The First Mint Podcast

Episode 35 of TFM. April 14, 2021.Special Guest BLOCK J joins the show to talk Top Shot Boom, Bidding System, and Market Stability. We also recap The First Mint NEWSLETTER, the Cool Cats 4 Players, and all the new stuff that has happened in Top Shot. Hosted by @lgdoucet. Notes: 00:00 Intro 01:10 We got a Newsletter! 02:30 Cool Cats 4 coming soon 03:35 Cats 4 Challenge Speculation 05:00 Holo Drop Recap 06:00 Great Stuff from Dapper 08:00 Chat with BLOCK J 08:50 Block J's first NFT 09:45 He ignored Top Shot at first 11:25 Buying the ZION legendary 13:10 Block J the big fish! 14:12 Market Cap system does not work 14:45 Bidding System 16:35 Quantifying the demand 18:05 Effects of a Bid System 19:10 Will there be another boom? 20:33 What IS a boom? 22:20 Will Hardcourt impact us? 24:00 Would You Rather!

Episode 34 of TFM. April 12, 2021. The Holo Drop is today! LG and Phil D recap the Pack Drop Restrictions in advance of the release. And then, we have a chat with Rex and Dean who created "Top Shot Legend" NFTs; paintings of LG and other community voices made into Top Shot-like NFTs. Then LG buys one. Hosted by @lgdoucet.

Episode 33 of TFM. April 10, 2021. 30 Holo Icon Legendary. 30 Metallic Gold Rare. 20 Base Moments, with many Top Shot Debut. Are we ready for it? Special guest The Reel Phil D joins us for a Weekend Edition of the podcast, where we recap all 80 New Moments coming to the platform. Hosted by @lgdoucet.

Episode 32 of TFM. April 7, 2021. Today, we feature tech journalist Tyler Hayes who recently published a story about the look and feel of NBA Top Shot Moments. He went in depth with the team from Dapper Labs to uncover the history meaning of the design. Plus we recap what to expect from the next two weeks of NBA Top Shot and how storytelling has evolved in the space. Hosted by @lgdoucet. Notes: 00:00 Agenda 01:42 Slow Week at NBA Top Shot 02:40 How Gifting might look soon 04:40 1 million packs on the way 06:35 How to handle Common Moments 08:02 Legendary Moments coming 09:30 Storytelling has changed 11:25 The Passion of the community 12:37 Go and make your content! 13:54 Intro to Tyler 15:00 Getting into Top Shot 16:35 Tyler's Collection 17:55 Still looking for good serial numbers 19:02 Best Purchase so far 21:55 Design process for the Moments 24:15 Colours of the Moments 26:06 Hardcourt Hints 27:25 Future Designs and Other Artists 28:42 The Long term plan for Moments 31:35 Baseball is his thing 33:02 Would You Rather

Episode 31 of TFM. April 5, 2021. Marketplace. Gifting. Drop Restrictions. Withdrawals. New hires on the Dapper side. These are all very positive signs. And as the market continues its dip, we realize that this entire adventure is lining up for its next phase. So LG gives a couple recommendations for how to prep for it. Hosted by @lgdoucet. Notes: 00:00 Agenda 01:45 Signs of a Top Shot Reboot 02:30 Gifting is coming back 04:19 Drop Restrictions 05:30 Top Shot Marketing 07:10 Bottom of the Dip? 07:55 Changes to Value Evaluation 09:15 Healthy Collectors 11:30 Assumptions for Recommendations 13:00 Moments that will hold value long term 14:20 Total Moments for a player 16:30 Players with few Moments 18:45 Evaluating the best play 20:05 Moments that will matter in Hardcourt 22:30 The "Core Set" Moments 24:10 Stretch Run + Playoff Planning 25:30 Playoff Heroes 26:20 Non Playoff Players 27:30 New Content on TFM

Episode 30 of TFM. March 31, 2021.The voice of NBA Top Shot, Jacob Eisenberg, joins us for a monster episode. But here's the trick; we're not talking about Top Shot that much. Instead, we're diving into the mind of Dapper's Community Lead and learning about his Basketball knowledge, Portuguese proficiency, his love for Pablo Prigioni, and the time he asked Kobe Bryant an interview question. Plus, LG reviews the month that was in March 2021. Hosted by @lgdoucet. Notes: 00:00 Agenda for the day 02:03 March 2021 in Top Shot 04:15 Challenges + Trade Deadline 06:00 Recap at The First Mint 08:05 The First Mint website 09:20 JACOB JOINS THE CHAT 10:15 Jacob as an NBA fan 15:01 Jacob as a Video Gamer Manager 17:20 What makes a good NBA Player 21:03 The next 10 years of the NBA 24:02 Why Pablo Prigioni 29:16 Advice for the casual NBA fan 34:04 More about Pablo 37:45 Why he speaks Portuguese 39:30 Work-life balance during Top Shot 42:15 The Community Team 45:03 Interview Question to Kobe Bryant 47:44 His Days as a Reporter 49:10 TRIVIA WITH JACOB

Episode 29 of TFM. March 29, 2021. Will you ever need to qualify for a pack drop? It has happened before, and it could happen again. We welcome TFM contributor Greg Murray to the show to discuss this topic and the precedent that has already been set by NBA Top Shot. We also review last week's Rookie and Top Shot Debut Badge release, and look at the week ahead in Top Shot. This episode was recorded well before the Pre Order Drop was announced, so some information might not be accurate! Hosted by @lgdoucet. Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Agenda for the show 02:30 The First Mint website! 04:35 Badges hit the market 05:30 I like the badges! 07:01 Office Hours every week 09:21 Gifting will change! 10:22 Challenges coming up 12:26 Greg Murray comes on the show 14:26 Greg's start on Top Shot 16:15 How many Packs did Greg get 17:30 Past Requirements for Drops 18:45 The Gift 19:50 All Star Game Drop 21:29 Speculation begins! 22:52 Barrier to entry for Common Moments 24:22 What if it was 10 Moments 25:45 How many people just resell? 26:30 Stages to the membership 28:35 The Market is too expensive 30:44 Series 2 Club? 32:20 LG forgot Baller Status existed

Episode 28 of TFM. March 24, 2021. The Marketplace has been painful (despite a small rebound today!). This episode is low on updates, but high on experienced knowledge. We are joined by Wades, a staple of the Top Shot community and a man who knows his finance. We discuss the concept of LIQUIDITY in Top Shot, and why it's important to keep cash on hand Notes: 00:00 Agenda for the show 02:22 The Supply that might be coming 04:20 Old Plays in all that supply 05:21 Cool Cats 3 Recap 06:29 Interview with Wades 07:21 Three Podcasts dropped the same day 08:10 How Wades got started 09:40 Top Shot in the early days 11:00 Trading ETH for Moments 13:02 Cosmic Pack Openings 15:20 His NBA Fandom 16:16 Which NBA Game he would go to 16:43 Why WADES the name? 19:07 LIQUID CHAT, 10% is good 20:27 Plan Ahead 21:38 His Recent Sale 23:11 His Plan to Liquidate 25:04 His recent purchases 26:30 Advantage of being liquid 28:16 Stay Liquid in Bull Market 29:45 Stick to you plan 31:50 Start from scratch PLAN 35:08 WOULD YOU RATHER

Episode 27 of TFM. March 22, 2021. The Market is down and we break down the reasons why it's dipping so hard. Skip to the 8-minute market to hear that part. LG also breaks down the key injuries around the NBA and upcoming challenges. Last, we chat with EasyAces, the man who sold a Lebron for $210,000 over the weekend (the current highest all-time sale). Hosted by LgDoucet. Notes: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Lebron's injury 02:30 Lamelo injury 03:27 Cool Cats 3 today 04:45 Tons of Challenges right now 06:30 Seeing Stars Lebron Challenge 07:52 MARKEPLACE CHAT 15:40 Interview with EasyAces 16:15 How the Sale went down 18:05 Negotiating a big deal like this 20:20 The dog is eating his shoes 21:30 Getting into Top Shot 23:02 Selling stuff once in a while 24:33 Lebron's injury in Top Shot 25:52 His most treasured Moment 27:20 He wants the Kawhi shot

FIRST MINT FRIDAY! Friday, March 19, 2021. LG Doucet, TheReelPhilD, and PlungeFather dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and today's 2021 All Star Game Drop (which none of us got). We'll feature multiple pack openings from different members of the community, and the FINAL FOUR contestants from MINT MADNESS! Special Guest Star Alex Baker aka AwesemoDFS FIRST MINT FRIDAY! Friday, March 19, 2021. LG Doucet, TheReelPhilD, and PlungeFather dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and today's 2021 All Star Game Drop (which none of us got). We'll feature multiple pack openings from different members of the community, and the FINAL FOUR contestants from MINT MADNESS! Special Guest Star Alex Baker aka AwesemoDFS FEATURING: The Reel Phil D: https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD​​​​ Plunge Father: https://twitter.com/PlungeFather​​​​ LgDoucet: https://twitter.com/LgDoucet Awesemo: https://twitter.com/AwesemoDFS Notes: 00:00 Intro + Agenda 03:00 Mint Madness Recap 06:00 Mint Madness Pitches from Contestants 13:33 Awesemo joins the stream! 15:30 Awesemo collects tons of Luka Cool Cats 20:08 Planning for Lamelo Master 24:45 Best Moments in Top Shot 28:40 Jordan joins the stream! 33:00 PACK OPENING #1 39:50 Oneshot joins the stream! 44:01 PACK OPENING #2 51:00 Lebronizard joins the stream 1:00:02 PaulRuddsCousin gives his pitch 1:05:40 MoBambaMoProblems gives his pitch 1:10:30 ThiccJesus42069 gives their pitch 1:16:23 PACK OPENING #3 1:21:50 Steph Curry no look! 1:25:30 Raffle 1:30:10 Best background painting