The First Mint Podcast

Episode 85 of The First Mint The Value of Series 2 [Feat. Steve Veerman] Our old friend and Top Shot super collector Steve joins us on the pod to talk about the recent market surge and the conditions needed for it to sustain. But what ended up happening was a depth discovery conversation about Series 2 Base Moments and their future value based on the recent changes to the Collector Score. Some spicy takes in this one!! Hosted by LG Doucet 0:00 Intro 0:10 Today's Episode 1:14 Today's guest 2:43 Recent Market activity in Top Shot 5:48 Whales waiting to jump back in 9:20 Market Confidence 18:52 Series 2 SummerCollector Score Implications 25:25 Selling a Squiggle 27:25 Best Bargain for Collector Score 28:36 Summer 2021 Series 32:43 Reward moment bonus for summer series 34:36 The Draft Experience 43:54 Collecting moments for experiences 44:51 Multiple packs soon? 46:34 Wrap Up

Episode 84 of The First Mint The Market Returns📈 The market is UP on NBA Top Shot. Through a series of very positive events and healthy conditions, buyers are returning to the platform and many premium moments have started to rise in value over the last week. But can these conditions sustain? We dive into what's causing the market surge and also look at the positive effects of the Cool Cats benefits announcement. Then we dive into the Vegas Summer League "kiosk", and what that could mean for the future of fan interactions with Top Shot. Hosted by LG Doucet. 0:00 Intro 0:22 Today's Topics 1:09 First Mint Fest Thank you 2:21 The Current Market 3:30 Raising the Moment Sales Cap 4:58 What's causing the Market Increase 6:26 What happens next? 8:16 The Nine Lives Lounge 9:28 Community Influence? 13:15 Vegas Summer League Innovation and the future of Top Shot 16:46 The NBA's Involvement in Top Shot 17:56 Wrap Up

Episode 83 of The First Mint. Roham. To kick off First Mint Fest, LG Doucet sat down with Roham Gharegozlou, the Founder & CEO of Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow Blockchain. 

Episode 82 of The First Mint #FirstMintFest Preview! The Fest has arrived, and the Festival HQ Discord is OPEN! On today's episode, we recap the HOT weekend in NFTs, give a little preview of the FEST and how to make the most of it, then dive into the somewhat stagnant world of NBA Top Shot.  Join the fest! firstmintfest.com

There is no live show this week; rather, there are 3+ hours of Club Cold Brew, recorded over FOUR different sessions on July 29-30. These feature George Wrighster, Corporate Trash, Arsonic, The Worm, Lorax1984, and various members from around the community. Hosted by LgDoucet and TheReelPhilD. 

Episode 80 of The First Mint (wow) A Brief History of NFT Drops [Feat. RONIN The Collector] Two quiet days on Top Shot? Well lucky for you, we got a special guest: RONIN The Collector. A staple of the pre-2021 NFT community, Ronin is an avid content creator, partnership director, and of course, NFT collector. He talks through his early obsessions and the wild drops that kept him up for multiple days at a time.  Love discovering the world of NFTs? Come hang August 3-5, 2021: firstmintfest.com

Episode 79 of The First Mint. What Happens in August? [Feat. PlungeFather) It's a PACKED week on NBA Top Shot: Two Pack Drops, Five Pack Queues, the NBA Draft Experience, and the MGLE LaMelo. But what happens once that's all done and we enter the month of August? The legendary PlungeFather joins us for the second half of the show to talk "Series 2 Summer" and what to expect in the off season. Want to learn more about NFTs? Join us at First Mint Fest on August 3-5, 2021. https://firstmintfest.com/

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night. July 22, 2021. Tonight we're talking about The end of the NBA season, Quavo, Legendary Pack Drops and more! Featuring:  ** LG Doucet: https://twitter.com/lgdoucet ** The Reel Phil D: https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD​​​ ** Steef: https://twitter.com/SteefCrypto ** Packrip Ewing: https://twitter.com/PackripEwing ** FunGuy95: https://twitter.com/FunGuy95NFT

Episode 77 of The First Mint. Pack Drops for Video Games [Feat. Jeffrey Tong from Eternal GG] The Finals are done, and so is the NBA Season. LG recaps the championship and its implications on Top Shot. And then we sit down with Jeffrey Tong, founder of Eternal.GG, a platform built on FLOW (just like NBA Top Shot) that's packaging up the best moments from Twitch game streamers and building the future of fandom. Eternal will be a big part of First Mint Fest and we're proud to have them on as a Sponsor. Want to learn more about NFTs? Join us at First Mint Fest on August 3-4-5, 2021. https://firstmintfest.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:19 Today's Topics 1:11 First Mint Fest Reminder 1:31 New NBA Champion 2:24 Championship Badges 3:24 Drops left in Series 2 4:02 The End of Series 2 5:10 Coming up for The First Mint 7:07 Jeffrey Tong Intro 8:51 How Jeff got into Crypto 11:17 How he found Top Shot 13:38 Jeff's sports background 16:09 Why Games? 19:35 Making a living on Video Games 20:49 How Eternal.gg works 22:10 When Eternal.gg launched 23:36 Building on FLOW 25:07 What's in the pack? 28:10 Why should someone join Eternal? 29:18 Converting people to gaming 40:43 What's the overall Streamer NFT Market 32:23 Vetting creators 33:26 Eternal in 10 years 34:48 If not working in crypto 35:42 Would you Rather 39:46 Wrapping up

Episode 76 of The First Mint. Bet On Your Fandom NBA Top Shot just sent 8x fans to the Finals in a private suite for Game 5. So what does that mean come next season? It could be: Game tickets, Team Experiences, New NFTs, or Top Shot specific Drops. Plus, LG gives a glimpse of what to expect at First Mint Fest and previews the week to come on Top Shot.  Want NBA Top Shot and other news in your inbox? Subscribe to The First Mint Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmint 0:00 Intro 0:15 Today's topics 1:27 First Mint Fest 3:40 This week on Top Shot 5:05 Finals Quests & Showcase software upgrade 6:46 Finals Access Unlocked 9:04 The Logistics  12:37 Starting with the hardest 13:58 What Utility could look like in the future? 19:12 Wrap up- First Mint Fest Reminder