My guest today is Colborn Bell. Colborn is a cofounder of the Museum of crypto art, commonly called the MoCA. Colborn runs the MoCA with his business partner and friend Pablo. Together they have amassed an incredible collection of crypto art and show no signs of slowing down. Speaking with Colborn really makes me understand the potential and power of blockchain for creators of all types. They are now able to control their own destiny and create with total freedom which is leading to a creators resonance. As well as their investments in the crypto art scene, MoCA is also heavily involved with the virtual world of Somnium Space. Colborns passion for Somnium is contagious and he dives deep into what makes it such an incredible and immersive experience. The MoCA has built an incredible galleries in-world, where people can see amazing pieces of crypto art in full virtual reality. I can't wait to see what creative experiences Colborn and the MoCA team comes up with next. Please enjoy my conversation with Colborn https://twitter.com/MuseumofCrypto https://twitter.com/GalleryofCrypto  https://twitter.com/cryptoartinc

My guest today is Carlos Gomes. Carlos is a man of many talents. He works as a software developer at the crypto exchange Huobi, is the founder of social of the token website ForeFront and even launched his own social token called $SWAGG. His background and story is extremely interesting and took him from the Cape Verde islands all the way to China and Silicon Valley. Our conversation focuses on social tokens as Carlos has built an incredible website called forefront which acts as the the one stop shop for all things social tokens. Part coinmarketcap, part news platform and there is even a resource section to learn everything there is about social tokens. We discuss what social tokens are, how they enable creators and communities, and dive deep into his own social token called $SWAGG. It was really great to learn all about this fast growing ecosystem from Carlos because he is not only building in it but also putting his money where his mouth is by launching his own token. Carlos is making big moves and definitely someone that everyone needs to follow. Please enjoy my conversation with Carlos. https://twitter.com/carlosecgomes https://swagg.network/

My guest today Piers Kicks. Piers is a partner at the legendary Delphi Digital, which is part crypto research firm, part consulting firm and to top it all off they recently launched their venture capital arm. If that is not impressive enough Piers also has his own incredible podcast focused solely on the metaverse called Metaverse Musings. Piers and I hit it all in our conversation. His long history of gaming, thoughts on the crypto asset class, and what impacts the metaverse will have on our society. What I loved about our conversation is Piers deep insight and knowledge and all things metaverse. He has been studying this idea for years and it truly shows as we go from speaking about NFTs to the societal ramifications of our digital future. Please enjoy my conversation with Piers Kicks. https://twitter.com/pierskicks https://www.delphidigital.io/

My guest today is Matty, also known as DCL Blogger. Matty is one of the most successful NFT traders and earliest NFT content creators in the ecosystem. Our conversation touches upon all of Matty’s best techniques for NFT trading and we also discuss his process for creating NFT content. Matty oozes experience and knows the space like the back of his hand. He knows who is who, what is trading where and the best method to get it. Even though his focus is virtual land, he is knowledgeable about pretty much every type of NFT What I loved about our conversation is how Matty tells it like it is, no sugarcoating and just spitting straight truth. Many people, myself included, tend to hold back in certain instances. Not Matty, he's out here dropping knowledge. That's why he has connected so well with everyone in our community and why he will continue on his path as one of the most successful NFT traders and content creators in our space. Please enjoy my conversation with Matty Twitter - https://twitter.com/DCLBlogger Website - https://dclblogger.com/ Discord - http://discord.gg/jKByKGR 

My guest today is Fanny Lakoubay She is the COO of CADAF - Contemporary & Digital Art Fair, and a curator at the MoCDA: Museum of Contemporary Digital Art. She has involvement with Radical Exchange and ETHlocal. Before going full crypto she worked at the intersection of art and tech for 10 years and also at the legendary art auction house Christies. Luckily for us, she caught the bug and has been in crypto ever since. Fanny has the unique experience and perspective to realize that we are at an incredible moment in art history and throughout our conversation we hit upon all topics related to art, both crypto and traditional. We also discuss Fanny’s involvement with RadicalxChange which is an organization that aims to tackle hard problems that our politician system ignores. I learned so much during our conversation and I am already looking forward to the next one. Please enjoy my conversation with Fanny. Twitter - https://twitter.com/flakoubay Website - https://www.fannylakoubay.com/ CADAF - https://twitter.com/art_cadaf MoCDA - https://twitter.com/MOCDA_ RadicalxChange - https://twitter.com/radxchange

My guest today is Chris Chapman. Chris is an advisor to Blockade Games and deeply involved in the crypto gaming ecosystem. He has an incredible background that starts in the early days of the web before the internet was the internet. We discussed his journey through the pre.com era of the web, building platforms for virtual worlds, the blockchain game movement and the metaverse. What I loved about our conversation was hearing about Chris’s amazing experience with internet native technologies and how he has deeply thought about the ramifications of our digital future. Please enjoy my conversation with Chris. Twitter - https://twitter.com/m3mnoch Website - https://m3mnoch.com/about

My guests today are Stephen and Mads. Stephen is the founder of the newly launched NFT loan platform, NFTfi. Mads is the founder of a tech startup called Bibblio but his nights and weekends are spent in the NFT ecosystem. He is an advisor to NFTfi and has been involved since its inception. We discuss it all, from their backgrounds, to cyber physical systems, token engineering, and bringing DeFi into the NFT space. I loved our conversation because of the diverse topics we touched upon and also because of Stephen and Mads differing skill sets. Stephen has the magical combination of technical and creative while Mads has deep expertise with operating startups and marketing. What I find really exciting is their ultimate objective which is “to bring more liquidity to the NFT markets” NFTfi is starting with loans but I could see it becoming something much bigger. Please enjoy my conversion with Stephen and Mads. Website - https://nftfi.com/ Discord - http://discord.gg/mnYDevm Twitter -  https://twitter.com/nftfi

My guest today is Aleks Larsen, a senior associate at the $300m dollar venture fund, Blockchain Capital. Blockchain Capital is one of the oldest, most reputable and largest venture funds in the crypto space. It was a blast getting to speak with Aleks, thoughtful, eloquent and insatiably curious, Aleks and I touched upon all parts of the NFT ecosystem. I peppered him with questions ranging from his thoughts on the metaverse, the ethos of crypto, and what advice he would give a team pitching Blockchain Capital. Anyone who is looking to form a startup and raise venture capital, I highly suggest you listen to this insightful conversation. Please enjoy my conversation with Aleks. https://blockchain.capital/ https://twitter.com/_alekslarsen

My guests today are Nate and Carolin. They are the founders of the NFT minting platform, Mintbase. Mintbase allows anyone to set up a shop and start minting all types of NFTs, from tickets, to art, game items and now, even music! We discuss everything. Nate's tech background, Carolin’s experience working in the German parliament and of course we dive really deep into Mintbase. What I really loved about our conversion was Nate and Carolin’s sincerity. Just straight facts and without all the hype. Nate and Carolin are really building something special with a core focus on the users. Constant communication and user feedback acts as their north star and guides them on what gets built. They say the single goal of your startup should be to build a product users love and it looks like Mintbase is doing exactly that. Please enjoy my conversation with Nate and Carolin. https://mintbase.io/ https://twitter.com/nategeier https://twitter.com/CarolinWend

My guest today is John Egan. John is the CEO of the foresight company L’atelier. L’atelier, meaning “workshop” in French, is a subsidiary of the French banking giant, BNP Paribas. L’atelier’s job is to identify future market opportunities and conduct deep analysis of these emergent opportunities. And oh boy, do they deliver. The market opportunity that they have identified and decided to dive deepest on, is the virtual economy. They recently produced an incredible research report, which I am not afraid to say is some of the best in the world on this topic. John’s depth of knowledge is staggering. During our conversation, we touched upon almost everything metaverse. Virtual worlds, economics, artificial intelligence, bioaugmentation, and the pros and cons of our inevitable digital reality. Our conversation could have lasted days but alas we had to get back to the metaverse. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. John Twitter - https://twitter.com/iamjohnegan L’atelier - https://atelier.net/ Virtual Economy Report - https://atelier.net/virtual-economy/