The Future of Commerce - Issue #191
Crypto
Crypto is 'the future of finance’: Why Gen Z is ditching traditional investments — www.cnbc.com
The next generation of investors are super online — instead of traditional investments, many Gen Z and young millennial investors, from teens to those in their early 20s, are bullish on cryptocurrency and the technology that surrounds it.
Digital land in Decentraland sells for $913K... to a virtual property developer — cointelegraph.com An investment firm has spent more than $913,000 on 259 virtual land plots in the crypto-powered open gaming metaverse, Decentraland.
Business/Marketing/Adv
Lego has created an Adidas sneaker, complete with laces and a shoebox — www.cnn.com Sneaker fans can add yet another new product to their collection, although this shoe is not one to wear.
Ferrari moves into food and fashion — www.freemalaysiatoday.com Luxury sports carmaker is keen to 'support excellence and the best Italian creativity'.
Interestingness
Creativity is dead, long live curation — andjelicaaa.substack.com
Curation as a preferential strategy for brand differentiation, relevance, and equity gain.
Unilever reveals world-first paper-based laundry detergent bottle
“Innovating with alternative materials is a key part of our sustainable packaging strategy and will play an important role in our commitment to halve our use of virgin plastic materials by 2025.”
Wellness
You are not your job — www.thenewfatherhood.org On the unbundling of work and identity, and the search for purpose
Platform News
The Sims 4 Is Hosting An In-Game Music Festival Now — kotaku.com Bebe Rexha, Glass Animals, and Joy Oladokun to sing their songs in Simlish at Sims Sessions