Things We're Reading - October 2021

What is the Metaverse?

https://www.kanaandkatana.com/blog/what-is-the-metaverse

Art in America piece “From Blockchain to Browser: Exhibiting NFTs, Part One”

https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/nfts-curation-online-exhibitions-crypto-art-1234601534/

Twitter thread describing blockchains as the “new app stores”

https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1427452454543663129

Vitalik Buterin: Moving beyond coin voting governance

https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/08/16/voting3.html

Gartner piece argues that NFTs are at the pinnacle of inflated expectations but DeFi has room to grow

https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/3-themes-surface-in-the-2021-hype-cycle-for-emerging-technologies/