Rosie Perper

Rosie Perper was the Deputy Managing Editor for Web3 and Learn, focusing on the metaverse, NFTs, DAOs and emerging technology like VR/AR. She has previously worked across breaking news, global finance, tech, culture and business. She holds a small amount of BTC and ETH and several NFTs. Subscribe to her weekly newsletter, The Airdrop.

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Web3

Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar Launch Web3 Tequila Loyalty Program

The Santo Spirits Club NFT loyalty program will reward members with tiered perks, including an opportunity to win a virtual tequila tasting with Hagar and Fieri, as well as autographed guitars.

Guy Fieri (L) and Sammy Hagar (R). (Santos Spirits)

Web3

Louis Vuitton’s Soulbound Luxury NFTs, Apple’s Expensive Vision

Louis Vuitton is releasing a collection of NFTs retailing for $39,000 each. Plus, Apple announced its Vision Pro augmented reality headset.

Louis Vuitton "Via Treasure Trunk" (Louis Vuitton)

Web3

NFT Inspect Introduces New PFP Discovery Tool for Twitter

The recently-resurrected NFT analysis platform has a new Chrome browser extension that provides real-time data on Twitter profile pictures.

(Franklinisbored/NFT Inspect)

Web3

Kraken NFT Marketplace Launches With Support for Ethereum, Solana and Polygon Collections

Now out of its public beta test, the platform has expanded to include over 250 NFT collections.

(PiggyBank/Unsplash)

Web3

‘Stand With Crypto’ NFT Spreads Across Crypto Twitter Amid SEC Crackdown

After the SEC announced separate lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase this week, figures across the crypto space have been minting Coinbase’s “Stand with Crypto” NFT to show their support.

Coinbase's Stand with Crypto NFT (Zora)

Web3

NFT Lending Is Trending, Raising Concerns of ‘Predatory’ Platform Behavior

Amid an extended crypto winter that has cooled NFT trading, platforms like Blur, Binance and Astaria have introduced new lending options to boost liquidity. While some traders support NFTfi, others say the trend is risky.

(Blackdovfx/Getty Images)

Guides

Binance Crypto Exchange: Your Questions Answered

Following the SEC charges against the world’s largest crypto exchange, people are wondering what’s the difference between Binance and Binance.us, who is Changpeng Zhao and more.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Web3

How AI is Transforming Music Creation in Web3

If the viral Drake deep-fake brought you to this article, welcome to the fascinating (and admittedly spooky) side of how the Web3 music world is embracing artificial intelligence.

(Devrimb/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

How the Metaverse May Revolutionize the Creator Economy

Consensus 2023 attendees unpack the future of Web3 and its implications for creator-first digital economies in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.

Sky Mavis co-founder Jeffrey Zirlin discusses the future of metaverse gaming with CoinDesk's Rosie Perper at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 event. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Web3

Apple's New Headset Could Change the Way We Design the Metaverse

Apple new Vision Pro headset, which it says "seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world," may expand the borders of our decentralized digital future.

Victoria VR's token surges as it becomes first to release metaverse app for Apple's 'Vision Pro' headset. (Apple)