Tom Stern 🎩
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The internet had porn.
Bitcoin had Silk Road.
Snapchat had disappearing nudes.
YouTube had pirated clips.
NFTs had cartoon apes.
Every breakthrough starts as a punchline.
But those early use cases proved something deeper:
✅ The rails worked
✅ The protocols scaled
✅ The users showed up
NFTs are now following that same trajectory.
At Rarible, I work with brands building loyalty, rewards, and community.
Most don’t care about NFTs.
They care about portability, CRM integration, and direct user value.
They’re looking for ownership infrastructure.
NFTs just happen to be the right format.
My latest post breaks down:
📼 Why every major tech had a taboo phase
📎 Why NFTs = the .pdf of ownership
🧠 What’s already working (Coachella, DVin, Alvara, Sound)
🚀 What’s coming next: loyalty, credentials, identity, access
You won’t say “I minted an NFT.”
You’ll just say “I have access.”
And the format will be doing the work.
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