Culture Week

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How Sports DAOs Can Offer Fans a Piece of the Action
Just as the Ethereum network continues to show us the way toward a fairer internet, Sports DAOs will show us the way toward the future of fandom, says Adam Miller of MIDAO in...
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A screenshot from Metaverse Fashion Week (Decentraland)
Metaverse Fashion Is on the Rise, but for Whom?
Digital fashion is nascent in the Web3 space, with the potential to onboard millions of users in the coming years. But as brands work out who to target with hard-to-fathom tec...
A screenshot from Metaverse Fashion Week (Decentraland)

Video game controller (Jose Gil/Unsplash)
AI and Crypto Are Combining to Create Web3's 'Multiplayer Era'
Creating with code has never been easier. Web3 tooling shows us how it can be equitable and collaborative.
Video game controller (Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Reiss Nelson, of Arsenal, celebrates scoring a goal in the English Premier League (James Williamson/Getty Images)
Fan Tokens: A Bet on Your Favorite Soccer Team?
Does the performance of soccer team tokens align with on-the-pitch performance? Max Good, from CoinDesk Indices’ team, breaks down the match stats.
Reiss Nelson, of Arsenal, celebrates scoring a goal in the English Premier League (James Williamson/Getty Images)

Test Your Strength amusement park game. (Getty Images)
Move-to-Earn Has a Ponzi-Economics Problem
Stepn is a cautionary tale for M2E startup founders like me. But I see a better model in Sweatcoin, which leveraged real-life utility to amass over 100 million users before go...
Test Your Strength amusement park game. (Getty Images)

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The Australian Open Goes Full Web3
January’s tennis grand slam shows how brands can embrace the metaverse for increased fan engagement.
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Stepn Was a Runaway Success During COVID but Can It Keep Moving Forward?
Some see the future of fitness motivation. Others see a Ponzi scheme. This feature is part of CoinDesk's Culture Week.
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Rethinking the Value of DAOs
Or, how DAO culture creates value in crypto.
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A digital tree. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)
Web 3 Is a Return to the Internet’s Wild Spirit
“I think that’s what audiences want, right?” writer and founder of freelance payments system OutVoice, Matt Saincome said.
A digital tree. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Artist Sol LeWitt with one of his instruction-based wall drawings in 1978. LeWitt is widely credited for his influence on the field of "generative art," which has benefited from NFT technology.
How NFTs Put Generative Artists on the Map
Profile avatars emerged from a long tradition of artists expressing themselves through code, math and randomness. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.
Artist Sol LeWitt with one of his instruction-based wall drawings in 1978. LeWitt is widely credited for his influence on the field of "generative art," which has benefited from NFT technology.