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Devin Luton is co-founder and CEO of MadRealities, which produces an interactive web3 dating show called Proof of Love that uses NFTs to engage its audience. The show ended its first season in April after raising $6 million in seed funding from investors including crypto VC firm Paradigm as well as Paris Hilton. Devin worked as a product engineer at Clay Run and was head of growth at the popular clubhouse show NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys.

Welcome back. This week while Lucas was out, Anita caught up with Devin Lewtan, cofounder and CEO of web3 media production studio Mad Realities. Mad Realities is the team behind “Proof of Love,” a dating show that allows its audience to vote and engage with its content using NFTs. Lewtan talked about how accidentally creating the viral Clubhouse show “NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys” led her to launching a Paradigm and Paris Hilton-backed web3 startup. She also shared her insights on building community through web3 among people who might otherwise roll their eyes at that term.

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