Another evening, another mint. Today’s briefing features more SXSW chatter, a new sports star signing on to a major NFT marketplace, and a whole lot more.
Let’s dive in.
Yesterday’s Mint opened up the door to the flood of NFT and crypto-related activations, panels and content that was present on-site in Austin, Texas during annual media and culture fest SXSW.
Feel free to double down for another dose on Tuesday, as Mark Zuckerberg stated at the fest that Instagram is “working on bringing NFTs to Instagram in the near term," according to a first report from Engadget. Without sparing much in the way of details, Zuckerberg added that the platform is looking “over the next several months, the ability to bring some of your NFTs in, hopefully over time be able to mint things within that environment.”
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A few other stories hit the headlines today, so let’s pull out some of the quick hits:
An IRL airdrop paired with a good cause? Now that’s a refreshing take.
For his 34th birthday, Steph Curry surprised 28 'Birthday Game' NFT owners with a trip to San Francisco for a meet and greet, with all expenses paid by FTX.
100% of the revenue from the sale of each of Curry's NFTs goes to his foundation, Eat. Learn. Play.
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— Front Office Sports (@FOS) March 15, 2022
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