Will Gottsegen

Will Gottsegen was CoinDesk's media and culture reporter. He graduated from Pomona College with a degree in English and has held staff positions at Spin, Billboard, and Decrypt.

Will Gottsegen

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Finance

Cherie Hu on Music and the Metaverse

How might concerts work in the metaverse? And what even is the metaverse, anyway? Ahead of her panel at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, Water & Music founder Cherie Hu pins it down.

(Cherie Hu modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Web3

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About ‘Miladys’ but Were Afraid to Ask

These anime-inspired NFTs come with some deeply confounding ideological baggage.

(Art by Remilia, modified by CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Bored & Hungry in Crypto: Why This Burger Joint Wants to Use ApeCoin

The owner of the first Bored Ape-themed restaurant explains himself.

(James Rubin/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Otherside and the Future of NFT Consolidation

In the wake of its chaotic metaverse land sale, Yuga Labs says it has outgrown Ethereum. Quelle surprise.

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Finance

BAYC Team Raises $285M With Otherside NFTs, Clogs Ethereum

The virtual land rush for the ape-centered metaverse project has already cost traders more than $176 million in fees alone.

(Yuga Labs)

Layer 2

Please Don’t Buy a ‘KYC’d’ Wallet for the Bored Apes Team’s Otherside Mint

Yuga Labs’ long-awaited “Otherside” NFT sale has spawned a secondary market for specially registered Ethereum addresses. Caveat emptor.

MONKEY BUSINESS: Buying access to a random person’s crypto wallet is extremely risky. (meshaphoto/Getty Images)

Opinion

The Pitfalls of 'Community-as-Company'

When a faulty smart contract cost the Akutars NFT collection nearly $35 million, project leaders said they'd bail it out.

Credit: Akutars (Edited by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Moonbird NFTs Are a Bet on Kevin Rose's Rep

With a buzzy new NFT collection, the Digg co-founder looks to reward members of his VIP blockchain club.

Moonbirds, modified by CoinDesk

Opinion

Elon Musk, Twitter and Running Things Like a DAO

Why the world's richest man may not have the lasting influence he craves.

(Photo by Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images)

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