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Feels good to be in the green.

Christmas came early. After a year and change of trials and tribulations, November took off to a scorching start before erupting in early December. Assets, including crypto, stocks, gold, and NFTs skyrocketed across the board after an extensive hibernation period. To keep the fun and good vibes rolling, we’re excited to launch the inaugural edition of our Legends Only newsletter as we toast to celebratory times ahead 🥂

Enjoy our hand-picked tune of the month while doing some light reading 🕶️

First things first, allow us to introduce the latest cohort of very special new faces to our exclusive club. Be sure to give them a warm welcome and follow them on socials to stay connected on various mediums.

Andy Tu | VP, Marketing @ Whatnot | X | LinkedIn

Dylan Abruscato | Founder @ Crypto: The Game | X / LinkedIn

John Brennan | Founder @ AC Momento | X / IG / LinkedIn

Ismail Tazi | Founder @ TRAME Paris | X / IG

Ryan Wilson (aka ThankYouX) | Prolific Artist, Creative Director | X / IG

Shondra Washington | Founder @ TBC-Capital & Black@ Labs | X / IG / LinkedIn

Tara Fung | Founder @ Co:Create & CoCreateInk | X / LinkedIn

Tiffany Zhong | Founder @ nospace | X / IG / LinkedIn

Will Cebron | Innovation Partnerships @ Meta | X / IG / LinkedIn

Jasmine Maietta of round21 has her brand featured in a collaboration at the MoMA Design Store in NYC. “ round21 mini hoops, Keith Haring basketballs and super cool soccer balls make for GREAT holiday gifts for sport loving kids and adults alike:

https://www.round21.com/”

Jasmine Xu joins the product team @ Magic Eden to lead building for Ordinals and wallet infrastructure. “I’ve always felt that there’s an oppt for a wallet to treat NFTs as a first class citizen and build a holistic experience around that. This is just part 1 :).”Jasmine has offered an open invite to any Legends who would like to beta test the experience.

Sara Wilson of The Digital Campfire Academy and SW Projects moderated a panel of stars recently in Beverly Hills. “I’m pinching myself that I get to moderate. I’ll be leading a conversation with a truly A+ group of marketers: AMC Networks CMO Kim Volonakis Granito, WhatsApp Global Head of Marketing Vivian Odior, Hallmark Media CMO Lara Richardson and Spotify Global Executive Creative Director Donna Lamar. I can’t wait to learn from all of them.”

Tom McLeod & Chris Adamo from Arkive obtain @art & @artcollector on IG. They'll be ramping up for promotions and partnerships in Q1 of 2024.

Jeremy Jauncey of Beautiful Destinations launches Layla, your personal AI travel concierge dedicated to helping you plan your next dream destination. “Having spent so much time over the last 10 years really deeply embedded in social media and the creator economy, we felt travel discovery needs something fresh.” Check out the latest TechCrunch feature for more info.

Sam Ewen and Uyen Truong celebrate CoinDesk sale to Tom Farley's crypto exchange, Bullish. “CoinDesk will operate as an independent subsidiary of Bullish, Farley said, according to the report.”

Ridhima Khan from Dapper Labs introduces Disney Pinnacle. Ridhima has been pivotal by working under the scenes for years to help this collaboration come to life. “Disney Pinnacle enables fans to join a community to chase, collect, trade & share 100 years of Disney magic from all across the globe.”

Natalie Bruss launches Private Garden, “an NFT membership that unlocks exclusive perks and experiences tied to a massive artist in the zeitgeist of mainstream culture in Jack Harlow.” - Andrew Steinthal

Donnie Dinch, founder @ Bitski, launches Smart WaaS. “We think it’s the best tool for building products that bring the remaining 99% of humanity onchain.” Read more here.

John Brennan from AC Momento partners with Sotheby’s to auction six of Lionel Messi’s match-worn shirts from the 2022 World Cup, including his shirt from the Final. “The auction is currently open for bidding at Sotheby’s, and closes on Thursday 14 Dec. There is already a $5.2 million bid, and we are hoping it breaks the record for the most valuable sports memorabilia sale of all-time, which is currently held by Michael Jordan’s 1998 Finals Game 1 jersey, which sold for $10.1 million in September.”

Bobby Hundreds collabs with the team at .SWOOSH to release his custom version of the highly anticipated “THIS IS NOT A JPEG” tee. Limited edition shirts were distributed for free to .SWOOSH holders and signed by Bobby at The Hundreds store front in Melrose. “All the shirts “sold out” - I didn’t even get one! THIS IS NOT... FAIR”- Bobby

Dani Loftus of DRAUP releases Reduce, the world's first line of digital shapewear. “The collection marks the first of a three-part drop of the overarching theme – REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, mirroring societal trends that have transitioned from the physical to the digital world.”

Dave Krugman from ALLSHIPS achieves goal of having several pieces of his esteemed artwork held by FlamingoDAO. “I'm so incredibly grateful to have 7 Drips flow into their esteemed wallet, alongside so many artists I admire. Thanks to everyone who has supported this generative photography effort. Means the absolute world to me.”

Ryan Wyatt supercharges the team @ Optimism as he becomes their new CGO. “My job is simple: grow the OP ecosystem by supporting developers of all sizes!”

Ty Haney of TYB scores major collaboration with Selena Gomez owned cosmetics company Rare Beauty. The brand has now migrated its community to TYB, a play-to-earn platform. “We're really going after creator and celeb brands where there's already an audience,” Haney said.

Art Basel | 12/8 - 12/10 in Miami, FL | Join the Legends group chat.

Legends SZO | 1/9 @ 9 PM EST/6 PM PST on Zoom | Email invites have been sent out, see you there!

J. N. Silva | 11/5 🎈

Harold Hughes | 11/7 🎈

DJ Skee | 11/15 🎈

Fonz | 11/20 🎈

And that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading. If you have any suggestions on content you’d like to see in upcoming releases, or to collaborate on future newsletters, feel free to send an email to legendsonlybiz@gmail.com.

Happy holidays!