Digitized | Spotlight

Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) bring on a few of their investor friends (Mason from Variant, Brian from Sfermion) to chat about all of the interesting things that have been happening in consumer crypto as of late: ​Telegram bots and apps, memecoin culture, prediction markets, normies returning to crypto, and more. The episode was originally recorded live on Mar. 26, 2024.-----Stay connected with Spotlight:Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subscribeFollow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweeklyFollow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0xFollow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_-----Follow this episode's guests:Follow Mason | https://twitter.com/masonnystromFollow Brian | https://twitter.com/brianman1-----Disclaimer: Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), Sfermion, Variant,  or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight. Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise.  The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast.  Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest.The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest.  Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/466bbfY

​Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) bring on a few of their investor friends (Shayon of Multicoin Capital, Mark of M13) to chat about all of the interesting things that have been happening in consumer crypto as of late: ​Farcaster Frames and Channels, memecoins, ephemeral apps, ERC-404, trends for 2024, and more. The episode was originally recorded live on Feb. 20, 2024. -----Stay connected with Spotlight:Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subscribeFollow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweeklyFollow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0xFollow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_-----Follow this episode's guests:Follow Shayon | https://twitter.com/shayonsenguptaFollow Mark | https://twitter.com/markwgrace-----Disclaimer: Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight. Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise.  The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast.  Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest.The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest.  Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/48eMyhP

Digitized Spotlight hosts Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) interview Anton Kraminkin, the founder of Sleepagotchi, a mobile app that helps gamify sleep via digital collectibles. We chat about building casual social games, designing sustainable token economies, catering to mainstream users, and more!-----Resources:Download Sleepagotchi | https://www.sleepagotchi.com/Follow Sleepagotchi | https://twitter.com/sleepagotchiFollow Anton | https://twitter.com/antongotchi-----Stay connected with Spotlight:Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subscribeFollow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweeklyFollow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0xFollow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_-----Disclaimer: Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight. Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise.  The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast.  Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest.The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest.  Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/466bbfY

Digitized Spotlight hosts Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) chat with David Greenstein – Co-Founder and CEO of Sound, an on-chain music startup that has attracted over 2.5k artists including Snoop Dogg and Pussy Riot. We dive into the benefits of releasing music NFTs vs. publishing to traditional streaming platforms, the role of curators in driving community and growth, the value proposition for free open edition NFTs, and more!-----Resources:Learn about Sound | https://www.sound.xyz/Follow Sound | https://twitter.com/soundxyz_Follow David | https://twitter.com/dgreenstein1-----Stay connected with Spotlight:Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subscribeFollow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweeklyFollow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0xFollow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_-----Disclaimer: Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight. Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise.  The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast.  Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest.The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest.  Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/466bbfY

Digitized Spotlight hosts Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) chat with Chris Lee and Ryan Ouyang, founders of IYK – a platform enabling brands and creators, from adidas to Atlantic Records, to create digi-physical experiences. We dive into the tech stack for digi-physicals, use cases for tokenizing physical items and IRL experiences, the future of identity and social media, and more!-----Resources:Learn about IYK | https://www.iyk.app/Follow Chris | https://twitter.com/creeefsFollow Ryan | https://twitter.com/RyanOuyang_Follow IYK | https://twitter.com/iyk_app-----Stay connected with Spotlight:Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subscribeFollow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweeklyFollow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0xFollow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_-----Disclaimer: Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight. Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise.  The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast.  Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest.The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest.  Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/466bbfY

Ty Haney, CEO of TYB, talks about building community-owned brands with blockchain technology, the future of community engagement, and the role of venture capital in funding brands. They also discuss the use of collectibles as access keys in communities and explore evolving funding models for brands, including crowd funding and Kickstarter. The speakers touch on the challenges of building a brand and the potential for crossover between brands and interest groups.

On the first episode of Spotlight, hosts Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (BlockTower Capital) interview Chris Maddern and Christine Hall, co-founders of Floor - your everything app for NFTs. We discuss the current state of the NFT market and where we are going from here, launching crypto mobile apps in App Stores vs. as Progressive Web Apps, barriers to Web3 adoption, and more!-----Resources:Download Floor on iOS & Android (use code "Digitized") | https://www.floornfts.io/app-pass/guideFollow Chris | https://twitter.com/chrismaddernFollow Christine | https://twitter.com/christine_hall-----Stay connected with Spotlight:Subscribe to Digitized | https://ccdigitized.substack.com/subscribeFollow Digitized | https://twitter.com/digitizedweeklyFollow Amanda | https://twitter.com/amanda0xFollow Winnie | https://twitter.com/winnielaux_-----Disclaimer:  Collab+Currency, BlockTower Capital Advisors LP and/or its affiliates (“BlockTower”), or other participants in this podcast (collectively, the “Participants”), may be an investor in the projects that appear in Spotlight.  Information regarding any company or investment in Spotlight should not be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that company for any purpose whatsoever, either for purposes of investment or otherwise.  The Participants may be long or short in cryptocurrency positions about which a Participant may knowingly or unknowingly discuss; nothing should be construed by a viewer of this podcast as a means to buy or sell cryptocurrency based on advance, non-public knowledge or information that the listener believes can be obtained through this podcast.  Any person receiving Spotlight or accessing any of the Participants’ websites is encouraged to consult with his or her own financial advisor, tax advisor and/or attorney before making any decision to invest. The above material and content is educational in nature and should not be considered to be a recommendation to invest.  Investing in digital assets, NFTs or cryptocurrency is highly speculative and volatile. Past performance is not indicative of future results.Additional Disclosures | https://bit.ly/466bbfY