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Proof Of People London: Tezos, Music, and NFTs in Web3
As morning beckons, the historic Smithfield meat market shrouds London’s Farringdon district in a richly thick musk. This tangy bouquet pervades the streets into the depths of night as hulking lorries release freshly slaughtered animal meat unto expectant vendors—only recently taken from the abattoir.
Round the corner lies the Hatton Garden diamond district. Infamous for the gleam of gems that sparkle strikingly, inspiring wonder for those who pass through in search of precious stones. Below the surface a surreptitious undercurrent of danger fizzes gently; etched into the faces of seasoned jewellers and burly security at every door in moments only visible when caught in the reflection of bullet-proof doors and windows. In the ephemeral lapses between the showmanship lavished on potential customers.
Mere moments away the gleam of the City of London casts shadows over surrounding municipalities as besuited finance professionals, corralled into glass towers, aggressively challenge for dominance in the pursuit of the capitalist ideal. Infinite growth, a miasma of technology and humanity unleashing Keynesian animal spirits. Market forces allocating resources in search of the ever shifting…
