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Let's move to Thailand & join some Blockchain loyalty programs? 🔥
BMW using blockchain technology, DeGods bridge to ETH, and OpenSea's ban on Cuban artists
GM Baos,
It's the last day of the year Baos. Make it count!
No doubt this year has been rough, but web3 has never been more bullish 🫡
Today we cover:
BMW's blockchain loyalty program (Thailand)
DeGods bridge to ETH
OpenSea ban on Cuban artists 🇨🇺
BMW x BNB
Blockchain loyalty programs are the future 👀
It's amazing to see everyone from a coffee chain (Starbucks) to a luxury car brand (BMW) incorporate the blockchain for their loyalty programs. These are some BIG names...
JUST IN: BMW to integrate #blockchain technology and use #BNB Chain to settle transactions for customer loyalty program.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru)
2:44 PM • Dec 29, 2022
On Thursday, BMW announced they're partnering with Coinweb to build a customer loyalty program and will use BNB Chain for settling transactions. They are rolling out the program exclusively to Thailand first.
What we know so far...
The blockchain will be used for daily operations ex. to eliminate paperwork
Rewards points will be earned in the BMW ecosystem. Whether thats from buying a car or just getting a service. Then the points can be spent also be spent on things within the ecosystem
"Customers will be rewarded with loyalty points and they will be able to spend within the ecosystem. Our hope is that there will be a future global rollout but currently our partnership is for Thailand" — Coinweb CEO, Toby Gilbert
The only people who hate on blockchain technology are the ones who don't understand it. This BMW announcement is the kind of news that make me excited to be in the web3 space.
DeGods bridge to ETH
Just as you think about how it's the holiday season and news has been relatively slow, it's revealed on Christmas Day that DeGods are moving to ETH and y00ts to Polygon — Merry Christmas 🎅
They are hoping to complete the migration by Q1 2023. Frank said on Twitter Spaces it’s to keep their desired growth rate, saying “If Ethereum is where we have to go to keep growing, it’s what we have to do”.
Interestingly, Polygon is paying for the y00ts migration with a grant from their partnership fund.
DeGods will officially bridge to Ethereum in Q1 of 2023.
The bridge is not the destination.
It is on the path to get there.
— DeGods III (@DeGodsNFT)
11:30 PM • Dec 25, 2022
From what I saw, most people were split. This is the largest NFT bridge we’ve seen. It’s too soon to tell if the move will be a success or absolute disaster.
Some reactions from Twitter:
This is an obvious L for sol
And I don’t mean to start a shitshow but it’s an L for degods too probably, maybe it’s a net positive over a long timeframe?
But you go from being #1 to being like #20 in the ecosystem lol
— moon (@MoonOverlord)
12:03 AM • Dec 26, 2022
NFT mfers:
“Reddit NFTs are going to bring in so many new people! Polygon is next level and going to onboard the masses!”
*DeLabs announces y00ts to Polygon*
“What is @frankdegods doing! Polygon is trash! No one uses Polygon!”
I swear some people in NFTs are so annoying bro
— AshRobin 🐶 (@ashrobinqt)
2:43 AM • Dec 26, 2022
OpenSea bans Cuban artists
More than 30 artists have been banned on OpenSea as a result of United States sanctions in Cuba. Other sanctioned countries include: Syria, Iran, and Venezuela.
However, this isn't the first time Cuban artists have had issues with OpenSea. NFTcuba.ART has tweeted before about OpenSea shutting down Cuban profiles without an explanation.
The good news is that now we have many NFT marketplaces to choose from and support, like Blur (who are more decentralized). What are your thoughts?
long time since we posted, unfortunate that this post needs to be this.
@opensea has disabled our profile.
Not only do Cubans on the island, but those who have other nationalities have to endure censorship in web3 company.
Buying art from Cubans is not banned in the us embargo
— NFTcuba.ART 🇨🇺 (@nftcubaart)
1:58 PM • Dec 12, 2022
“They sell you the idea of freedom, that you can show your work, that there’s no censorship," Cuban #NFT artist @PaoloDe6 of @nftcubaart told me. "You use the platform to show what you can’t show in your own country, & then this happens.”
Latest for @AP:@APtpapnews.com/article/entert…
— Megan Janetsky (@meganjanetsky)
7:42 PM • Dec 20, 2022
Bao-Sized News
MicroStrategy purchased another 2,500 BTC ($41m) during this dip
The Mango Markets hacker was arrested in Puerto Rico
Single digit SOL became a reality for the first time in 2 years...
Made us Kek
No way was my meme featured on some top greatest 35 nft memes list💀💀💀
— zam.eth (@zamdoteth)
8:12 PM • Dec 26, 2022
Unofficial Bao meet in the Netherlands! Thanks @DrRelix for the gifts! ❤️
@FortuneFriends_ @QueenBao_@theyrofthesheep wen official EU party??
— SunnyMane.eth (@SunnyManeEU)
7:45 PM • Dec 29, 2022
Spotted more toga Baos in the wild 👀💓
IYKYK
My friends been telling me to join @FortuneFriends_ for a while now,
finally pulled the trigger and picked up these 2 cuties this week! 😼If you have a bao, let me follow you 🤍
— azura (@azuraverse)
3:37 AM • Dec 24, 2022
The next time we'll be in your ears, it'll be 2023!!! We all made it, Happy New Year Baos 🍾🥳
–Cassidy