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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/wE4-XjeVTv0Listen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro, Web 3 Inflection Points + Stripe0:10:49 – Inflection Points + DAOs0:23:15 – Bear Market Debate, Market Cycles + Saylor Support0:34:21 – Inevitability of a Network + Future of Money0:44:48 – Axie Infinity + Play-To-Earn Model0:50:13 – How Play-To-Earn Works + Axie Scholarships0:58:11 – Network Effect + Incentives1:03:40 – Social Tokens for Creators + Communities1:14:32 – When Tokens Make Sense + Creator ETF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/SGkbjKTU8M8Listen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:01:22 – Future of NFTs, Punk 6529 Thread + Nietzsche0:10:52 – Importance of Decentralization vs Trusted Third Parties0:17:32 – Roadmap of NFTs In 2030, Transparent Markets + Decentralized Governance0:24:20 – Should Apple Buy A Film Studio?0:26:24 – Evolving Definition of Memes, Decentralized Brands + CC0 License0:34:47 – Eroding Brand Value + Eugene Robinson Interview Primer0:42:43 – Cryptoadz Update0:47:44 – Sam Bankman-Fried Sitting On $23bil1:02:13 – Ozy Media Story Recap + Interview w/ Ozy’s First Employee1:07:35 – Other Players + Red Flags1:15:02 – Monetization, Archetypal Ozy Reader + Carlos Watson1:21:00 – Reality Distortion Field1:27:13 – Eugene’s View on the Evolving Media Landscape1:33:01 – The Greatest MMA Fighter Ever + Andy Grove Superpower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/Fcdn7rpikp4Listen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:01:58 – Trung’s Headset0:05:40 – Ozy Media Fiasco0:22:44 – Chris Dixon Web 3 Thread0:31:58 – Pyramid Meme vs Pyramid Scheme0:40:42 – Crypto vs Traditional Investing vs Memes0:48:11 – Work Below or Above The API + Monetizing Attention0:55:40 – NFTs + Chinese Money Laundering1:02:42 – Unrealized Capital Gains + Tax Code Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Stanley (@PatrickWStanley) joins the NIA boys to discuss a full breakdown of Citycoin's origin, the current state of Miamicoin + what this could look like in the future for other cities.Make sure you're subscribed to catch a new episode every Thursday, where Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/LvuS8APcubkListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:02:26 – How Cities Are Evolving, CEO of Miami + How Citycoins Fit In0:07:35 – Problem Miamicoin Is Solving + Origin of Citycoin0:13:19 – Not Doing An ICO + How They Setup Miamicoin0:17:29 – What Happens When The Price Goes Down? 0:20:58 – Government-run vs Customer-run0:23:17 – Ryan Hoover's Tweet: How To Mine + Stack Miamicoin0:28:52 – Setting Up A Wallet + Resources To Learn0:31:14 – Launching Citycoin in Your City + Working as a Community0:34:02 – Steelman Arguments Against Citycoin0:38:32 – Evolution of Nation-States0:40:05 – Expanding Definition of Memes, Affinity Tokens + Outsider Trading0:45:50 – What Makes A Good Citycoin City, Historical Memers + Next Cities?0:52:43 – Wrapping Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/cjROo252rKUListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + Trung’s Car Got Towed0:04:00 – Cryptoadz, McMansions + NFT Communities0:11:27 – Evolution of Bored Apes + NFT Milestones0:19:13 – Opensea Insider Trading + Walmart Litecoin Fake News0:25:47 – Crypto Regulation0:30:11 – Misinformation, Portnoy AOC tweet + Is Trung A Journalist?0:37:16 – Mirror - Crypto Native Publishing0:43:51 – Mirror 2yrs From Now0:54:42 – Web 3.0 Resources + Jack’s Bored Apes Experiment1:01:15 – Jack’s Visualize Value Evolution1:05:00 – City Coins, Miamicoin + Mayor Francis Suarez1:12:40 – Apple iPhone 13 + Memes1:23:39 – Apple: Bank, SaaS or Hardware + Warren Buffet’s Tech Bet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/wkvu0-uMB24Listen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:02:01 – Coinbase vs. SEC0:16:04 – Understanding Where Defi Yield Comes From0:21:46 – Calculated Risks + Narratives0:24:47 – Theranos Trial, Elizabeth Holmes + Adam Neumann0:34:14 – Solana, FTX + Tom Brady Ad0:40:32 – Cryptoadz + Dune Analytics0:56:23 – NFT Bots + Opensea Walkthrough1:06:06 – Blockchain Explorer + Monitoring Prices1:12:48 – Opensea Filters + NFT Traits1:16:59 – Supply, Demand + Greater Fool Theory1:21:39 – Air Force Ones vs NFTs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/mOnGVfwtgPQListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcastTimestamps:0:00:00 – Jack’s Afghan Care Initiative0:08:46 – charity: water + Pineapple Fund0:15:00 – Storytelling With Technology + NFTs0:21:22 – Make Yourself An API, Transparency + Charity Marketing0:25:04 – Twitter Haters0:28:37 – Trusted Distribution + Smart Ways To Raise Awareness0:30:56 – Gala Pros & Cons + Hitting Scale0:37:16 – Hiring Talent0:38:29 – Billionaire Donations0:40:07 – Keyboard Warriors vs Real Impact0:44:33 – "Pessimists Sound Smart, Optimists Get Paid"0:52:13 – Hope vs Guilt + Hero’s Journey0:54:39 – Effective Altruism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Osman recently made headlines by flipping an Ether Rock NFT for 400 ETH ($1.3mil at the time of sale) after buying it for only 1.7 ETH ($5,340) 19 days before.He joins the NIA boys to discuss:play-by-play details of what happenedhow he spotted the opportunitythe telegram group he joined with crypto whaleswhat he's doing with his $1.3mil windiscord vs slackinvesting in ETH vs Bitcointokenized communities + web 3Subscribe to listen in every week as Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes:Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/05rErM_W1qoJoin our Telegram group chat:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskFollow Tom:@tomosmanCheck out his discord community: Shiny Object Social Club:https://shinyobjects.gg/Timestamps:0:00:00 – Intro0:02:14 – $1.3Mil Ether Rock Sale: Play-By-Play0:13:17 – Selling Early + Giga Whale Telegram Group0:22:06 – Aftermath0:31:32 – Memes + Media Attention0:35:27 – Ethereum vs Bitcoin + What Tom's Investing In0:44:18 – Discord vs Slack0:55:13 – Shiny Object Social Club + Tokenized Communities1:02:03 – Future of Web 3.0 Communities 1:14:20 – Online Identity, No Code + Is Vitalik The Alexander Hamilton Of Our Time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/oEfKsUyD6DcListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – How To Compete With Amazon0:10:26 – Amazon vs Shopify + Future of Retail0:13:55 - "The Margin Is In The Story"0:17:02 – Walmart + In-Store Retail0:21:21 – Challenges for Traditional Retail0:25:21 – Amazon Employee or Artist0:27:29 – Lionel Messi + Football Analytics0:39:35 – Is Lionel Messi Lazy?0:43:03 – Trung’s Favorite LeBron James Meme0:44:07 – Sign-in with Ethereum vs SSO0:52:20 – Decentralized Security Models Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/vCQYrmeAGJgListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niadeskTimestamps:0:00:00 – Intro + NYC linkup0:03:22 – Vail Resorts + Subscription Businesses0:10:23 – Choppers + Travel Stories0:20:48 – Preview + NFT Investment Update0:25:50 – Barbell Investing, Community + Infrastructure Bill0:37:43 – Crypto Controversy in Infrastructure Bill0:45:19 – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake0:47:15 – Edge Of The Internet: Digital Art, Charity + Party Bid0:54:51 – NFTs + blockchain for charity1:02:14 – Brian Armstrong’s POV1:07:34 – Axie Infinity1:09:29 – Chris Dixon’s Web 2 to Web 3 Opportunity1:18:37 – Wrap Up + Preview of Next Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.