FIRST MOVER: Why Did Starbucks' Web3 Project Fail?
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4.7 • 698 Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:49.8 | Is Starbucks Odyssey a failure? |
| 0:52.8 | Technically, yes. The coffee giant said that they're going to be shutting down the NFT powered loyalty program |
| 0:58.0 | at the end of this month. |
| 0:59.6 | But is it a failure of Web 3? |
| 1:02.2 | Let's get into it. |
| 1:03.4 | Starbucks was a first mover when it came to a big brand launching an NFT project. |
| 1:07.9 | In 2022, you might remember Starbucks launched this new experience that would |
| 1:13.3 | offer Starbucks rewards members and Starbucks employees in the United States the opportunity |
| 1:19.0 | to earn and purchase digital collectibles that would unlock all kinds of benefits and immersive |
| 1:24.7 | experiences for users. Now, at the time, this made complete sense to |
| 1:29.7 | me, and here's why. My sister is an avid Starbucks paraphernalia collector. She has all the cups |
| 1:37.7 | from different countries. She even convinced me to get the Christmas cup last year, which is sitting |
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