in the new Financial Services Reform Package, with the goal of becoming a crypto global hub
https://decrypt.co/116822/uk-includes-crypto-assets-in-financial-services-reform-package
🟡 Nike is working on connecting virtual and physical sneakers
🟡 Ledger announced its new Ledger Stax, a user-friendly hardware wallet, in partnership with the creator of the original Apple iPod
Solana news
Everything about the Solana blockchain ecosystem
🔵 You can now bulk send NFTs directly from Magic Eden
🔵 Sollet wallet shuts down
🔵 Discord is planning on releasing “linked roles”, in partnership with Solana
Solana NFTs
What did your favorite Solana NFT project announce last week?
🟢 While others were fighting each other on Crypto Twitter, HGE wormholed 50 crypto punks to Solana
🟢 DeLabs derivatives are no longer allowed
Blockstars Universe
What has the Blockstars team been doing lately?
🟣 What does a composition book look like?
Food for thought
The most thought-provoking threads and videos
🟠 The 5 major catalysts for blockchain gaming, by Naavik
https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/2023-cmc-crypto-playbook-blockchain-gaming-what-lies-ahead-by-naavik
🟠 Building the Web3 Marketing stack. Join our founder @nikothefinn in this journey to understand why Web3 marketing is different from everything else
🟠 The war between Apple and NFTs
Tool of the week
The most useful tools for trading
🧰 SolanaFloor
Upcoming events
What is Blockstars doing this week?
💠 Tuesday, 13th of December at 6 pm UTC. Gamers & Web3: Off-chain Gaming in Web3 Games
💠 Wednesday, 14th of December at 3 pm UTC. Noticiero Semanal (NFT talk in Spanish)
💠 Thursday, 15th of December at 2 pm UTC. Deep Dive: End of year wrap-up. Where are our Deep Dives now? (Part 2)
💠 Thursday, 15th of December at 10 pm UTC: Weekly town hall + AMA