Mint Podcast by Adam Levy

Mint Season 6 episode 23 welcomes Gaby Goldberg, the self-proclaimed shit poster and investor at TCG Crypto.Time Stamps00:09 - Intro02:44 - Web2 Users vs. Web3 Users07:36 - Challenges Creating a Network Effect Using Tokens10:13 - Web3 Consumer17:56 - Curation in Web324:19 - Digital Identity27:02 - Will Decentralized Identity Ever Be Centralized?47:39 - How to Build Product Defensibility When Data Is Open to All51:15 - OutroAdditional ResourcesGaby’s TwitterTCG CryptoEpisode Timestamps and Transcripts---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿Lens ProtocolLens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users. Learn more by visiting: https://lens.xyz/(🍄,🔍) Bello: The #1 for blockchain analytics tool for web3 creatorsBello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers web3 creators and communities with actionable insights on their collectors through a simple search.Join private Beta: https://www.bello.lol/join---------------------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLenster:https://lenster.xyz/u/levychain.lensLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io/mint

Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave and Lens Protocol, explains the true meaning of social capital and the enabling features that Lens Protocol provides in web3. Mint Shorts exclusive, no full episode.Check out Stani on Mint Season 6 Episode 18.About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

David Greenstein, the Co-Founder of Sound.xyz joins Season 6 for his second time being featured on Mint. He shares some alpha on strategies that have worked best for artists dropping on Sound.Full EpisodeSeason 6 Episode 22About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Alex Masmej of Showtime talks about Apple's new NFT restrictions and where they could be going with their new policy.Mint Shorts exclusive, no full episode.Check out Alex on Mint Season 5 Episode 16.About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 6 episode 22 welcomes back David Greenstein, the Co-Founder of Sound.xyz. We talk about his vision for the future of music, Sound’s protocol, their new 0% fee music NFT marketplace, and much more.I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.  Time Stamps00:00 - Intro01:17 - The Current State of Music NFTs05:04 - Lessons David Learned Since His Last Time On Mint07:17 - What Can Be Built On Top of Sound?10:09 - If Spotify or Apple Music Were to Release a Protocol 10 Years Ago13:15 - The Goal Behind Web3 Music18:47 - Thoughts Around the Consumption Layer for Collectibles22:01 - Strategies Working For Artists On Sound24:45 - How Exclusivity is Created On Sound30:35 - Biggest Challenges Creating Sound.xyz37:48 - What’s Missing in Web3 Music?40:19 - What Will Take the Protocol to the Next Level?42:58 - “Web3’s Breakout Artist”46:20 - Thoughts For Web2 Artists Experimenting in Web350:22 - Thoughts Around Secondary Sales of Music NFTs53:01 - What's Next for Sound.xyz?55:33 - OutroAdditional ResourcesDavid’s TwitterSound.xyzEpisode Timestamps and Transcripts---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿Lens ProtocolLens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users. Learn more by visiting: https://lens.xyz/(🍄,🔍) Bello: The #1 for blockchain analytics tool for web3 creatorsBello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers web3 creators and communities with actionable insights on their collectors through a simple search.Join private Beta: https://www.bello.lol/join---------------------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLenster:https://lenster.xyz/u/levychain.lensLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io/mint

Jenil Thakker, Founder of Coinvise, shares his view on what participation really means as an independent creator in web3.Full EpisodeSeason 6 Episode 12About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Hildebert, the Dune Wizard and Data Analyst at Dragonfly Capital joins Season 6 to share his POV on creator royalties in web3.Full EpisodeSeason 6 Episode 21About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 6 episode 21 welcomes Hildebert, the Dune Wizard and Data Analyst at Dragonfly Capital. Throughout the hour, we discuss blockchain data in the creator economy, metrics to measure the success of a crypto community, Hildebert’s perspective on royalties, the world of zero knowledge technology, trends that made on-chain data more favorable to analyze, and so much more.I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.  Time Stamps00:09 - Intro04:21 - How Do People Use the Data You Provide?06:17 - The Day to Day as Head of Data at a VC Fund 08:11 - Data Researching08:59 - Thoughts Around Data in the Web3 Creator Economy11:01 - Metrics to Measure the Success of a Crypto Community13:46 - The Art Cobbler14:18 - Hildebert’s Perspective On Royalties18:07 - The Adoption of Analyzing On-Chain Data19:41 - Tools For Understanding the Value Creators Generate21:54 - Where Data Lies in the World of Anonymous Wallet Interactions25:45 - What's On Your List to Look into Right Now?28:12 - Interesting Stats or Trends in the Bear Market30:55 - What Are You Looking Forward to in Today’s Market?31:47 - OutroAdditional ResourcesHildebert’s TwitterDragonfly CapitalEpisode Timestamps and Transcripts---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿Lens ProtocolLens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users. Learn more by visiting: https://lens.xyz/(🍄,🔍) Bello: The #1 for blockchain analytics tool for web3 creatorsBello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers web3 creators and communities with actionable insights on their collectors through a simple search.Join private Beta: https://www.bello.lol/join---------------------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLenster:https://lenster.xyz/u/levychain.lensLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io/mint

Dan Romero, Co-Founder of the sufficiently decentralized social network Farcaster, joins season 6 and explains more about the spectrum between centralized and decentralized on Farcaster.Full EpisodeSeason 6 Episode 20About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io

Mint Season 6 episode 20 welcomes Dan Romero, Co-Founder of Farcaster, the sufficiently decentralized social network. Throughout the hour we discuss his thesis for web3, the current state of web3 social, building an audience as a crypto-native creator, what it means to be sufficiently decentralized, how web3 will beat the bots, and so much more.Previously, Dan was the 20th employee at Coinbase and is an active early-stage angel investor across web2 and web3.I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.  Time Stamps00:09 - Intro03:37 - Dan’s Original Thesis For Web307:37 - The Current State of Web3 Social19:23 - Problems to Fix With a Web3 Social Graph31:19 - Building an Audience as a Crypto-Native Creator36:18 - Measuring the Success of a Creator In Web345:46 - What is Decentralized On Farcaster?53:25 - How Do You See Clients For Farcaster Evolving?01:02:15 - How Do We Beat the Bots?01:03:29 - Incentives For Developers to Build On Top of Farcaster01:05:56 - OutroAdditional ResourcesDan’s TwitterFarcasterEpisode Timestamps and Transcripts---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim Season 6 NFThttps://adamlevy.io/nft/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 6's NFT Sponsors🌿Lens ProtocolLens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users. Learn more by visiting: https://lens.xyz/(🍄,🔍) Bello: The #1 for blockchain analytics tool for web3 creatorsBello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers web3 creators and communities with actionable insights on their collectors through a simple search.Join private Beta: https://www.bello.lol/join---------------------------------------------------------------------------Subscribe to newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLenster:https://lenster.xyz/u/levychain.lensLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io/mint