M○C△ WEEKLY 4/28

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Your M○C△ Weekly Round-Up

Crypto Art

• Op-Ed: We Must Decode the Past to See the Future of Digital Art (NFTNow)

• Grant Yun's debut NFT collection on Solana sells out in 9 minutes (CryptoBriefing)

• Web3 Artist Shavonne Wong on the Future of NFTs (CoinDesk)

• Heba Ismail brings Saudi representation to NFT ecosystem

  Previous (ArabNews)

Metaverse

• Does the metaverse need to be on the blockchain? Execs weigh in (CoinTelegraph)

• Meta’s Metaverse is still losing the company billions (Quartz)

• EU touts health benefits for children in the metaverse despite risks (CoinTelegraph)

• This Disney treadmill could change VR gaming forever (PCGames)

AI

• In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade (NewYorkTimes)

• I tested the AI gadget that got the internet buzzing and it left me wanting more (ZDNet)

• AI is about to make app subscription fatigue even worse (FastCompany)

• ‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower (NewYorkTimes)

Finance

• FBI warns Americans against using unregistered crypto money transmitting services (TheBlock)

• Regulators expected to deal major blow to U.S. crypto market (TheStreet)

• Biden’s 2025 Budget proposal seeks to tax capital gains at 45%, eliminate crypto tax loopholes (KitCo)

• DOJ Arrests Bitcoin Wallet Founders Amid Cash-Like Privacy Concerns (Forbes)

Potpourri

• Crypto crime is too easy (Blockworks)

• Eminem replaces Matt Damon as Crypto.com celebrity spokesperson (TheBlock)

• UK Police Secure New Powers To Seize Crypto Assets From Suspects Without Making Arrests (TheDailyHodl)

Tweet of the Week

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Art From M○C△’s Collection

Me, Alvaro and Jorge (2022), by Nacho Frades. In Museum of Crypto Art Genesis Collection.

Art in the Wild

Masters of the Metaverse #665 (2024), by Mr. Richi. In Collection of A1isK...FZt.

Traditional Art Banger

The Death of Hyacinth (Ndey Buri Mboup) (2022), by Kehinde Wiley. Oil on canvas. 93 9/16 x 144 3/16 in. Held by Galerie Templon, Paris.

Quote of the Week

“Instant gratification takes too long.”

-Carrie Fisher.

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