The Real Story behind Beeple’s NFT Boom with Mike (Beeple) Winkelmann and Ryoma Ito

Summary: Just recently, Beeple collaborated with digital art platform MakersPlace to sell some of his highly coveted NFTs. The sale garnered so much hype that the website crashed, proving just how hard it is to secure a Beeple NFT. Mike Winkelmann aka Beeple and MakersPlace co-founder Ryoma Ito tell the real story, explaining current exuberance around the NFT space and where the market could be heading.

In this episode, Melker, Winkelmann, and Ito discuss a range of topics including:

• Selling NFTs for millions
• The 5000 Day Selects
• OG NFTS and Crypto Kitties
• Digital vs physical autographs
• NBA Top Shot
• Changing stock market rules 
• Augmented reality vs virtual reality
• Crashing the NFT market
• The virtue of patience in art
• Reselling NFTs
• Beeple’s artistic style inspiration

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