Joan Westenberg
Joan Westenberg
MODA DAO Co-founder
Joan is a Web3 writer, angel investor and creative director. She founded a digital studio called Self. She works with MODA DAO on their mission to rewrite music for creators and fans alike. She is currently raising a Web3 fund called Metapunk. She was named one of the top 100 innovators in Australia by The Australian.
Her writing has been published in CoinTelegraph, The Next Web, The SF Chronicle, Wired, The AFR, The Observer, ABC, Junkee, SBS, Crikey and over 40+ publications. My regular work can be found on Pizza Party, sharing notes on Web3, the metaverse and NFTs.
Her writing has been published in CoinTelegraph, The Next Web, The SF Chronicle, Wired, The AFR, The Observer, ABC, Junkee, SBS, Crikey and over 40+ publications. My regular work can be found on Pizza Party, sharing notes on Web3, the metaverse and NFTs.
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NFTs: Sizzle or Fizzle?
WED, OCT 18, 12:00 PM
Conference
In case you missed it, the crypto crash has been a brutal reckoning for both the blockchain industry and the NFT space. But is it really time to throw the baby out with the bathwater?
What is the true value of NFTs and Web3? The blockchain’s great promise, beyond transforming enterprise systems and replacing intermediaries, is to conform to a new social system that’s widely decentralised. Blockchain technology can also provide proof of provenance of a work, and smart contracts can make sure artists receive a cut of royalties from secondary sales in perpetuity (something that's almost unheard of in the traditional art world). It also provides an opportunity for digital artists to build a group of collectors who are interested in buying their work, and allows them to own their own content and have agency about how it's distributed.
But, the big question remains - is it working, and what does the future hold for artists and creators hoping that web3 will solve some of the art world problems of yesteryear?
