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Jul 11, 2022 • 41min

#142: Blaise, Bryan and Bryce on Media3, Hollywood Web3 Synergies and Clubhouse Pictures

RUNNER is a media3 NFT project of a futuristic world where speed is the currency of power and four nations compete for this power by becoming the fastest in the ultimate race - the Omega Race. Blaise Hemingway, Bryan Unkeless and Bryce Anderson are the Co-Creators of RUNNER. Bryan is a producer and founder of Clubhouse Pictures that has a track record of producing high-quality content such as Birds of Prey, I, Tonya, Bright, Dollface, and Kate. Previously, he spearheaded the development and co-produced the record-setting phenomenon The Hunger Games series. Bryce is the Production Executive at Clubhouse Pictures and has worked on titles like Kate, Birds of Prey, and I, Tonya. Blaise is a screenwriter and producer best known for Clifford the Big Red Dog, Vampires vs. the Bronx, and The Settlers of Catan.In this conversation, we discuss:- Media3- Synergies between Hollywood and Web3- Clubhouse Pictures- The creative process- How NFTs will change story telling- RUNNER- Metaversal- Launching NFT projects- Having control and interactivity over stories- Creating the Sandbox, not the sand castleRunnerWebsite: omegaxrunner.xyzTwitter: @omegaxrunnerDiscord: discord.gg/tjNKzzm8vhMetaversalTwitter: @HelloMetaversalWebsite: metaversal.gg Bryan UnkelessTwitter: @omegaXbryanBryce AndersonTwitter: @brycebandersonBlaise Hemingway Twitter: @TheHemiSphere  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jul 7, 2022 • 44min

#141: Voyage in Paradise on Web3 Music, Rave Republic and Plastik Funk

Catheon Gaming’s Voyage in Paradise ‘VIP’ project is the world's first "Listen-to-earn" model. VIP is a collection of VIP NFTs granting holders members-only benefits with the associated artists.  Rave Republic is Asia's biggest DJ duo. Founded by Stas Madorski who left the Fortune 500 company, P&G, to start his entrepreneurial project. Stas is one of the most eclectic and adaptable DJs, owing in part to his strong musical education as well as being a producer signed to Warner Music. The other half of Rave Republic is Mathias Schell who has over 10 years of DJing, all across the world. Matt, as a solo artist, has been involved in big scale projects such as being the music director at the US Open held in New York, music director for the WTA Finals in Singapore, as well as being a resident DJ in the best clubs in Singapore. Plastik Funk has bought the heat to Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike’s Generation Smash and Don Diablo’s HEXAGON, as well as multi-track signings to Hardwell’s Revealed Recordings including a melding with Eastern artists for a three-pronged ‘Tribute To Asia’ EP. Plastik Funk also appeared on the mainstages of the world’s biggest club World Club Dome and Ultra Europe, as well as performing scorching live sets at some of the scenes' biggest and most exciting events including Tomorrowland and Parookaville.Rave Republic (#86) and Plastik Funk (#80) are ranked in the top 100 DJ MAG 2022. In this conversation, we discuss:- Listen-to-earn- Web3 friction in the entertainment industry- Voyage in Paradise - How ViP works- Solana - Crazy DJ'ing stories- Experience with Avicii - ViP NFT- Best track of  Summer 2022Voyage in ParadiseWebsite: voyageip.ioTwitter: @VoyageIPDiscord: @voyageinparadise Rave Republic - Stas Madorski and Mathias SchellTwitter: @RaveRepublicInstagram: @raverepublicFacebook: Rave Republic Plastik FunkInstagram: @plastikfunk---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jul 4, 2022 • 45min

#140: Austin MVG Hells on Discord, Ecotars NFTs and Building Communities

Austin MVG Hells is Active Duty Military specializing in cyber security. Hells also does professional discord and community management for NFT projects like Ecotars and Heroes of the MetaVerse. Hells has been in IT for 12 years and loves working on systems.In this conversation, we discuss:- Military life- Stories from the military- Journey into crypto- Ecotars NFTs- Discord- How to become a mod- Security best practices- Heroes of the MetaVerse- MVG CharityEcotarsWebsite: ecotars.comTwitter: @ecotarsDiscord: discord.gg/ecotarsAustin MVG HellsTwitter: @MVG_Hells Instagram: @mvg_hellsTwitch: twitch.tv/MVG_HellsYoutube: youtube.com/c/MVGHells---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 30, 2022 • 45min

#139: Anna Trinh on Managing Risk, Regulation and Aquanow

Anna Trinh is the Chief Compliance Officer of Aquanow and also brings over 15 years of legal experience providing advice and counsel to technology startups in all areas of corporate and securities law - with a particular focus on regulatory compliance. She received her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance, and her Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia - and plans to complete the 6 major marathons prior to the Flippening.In this conversation, we discuss:- Running the 6 major marathons- Regulatory environment in Canada - Crypto in Canada - 2 way convos with regulators- Canadian Web3 council - Builders building in bear markets - Manage risk in uncertain regulatory environments- Hiring Web3 lawyers - Bear market advice  AquanowWebsite: aquanow.ioTwitter: @getaquanowLinkedIn: AquanowAnna TrinhLinkedIn: Anna Trinh---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 27, 2022 • 42min

#138: Hang Zhang on Sing-to-Earn NFTs and Seoul Stars

Hang Zhang is the interim Chief Marketing Officer at Catheon Gaming and Co-CEO of Seoul Stars. Prior to his time at Catheon, Hang has led operations and scaled various growth technology companies. He has extensive experience leading strategy departments in major financial services organizations. He was previously also a Manager at McKinsey, the leading global management consulting firm. Hang studied Computer Science at the University of Queensland, and subsequently his MBA at Michigan UniversityIn this conversation, we discuss:- Bear market best practices - Seoul Stars Kpop NFTs- Shipping great products  - Sing-to-Earn- Yuna, the first digital kpop idol - Growing socials to 100k+- Selling 5k NFTs for $2mm- 3D Virtual idol- American Idol" style Korean TV showSeoul StarsWebsite: seoulstars.ioTwitter: @SeoulStarsNFT Instagram: @seoulstarsnft Hang ZhangLinkedIn: Hang Z. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 23, 2022 • 40min

#137: Brendan O'Flaherty on Building Smart Contracts, Solidity and NFTs

Brendan O'Flaherty, or as he is known in NFT circles, “Bread”, is a Web3 developer and smart contract author. Living in Colorado with his wife and 5 year old son, Bread quickly garnered attention from various blockchain based startups with his ability to incorporate complex blockchain based concepts to solve Web2 problems and reduce points of friction for various companies.In this conversation, we discuss:- Best resources to become a web3 dev- Learning basic c++ - Only 8k solidity devs in the world  - NFT tech stack - Tweaking existing contracts - Free NFT mints - no code / low code solutions  - NFT NYC- Baked Blue Jays NFTsBaked Blue JaysWebsite: bakedbluejays.ioTwitter: @bakedbluejaysDiscord: @bakedbluejaysBrendan O'FlahertyTwitter: @_bcbread ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 20, 2022 • 50min

#136: Dan Reitzik on Virtual Land, Metaverses and Terrazero

Dan Reitzik is the Chief Executive Officer of Terrazero. Dan was the Co-Founder and CEO of DMG Blockchain Solutions (TSXV-DMGI) from 2016 until March 2021 when he left DMG to launch TerraZero Technologies. When Dan founded DMG, cryptocurrency was in its infancy, and at that time, while most people didn’t understand crypto currency, Dan knew that it would eventually change how many people would transact in the future. Dan believes the Metaverse is the next significant evolution to occur as a result of blockchain technology.In this conversation, we discuss:- Metaverse world agnostic - Metaverse being the internet in 1993 - E-commerce presence in the metaverse - Gaming vs meetings vs socializing- Centralized vs decentralized worlds- Renting land in the metaverse - Launching amadea.com in 1-2 months - Tools that create interoperability between metaverses - Creating ticketing systems for the metaverse- Metaverse is the blending of the real world and virtual world - AR glasses coming out Q4 this year- Utility tokens and utility NFTs TerraZeroWebsite: terrazero.comTwitter: @terrazerotechDiscord: discord.gg/Xu9nkNxqWWDan Reitzik LinkedIn: Dan Reitzik---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 16, 2022 • 48min

#135: Charles Stanton on Web3 Branding, Forj and Animoca Brands

Charles Stanton is the CMO at Forj (formerly Bondly), which is the parent brand of MetaPrints and PolkaPet World.Charles has years of experience leading digital marketing and campaigns for some of the biggest brands in the UK including KPMG, The National Lottery, BUPA and British Gas. Recognized through multiple awards including the Social Media Marketing Awards UK, and an international award for Innovation, he is passionate about bringing brands and mainstream audiences into Web3 through Forj.In this conversation, we discuss:- Bondly rebrand to Forj - Qualitative aspects of onboarding - Why the name Forj?- Rebranding 101 - Airdropping tokens on different chains - Future of the metaverse = values over branding - Metaprints - Animoca BrandsForjWebsite: forj.network Twitter: @ForjOfficialMetaprintsWebsite: metaprints.comTwitter: @MetaprintsDiscord: discord.gg/kpqP9MQ7vnCharles Stanton Twitter: @Chas_Stanton LinkedIn: Charles Stanton---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 13, 2022 • 45min

#134: Clayton Roche on DAOs, Web3 and UMA

Clayton Roche is the Head of Community Development at UMA (Universal Market Access). He has been working in DeFi since 2019, well before that term made the cover of The Economist magazine. He was also a country ambassador for MakerDAO, community manager for a DAI wallet called Mosendo, and started a DeFi community called DeFi Nation. In this conversation, we discuss:- CoinMarketCap Online Conference - Costa Rica- Building in a bear market- Optimistic Oracles- Tech stack of DAOs- Consensus mechanisms- The Future of DAOs- Outcome.finance UMA Website: umaproject.org Twitter: @UMAprotocol Discord: discord.com/UMAClayton RocheTwitter: @TokenArchitectLinkedIn: Clayton RocheInstagram: @claytonroche---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
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Jun 9, 2022 • 39min

#133: William Wu on P2E Gaming, SolChicks and Catheon Gaming

William Wu is the Founder of Catheon Gaming, a team of 200+ people, behind a number of GameFi projects including SolChicks, SeoulStars and Angrymals. SolChicks became the #1 play-to-earn game on Solana within 3 months of launch, raising $55m and listing at a peak diluted market capitalization of $8 billion. Prior to his ventures, he was a Vice President at Oaktree Capital, $120 billion asset manager owned by Brookfield Asset Management.In this conversation, we discuss:- Covid-19 in China - World's largest distressed investor - SOL vs ETH - The future of P2E gaming - Growing from 1-200+ people in less than 6 months - Converting web2 legacy companies to web3- Building a web3 one-stop-shop - Working with BP  Catheon GamingWebsite: catheongaming.comTwitter: @CatheonGamingLinkedIn: Catheon GamingWilliam WuTwitter: @SirWilliamWuLinkedIn: William Wu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50

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