Music, Money & Tech - Issue #27

Thirty years into the development of the world wide web, a handful of companies control most user attention and advertising revenue, with closed ecosystems that hold back innovation by independent developers.

MoonPay has made it easier for millions of people to buy crypto. So what’s the deal with them helping famous people buy JPEGs now?

When Israel Wilson first got involved in Bitcoin, few celebrities knew anything about the currency or the technology behind it. Today, it’s hard to find any celebrities—movie stars, athletes, musicians—who aren’t clamoring for a piece of the increasingly glamorous world of crypto and NFTs. 

Imagine buying the perfect pair of pants. Their hem length and bagginess were debated and voted on by their future wearers. Their fabric was sourced ethically, and you can look up the metadata of where it was milled.

We’d like to formally invite you to a special Chaos Twitter Spaces event Thursday April 28 at 530pm ET on “Architecting Chaos”, where we’ll dive into how we’ve built this camp with the very architects building it.