How Starbucks plans to use NFTs and blockchain in its rewards program

Starbucks brews up Web3 promotions: The Seattle coffee giant is launching Starbucks Odyssey as a way for its Rewards members to earn and purchase collectable stamps in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The stamps will unlock benefits and experiences and are part of a larger effort by the company to extend the concept of the “Third Place,” a destination apart from home and work, into the digital world. Read more.

Uncrewed Blue Origin mission cut short during launch: A booster misfire caused an early end to a planned suborbital flight by Jeff Bezos’ space venture on Monday. The New Shepard capsule carried 36 payloads, but no people, before the anomaly at the 27,000-foot level.

Cascadia’s climate: A new report commissioned by the Cascadia Innovation Corridor cross-border initiative recommends 14 “high-impact actions” that government and business leaders in Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia could pursue together to address the impact of climate change. Here are the 14 actions. 

Robot law: On this week’s episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we hear from Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor and co-organizer of We Robot, a conference at the UW this week where scholars and technologists discuss legal and policy questions relating to robots and artificial intelligence. Listen here and read more. 

Adaptive Biotechnologies boosts balance sheet: The Seattle biotech giant inked a royalty deal with a healthcare investment fund that will provide up to $250 million in cash.

Construction tech startup lands $11.5M: Modulous helps architects design multi-family homes using a prefabricated kit of parts. Read more. 

Thanks for reading and have a great week. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com, and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.