Crypto 2022: Culture and Entertainment Week

How crypto is changing media and entertainment – and forging its own culture. Sponsored by Nexo.

Crypto 2022: Culture and Entertainment Week

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How NFTs Put Generative Artists on the Map

Profile avatars emerged from a long tradition of artists expressing themselves through code, math and randomness. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.

Artist Sol LeWitt with one of his instruction-based wall drawings in 1978. LeWitt is widely credited for his influence on the field of "generative art," which has benefited from NFT technology.

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10 Great Novels About Money (and Crypto)

A roundup of books worth reading for Culture Week.

BOLOGNA, ITALY - MARCH 30:  French writer Daniel Pennac poses at Arena Del Sole Theater on March 30, 2010 in Bologna, Italy.  (Photo by Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images)

Opinion

Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop

A ‘90s kid reflects on seeing how iconoclastic rappers changed the world. And how that energy is now in Web 3.

Rap group N.W.A. pose with rappers The D.O.C. and Laylaw from Above The Law during their "Straight Outta Compton" tour in 1989. (Photo by Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Opinion

Should Crypto and Porn Get Intimate?

An industry known for leading on tech seems comparatively slow on crypto.

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What’s Next for Friends With Benefits?

The crypto-backed social club is looking to remain accessible to the creators it wants to attract.

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Opinion

Why I Spent $29M on a Beeple

Next year, the NFT market will broaden and migrate towards quality, said one collector.

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Music NFTs Are Set for an Explosive 2022

Music NFTs are about to disrupt an industry full of gatekeepers and middlemen.

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From DOH! to DAO: The Rise of Decentralized Organizations

ConstitutionDAO was just the start. The range and ambition of DAOs is only growing.

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Mobile Bitcoin Gaming Is Powering Up on Lightning

Des Dickerson: “We want to gamify the world with bitcoin.”

Thndr CEO and co-founder Desiree Dickerson (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

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How the Economics of Bitcoin and Ethereum Shape Their Cultures

Different cryptocurrency networks will form distinct societies.

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