The Decential Digest

Hello there! We’ve been busy as always here at Decential. Here’s a roundup of the stories and podcasts we published this week in case you missed them. Thank you for your support and interest in our work.

MON. APR 17

The Beat: Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Fearless Exploration, Wild Awake Details Emerge and Water & Music’s NFT Collector Study

Measuring music fandom in a web3 world

MON. APR 17

Utah’s Bill to Govern DAOs Increases the Pressure for a Federal Policy

States risk fragmenting how DAOs should be treated under the law and the U.S. faces competition from offshore jurisdictions

TUE. APR 18

Wasabi Protocol Is Bringing Options to the NFT Market to Improve Efficiency and Provide Investor Protections

A move by a startup/ to /build out the trading infrastructure for the $21 billion NFT market

WED. APR 19

The Imperative to Build Web3 Communities for Women

Profiles of three organizations helping to bring more women into web3

WED. APR 19

U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds Confirms Washington’s Wish to Crush Crypto

A blunt assessment of the Biden administration’s stance on crypto

FRI. APR 21

How a DAO Is Logging Evidence of War Crimes in Iran and Ukraine on the Blockchain

The lessons learned by a DAO community in Ukraine are being used to help Iranian protesters

Decential podcasts

Can The Dev Do Something? Ft. Matt Paul

Matt helps Karsen work through her soul searching journey about web3 and being so early in the space

DeCent People With With Glo Dollar CEO Jeff Milewksi

How crypto — and stablecoins specifically — can help erase extreme poverty

Big Brother and the Hodling Company LaTecia Johnson | Visionary Rising

LaTecia talks about hiring herself to do what she knew she could do and about always wanting to be in the music industry.

Light Camera Crypto With B. Earl - Comic Book Writer and Filmmaker

A Spanish professor helped Ben change his life and decide to go into filmmaking

The Karsen Daily Show: Coachella Drama, Soulja Boy Rug 'Em, & Heart On My Sleeve

Frank Ocean as Bigfoot