The First Mint Podcast

Episode 25 of TFM. March 17, 2021.Today we're joined by Daryl Morey, President of Basketball Operations of the Philadelphia 76ers. He joins LG to chat about collecting NBA Top Shot and his extensive experience in NFTs and Blockchain. Listen for the Moments he has bought and the first NFT that he has created. Skip to the 11 minute mark for the interview! Hosted by LgDoucet Notes 00:00 Intro 02:00 Plunge Show Last night 03:05 Mint Madness 04:21 Lebron Challenge Revealed 05:28 New All Star Game Set 06:30 Yesterday's Stress Tests 07:46 New #2 All Time Sale 08:21 Gifting Returned 09:11 What's Coming Next 10:50 My next guest 11:40 Daryl Morey 12:05 How he got started in Blockchain 13:07 Daryl lost all his Bitcoins 14:21 Didn’t like Top Shot at first 15:07 He bought a CryptoKittie in 2017 16:41 What he bought on Top Shot 17:44 Getting onto Sorare 18:50 Daryl’s unrealistic expectations 20:00 The issue with Top Shot 21:49 Daryl’s NFT Collection 22:38 His strategy for NFTs 24:05 Buy his NFT! 26:00 What will Top Shot change about NBA 27:20 "Analytics Moments" in Top Shot 28:30 The 3s they missed against GSW 30:00 Would You Rather Game

Episode 24 of TFM. March 1, 2021. The First Mint sits down with WereKitty, a pillar of the NFT community in Cryptokitties and Avastars, and one of the OGs of Top Shot. She tells us about her introduction to Top Shot through CryptoKitties, and the work she's doing in the NFT space with Avastars. LG also dives into his strategy for the coming weeks as more supply hits the market. Hosted by LgDoucet. Notes: 00:00 Intro + Agenda 01:45 Mint Madness Competition! 04:06 Pre Order Packs Dropped! 06:02 Release 22 might come soon 07:10 What's up with Marketplace 08:05 LG's Strategy for what to look at 09:00 The Market is very reactive! 10:02 Look at Triple Badges 4000 LE 12:07 The Star players to focus on 14:33 More Moments are coming for the same players 16:11 Too many Lamelo Moments 17:18 WereKitty Interview 18:15 How she got into Top Shot 20:15 The Sports she likes 21:40 Norwegian Curling Pants 22:25 Her Collecting Strategy 23:30 How Avastars work 25:06 Why Collect all these NFTs? 27:00 Her shift to Full Time NFTs 28:45 Would You Rather game

Episode 23 of TFM. Friday, March 12, 2021. LG Doucet, TheReelPhilD, and PlungeFather dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and the UPCOMING RELEASE 21 of 600,000 new moments!  We'll have special guest Britt Wallace on to talk about her channel Top Shot Callers and her exploration of the NFT space. Then we'll chat with Aussie Rules Football superstar Christian Petracca about his first few months on Top Shot and what he expects from the platform as an athlete. And...the LONG AWAITED RETURN OF CRYPTOBABE!!! A true legend returns to The First Mint Friday to rekindle with The PlungeFather. But all is not as it seems. Notes: 00:00 Intro 02:03 Agenda For “PRE ORDER” MADNESS 03:15 Did Plunge ask to have Cryptobabe on the show? 04:52 What’s going to happen with Pre-Order pack drop? 06:30 What will be in the packs? 08:27 Will we ever see $1 moments again? 09:34 Plunge selling off 15000 LE 11:15 Mike Conley Rumor Mill 13:39 Team Durant East Update 16:08 More Cold Countries? 17:39 @TheReelPhilD – no belief in the system 19:17 When is the next pack drop? 21:02 Britt Wallace’s First Mint Debut 23:45 Britt Wallace on her Basketball Family 24:55 How Britt Wallace got into TopShot 26:25 What’s the most three pointers she hit in a game? 27:46 Playing against Pat Summit 28:30 What WNBA Moments would she like to see? 29:30 Her perspective on NFTs 32:00 How she evaluates NFT art 33:00 What artists Britt Wallace is tracking 35:00 Your Plungealytics Fix 36:45 Recapping The Gift Challenge on Rookshot 48:18 AFL Star Christian Petracca on the First Mint 50:00 How Christian first got into Top Shot 53:44 Where is Christian in the Global Popularity Rankings? 1:08:00 New Cools and Cats to watch out for 1:13:35 Cryptobabe Recap 1:16:30 CRYPTOBABE RETURNS! 1:22:00 Introducing…Mint Madness!

Episode 22 of TFM. March 10, 2021. WhaleVault, the biggest account on NBA Top Shot, is worth over $50 Million USD. And on this podcast we talk to the man who runs it. WhaleShark is a one of one in the NFT space, and runs one of the most unique and fascinating communities in the metaverse. LG sits down with him for an in-depth chat on the WhaleVault strategy, long term holdings, and how it all came to be. Plus, WhaleShark reveals details about his personal life and past in Basketball. The interview is preceded by a quick PSA about Top Shot Challenges and a preview of the Packs that are coming very soon. Hosted by LgDoucet. Notes: 00:00 Intro 01:45 Data stream from PlungeFather 02:30 Friday show coming this week 03:11 Enter the contest 03:45 Seeing Stars Challenge Clarification 05:00 Why no Lebron Challenge yet? 06:00 Why is Luka Cool Cat CC+ still? 06:45 What happens when player traded? 08:00 975,000 more moments are coming! 10:05 It's about to get crazy again 12:00 WHALESHARK INTERVIEW 13:33 How WS got started in Top Shot 14:40 Who owns the Whale Vault? 15:20 How they decide to sell 16:54 How did the Vault get so big? 18:05 Secondary Market Purchases 19:06 Advice on buying NFTs 20:22 Michael Jordan + Steph Curry 21:40 Will Whale Invest more in Top Shot? 23:50 Investing $150,000 into Top Shot 26:15 What is the Whale Vault? 27:30 Why Whale Shark? 28:40 What his name would be if not WS 29:30 How to get started in NFTs 31:02 Where will NFTs be in 10 years? 33:50 WOULD YOU RATHER GAME 36:55 WhaleShark is Yao Ming

Episode 21 of TFM. March 8, 2021. The All Star Weekend was wild: 4x Pack Drops, which is great, and tons of Marketplace downtime, which is bad! LG gives his thoughts on the downtime and marketing decisions. Then he is joined by ChugsnBugs to discuss marketplace dynamics moving forward with the influx of new moments. Hosted by LgDoucet Notes: 00:00 Intro 01:25 New Challenges 02:45 Cool Cats 3 Challenge 04:00 New Supply Coming? 05:00 Rule Changes in Top Shot 05:55 Long Term NBA Support 06:30 The First Mint is in for the long run 07:15 Outlook into the future 08:20 Marketplace Primer: Base Moments 10:30 How to prepare for the future 12:15 Chugs joins the pod! 13:20 Seeing Stars + Rising Stars arrive 15:15 THE NEW SUPPLY 16:10 How to value New Moments! 19:00 What does Utility mean? 23:25 How much to sell for? 25:25 More Packs and Impact on Market? 28:35 Prices going down 31:18 New Moments of Old Players 32:45 Triple Badges will last longer 33:50 New Moments Players could have 36:10 New Data to look out for 37:55 Rare Moments and Serial Numbers 39:25 Patience on Predictions 41:30 New Content to check out

Episode 20 of TFM. March 5, 2021. LG Doucet, TheReelPhilD, and PlungeFather dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and the DOUBLE PACK DROP for the All Star Game, Seeing Stars and Rising Stars. We also feature special guest RudeMoose, an NFT OG and queen of CryptoKitties. Then this one takes a wild turn as we welcome Matty Ice, which leads to a surprise appearance by NBA Player Josh Hart who accepts a Boy Scout Badge Deal from The PlungeFather. And finally, we crack some packs just in time for Cryptobabe to make an apperance! Hosted by @lgdoucet, PlungeFather, TheReelPhilD Notes: 00:00 Intro 02:10 The New Tiered Pack Drop System 05:15 Need for New Supply 07:00 Is Phil on the Blacklist? 10:05 Cost of Immanuel Quickley? 12:30 LG uses a Trash Can for KD 14:45 Is Cool Cats Still Cool? 16:55 Welcome to RudeMoose! 19:30 Why do they call you Rudemoose? 22:07 How She Got into CryptoKitties 23:04 What is CryptoKitties? 25:35 Why CryptoKitties are special 27:55 Dapper and the Flow Blockchain 30:34 Top Shot Collection vs Kitties 36:00 Conversation with Harrison Barnes 40:22 Estimate for Seeing Stars Costs 44:03 When will there be a Lebron Seeing Stars Challenge? 48:00 How much were Seeing Stars going for? 52:08 Matty Ice joins the show 54:00 Matty's experience so far in Top Shot 57:44 Plunge trades Boy Scout Bagdes for Moments 59:00 Josh Hart crashes the show 1:02:00 Light Harted podcast 1:07:20 Josh Hart Friendship Trivia Challenge 1:14:20 Matty opens up a pack 1:16:07 #25 Giannis! 1:21:00 Top Shot Cat joins the show! 1:22:30 Canadian Kentucky Players 1:26:18 Cat opens up a Pack! 1:30:18 Message from CryptoBabe 1:32:00 Phil's Picks for the week

Episode 19 of TFM. March 3, 2021. [Addendum: Added a blurb about the *RISING STARS* announcement.] Updates about The First Mint & NBA Top Shot, including Challenge Rewards. LG gives his thoughts on the current dip in the Marketplace (hint: we need new supply!). We also have a special guest: GreekFreak, on the show to discuss the long term value of Series 1 Moment (Caution: he is drinking tea during the interview and you can hear his spoon). Hosted by LgDoucet 00:00 RISING STARS ANNOUNCED 01:00 Players announced 02:06 Actual episode start 02:35 Agenda for the day 03:45 The First Mint Update 05:45 Audiene Poll 07:00 Rewards Distributed 08:15 KAT Released 10:00 Marketplace Dip High Level 11:40 We Need New Supply 12:20 Everything is Overpriced 13:30 This Happened a Month Ago 14:15 Interview with GreekFreak 15:30 How Greek Got into Top Shot 16:30 He has 12,000 Moments 17:45 How to Know What to Sell 19:00 In 5 years S1 will be untouchable 20:50 Trading for Genesis & Platinum Ice 22:40 What Greek would Sell First 23:30 Buying the Low Mints 24:30 Biggest Regret 26:05 Series 1 Hidden Gems 27:00 GAME: Would You Rather? 29:00 Arsonic wants his Cody Zeller

The First Mint is making moves on the charts. We cover all things Cool Cats in NBA Top Shot, like the Anthony Davis challenge, the Towns drop, and Master Challenge. We recap Metallic and Pre Order. Then LG chats with TheReelPhilD about how the marketplace will react to the NBA All Star Game and Dunk Competition. Hosted by LgDoucet. Notes: 00:00 Agenda for the day 01:30 The First Mint on the charts 03:00 What's coming up on TFM 04:40 COOL CATS SEASON 06:45 Cool Cats 3 Speculation 08:00 Lamelo Master Challenge 09:00 Pre-Order Drop 10:10 Metallic Gold Drop 12:00 Metallic Gold Challenges 12:50 All Star Game ramp up for Top Shot 14:00 Is Top Shot marketing right now? 16:00 All Star Game advice with The Reel Phil D 18:30 When will Pre-Orders come out? 21:30 Dunk Contest speculation 24:00 Will there be any trades? 26:15 Players talking about NBA Top Shot 28:05 Will there be an All Star set? 30:15 Mentions of Top Shot at ASG 32:00 How far we've come on Top Shot

LG Doucet, TheReelPhilD, and PlungeFather dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and the arrival of the new Metallic Gold 2 Set (MGLE 2). We also feature special guest Anorak, a master of the NFT video and NBA Top Shot OG. We are then graced by *special surprise guest* CryptoBabe, who accepts Top Shot Moments for private photos. Hosted by @lgdoucet, PlungeFather, TheReelPhilD Notes: 00:00 Parental Discretion Advised 04:30 Metallic Gold Drop This Morning 09:00 Luka Cool Cats Prices 11:10 Is CryptoBabe Real? 14:05 Was there a dip this week? 17:30 MGLE Pack Opening 24:00 GUEST Anorak NFT, his story 29:40 Anorak the biggest sale in October 33:20 Chatting about NFTs 36:30 The Grinch NTFs 38:00 Plunge Father Data Breakdown 41:00 MGLE Price Trends with PlungeFather 48:00 What happened with Evan Fournier MGLE 51:00 New MGLE Challenge happens live 53:10 SPECIAL GUEST: CryptoBabe 55:00 Dance off with CryptoBabe 57:35 The story behind CryptoBabe 1:00:04 New Babe Product 1:04:25 Phil's Picks for the week

Episode 16 of TFM. February 24, 2021. On this episode we feature special guest KyloRen, one of the OG members of NBA Top Shot and owner of a top 15 ranked portfolio. We talk about keeping packs unopened and what the potential long term benefits will be of doing this (and why's its so hard!). Plus, LG discusses the Series 2 Common dip and the impact of the All-Star Game selections on the market. Hosted by LgDoucet. EPISODE NOTES: 00:00 Agenda for the pod 02:05 The First Mint update 03:45 New Supply of Moments! 05:30 Stress Test Release 19 05:50 80,000 people on the drop 07:00 Trading Strategy 08:00 When Packs? 08:40 All Star Reserve Prices 10:30 Gifting Moments to NBA Players 11:45 Flow on OpenSea 12:45 Interview with KYLOREN 13:30 UNOPENED PACKS!!