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Polygon Labs Paid $4M to Host Starbucks' Failed Foray Into Crypto: Sources
The blockchain developer gave the coffee giant a $4 million grant as part of their 2022 deal to build an NFT-powered loyalty program that is now being shuttered.
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Google Plays Nice With NFTs, Starbucks Puts Ex-MLB Star’s NFT Project on Deck
Google is allowing NFTs in games in its play store, while Starbucks recruits Micah Johnson’s Aku character for its next at-bat with NFTs.
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Starbucks Teams Up With Micah Johnson's Aku NFT Project
The next Starbucks Odyssey Journey will feature a Stamp "designed by Aku" and include a $100,000 donation to Blessings in a Backpack, a non-profit tackling food insecurity amo...
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Technology Is Blocking Mass Adoption of Web3
The clumsy and confusing user experience of onboarding into Web3 is preventing broad adoption, but technological improvements are the solution, says a panel of Web3 executives...
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Starbucks Odyssey Brews Second Serving of NFTs
Starbucks Odyssey Brews Second Serving of NFTs
Starbucks Odyssey’s first drop of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which the coffee company calls “Stamps,” hit a few bitter notes. But the coffee company’s Web3 loyalty program di...
Starbucks Odyssey Brews Second Serving of NFTs

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Starbucks Odyssey Brews Smoother Second Serving of NFTs With 'First Store' Collection
Members of the Web3 loyalty program who had two unique stamps in their wallet were able to access a pre-sale before it opened to the rest of the beta group.
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Polygon's Mission ‘Has Always Been Mass Adoption of Web3,’ Co-Founder Says
That can only happen with mainstream companies, Sandeep Nailwal said.
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Siren (Starbucks)
Starbucks Odyssey Releases ‘The Siren Collection,’ Its First Limited-Edition NFT Drop
Members of Starbucks Odyssey, the rewards program currently in beta, were able to purchase up to two “Stamps” from an edition of 2,000 featuring the brand’s iconic siren, but...
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Dire Times Call for DeFi
DeFi Dad joins to debate whether recent events have highlighted the importance for decentralized finance. Plus: news on Madison Cawthorn, The Block and Starbucks.
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Polygon Studios CEO: Our Company Is a ‘Funnel’ for Big Brand Partnerships
Ryan Wyatt discusses why “Web2-esque” consumer brands looking to jump into Web3 are flocking to his company.
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