The First Mint Podcast

A year ago, one blog post changed the game. Bales article about his Ja Morant Cosmic purchase was the catalyst event for thousands to join the NFT space through NBA Top Shot. He joins us to talk about that moment and the year its been since.

NBA Star Duncan Robinson joins us LIVE on Twitter Spaces to talk about his secret BALLERZ purchases and his recent journey into Crypto. Then, Ros Gold appears out of nowhere to give the absolute most in depth scouting report that's ever happened in the history of Ballerz. Plus the NFT Genius teams hints at some sweet alpha coming in the near term for Ballerz. 

The $LOOKS token has been tearing up the NFT scene, propelling the LooksRare Marketplace to surpass the daily volume of the incumbent, OpenSea. We welcome friends of The First Mint to our Twitter Space to get their thoughts on what a healthy and scalable NFT Marketplace looks like. Featuring: Chris Maddern https://twitter.com/chrismaddern Corporate Trash https://twitter.com/corporatetrash1 Bakraparty https://twitter.com/bakraparty Captain Zwingli https://twitter.com/ChrisJourdan LG Doucet https://twitter.com/LgDoucet

This episode is NOT about food. Its about letting true collectors collect, and bringing the real experience of Top Shot come back to the product after a year-long hiatus. We talk about: Hustle & Show drop, Klay Thompson return, and the ability to buy as many packs as you like!

The First Mint is proud to partner with The Players Lounge for their DGD Mafia drop this Sunday January 9th! And yes, this is the FIRST EVER Collegiate Athlete PFP project in the NFT space, and one created by the players and for the fans.  This is also an excellent use of NIL (Name, Image and Likeness), that enables college athletes to create revenue for themselves This GENESIS drop features 5,000 NFTs of the DGD Mafia, and the team has plans to soon expand to other schools. This project is dropping on FLOW and will be featured in the Dapper Wallet, meaning you can use your Dapper Balance to purchase. There are tons of benefits planned for holders, including access to future drops, exclusive merch, and in-season film sessions with players! Learn more here: https://www.theplayerslounge.io/ https://twitter.com/ThPlayersLounge

The team went live on Twitter Spaces Wednesday, January 5 for a MASSIVE community conversation on NBA Top Shot —featuring several team members from Dapper Labs (including the TFM debut of Social Media Lead Carrie Oehm) and some of your favorite personalities and collectors.  Tune in for hoops talk, collecting strategy in the new year, alpha leaks and the usual fun! 

Its a new year, but the principles of NFTs remain the same. This pod recaps the holiday break, the latest market surge of NFTs, the 1st year of The First Mint, and the 10 rules for collecting NFTs this year. 

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, December 30, 2021. We took this one to Twitter Spaces to chat Ballerz with Phil D, George Wrighster, Angy Arb, Becca Brown, and award winning author Ben Mezrich!

 | We got GFunk, one of the big brains behind Pixel Vault and Punks Comics on the show to talk about how their project has built-in community rewards from the very first Genesis drop. This is our last podcast episode for the year, except for our live show December 30th. 

A short Monday pod to recap the Top Shot 2022 Road Map, the upcoming Legendary Deck The Hoops pack, and how NBATS needs to focus on storytelling and market dynamics to have a great year.