The First Mint Podcast

Episode 45 of TFM. May 7, 2021. The Fate Of The 2020 Rookie Class. The Regular Season is about to end, so what's going to happen to all these 2020 Rookies? Specifically the non-playoff bound players, like Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, and Saddiq Bey? We welcome The First Mint associate Steef from Rookshot Market to discuss the topic and give his expert opinion (and projections!). Plus, we recap the potential impact of Throwdowns on the Challenge ecosystem. 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 0:13 Today’s topics 1:01 Newly minted base moments 1:49 Friday’s Pre-registration drop 2:35 Cool Cats Update 3:19 The next Coll Cats Challenge theories 3:49 New Throwdowns Set 4:18 How The Throwdowns Set will shift the challenge landscape 5:07 Introducing a mid-tier challenge 7:05 Nothing new on The Throwdowns Set release date 7:20 Steef intro 8:07 What will happen to the rookie moments when the season ends 9:05 Last year’s rookie data 10:20 Last year’s biggest rookies 11:01 How does this year’s rookie class stack up 12:28 Does benign in the playoffs this year matter in August? 14:06 Who is this year’s Tyler Herro 16:07 Series 1 rookies vs Series 2 Rookies 17:28 Will every rookie have a moment? 18:35 Are there too many rookie commons? 19:10 Did the badges live up to the hype? 20:42 Will The NBA Playoffs live up to the hype? 22:08 Will Steef be purchasing the playoff sets? 23:06 Who will win The NBA Championship? 25:49 LG’s pick for this year’s Tyler Herro 26:33 Wrap up

Episode 44 of TFM. May 5, 2021. The Token Gated NFT. The future of Top Shot and all NFTs lies in their ability to unlock community and experiences. With many prominent NFT drops lately, we explore how the term "Token Gating" and how many projects have unlocked this power in recent weeks. We also recap the latest in NBA Top Shot, including the Throwdowns Series 2 Set, Cool Cats 6, and Collector Score. 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 0:22 Today’s topics 1:31 Throwdowns Series 2 set details 2:56 Notable players in the set 3:16 Cool Cats 6 ending soon 4:00 More RSVP Packs 5:03 Why pack availability is important 5:37 Office Hour bombs 6:09 Collector Score details 6:57 Tokengating intro 7:22 How trade tickets are an example of tokengating 8:48 What is tokengating? 10:06 Other examples of tokengated NFTs 11:07 Friends With Benefits 12:08 The Metakey Launch 13:26 Bored Ape Yacht Club 14:03 Gary Vee’s NFT “Veefriends” 16:39 How does this apply to NBA Top Shot 17:55 How the players can get involved 19:09 Finding out more about tokengating 19:31 Wrap up

Episode 43 of TFM. May 3, 2021. Do We Need 10 Million Series 2 Base Moments? After today’s drop we’ll have over 10 million series 2 base moments but what does that really mean? After recapping today’s drop of a new base set, Hustle and Show, we dive deep into the possibilities for the 35k CC moments and explore the option of a moment with a 100k circulation count. 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 0:17 Todays Topics 1:13 The Hustle and Show drop 2:12 What’s the point of more base sets? 2:54 How Hustle and Show could affect the Cool Cats 6 Challenge 3:30 Will there be a Hustle and Show Master Challenge? 4:11 The new series 2 base moments 5:51 What else is in the Hustle and Show Packs 6:35 10 million series 2 base moments 7:21 Weekly pre-registration base drop 8:15 Do we have too many series 2 base moments? 9:28 Will the 35k CC moments go LE? 9:58 The base moments with the most released supply 11:45 Possibilities for the 35k CC moments 14:20 Wrap up

Episode 42 of TFM. April 30, 2021. The news we've all been waiting for has arrived: Outstanding Series 1 Moments will be available in packs that are accessible with Trade Tickets that you trade your Moments for. We have The First Mint friends Snipes, Quadzilla, and OG Collector Arsonic on for a rapid-fire reaction to today's news, during which we discover important questions like Will we be able to buy, sell, and trade the Trade Tickets? Hosted by @lgdoucet Subscribe to The First Mint Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thefirstmint 0:00 Intro  0:10 Today's topics  0:54 Backgroud on the Series 1 Moments  1:55 The plan for the Series 1 Moments  2:14 How to get a trade ticket  2:56 What will the Series 1 Pack look like?  3:54 Recycled Packs 4:32 Discussion Intro  5:15 Quadzilla's reaction to the news  6:03 Arsonic's reaction to the news  7:12 Snipes' reaction to the news  8:08 Would burning be better than recycling  8:58 Quadzilla's thoughts on Recycled Packs  9:50 Arsonic is the modern-day Robinhood  10:36 Is Snipes going to be buying floor moments?  12:18 Will people sell $2 moments if you can trade them for tickets?  13:59 Pre-registration packs flooding the market  14:19 What is the going value of a trade ticket?  14:58 How many tickets will a Series 1 pack cost?  15:54 The 18-month timeline  16:41 Snipes' prediction on how many tickets will be needed to join the queue?  17:55 Calculating the floor value of Series 1 Base Packs  18:48 The start of more utility in Top Shot  21:10 What else the tickets could be used for  22:50 Can you trade tickets?  24:43 Wrapping up

Episode 41 of TFM. April 28, 2021. He Sold A $35,000 Video You Can Find On The Internet It’s double trouble today on The First Mint! Luke and George from The Non FunGerbils Podcast join us to talk about being 2 of the first 100 in NBA Top Shot, The landmark Bales sale that broke the internet, and how they come up with their own gerbil NFTs with their community. LG recaps recent NBA Top Shot events and explains why the rest of this week could be crazy. He also shares some bombs that were dropped in Office Hours yesterday including a Series 1 release plan coming by this Friday, April 30th. 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 0:12 Topics 1:08 A slow day on Top Shot and Flow 1:40 Surprise base pack stress test recap 2:01 Pre-registration pack drop 2:40 Office Hour bombs 2:55 What’s happening to the outstanding Series 1 moments 4:01 Special Cool Cats Reward 4:53 Rare “Throwdowns” set coming in May 5:21 A wild end to the week coming? 6:01 The Non FunGerbils Intro 8:11 Where the Non FunGerbils name came from 8:49 What The Non FunGerbils Podcast is about 9:24 How their actual gerbil NFTs are created by their community 10:29 Being a part of the first 100 in NBA Top Shot 11:13 Their NBA background 12:30 Their initial NBA Top Shot pack purchases 14:28 How they acquired the Ja Morant #1 15:50 The Bales sale being a catalyst for NBA Top Shot 16:37 Luke on Selling his Lebron Cosmic for $12,000 17:57 How the Bales sale went down 18:54 Why they did the deal on the marketplace 19:57 LG reminds Luke of his Cosmic Lebron sales history since he sold 21:20 How the Bales sale broke the internet 22:30 George’s start in crypto 23:31 Luke’s start in crypto 24:00 The DAO hack 24:50 The hard fork 25:31 Cool new projects in NFTs you should look into 29:31 Having Paris Hilton on as a recent guest 30:23 Putting the “G” in LG 32:19 Would you rather with Luke and George 33:43 The Non FunGerbils Gallery 34:32 Closing Advice Subscribe to us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHTcPe-eXEfCUkHCYV4LGMg Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint #TheFirstMint #NBATopShot #TopShot

Episode 40. April 26th, 2021 Is NBA Top Shot Marketing Right Now? LG takes a deeper dive into the current marketing activity happening at NBA Top Shot and what the future marketing could look like but first we look at Top Shot by the numbers. He also recaps the past week where we saw a stress test, Cool Cats 5 announcement, and rumors swirling of another common set on the horizon. 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

Episode 39 of TFM. April 23, 2021. Someone Just Spent Over 2 Million(!) Dollars on NBA Top Shot and We Got Them on The Show! Special Guest Dingaling joins the show in a first-of-its-kind interview format to share about why he’s after #1 serials, his motivations for buying right now with the market in a slump, and where his unique name comes from. LG recaps this week in Top Shot including Cool Cats 5, Baller Status, and the Luka MGLE Challenge. 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 0:20 Today’s topics 1:07 Who is Dingaling? 1:43 Premium pack drop recap 4:14 Luke MGLE Challenge 4:35 Fred VanVleet Cool Cat 5 Challenge 5:21 Baller Status updates starting to show 6:20 Dingaling’s recent transactions recap 8:03 Dingaling interview format explanation 8:35 Dingaling welcome 8:50 Why is Dingaling buying right now? 9:06 Where Dingaling gets his money 9:24 Where the name Dingaling comes from 9:40 Why Dingaling collects #1 serials 9:56 Alternate strategies for buying other serial #’s 10:40 Dingalings view on challenges 10:57 Would you rather with Dingaling 12:08 Wrap up

Episode 38 of TFM. April 21, 2021. Where Should Your Next $500 On Top Shot Go? The First Mint contributors Snipes, Chugs, and TheReelPhilD join the show to talk about The NBA Playoffs, The Olympics, and how they would spend $500 in the current Top Shot marketplace. Chugs talks Grizzlies, Phil tells us who this year’s Tyler Herro of the playoffs while Snipes identifies some underpriced superstars he is watching. LG recaps some newly minted moments this week, along with some rumblings about a possible baller status update soon. He also shares some new additions and the current schedule of The First Mint. 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 0:54 New additions to The First Mint 2:01 The First Mint release schedule 3:30 30 New Moments 4:48 Cool Cats Master Challenge soon? 5:06 Baller Status update 5:19 Discussion intro 6:57 How Snipes would spend $500 on Top Shot right now 7:31 Targeting NBA Playoff lock teams 8:02 Top Shot hates The Clippers 8:50 Should you want a return on your investment? 10:15 Low-cost bets on playoff teams 11:00 Snipes on targeting 35k cc moments 13:08 The 1 player Snipes would buy now 13:31 How TheReelPhilD would spend $500 on Top Shot right now 13:51 Targeting Olympic players 17:20 What happened to Quickley 17:42 This year’s “Tyler Herro” 18:42 Lower seeds that could surprise you 19:36 Phil’s HOT TAKE 22:27 How Chugs would spend $500 on Top Shot right now 22:58 Targeting 3rd and 4th players on playoff teams 24:01 Spreading the $500 around 25:21 The double-edged sword with playoff players 28:10 Memphis Grizzly talk

Episode 37 of TFM. April 19, 2021. TOPP 70 artist and trading card collector DJ SKEE joins the show to talk about physical trading cards, The TOPPS MLB NFT launch, and his overall views on the NFT space. LG gives his short and long-term outlook on the Top Shot market including a regular drop schedule, more moments going LE, and the reveal of the Cool Cats Master Challenge plan. What does Top Shot look like going into the playoffs? 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 0:12 Topics 1:12 Where you can find The First Mint Podcast 1:48 The First Mint Newsletter 2:08 LG’s short and long-term Top Shot predictions 2:44 Potential regular pack drop schedule 3:15 Cool Cats Master Challenge reveal? 3:50 Could more moments go LE? 4:30 What new types of sets will we see? 5:39 Long-term Top Shot predictions 6:43 NBA Playoffs 8:20 LG’s TOPPS MLB NFT thoughts 9:20 DJ SKEE intro 10:12 When DJ SKEE discovered NBA Top Shot 11:36 DJ SKEE’s first Top Shot purchase 12:33 Minnesota Timberwolf Fandom 13:38 What you should know about traditional trading cards 14:58 The Junk Wax Era 15:23 Grading cards and scarcity 17:13 How to start collecting physical trading cards 19:18 Why people love physical trading cards 21:24 TOPPS MLB NFT drop 22:46 Why DJ SKEE is excited about the future of TOPPS 25:08 DJ SKEE’s NFT Cards 27:02 Long term bond between physical and digital products 28:25 Pushing the envelope with NFTs 30:29 Can transitional cards and NFTs co-exist? 31:45 Future potential in the NFT space 34:47 The tokenization of fandom 36:23 Would you rather with DJ SKEE

Episode 36 of TFM. April 17, 2021. Special Guest J1mmy joins the show to talk about NFT technology, how to branch out into other NFT projects, and his company NFT42. J1mmy shares about their March 2022 conference in Las Vegas and discusses possible advances in minting technology. Luc also gives a brief update on exciting new topics at The First Mint, Cool Cats 4 Drop, and moments turning LE. Hosted by @lgdoucet 0:00 Intro 0:14 The First Mint Update 1:13 Top Shot recent events update 1:25 Cool Cats 4 Challenge 2:44 Moments going from CC to LE 3:39 More details on other moments going LE 4:09 Pack drop update + Legendary pack possibilities 4:59 The First Mint Newsletter update 5:15 J1mmy Intro and Bio 5:52 How J1mmy discovered NFTs and Crypto 8:47 J1mmy’s background in Tech 10:38 When J1mmy figured out NFTs were the next big thing 12:50 How to branch out from Top Shot into other NFTs 14:44 Luc and J1mmy talk about other projects they’ve participated in 16:20 Finding your group 17:00 J1mmy gives examples of groups he enjoys 18:15 Immersion in NFT’s 19:31 What is NFT 42? 20:27 Tokensmart NFT Conference in Las Vegas 22:40 Tokensmart Minting Technology 24:30 Why composability is important to new NFT projects? 27:22 What industry do you hope can be changed by NFTs in the future? 30:48 J1mmy’s Top Shot collection and basketball background 31:38 When J1mmy knew Top Shot would be a hit 33:58 Would you rather with J1mmy