In this week’s newsletter, read about how Mastercard launched an accelerator program for musicians powered by nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and how online safety groups urged Meta to refrain from allowing minors into its new metaverse. Check out what happens to NFTs when a collector dies, and, in other news, find out how publishers are looking for alternatives to play-to-earn gaming. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring Bitcoin (BTC) miners earning from Ordinals and Reddit facing backlash for Gen 3 avatars. 

Mastercard launches NFT-gated musician accelerator program

Payment processing company Mastercard announced an artist accelerator program with a Web3 twist. The program aims to help musicians by giving them access to artificial intelligence tools and other experiences. However, it will only be accessible to those with the limited-edition Mastercard Music Pass NFT.

The NFT is free for musicians and fans until the end of the month. The company partnered with Polygon to make the initiative happen. According to Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard’s chief marketing and communications officer, this program helps users understand and trust how blockchains and digital assets are used.

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What happens to NFTs when you die?

Cointelegraph spoke with various professionals to find out what will happen to NFTs when a collector dies. According to Oscar Franklin Tan, the chief legal officer of NFT platform Enjin, smart contracts are flexible enough to transfer NFTs upon the owner’s death, but the death needs a way to be linked to the contract.

Meanwhile, Ajay Prashanth, an executive at NFT insights platform bitsCrunch, echoed Tan’s comments. Prashanth said that setting up smart contracts to automate NFT transfer after death is “technically feasible.” However, it requires connecting to legal documents that certify the death.

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Metaverse for youth: Meta urged to ban minors from virtual world

Online safety groups have sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Z

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Author: Ezra Reguerra

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