S1 E5 | NFT Inception Magic w/Ben Lakoff

On this episode of Rehash, we’re chatting about the intersection of defi and NFTs with none other than Ben Lakoff, co-founder of Charged Particles. 

We kick off the episode talking about Ben’s background and how he got into web3 back in 2016. He takes us through his journey to becoming the co-founder of Charged Particles and gives us the scoop on what it is, how to use it, and some core use cases. 

Ben tells us about the NFT project, Particlon, and how it came to be. He explains the interesting and unique utility of these NFTs for blockchain gaming and gives us some insight for what to expect from Particlon in the future. 

We dive into some DAO philosophy and speculate on what the future of web3 could look like. We talk about the dangers and benefits of regulation, as well as some key principles we’d like to see DAOs follow and some trends we’d like to see DAOs avoid. 

Finally, Ben sends us off with some tips on how to get involved in the web3 space.

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things Rehash, you can follow Diana on Twitter @ddwchen and Rehash @rehashweb3. You can follow our guest, Ben, @benlakoff.

⌛ TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Intro

1:24 Ben’s background

2:36 What is a charged particle?

3:18 Use cases of charged particles

7:32 What is Particlon?

9:28 Particlon utility tokens

12:51 How particlon came to be

14:30 Is charged particles a DAO? 

16:29 Progressive decentralization of charged particles 

20:15 What could the next 5 years of web3 look like? 

23:23 Blockchain gaming

25:49 If web3 ceased to exist in 5 years, why would that be?

29:29 Regulation for web3

30:29 Final thoughts

33:23 Follow Ben!

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DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.