↔️ Conferences left and right & Philanthropy Day this Thursday!
Happenings from ETHDenver, SXSW, and upcoming Outer Edge LA🌴
Hi folks!
It’s been a second! Kicking off the new job has been taking up a lot of my time, but happy to say the product we’re building will change the web3 ecosystem for the better. Super hyped to share more of the details over time. But for now, if you’d like to trade NFTs you own with other cooler NFTs - you gotta check out our platform and lmk what you think ✨
In this issue I want to cover some of the conferences happening. This is the IRL month 🤝
ETHDenver 🏔
I was at ETHDenver last week! I’m not lying when I say 4 days felt like 2 weeks. Days were so full I actually ended up back in the hotel no later than 10 (I know- becoming a bit too boringresponsible.)
I met some really amazing people in Denver. The biggest conference brought about 35,000 people this year. Google Cloud had its “women in web3” event, there were multiple VC brekkies, Magic Eden and Protocol Labs hosted fun events. The real gig was the conference itself, with individual areas for DeFi, Metaverse/Gaming, Devtopia, and other web3 areas.
Also learned what a spork is! spoon+fork=spork😂
If you didn’t know.. I’ve been making some short videos for the lovely folk at the Defiant. I’ve been a fan of theirs since their NFT film years ago, and it was lovely to connect irl 🫶
South by Southwest↘️
This newsletter is being written on a plane back from Austin right now! Me and my friend Anatola ran around covering all things web3 & tech. Yours truly is going for the second time, though with a glow up. She got a press pass y’all, thanks to you, dear reader. We have interviews from folks at Lamina1, Lush, Neone, HitPiece as well as experiences from XR exhibitions and the Creative Expo.
Some panels we checked out:
10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2023
Web3 and the Future of Emerging Markets
Unleash the Entrepreneur in Everybody with Mark Cuban and Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman
Artemis Generation: NASA’s Next Giant Leap
anything & everything Kara Swisher
If you’d like to read more in depth what we’ve been up to, check out Anatola’s blog post about our SXSW experience here.
Outer Edge (prev. NFT LA) 🌴
Outer Edge is coming up today! This conference is more than just an NFT conference, Outer Edge is an experiential celebration of all things at the edge of Web3. This year, Outer Edge LA will capture the spirit of the community and the meaningful work each individual contributes to the greater Web3 whole — by inviting you to immerse yourself in the experience and build and shape it.. I'll be there, and if you’re still not sure, I got a discount for you. You can use code NFTimes10 to get 10% off your ticket.
Here’s the list of official events, including a whole day I’m co-organizing with the folks from the conference: Join our Philanthropy Day!
Come in the morning for Yoga and Meditation sessions, followed by panels and a charity auction in the afternoon. There will be music after 8pm and some vegan snacks throughout the day!
I am very excited to announce that NFTimes joins Outer Edge LA this year as a community partner. You can check out side events here.
To Watch 📺
Latest Short I made for the Defiant. You can catch more on their Twitter / TikTok / YouTube / Instagram. (too much of my face everywhere, if you ask me) but what the heck future is (unfortunately) with short videos!
-Aleyna
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