FANZ in the Wild In the FanChain ecosystem, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Mints, who stamp and distribute the tokens, and the fanz, who put them to use. These are their stories. IN THIS EPISODE Staking FANZ Replaces Sneaky, Out-Dated Fiat-based Subscription Models This is a true story. My wife recently got accepted to graduate school. Included in her education are discounts to platforms like Amazon, Hulu, Spotify and, auspiciously for us, a cacophony of other content providers and streaming services. This prompted me to cancel all of my subscriptions so that we could save cash by utilizing her discounts. What seemed simple enough turned into an anxiety storm. Admitting to my wife that I was, essentially, throwing over $200 a month away was not exactly the sort of picture of myself I wanted to paint. I consider life to be a series of transitions from stupidity to clarity, but at my age such a confession could only se...

FANZ in the Wild In the FanChain ecosystem, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Mints, who stamp and distribute the tokens, and the fanz, who put them to use. These are their stories. IN THIS EPISODE FanChain Fantasy A popular type of fantasy draft is an auction draft. Each member of a league starts out with the same amount of fictional money with which to bid on players. A top-tier player might cost 40% or nearly 50% of a draft budget, so owners have to develop strategies to ensure a competitive roster. Imagine if this auction budget is not fictional currency, but real currency. Imagine it is comprised of FanChain tokens. In a fantasy league built on the FanChain ecosystem members could stake equal quantities of tokens and then draw down on their totals in order to place bids on players. The tokens bid could go into a pot, which becomes the winner’s prize at the end of the season, or at least a portion of it. This would ...

FANZ in the Wild In the FanChain ecosystem, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Mints, who stamp and distribute the tokens, and the fans, who put them to use. These are their stories. IN THIS EPISODE The Most Powerful Brand Loyalty Potential in History Brand loyalty programs date back to the days of Claude Hopkins, [1] the author of what is widely considered the essential Marketing 101 handbook. Before cross-continental highways, before television ads, before modern refrigerated transportation, mail-by-air, and certainly the internet and smart phones, marketing consisted of little more than making the residents of your town aware that you’ve got hats for sale. Naturally, as communication technologies and transportation matured so did their exploitation. Our local haberdasher could reach customers across the state, eventually across the country and, in time, across the planet. Loyalty programs evolved in parallel with thi...