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Sam Ewen

Sam Ewen is CoinDesk's SVP, head of CoinDesk Studios.

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Generation C
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The Fandom of Digital Collectibles, With Matt Kalish, President of DraftKings North America
Matt Kalish joins the podcast this week to talk about how bullish he is on Web3 and NFTs, going so far as to updating his LinkedIn picture to a BAYC PFP.
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By Sam Ewen Avery Akkineni
Dec 12, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2022
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Wen Web3 IRL?
This week, we’re on the road in Miami to discuss trends we’re seeing at Miami Art Week and dropping some alpha on how brands can effectively reach the crypto and Web3 audience...
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By Sam Ewen Avery Akkineni
Dec 5, 2022 at 8:27 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2022
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CoinDesk Got Colorful With the Most Influential 2022 NFT Collection
CoinDesk has partnered with 14 truly incredible artists to immortalize on-chain some of the Most Influential 2022, whose NFT portraits will be made available in an exclusive a...
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By Sam Ewen
Dec 5, 2022 at 1:47 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2022
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The Artist/CEO Generating $1.4B – and Growing – in Generative Art Sales
Blockchain-based algorithmic art is bucking the downward market trend of NFTs and one of the most popular platforms supporting this work is five-year-old Art Blocks. That’s wh...
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By Sam Ewen
Dec 5, 2022 at 12:17 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2022
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The Inevitability of Web3, With Ricky Engelberg, CMO of Vista
After ushering Nike into the digital era, Engelberg discusses how he’s helping both businesses and creators understand the importance of community, innovation and brand manage...
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By Sam Ewen Avery Akkineni
Nov 28, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 28, 2022
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Doubling Down With Magdalena Kala
Consumer investor and founder of the consumer Web3 fund Double Down, Magdalena “Mags” Kala joins Sam and Avery as the first guest of the “Gen C” podcast.
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By Sam Ewen Avery Akkineni
Nov 21, 2022 at 12:20 p.m. UTC
Nov 21, 2022
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Generation Crypto is focused on how brands and marketers are exploring and building in the Web3 ecosystem.
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By Sam Ewen Avery Akkineni
Nov 16, 2022 at 5:27 p.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2022
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The Metaverse Isn't Real
The hype surrounding the metaverse is betting on a future immersive and experience-rich virtual world infrastructure that does not yet exist.
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By Sam Ewen
Nov 1, 2022 at 4:43 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2022
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The Balance Between Art and IP Theft in NFT Culture
From "Squid Game" to Olive Garden, the NFT boom is an orgy of intellectual property infractions.
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By Sam Ewen
Jan 19, 2022 at 10:29 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2022
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Why I Decided to Spend New Year’s Eve in the Metaverse
Times Square’s famous festivities are being recreated in Decentraland. CoinDesk will be there.
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By Sam Ewen
Dec 29, 2021 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2021
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