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Sotheby’s to Auction Neal Stepheson’s ‘Snow Crash’ Manuscript and Digital Collectibles

The auction house is offering the original 1991 manuscript of the sci-fi novel that coined the term "metaverse," alongside a series of physical and digital collectibles.

The original painting used as the cover art for Neal Stephenson's science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Neal Stephenson/Bantam/Bruce Jensen/Sotheby's)

Policy

Dapper Labs Ruling Could Spell Trouble for Other Centralized NFT Projects, Experts Say

If Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shots Moments are found to be securities, the company and its CEO could potentially face civil and criminal penalties for selling unregistered securities.

A selection of NBA Top Shot NFT "Moments." The licensed collection experienced a huge price bubble in its early days - one that still leaves a bad taste in some collectors' mouths. (nbatopshot.com)

Web3

Web3 Music Streaming Platform Audius Integrates TikTok

Audius users can sign up for the application with their TikTok profiles and use the streaming service’s songs in their videos on the social-media platform.

(Solen Feyissa/Flickr)

Finance

DWF Labs Invests $25M in Privacy Tech Startup Beldex

The funds will help promote the ecosystem of decentralized applications that protect user data.

Beldex raises $25 million with a new DWF Labs partnership (Unsplash)

Finance

A16z Leads $25M Round for Web3 Startup Building Online Towns

Here Not There also received backing from Benchmark and Framework Ventures.

Here Not There Labs is looking to duplicate town squares online. (Vladimir Jesko/Pixabay)

Finance

Pantera Invests $10M in Metaverse Game Worldwide Webb

The Web3 game allows players to use their existing NFT collections as avatars.

Worldwide Webb has raised $10 million from Pantera Capital (Worldwide Webb)

Web3

Spotify Is Testing Token-Enabled Music Playlists

The pilot is currently only available for Android users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

(Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

BlackRock Starts Metaverse-Themed ETF Despite Waning Investor Interest

Meta, Apple and Nvidia are top holdings for the exchange-traded fund.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Web3

LinksDAO to Bid on Scottish Golf Course Following Vote

The decentralized autonomous organization will make an offer on the 18-hole Spey Bay Golf Club, worth about $900,000.

A Long Island golf course bathed in sunlight. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Videos

NFT Marketplace Blur Co-Founder 'Pacman' Unveils Identity on Twitter

Pacman, one of the co-founders of rising non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur, revealed his identity late Tuesday in a Twitter thread, sharing a photo of himself next to the Web3 avatar he uses for interviews. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for the future of Blur amid a brewing turf war with OpenSea.

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