Crypto Events Shine Spotlight on NFT Storytelling, Crypties Awards, and Raising Funds

• Jason Michael Primrose, Amanda Terry, Artemysia-X, and Kas Vegas discussed the use of NFTs for storytelling on a lively panel at Camp Decrypt.
• The Crypties 2022 awards gala was held in December 2022 at Art Basel in Miami with Josh Ostrovsky as the emcee and presenters from a range of crypto projects.
• Kathleen Breitman of Tezos spoke about the use of a proof-of-stake mechanism, her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming onstage at Web Summit in Lisbon.

At Camp Decrypt in November 2022, Jason Michael Primrose, Amanda Terry of Metagood and ACTAI Ventures, Artemysia-X of Rug Radio program LorePlay, and Kas Vegas of NFT INT, Huxley, and Feature.io discussed how their work utilizes NFTs for storytelling. Moderated by What’s Trending podcast host Shira Lazar, the lively panel discussed how NFTs can be used to tell stories in innovative ways.

In December 2022, Decrypt Studios held the inaugural Crypties awards gala at Art Basel in Miami. With Josh Ostrovsky („The Fat Jewish“) as the emcee and presenters from a range of crypto projects, statuettes were awarded in nine categories. The evening was sponsored by Polygon, Filecoin Foundation, Lamina1, Async, BeetsDAO, The Gold Mask, Gem Set, Breakout, Anonymous, Infinite Objects, Ape Water, Decentralized Pictures, and Vault 721.

At Web Summit in Lisbon, Kathleen Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, spoke about how the Tezos blockchain has used a proof-of-stake mechanism since its inception. She also shared her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming with Decrypt’s Stephen Graves. In addition, Clay Robbins of Slow Ventures, Soona Amhaz of Volt Capital, Sarah Guo of Conviction and formerly Greylock, and Alex Strzesniewski of AngelBlock shared their insights on raising venture money in a bear market at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco.

Overall, these events highlighted the innovative uses of NFTs for storytelling, the success of the Crypties awards gala, and the insights from industry leaders on raising venture money in a bear market.