The First Mint Podcast

Good news - we actually stay on topic this week! We kick off by recapping the NBA Playoffs, and doing one of the FIRST EVER Top Shot Redemption moments (Brooklyn Nets lol). We then drop into a chat about the NHL's upcoming NFT collection, and what they could get done with a fresh slate in the space (fingers crossed) And here are the links to the videos we discuss in the show: Dejounte Murray ref bump https://twitter.com/creatorjordan23/status/1650312410593480704 Lakers LeBron vs Brooks Poster https://twitter.com/HoHighlights/status/1650168164225884162 Will Ferrell in L.A. Kings gear https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1650317402624651266 OUTLINE: 3:45 - Phil’s awkward Evaluate story 6:00 - Phil went to the confessional box 18:00 - Warriors vs Kings; Fox injured? 28:00 - The East is boring AF 32:30 - NBA Top Shot Redemption Strategy 45:00 - Dillon Brooks 58:00 - LG just joined TikTok and loves it! 1:02:00 - Oilers vs Kings; Tik Tok solved it? 1:07:00 - NHL Breakaway 1:11:00 - Udoka signs with Houston 1:13:00 - The Ideal NHL NFT project 1:23:00 - Why are there $200 packs? 1:27:00 - We need better fandom benefits 1:37:00 - Quick Hits, Fall Out Boy + “Chesstival” 1:42:00 - Hot Take of the Week 1:53:00 - Phil was obsessed with Topanga from Boy Meets World 2:01:00 - Candy Plays of the Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠ 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠https://thefirstmint.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

This episode is 99% NBA Playoffs, 1% disgraceful Toronto sports fans. We spend this week's show going into deep personal anecdotes - such as Phil trying to roll his own cigarettes at age 13, and LG visiting not one, but TWO different dumps in his small town - interspersed with commentary on Top Shot, Sorare and Candy Digital. OUTLINE 2:00 - AI generated music 11:00 - Phil used to make his own cigarettes 19:00 - LG went to the DUMP 26:00 - New animals on the planet 31:00 - NBA Playoff Reactions 40:30 - The Raptors are trash 47:00 - The most disgraceful fan moments in sports 1:00:00 - More NBA Playoff talk 1:06:00 - NBA Champion Trivia 1:12:00 - Top Shot Playoff Packs 1:22:00 - Dollar Hot Dog Night 1:25:00 - Back to Redemptions on Top Shot 1:32:00 - Top Shot Pack Opening 1:36:00 - Phil’s needs tickets to Goo Goo Dolls 1:44:00 - Back to Redemption 1:46:00 - Sorare NBA Playoffs 1:51:00 - Comparing Top Shot to Sorare 1:55:30 - Phil won at Sorare MLB 1:59:00 - Fake News NHL announcement?? 2:06:00 - Candy Digital Packs Openings 2:13:30 - Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul 2:22:00 - Hot Take of the Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠ 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠https://thefirstmint.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

NOAH, the GM at NFL ALL DAY, discusses the past and future of the platform. Topics include managing game pieces, community expectations, growth, comparing to other NFT projects, team leaderboards, balancing revenue with supply, and the biggest hurdles for NFL ALL DAY.

Enter our Contest for a Luka Doncic Top Shot Debut! https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint/status/1643591571219136512 It's a great time of the year for sports! The NBA Play-In matchups are set, and we are ready to go to the playoffs with Sorare and TS (except for the latter's supply problem). Today, we give our Finals predictions, praise Sorare NBA for their playoff format and Candy Digital for their sold out drops, and as usual sprinkle in some pieces of every day life. EPISODE OUTLINE 2:45 - Easter Eggs and Ketchup Chips 07:00 - LG’s Easter Shenanigans 12:30 - Easter Children’s Royal Rumble (Phil Story) 24:30 - The First Mint Contest going on 30:00 - UFC 287 Reaction + Showboating 38:00 - What this means for the UFC 44:00 - Phil talks about Tekashi 69 50:30 - Rudy Gobert Drama 58:00 - How the NBA Dominated Headlines 1:01:00 - NBA Playoff Predictions 1:14:30 - Phil Receives a Present from a Fan 1:16:20 - LOSE PHIL 1:19:00 - Sorare NBA Playoff Preview 1:25:05 - Sorare Baseball Moves 1:31:00 - Candy MLB is doing super well 1:38:00 - Baseball Ticket NFTs 1:43:00 - Top Shot 50 Drop Last Week 1:54:00 - Dapper Play Policy 1:59:00 - Phil’s Performance Review at Work 2:07:00 - Quick Hits: Dez Bryant and Shaq in Big Trouble 2:10:00 - Hot Take Of The Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠⁠ 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thefirstmint.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

This week we made a promise - to talk about NFTs much early in the show! And we sort of succeeded, as we hit on FREE nft distribution around the 34:00 mark, and then take a detour up until 1:17:00 mark where we finally get into Sorare Rewards, LG's playoff strategy, and how Candy Digital could be much better. But fear not, for the first hour is full of many personal goodies, such as a story about the posters Phil had in his bedroom growing up. The answer may shock you! EPISODE OUTLINE 02:45 - What Phil’s bedroom looked like as a teenager 10:00 - Why Phil struggles with fortune cookies 19:00 - LG ate burnt ribs and it might kill him 25:00 - Our diets 34:00 - Free Mints are back! 37:30 - Stupid Sexy WWE Undertaker 41:00 - Phil was a wrestling promoter in high school 47:30 - NCAA Final Preview 1:01:30 - MLB Pitch Clock is great but will ruin games 1:17:00 - ETH Rewards on Sorare are too low 1:37:00 - Sorare NBA Playoff Strategy (SGA!!) 1:49:00 - We want binders for Candy Digital 1:57:00 - Top Shot Challenge Strategy and more Spotlight 2:03:00 - Hot Take of the Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠ 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠https://thefirstmint.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

If you want the juicy NFT bits, skip to the 1:15 mark, because we spend the first 75minutes getting updates on Phil's Celebrity Drama and his Hockey Coaching Antics (and Playoffs!) Following that, we dive into TFM's role in the influencer ecosystem, wether we are TOO negative at times (or not enough), and how these NFT projects could possible hope to win Phil's affection and attention in the future. We then dovetail into business ideas for growing the NFT Sports market, which includes meetings fans where they are - and finish with quick hits on Pranksy, Sorare, Dapper Executives, F1 rumors, and a Hot Take of The Week for the ages. Also, move fast because there is a POAP code in the first 10 minutes of this one! EPISODE OUTLINE 3:30 - Fathers Day 8:30 - Phil's Celebrity Drama continues 18:30 - Top Shot cuts Community Programs 24:30 - The Time Phil Beat Nick Nurse 33:30 - Phil’s Coaching Glory in the Minor Hockey Playoffs 56:30 - March Madness Conspiracy 1:08:30 - Joe Biden Hates The Maple Leafs 1:18:30 - Is The First Mint too negative about Sports? 1:29:30 - What These Projects Get Wrong and Right 1:38:30 - The Bros Come Up With a Business Idea 1:53:30 - Bring Top Shot To Fans, Not Fans To Top Shot 2:11:30 - Hot Take Of The Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠ LG Doucet ⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠ 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! ⁠⁠https://thefirstmint.substack.com⁠⁠ **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

This one got a little long. If you want the juicy NFT bits skip right to 1:07:00 mark, because we spend the first hour talking about March Madness, Phil's stories of coaching hockey, and how he deals with being an NFT celebrity. Then we finally talk about Top Shot, the money they're pulling in, and the long awaited release of Candy/Sorare MLB Series 2. EPISODE OUTLINE 3:30 - March Madness Fallout 23:00 - Phil’s Hockey Coaching Stories 35:00 - Why Phil Hates Refs 42:00 - Phil’s Meets Collectors 53:00 - How it feels to be NFT celebrities 1:07:00 - Latest Drop on Top Shot 1:30:30 - Baseball NFTs Finally Arrive 1:46:00 - WWE Betting Coming 1:48:00 - Doodles Floors Its Own Project 2:06:00 - Hasbullah vs Mickey Mouse 2:11:30 - The Alpha on New Projects Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠ LG Doucet ⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠ 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! ⁠⁠https://thefirstmint.substack.com⁠⁠ **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

Join on NCAA Bracket on the OFFICIAL NCAA Website: https://bit.ly/3JzpSzQ Phil joins us from the parking lot, and we spend the first 20 minutes talking about our parents swearing and his car problems. Then we spend another 20 minutes talking about hard it is to make an NCAA bracket, and finally around the 37 minute mark we bring up March Madness NFTs (which do not exist). That dovetails into a full on conversation about FREE nfts and FREE packs, and wether those could actually work to onboard the masses.   EPISODE OUTLINE 04:30 - Phil is in a parking lot 09:00 - Mom & Dad listening to podcast 13:00 - Do our parents swear when we’re not around 16:00 - Why Are NCAA Brackets So Hard 29:00 - Why Are There NO March Madness NFTs 45:00 - Big Top Shot Sales on Weekend 50:00 - Can Free Packs Onboard People 1:00:00 - Power Slap League is Gross 1:07:00 - Hot Take of The Week Twitter Links The First Mint https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint LG Doucet https://twitter.com/LgDoucet The Reel Phil D https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! https://thefirstmint.substack.com **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

Warning: Phil D has a lot to say about the Roham text-only AMA last Friday, and as a result, we spend the entire first hour talking about NBA Top Shot, Roham's answers, and the future of the platform. We then eventually move on to the SHOCKING numbers of Draft Kings Reignmakers' first year in the NFL, and finish with LG going berserk about how bad Baseball NFTs are right now.  EPISODE OUTLINE 2:55 -  UFC 285 Reaction  10:00 - Episode Outline 11:45 - Reaction to Roham AMA 43:15 - Latest Drops on Top Shot, ALL DAY, Strike 1:03:20 - Ja Morant Reaction 1:14:20 - Draft King Reingmakers NFL Numbers Season 1 1:20:45 - Phil D's heartfelt DFS story 1:25:00 - Sorare has lost Phil D's attention 1:28:10 - LG Thinks All Baseball NFTs Suck 1:38:30 - First Ever Hot Take Of The Week! Twitter Links The First Mint https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint LG Doucet https://twitter.com/LgDoucet The Reel Phil D https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! https://thefirstmint.substack.com **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”

This morning, accusations were published in THE BLOCK towards Roham, CEO of Dapper Labs, alleging that he is a "bully" in the workplace and lives a very lavish lifestyle (private jets, mansions, yachts, celebrities).  Following the news, a handful of former Dapper employees took the opportunity to publicly dump on Roham via Twitter, adding fuel to an already burning and embarrassing fire. LG + Phil D break it all down on the show, give their hot takes, and read the community's comments on the news.  EPISODE OUTLINE 3:00 - Full Breakdown of the article 7:00 -  Phil's Immediate Hot Take  12:00 - Are The Accusations True? 16:30 - Jayne's Comments on the Incident 20:00 - What Could Save Top Shot Right Now? 27:30 - Roham's Instagram Stories 32:00 - Roham's Upcoming AMA on Friday 38:00 - The Community's Hot Takes Twitter Links The First Mint https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint LG Doucet https://twitter.com/LgDoucet The Reel Phil D https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! https://thefirstmint.substack.com **This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”