Mike Shinoda backs a startup that lets you do video calls as NFT avatars

As I speak to Tong Pow over Google Meet, he appears as a cartoon medieval-helmet-clad cat that talks and bobs its head, mirroring Pow’s movement behind the webcam. The visor may be hiding a Cheshire cat grin because Pow has raised $6.5 million for his San Francisco-based startup Hologram Labs, just seven months after launching.
NFT avatars have become a common sight on social media platforms, representing their owners’ identities and status. But these blockchain-verified jpegs have limitations; they are static and don’t reflect changes in one’s physical self. Hologram w

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