IDEAS Week
Learn directly from entrepreneurs innovating across digital assets, Web3, blockchain and the metaverse.
Refound Journalism: Selling NFTs to Help Photojournalists
Photojournalists in conflict or disaster zones could improve their finances and rights management by selling non-fungible tokens of their work.
IndigiDAO: Bringing Blockchain to Indigenous Communities
IndigiDAO founder Henry Foreman believes blockchain technology can be used to help authenticate handcrafted work made by Indigenous artisans.
A Hack to Make Solar Energy More Available
Spark founder Jon Ruth wants to build a marketplace for buying renewable energy certificates on the blockchain as a way to subsidize small producers of solar energy.
Smart Contract Platforms: Past, Present and Future
A brief overview of smart contract platform use cases and the potential for investment.
Stablecorp Wants to Reduce Cross-Border Payment Friction
The Canadian company wants to give users and investors a bank-like experience without the need for a bank.
I.D.E.A.S.: Investing in the Future of Digitization and Computing
When you break down the promise of blockchain technology as a new form of computing, oracles and shared storage are two strong use cases. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s IDEAS Week.
OccSaviors and the Fight for Honest Occupational Health Hazard Standards
Founder and industrial hygienist Jeffrey Miller details how the decentralized project looks to give occupational workers the fuel they need to track their exposure levels by using NFTs.
'It’s Always the Community': Web3 and the Future of Movies
Lindsey McInerney on why entertainment will bring the first 100 million people to Web3.
StoryDAO and the Quest to Recreate Hollywood
Justin and J.P. Alanís are launching their first IP universe later this year. In 10 years, they believe “the next Star Wars, the next Pokémon will be community-owned.”
This Native American Tribe Leader Is Bringing Salmon Restoration to the Metaverse
In Salmon Journeys on Decentraland, users catch Chinook salmon to win exclusive NFTs.
Bitcoin and Beyond: The Future of Cryptocurrency Investing
Experts weigh in on the future of crypto as currency ahead of CoinDesk's I.D.E.A.S. conference.
