Welcome to the Metaverse RTFKT Studios Upcoming AKIRA Avatar Project - Is This The Next Game Changing Project for The Metaverse? - with Sean Elliott OC
On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, myself and awesome digital artist Sean Elliott OC piece together the clues so far relating to RTFKT Studios' upcoming AKIRA avatar NFT project. RTFKT Studios have quickly established themselves as one of the most credible and innovative brands in the space, setting the tone and culture for digital fashion in the metaverse. The three co-founders (Benoit, Steven and Chris) have deep roots in gaming, streetwear and sneaker culture and are super credible, long term thinkers. If their work and releases to date are anything to go by, AKIRA looks set to completely change the game once again.
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To be clear neither myself or Sean are affiliated with RTFKT Studios, we both are just supporters of the work they have done so far. This project could well become the next major success in the space and in this episode we dive deep into what we know so far ahead of the drop. I'd also like to give a massive shout out to Luksolukson - who you should definitely follow on twitter here : https://twitter.com/Luksolukson - he constantly writes great posts about RTFKT Studios and has a brilliant article on the project so far - https://medium.com/@luksolukson/rtfkt-avatar-project-b4781377866d - much of which we reference in this episode, so a big shout and credit to him also.
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As always, you can reach out to say hello at metaversepod@gmail.com I also do a weekly newsletter on upcoming NFT drops at metaverseluke.substack.com
Nothing in this podcast is financial or investment advice, always do your own research.
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In this episode, we talk about
- Sean Elliott OC's introduction and the ace work he's doing at the moment
- The story of RTFKT Studios so far, when and how it began
- The backstories of the 3 co-founders, Benoit Pagotto, Steven Vasilev and Chris Le - their roots in gaming, fashion culture and their fascinating stories so far
- Some of RTFKT's current drops to date and how they are constantly breaking the mould with interesting and unique collabs
- When we first heard about AKIRA and saw early renders of the project
- What we know about the project so far, supply, rough drop dates, pre and public sale and how to participate
- Estimated minting price for the project
- Who the big name artist they've teamed up with might be and what that means for the NFT and contemporary art space
- How AKIRA is likely to change the game from anything we've seen so far
- What the avatars will enable - RTFKT lifetime benefits and more
- The historical anime links to the project
- Some of our own thinking and speculation of where the project might go