Gm DOers!

We saw some huge announcements this week in Web3!

Before we hop into the rollup, I want to thank everyone for the great feedback from the Web3 Marketing Panel we hosted earlier this week. If you haven’t had a chance to listen, please do. There is a wealth of knowledge to be gained from the panel.

Now for the Web3 Rollup. In this week’s episode, we talk about:

• Terra Luna announces their plan to purchase $10 billion of Bitcoin as a reserve for their currency
• The future of NFTs, branding, and how businesses should be thinking about utility
• The NFT of the Month

You can watch the episode below, or listen on your favorite platform Spotify | Apple Podcast | YouTube

Terra Luna to Buy $10B of Bitcoin

Terra Luna announced that they will be buying $10 billion worth of Bitcoin to serve as their reserves for UST.

“The reason why we are particularly interested in Bitcoin is because we believe that it is the strongest digital reserve asset,” Do Kwon – the founder and CEO of Terraform Labs.

To date, they have purchased 30,727 BTC – just over $1.5 billion at current prices.

Global reserve currencies rotate every 100 years to the currency of the world’s largest economy. This chart shows the evolution of reserve currencies dating back to 1250.   Bitcoin can be seen taking over as the global reserve currency.

The Future of NFTs for Brands and Their Communities

In an incredibly detailed Twitter Thread, Cantino outlines some of the possible use cases that businesses and brands can use to add utility to their NFTs.

Cantino notes that the incentives must be aligned.

“That means tangible benefits for communities. No cash grabs, no one-sided-exchanges. Brands get insights + loyalty, but customers get increased power + rewards.

Those that nail it will kickstart a retention + innovation flywheel.

NFTs enable this in ways that old systems cannot, creating entire economies in the process.”

Bored Ape Yacht Club Owner Uses IP Ownership Rights to Open Restaurant

Los Angeles restaurateur Andy Nguyen spent $267,000 USD earlier this month to purchase a Bored Ape and two Mutant Apes.  As you can see in the photo above, he will be using the IP to brand the restaurant.  This is just the beginning of how we will see NFTs used to brand businesses.

NFT Rugpullers Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering

The Department of Justice has charged two 20 year old NFT rug pullers with wire fraud and money laundering.  They executed a $1 million NFT fraud scheme in January, and were preparing a second one before their arrest.  This is a big move forward for Web3 regulations, showing that there are punishments coming for these types of acts.

Ukraine Launches NFT Museum to Remember The War Against Russia And Raise Funds

Ukraine has been able to raise over $65 million in crypto donations.  This graphic shows some of the items they have been able to purchase thanks to everyone who donated.

NFT of the Month

We have two NFT projects we’d like to highlight this month – Crypto Testers and Crypto College.

Crypto Testers is a community where the NFT acts as a membership pass.  They are creating an educational platform and network of web3 builders.

CyptoTesters Website
CryptoTesters Twitter

Crypto College is an online platform that gives their NFT owners access to a curriculum of virtual lectures and private members only community of dedicated NFT collectors and Web3 builders.  They also use their NFT as a membership that grants access to the cohort.

Crypto College Website

Web3 Academy Discord Highlights

@timjeffries @KyleReidhead @JayHamilton and @Aequio have a discussion about the need for a more mobile friendly web3 experience. It’s great seeing the community come together to talk about what can be improved on in the space, and how we can help facilitate that.

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