Quick Take Yearn Finance introduces veYFI. PoolTogether V5 goes live. Polygon proposes a Protocol Council. EigenLayer announces a fellowship program. collect:// https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id4532808/id641886063?v=8.22.11&autoplay=1?display=iframe Listen on: Apple | Castbox | Spotify | YouTube Support us on Giveth! https://e

Last week, Zora announced that anyone can now create for free on Zora, all on independently owned smart contracts. Content would be brought onchain through a clever lazy-minting model, where the first minter pays the gas to mint a token. In exchange, the first minter receives a share of protocol rewards in perpetuity. This is a massive unlock to on

The intersection of web3 and AI continues to be a major topic in the space, with artists beginning to take up the offer to use Grimes’ AI voice model with a smart contract split. Virtual band Morphotones dropped "feels good!" (feat. GrimesAI) on Wednesday, and virtual artist Angelbaby teamed up with Wes Ghost to release their collab with

As gas costs crushed the market these last few weeks, heads are turning to L2s for relief. Sound sparked a discussion on Twitter which drew widespread support amongst their community. With $5-10 collects becoming the norm, we need cheaper ways to collect. We need more music onchain, and L2s are here to support that mission. With Alpha Centauri driv

As more music comes onchain, awareness is essential to building an audience. Sound launched artist email notifications, making it easier for fans to get notified every time an artist drops. Artists are expanding their offerings across many different platforms. Spores launched the Spore One, allowing fans to remix 15 of the leading songs in web3 fro

We saw record breaking mints on Sound last week. With less ETH going towards gas, more is going to artist, instantly, onchain. Artists are uploading for a fraction of the cost - meaning we anticipate a ton of new tracks to follow suit. We’re looking forward to seeing who comes into play as the barriers to entry continue to be lowered. If you’re col

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Head’s up: all past and future Catalog memos (including this one) now live on our own blog, Liner Notes. Teleport for new stories and updates. Thanks for reading 💽 The artists who deserve more in web2 are winning in web3. Since opening up artist submissions at Catalog, our core team has listened to thousands of music makers from all over the world