Collective Thoughts #43: DAO-A-THON is this Friday at Art Basel, Pudgy Penguins NFTs, Seed Club DAO & More!

what we’re reading:

1. Popularity Of Web3 Pushes Legacy Brands To Embrace Digital-First Ethos (Forbes)
2. What the Crypto Crash Means for Fashion’s Web3 Projects (Vogue)
3. Mattel Launches NFT Marketplace With Hot Wheels Collection (Coindesk)
4. Accelerating the energy transition with Web3 technologies (MIT Technology Review)
5. NFT Real-Life Use Cases (Decrypt)

virtual events

1. NFT Spotlight Series: Pudgy Penguins
Tues, Dec 6th @ 3pm ET | (RSVP)

We’re excited to chat with Pudgy Penguins CEO, Luca Netz, about his big plans for the project since he acquired it a few months ago!

2. DAO Talks #11: Seed Club
Tues, Dec 13th @ 3pm ET | (RSVP)

We’re excited to talk with Jess, the founder of Seed Club, dedicated to creating a future of community-owned networks. Come learn more about what Seed Club is all about!

what we’re sharing in our group chats:

• Enjoyed this thread exploring the benefits of co-creating in web3
• Seed Club opened RSVPs for their DAO demo day on Dec 16th
• There’s a movie that was funded entirely by NFTs

what we’re screenshotting:

what we’re celebrating:

• Our COO, Sarah, is celebrating 2 years at Upstream! We’re so grateful to have her on our team.
• Art Basel kicks off this week! Which events are you going to? Let us know!
• We have over 300 RSVPs for the DAO-A-THON! Will we see you there?