Rare Protocol Weekly Update: Dec 5

Reimagining the NFT space, Rare Radio rendezvous, community callouts, emerging pools, and more!

The NFT market is nascent, yes. However, the pace at which it has evolved into a diverse and vibrant ecosystem – spanning regions, mediums, creative industries, and use cases – is unquestionably history in the making. As an early adopter and techno-pioneer, you have undoubtedly navigated these uncharted waters - exploring different crypto wallets, platforms, and blockchains, likely without clear direction or clarity along the journey. 

Now, imagine a world where the growing moat of data surrounding the NFT market is unified and navigable; a world where the information tied to an artist, collector, or even you is so seamless that you could truly trust it; a world where this space is enticing and navigable for your non-web3 friends and family. That is the world we envision through Rare Protocol. 

If data from the NFT space is made accessible and cohesive, the web3 ecosystem will be made more robust, enriching platforms, social apps, marketplaces, developers, artists, collectors, and curators with the information they need to make informed decisions and build cutting-edge new innovations.

To learn more about how the expanded vision of RareDAO supports these ideas, check out the recent RFC here. Now, let’s dive into this week’s update!

Community Callouts

• WizardX has claimed first place for most RARE rewards claimed through Curation Staking

• Piano Cake had an ah ha moment about Rare Protocol’s long-term vision for curating the NFT ecosystem

• Anti Secret Society spelled out how Rare Protocol offers a whole new world of opportunity for curators around the world

• Hex6c shared an excerpt of the RareDAO RFC which discusses the vision for a new content discovery system that doesn’t exploit user data, but rather amplifies the role of real humans

• Bard Ionson is waiting to claim some sizeable RARE rewards from their stake in Eko33’s Community Pool

• Rare Protocol’s Emma Johnson went on a Curated List spotlight spree, sharing artworks from the lists of Untitled, xyz, Stina Jones, and BrookHawk

Emerging Pools

Improbable Cloud Sphere - One by Martin Lukas Ostachowski

Martin Lukas Ostachowski explores the blockchain through the subject of clouds in physical and digital mediums. Geometric abstraction, minimalism and the use of technology are constants in his visual narrative. 

↪ Stake in Martin Lukas Ostachowski’s Community Pool

Otherside of the Void by Chikai

Chikai is an artist, collector, curator, and the Founder of MONOLITH Gallery. Chikai is also known for co-creating a company which was acquired by Google and went on to become Google Earth. 

↪ Stake in Chikai’s Community Pool

Building in the Open: Rare Radio

• This week, we launched our first session of Rare Radio Rendezvous where we dove into Emerging Pools and Curated Lists, interviewed Lana Denina about her recent works, and took the pulse of our corner of the internet - think ‘The View’ but for all things Rare

• Last week’s edition of Rare Radio covered the expanded vision of RareDAO, including questions and discussion with the community

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