The First Mint Podcast

Episode 65 of TFM. June 21, 2021 The Next 60 Days on Top Shot. With a relatively clear roadmap laid out for the rest of Series 2 on Top Shot, we take a look at what the next two months could entail as the playoffs will come to an end and the prep for next season begins. LG also kicks off the show by discussing the very exciting news about The First Mint Day One NFT  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 0:13 Today's topics 1:59 The First Mint NFT 3:46 Wrapping up the first phase of The First Mint 6:14 The Day One NFT 6:48 This week on Top Shot 7:25 This Friday's Playoff Pack drop 8:53 This week's challenges 9:40 Marketing from Top Shot 10:08 Roadmap for the future of Top Shot 13:04 What do the next 60 days look like? 13:50 The next MGLE release 14:42 The NBA Finals 15:25 Expect the Unexpected 17:03 The Offseason 17:30 Wrap-up

The First Mint Live is coming at you with another packed show on Thursday night. June 17, 2021. Join LgDoucet, TheReelPhilD, George Wrighster, and Special Guests as we dig into the HOLO Drop, the Playoff Moments, Cold Brew, and The First Mint NFT. Want NBA Top Shot and other news in your inbox? Subscribe to The First Mint Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmint

Episode 63 of TFM. June 16, 2021 How Sports Go Crypto [Feat. Jack Settleman] We're joined by Top Shot community staple Jack Settleman, who is one piece of Club Top Shot and a huge piece of Snapback Sports, one the biggest Snapchat sports communities. He's on the show to share his experience trying to get all the old heads in sports to understand social media, and now, blockchain.  Want NBA Top Shot and other news in your inbox? Subscribe to The First Mint Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmint

Episode 62 of TFM. June 14, 2021 The Obvious Playoff Challenge Theory Coming off a wild ending to last week, LG touches on the recent controversy in the Top Shot community and then dives into his theory on what the First Round Playoff Challenges will look like in the coming weeks.  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 0:12 Last week recap 1:25 This week’s schedule 3:09 Last weeks “emergency podcast” 7:04 LG’s experience with the situation 9:28 LG’s thoughts 12:45 What LG has been buying 13:23 Playoff moments 14:00 Theories on playoff challenges 16:30 Another playoff pack drop? 19:12 Wrap up

The First Mint Live is coming at you with another packed show on Thursday night. June 10, 2021.  Join LgDoucet, TheReelPhilD, and Special Guests as we dig into the upcoming playoff packs, play Hot or Not, and try to get Phil his first Zed Run horse!!   We got: Amir  We got: Moment Nerd  We got: Hella Dope Poem Guy  We got: Gutter Cat Guy! Want NBA Top Shot and other news in your inbox? Subscribe to The First Mint Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmint

Episode 60 of TFM. June 10, 2021. The New Collector Score [Feat. Alan Falcon] This emergency pod comes to you courtesy of NBA Top Shot. Today we welcome Alan Falcon, co-creator of NBA Top Shot, the man behind the intricate game design that has us hooked this deep. He's on the show to reveal updates to the NBA Top Shot Collector Score and other changes coming to the platform in the coming months. Recorded on the evening of June 9th, 2021.  Want NBA Top Shot and other news in your inbox? Subscribe to The First Mint Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmint

Episode 59 of TFM. June 9, 2021. The Best Sets on Top Shot [Feat. GirlDad] Infamous Twitter personality GirlDad joins The First Mint to talk about his favorite sets to collect and how he approaches a market from a financial management background. He also dishes on his history in Top Shot and current strategies for the market. Wednesdays will be dedicated interview days from here on out, and we're starting with a solid one here! 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 0:20 Today’s interview 1:19 Programming note 2:21 Intro to GirlDad 3:45 How GirlDad found out about NBA Top Shot 5:09 GirlDad’s sports background 6:50 Special moments to GirlDad  8:37 Becoming active on Social media 9:14 What is floor smashing? 11:11 How he views the Top Shot market 15:28 How to judge market sentiment  16:35 Series 1 moments and picking your set  19:55 How he approaches badges  20:35 Sets GirlDad avoids and sets he holds 21:52 Thought on Run it Back sets  23:01 Cool Cats  24:40 Who is the next superstar? 28:12 Would you rather with GirlDad 31:18 Wrap up

Episode 58 of TFM. June 7, 2021. The Market Bounce. Prices are up? Yes. Yes, they are. Since last Thursday night, the Top Shot Market has seen a boost. So what could be causing this positive influx of buying behavior? Could it be Collector Score updates or the Roham Office Hours? Or did we finally hit bottom two weeks ago and now its time for the playoff push we were all waiting for? 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 0:16 Today’s topics 1:13 What’s going on at The First Mint this week 2:28 Lamelo Ball “Apes in” 3:54 Roham’s Office House last Friday 5:02 Perks for holding moments in the future 6:01 Future Staking/Defi future of Top Shot Moments 9:32 What caused the Top Shot Market Bounce? 14:04 What LG’s been buying the past couple of weeks 17:26 Sets LG is looking at now 18:28 Wrap up

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night. June 3, 2021. Join LgDoucet, TheReelPhilD, and Special Guests as we dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and NFTs!   We got: JOSH ONG, the king of the Bored Apes  We got: THE BONSAI TREE DUDES!  We got: APE TRIVIA  And of course, GIVEAWAYS!!!   0:00 Intro 0:07 Phil + LG 1:42 Today’s Agenda 4:11 Giveaway! 7:02 Josh Ong joins the show 10:08 Playoff RSVP packs 14:15 Cool Cat perks 22:15 Topps vs GaryVee 26:30 Lamelo NFT Drop 29:18 Bored Ape Yacht Club 35:00 Apes taking over The Sandbox 37:35 Ape Trivia 48:55 Weekly Challenge 59:49 GoodBye Cool Cats 53:59 The Bonsai Guys

Episode 56 of TFM. June 2, 2021. How To Pick Great NFTs. Scaly Nelson, NFT and DeFi master, joins us on the podcast to share his knowledge of the NFT industry, including the early days of an MLB crypto project and crypto punks. He's on to talk about his criteria for picking a great NFT project, whether you have a lot or a little to spend. We also recap the Master Cool Cats Challenge Reward. Hosted by @lgdoucet. 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 0:14 Today’s topics 1:44 Cool Cats Master Challenge perks 3:53 RSVP Playoff packs 4:37 Holo Drop delayed 5:14 Scaly Nelson intro 6:02 How did Scaly Nelson hear about Top Shot 7:30 MLB Crypto Heroes 8:37 The early day Top Shot Discord 9:51 Scaly’s NBA background 10:42 The crypto landscape in 2019 12:39 how Scaly found crypto 15:05 Scaly’s first NFTs 18:40 How communities keep projects in check 21:39 How to find other NFT projects 26:15 Bored Apes Yacht Club and how to evaluate a project 31:32 How to balance flipping and holding 33:30 What does a good NFT collection look like 36:34 Scaly’s Cryptopunks 37:01 Red Flags for NFT projects 38:11 Would you rather with Scaly Nelson 40:17 Wrap up