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The Polygon NFT Ecosystem with Frank (DeGods), Zhuoxun Yin (Magic Eden), & Stani Kulechov (Lens)

Feb 22, 2023

Frank DeGods, the creative mind behind the DeGods NFT project known for its recent move to Polygon, joins Zhuoxun Yin, COO of Magic Eden, and Stani Kulechov, founder of Lens. They delve into the motivations behind migrating NFT projects to Polygon and compare its cultural dynamics to Solana. The trio discusses the exciting growth of the NFT ecosystem, highlighting innovative features like supernets and the role of social media in shaping community engagement. They also explore the impressive metrics and future prospects of NFT projects on Polygon.

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Episode guests

Stani Kulechov

Zhuoxun Yin

Frank DeGods

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Exploring the Migration of NFT Projects to Polygon

5min

Exploring NFTs on Polygon

7min

Cultural Dynamics of Solana and Polygon

22min

Exploring Lens on Polygon: Scalability and Community Dynamics

10min

Exploring Metrics and Future Prospects in the Polygon Ecosystem

4min

The Rise of DGods and the NFT Ecosystem

24min

The Rise of Creators in the Web3 Economy

2min

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Frank DeGods, from the DeGods project, an NFT project that’s recently migrated to Polygon. We also brought on Zhuoxun Yin, Co-Founder and COO of Magic Eden, an NFT marketplace also migrating to Polygon. And last, but certainly not least, we’re also joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder and CEO of the Aave companies, which is bootstrapping Lens, a social media ecosystem on top of Polygon.

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------ Topics Covered

0:00 Intro 7:02 Why Polygon? 13:45 Solana vs. Polygon 25:30 NFT Trajectories 35:00 Lens on Other Chains? 41:09 Supernets 43:20 The Lens & Polygon Focal Point 48:10 Ecosystem Metrics 1:00:00 Polygon #3 Community? 1:05:30 Lens, Content, & Metrics 1:12:25 Closing & Disclaimers

------ Resources:

Frank https://twitter.com/frankdegods

Zhuoxun Yin https://twitter.com/ZhuoxunYin

Stani https://twitter.com/StaniKulechov

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