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📝#76: AI Tokens, Musk & Penguin Games

RTFKT x Nike. Mercedes-Benz' Web3 Strategy. Pudgy Penguins x Mythical Games. The Sandbox launches DAO. PayPal goes Solana. MasterCard launches crypto credentials. Musks xAI with $6B funding & more.

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The Road to Web3: Mercedes-Benz's Web3 Journey with Max Orgeldinger

The Road to Web3: Mercedes-Benz's Web3 Journey with Max Orgeldinger0:00/2001× Mercedes-Benz has launched their own NFT project, Mercedes-Benz Next. In the latest episode of the FiftyOne Insights Podcast, I sit down with Max Orgeldinger, founder of 0xNXT, the studio behind Mercedes-Benz’s Web3 presence. We discuss

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📝#75: Brave New World

Hugo Boss launches Web3 loyalty program. Lamborghini goes Roblox. Reebok launches digital wearables. Dolce & Gabbana sued. SEC approves spot ETH ETF. Metamask integrates Bitcoin & more.

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Did the Government Just Enter a Free Market Casino?

The SEC approved the spot Ether ETF today. This is monumental, but it has a catch. Here's all you need to know.

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Art, community, and Web3 with Mastercard's Sebastian Oddo

Art, community, and Web3 with Mastercard's Sebastian Oddo0:00/2001× Discover the intersection of art, community, and Web3 with Sebastian Oddo, VP of Global Digital Marketing Innovation at Mastercard, as he shares his insights on the future of consumer engagement and the role of advancing technologies like blockchain

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📝#74: Biden vs. Crypto Trump

HUGO goes Roblox. Zara x Apple. Pudgy expands to target. Crypto's political showdown. Uniswap x Robinhood. Apple x OpenAI. OpenAI's new real-time conversational chat. Top charts & more.

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Where Physical Meets Digital: How tokenization unlocks new value for brands and consumers

Hey, it’s Marc. ✌️ Modern brands are digital and physical.  Until recently, “digital” meant nothing more than an account.  “Digital” products were just that – ”digital”. Until recently.  Now, blockchain technology allows brands to connect physical products to unique, digital counterparts – “onchain”.  Once a product has a unique ID and is

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From Consumers to Fans

How the next generation of consumers is reshaping brand engagement and sports fandom.

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📝 #73: A New Supercycle

Crypto goes mobile. Vodafone integrates crypto into SIM cards. RTFKTs new collection. Mercedes-Benz goes Farcaster. Solana x Google Cloud. Big week for ETFs. Microsoft's new AI model & more.

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Lufthansa’s Steffen Boller shares the airlines’ Web3 loyalty strategy

Lufthansa’s Steffen Boller shares the airlines’ Web3 loyalty strategy0:00/2001× In this inaugural episode of the FiftyOne Ventures podcast series, Marc Baumann explores the intersection of travel and blockchain with guest Steffen Boller, Dir. of New Business Ventures at Lufthansa Innovation Hub. They dive into the workings of

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📝 #72: Crypto's Trojan Horse

Telegram X TON: Crypto's trojan horse? Animoca Brands comes to Bitcoin. Roblox announces immersive ads. Blackrock invests in RWA company. Amazon's new genAI chatbot. Top charts & more.

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Bitcoin’s New Asset Class (Without the VC-Tax)

Bitcoin Runes are Bitcoin's new fungible token standard that's highly relevant for builders, brands & corporates. Here's all you need to know.