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Ozzy Osbourne’s NFT project shared a scam link, and followers lost thousands of dollars

The Verge

When a pop-cultural icon like Ozzy Osbourne announces an NFT collection, you can count on the project getting publicity. Like the majority of NFT projects, CryptoBatz uses Discord as a place to organize its community. I tagged them a few times in various tweets, as have a few other people, but no response,” he said. cryptobatz.

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NFTs, Verifiable Credentials, and Picos

Phil Windley

podcast about NFTs with Doc Searls , Katherine Druckman , and their guest Greg Bledsoe got me thinking about NFTs. I first wrote about NFTs in 2018 regarding what was perhaps the first popular NFT: Cryptokitties. The DMV could also issue car titles as NFTs. Listening to this Reality 2.0 But, not so fast.

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Leveraging the Identity Metasystem

Phil Windley

I recently saw the following tweet (since deleted): Soooo many questions: Would a vaccination status NFT be transferable (a core feature of most NFTs)? And that work might have to be redone for each NFT used for SSI, depending on how Origin Trail is architected. What's the underlying platform's security? Who has control?

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Epic says it’s ‘open’ to blockchain games after Steam bans them

The Verge

Some NFT fans immediately looked to Epic after the news about Steam broke. Enjin, a company that helps developers integrate NFTs into their products ( including SpacePirate , who tweeted about their game being taken off of Steam ) retweeted our Steam article , and tagged Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, asking to talk.

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Using a Theory of Justice to Build a Better Web3

Phil Windley

If you look at the poster children of Web3, cryptocurrencies and NFTs, the record is spotty for how well these systems reward participation rather than rewarding early investors. NFTs are a good match for this use case because they represent ownership and are transferable. Tags: web3 freedom agency ssi.

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Crypto’s winter is here again. How long will it last?

Vox

Bored & Hungry is a restaurant in Long Beach, California, based on characters from the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project. Tag line: “Don’t miss out on crypto.”. The only way to get in was to buy a Vaynerchuk NFT, and he tells me that nearly 7,000 VeeFriends owners showed up. Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Rani Molla.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 29, 2021

GeekWire

The entomologists and researchers leading the fight against Asian giant hornets in Washington state have made some tweaks to the tech they’re using to tag, track and hopefully eliminate the invasive species. Putting the Nirvana in NFT: Photographer Charles Peterson digs into grunge archives for digital debut. … Read More.