Gabe Frank and Robert Masiello (Arcade) on the financialization of NFTs (EP.272)

Gabe Frank and Robert Masiello, the founders of Arcade, a financial services platform for NFTs join the show. In this episode we discuss:

• Gabe and Robert's origin stories in the crypto industry and the path that led them to founded Arcade
• The similarities in the market structures for bitcoin in the early years and NFTs today
• The role of MPC custody in the crypto markets
• How they think about the various L1 chains that will host NFTs
• The OTC trading landscape for NFTs
• Peer to peer vs. peer to pool NFT lending models
• How the lending market will evolve with great data / pricing functionality
• The product roadmap for Arcade over the next year

To learn more about Arcade visit their website.

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