This Is POAP
Press mentions and happenings in the world of POAP
HYPE
- Ledger blogged about a variety of announcements, including the retiring of the Ledger Nano S and the planned POAP to be given to anyone who purchases one of the final 10,000 units produced.
- Glamour UK published an ELI5 intro to beauty brands in the metaverse and referenced POAPs.
- Ad Age wrote about the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and POAP. At the Cannes Lions panel with Paris Hilton (covered in this newsletter last week), Gary Vee discussed the VaynerX POAP and potential future utility:
Earlier this week we teamed up with @Garyvee & @ParisHilton as they took the stage at @Cannes_Lions to discuss "The NFT Revolution." The Flowcode on the screen scanned to an exclusive @poapxyz to bring to life an interactive Web3 experience #CannesLions2022
— Flowcode® (@Flowcode) June 24, 2022
Watch the video here: pic.twitter.com/ZFPcDkThNc
- On the ZenChats podcast, the founder of tokenproof discussed the POAP integration:
THE PEOPLE WANT THE POAPS
- Swisscom Outpost detailed their POAP drop at an office event.
- A LinkedIn user wrote about being "bullish on POAPs as a mass adoption tool."
POAP Hunting in @TimesSquareNYC during @NFT_NYC!
— Over the Reality @ NYC NFT (@OVRtheReality) June 21, 2022
Collect the POAP! #comeonover pic.twitter.com/zCq4H0crbk
This was a surprise. @poapxyz at the @GoldmanSachs digital asset conference. Speakers very bullish on nfts and the metaverse and digital identity and digital ownership 😎 pic.twitter.com/AlguR2Aac5
— Greg Norman Jr 🇺🇲🇦🇺 (@GregJrNorman) June 23, 2022
THIRD PARTY TIME
Developers are the unsung heroes behind POAP. Check out the POAP Directory for more info on third-party integrations.
This week's integration highlights:
- The POAP integration on tokenproof got a lot of buzz from NFT.NYC and Apefest:
Props to @tokenproof on a job well done 👏
— BoredCoffee.eth (@BoredCoffee_) June 27, 2022
Did you notice if you claimed an Apefest ticket, you also automatically claimed a POAP badge for the corresponding day 👀#Apefest #POAP pic.twitter.com/LrAqmIetZx
If @tokenproof is this good after less than a year, imagine how great it’s gonna be in a year, five years, and beyond. The speed/ease of use, the seamless entry to events with a +1, the integration with @poapxyz…what a fantastic product @FonzGm has built for Web3.
— Steve 📍at NFT NYC (@NFTbark) June 24, 2022
Big props to @TheSandboxGame for an amazing #NFTNYC experience! It's great to see Web3 in action. Check in with @tokenproof, that authenticates your ticket type, then you automatically get a @poapxyz BOOM! pic.twitter.com/BQoCpBcb77
— Dogtown 🎟️ NFT/NYC (@0xDogtown) June 21, 2022
AROUND POAP
- POAP Community Calls are held every Wednesday at 11PM UTC in the POAP Discord. Last week's call had ~1,800 listeners.
- If you host a free IRL event that distributes POAPs, fill out an online form to get included in this newsletter.
Cool Drops
A number of notable drops from NFT.NYC last week:
- Salesforce dropped a POAP at a happy hour event and a Ventures Blockchain CEO dinner.
- Vogue dropped a POAP at a Vogue Business industry event.
- Attendees of a dClimate event received a POAP card that they could physically plant in soil and grow basil.
- Ledger dropped several POAPs, including in collab with Fvckrender, Adam Bomb Squad, Brick, and Deadfellaz.
- Fashion brand Diesel dropped a POAP at a meetup.
Other drops...
- There was a POAP at the Warner Music France summer party.
- Bayer dropped a POAP at the Bayer Berlin Sommerfest:
- Attendees of the MHPFestival of Digital Excellence were excited for the POAPs:
- Attendees of the Future Lab 2022 technology and science showcase could mint a POAP:
