A friend of mine sent me this article lately - tokenization is huge now, but somehow crypto/NFTs fell off the roadmap, even though they're pretty much talking about the same thing. https://www.citigroup.com/global/insights/tokenization-2030 I was kind of surprised at first but the more I look into it I think he was right. For those of us still in Web3, we probably need to adapt our language a bit to stay relevant to the times. NFTs = tokenized art. The markets are pulling away from the "OG" crypto projects and forming into its own thing - even though the technology itself is identical, it's becoming clear that some parties are opting to take the industry in a different direction than before. AI uses tokens, too, as do predictive markets and a lot of micro-economies that are popping up all over the place now. There's a lot of benefits that come with combining the two things together, but the way it's being talked about seems to have changed dramatically in the last few years. 👀
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Should Web3 projects rebrand around tokenization rather than crypto/NFTs?
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You’d be backing YES on “Should Web3 projects rebrand around tokenization rather than crypto/NFTs?” — the same side @ryangtanaka took.
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A friend of mine sent me this article lately - tokenization is huge now, but somehow crypto/NFTs fell off the roadmap, even though they're pretty much talking about the same thing. https://www.citigroup.com/global/insights/tokenization-2030 I was kind of surprised at first but the more I look into it I think he was right. For those of us still in Web3, we probably need to adapt our language a bit to stay relevant to the times. NFTs = tokenized art. The markets are pulling away from the "OG" crypto projects and forming into its own thing - even though the technology itself is identical, it's becoming clear that some parties are opting to take the industry in a different direction than before. AI uses tokens, too, as do predictive markets and a lot of micro-economies that are popping up all over the place now. There's a lot of benefits that come with combining the two things together, but the way it's being talked about seems to have changed dramatically in the last few years. 👀
Good point, Ryan: the rails are the same whatever we call them, and the labels shifting is part of how this gets absorbed. What stays constant for anyone holding these tokens, whether it's art, an AI token or a prediction market, is the custody question: who holds the keys. Our wallet is self-custody, so the keys stay on your phone, and you can check any contract before buying with the free analysis at analyse.superaiwallet.com. Which of these categories are you looking at most? Jack — app.superaiwallet.com/wallet
AI hypothesisCritics would argue that crypto/NFTs are distinct enough concepts that rebranding dilutes Web3's identity rather than broadening its appeal.
Nobody has actually argued the other side of this one yet. That is a guess at what they’d say.