Polygon once hailed Starbucks
Nifty News: Yuga cuts staff, NFT trading volume on Mythos Chain surges and more…
Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre said the firm was stretching itself thin by taking on too many projects, and will now focus on its core aims with a smaller team.
Google Plays Nice With NFTs, Starbucks Puts Ex-MLB Star’s NFT Project on Deck
This week, Google made a big shift in their policy towards NFTs, allowing apps in the Google Play store to include the ability to buy, sell or earn tokenized assets. Meanwhile, Starbucks Odyssey, the brand’s Web3 loyalty program, announced their next Stamp would be “designed by Aku,” the NFT character launched by former LA Dodgers player-turned-artist Micah Johnson. In other news, Snoop Doog and a16z-backed decentralized music venture Sound announced a $20 million funding round and we got another “phygital” sneaker drop.
Starbucks Teams Up With Micah Johnson’s Aku NFT Project
The latest Starbucks Odyssey Journey launch will feature a Stamp “designed by Aku” and include a $100,000 donation to Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit tackling food insecurity among children.
Technology Is Blocking Mass Adoption of Web3
The clumsy and confusing user experience of onboarding into Web3 is preventing broad adoption, but technological improvements are the solution, says a panel of Web3 executives.
Starbucks Odyssey Brews Smoother Second Serving of NFTs With ‘First Store’ Collection
Members of Starbucks Odyssey who had two unique stamps (NFTs) in their wallet were able to access a pre-sale before it opened to the rest of the beta group.
Polygon’s Mission ‘Has Always Been Mass Adoption of Web3,’ Co-Founder Says
That can only happen with mainstream companies, Sandeep Nailwal said.
Starbucks Odyssey Releases ‘The Siren Collection,’ Its First Limited-Edition NFT Drop
Members of Starbucks Odyssey, currently in beta, were able to purchase up to two “Stamps” from an edition of 2,000 featuring the brand’s iconic siren.