Ep. 6 – A Creative's Guide to NFTs 👩‍🎨

This week's episode is all about the NFT hype and trying to understand it

What are NFTs, how do they work, and why should you care? In this episode, we invite Mason Nystrom, a Research Analyst at Messari, to help us understand this new emerging creator economy that is made up of NFTs, social tokens, and Web3. We walk through the potential impact it has on creatives, and why and how to get involved in minting your own digital art.

Mason Nystrom is a Research Analyst at Messari where he covers Web3, NFTs, social tokens, and more. Previously he worked for ConsenSys as a marketer focused on marketing strategy for ConsenSys and its portfolio companies. Prior to joining ConsenSys, he worked as a Business Analyst at Gatecoin, the first cryptocurrency exchange to list ether, Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency. Follow Mason for more insights and research at @masonnystrom

Here are a few recommended reading materials on NFTs, Web3, and Social tokens

• Web3 ELI5

• Origins of Web3 and Why it Matters

• The Classifications of Social Tokens

• The Evolution of Content Platforms

• NFTs as an Investment Category

• NFTs and a Thousand True Fans by Chris Dixon

• The NFT Bible by OpenSea

• NFT’s make the internet ownable

• The NFT ecosystem

• Kings of Leon Releasing Album as an NFT

• Why Collect Digital Art NFTs

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