Have Questions?

• (001) Why a Bazaar? Our Bazaar exemplifies how the exchange of goods and experiences can cement community bonds and foster a more vibrant, interconnected web3 ecosystem. We’re excited to be working with many of the same collaborators, speakers, and artists who have played a role in shaping our annual FWB FEST, and whose ideas and approaches continue to shape digital industries and culture at large. While the marketplace will only last for three days, it will serve as an ongoing testament to FWB’s role as the cultural convener of individuals, squads, and organizations who share our vision for a better internet.
• (002) What is Community-Led Commerce? It’s a way to signal and solidify our social relationships by directly supporting the creators whose work gives visual form and meaning to our shared subcultures. Unlike “social commerce,” where adtech algorithms are programmed to influence social media users to spend as much money as possible, we view community-first commerce as a form of mutual exchange, where members of a community can all benefit from the opportunity to exchange unique goods within a values-aligned market—all while forming a unique subcultural economy, developing shared lore, and cementing 1:1 bonds in the process.
• (003) Who are our vendors? We’re bringing members of our extended community, alongside a cast of FWB FEST all-stars, to the forefront of our marketplace. Throughout the three-day experience, surprise items will be added to our inventory, featuring exclusive commissioned products. We’re excited to be working with many of the same collaborators, speakers, and artists who have played a role in shaping FEST and FWB at large, and whose ideas and approaches continue to shape the larger space.
• (004) Why PYUSD? Since 1998, PayPal has been relentlessly innovating in the digital frontier with the mission of offering its users a trusted, easy, and global payment option. In this sense, they’ve had a crypto ethos before crypto even existed. We’ve been watching as PayPal quietly released a fiat-backed stablecoin, PYUSD, with on- and off-ramps to their massive network of millions of consumers and merchants around the globe. With PYUSD, they are bringing their incredible scale, their proven legitimacy, and novel opportunities for on-chain to online exchange of value. We see what PYUSD can contribute to our evolving space and felt it would be the perfect transaction layer to experiment with for our Bazaar. They recently published a post about why they are committed to this space.
• (005) How can I get PYUSD? 1. Open Uniswap and connect your wallet 2. Click ‘Select token’ and choose the token you want to swap for PYUSD; you can browse the token list or search by token name or token address. 3. After choosing the token you want to swap for PYUSD, enter the amount you want to swap. Uniswap will show you how much PYUSD you’ll receive. 4. Review the swap details and select “Confirm swap” 5. In your wallet, approve and allow spending for the token you are swapping if you haven’t swapped with it before. 6. Confirm the transaction in your wallet. 7. Once confirmed, the transaction is submitted to the blockchain and you’ll see “Swap success” when the transaction is successfully completed.
• (006) What is FWB? Friends With Benefits is a new kind of social network made up of creatives and builders who believe in the promise of a better internet. As a collectively-governed entity, FWB is at the forefront of producing global events, content, and experiences that push the boundaries of how communities can leverage new technologies. As with FWB FEST—our annual festival showcasing the depth of curiosity and creativity in the web3 space—the Bazaar is a platform for connecting cultural communities in the new-internet space. Want to say hi? Drop us a note at partnerships@fwb.help