Conferences tend to be a lagging indicator of what's next, says leah_cb. 'As someone who is looking to identify the next trend before it goes mainstream, I’m inclined to think it’s already late-stage for the projects we see on stage.' Opinion.
Last week at Consensus, Yat Siu nearly missed his talk on the Main Stage because he was swamped by a throng of adoring fans, desperate to steal a minute with the metaverse mogul. Siu’s fellow panelist, Maya Zehavi, and I, his moderator, were getting mic’d up backstage, watching as the production crew got more nervous with each passing minute. When someone finally found him and relayed back what had happened, I thought it was brilliant.
Leah Callon-Butler is the director of Emfarsis, an advisory and investment firm focused on Web3 and open Metaverse. With a special interest in the way that crypto is advancing emerging economies, Leah is a Coindesk opinion columnist and writer/narrator of the award-winning mini documentary,"Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines.”the first-ever article about Axie Infinity on CoinDesk
in August 2020, which many people think was early – and it was early – given Axie had less than 500 daily users at the time, before peaking at nearly three million a year later. But from my perspective, I was late. Because in hindsight, I can see that Web3 was taking shape as early as 2018. That was the year that Axie launched; Animoca Brands was seeding future Web3 juggernauts like DapperLabs and OpenSea; and the was formed.
It’s easy to be critical, that is, until you find yourself actually programming one of these stages – as I did, for the Metaverse and Gaming Stage at Consensus 2023. These big events need to draw a crowd, and without much traction or a substantial following, I can understand how risky it is to give up precious air time to some fledgling use case that might still be NGMI.
Like Cloudwhite, the second-largest holder of virtual land in Axie’s metaverse, Lunacia. This guy recognized the value of digital ownership and verifiable scarcity way before big brands like Atari, Warner Music and Gucci aped in on the trend – not because he had a fancy college degree or millions of dollars to deploy, but because he was an obsessive collector as a kid, hoarding Pokémon cards and selling Beanie Babies out the trunk of his mom’s car.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rauw Alejandro Reveals Next Album Is a ‘Saturno Spinoff,’ Talks Next Phase of World Tour (EXCLUSIVE)It’s April 27, one day before the first of Rauw Alejandro’s two sold-out concerts at the Los Angeles Forum. His team is gearing up to bring next-level surround sound to the storied arena – which wi…
Read more »
WWE Files 2023 Q1 Financial Report Full of Big Money and Big WinsICYMI: WWE Q1 2023 Results: Record-breaking revenue, viewership & WrestleMania! 🤑💪🏆 AEW can't compete with WWE's dominance! WWEWins AEWWho? 😏🎉
Read more »
CoinFund's new product could set the benchmark yield rate for Web3CoinFund's new Composite Ethereum Staking Rate ('CESR') could unlock new complex financial products for the crypto space. Listen now.
Read more »
Camino Network (CAM), Web3 Travel Platform, Goes Live in MainnetChain4Travel, Swiss start-up for tourist segment insfrastructure, announces mainnet release of its first blockchain
Read more »
How to attract and retain top Web3 talents — Intropia ReportA new report takes a deep dive into the characteristics and expectations of the Web3 talent pool
Read more »