
Mint Podcast by Adam Levy
Mint is your portal into the onchain creator economy. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint.
Latest episodes

Oct 28, 2021 • 1h 8min
When DeFi Meets The Creator Economy: Santiago R. Santos
Mint Season 3 episode 8 welcomes Santiago R. Santos, Owner of Punk #9159 🤖.In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro2:38 - Growing up in Mexico6:05 - Life After ParaFi10:30 - Getting Hooked on Crypto 17:22 - Defining an Investment Thesis25:01 - The Future of Social Tokens30:37 - The Creator Economy 36:33 - The Intersection of DeFi and NFTs42:08 - Lifelong Learning49:44 - What Eats Web 3.0?56:26 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 26, 2021 • 1h 3min
Public Parks and DAOs: The Rise of Digital Cities with Alex Zhang
Mint Season 3 episode 7 welcomes Alex Zhang, a Co-Founder of Friends with Benefits and the aspiring Jane Jacobs of DAOs. This was probably the most important conversation I’ve had on Mint so far. He brings so much insight and is really well versed with all things DAOs, aka decentralized autonomous organizations. In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro4:10 - Growing up a Son to Immigrants7:34 - Becoming the Jane Jacobs of DAOs20:55 - Understanding Dynamism in a Digital City24:02 - The Differences Between Real Cities and Digital Cities29:34 - FWB Season 439:47 - Crypto as an Incentive46:49 - Photography and Crypto - The Similarities49:09 - What Eats Web 3.0?51:30 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 21, 2021 • 1h 5min
How To Build An MVC: Minimum Viable Community
Mint Season 3 welcomes Joyce Yang, the founder of Global Coin Research, a subscription-based media platform that provides insights and analysis into the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain space, with a focus on Asia. She is also a contributor at TechCrunch covering Cryptocurrency and Blockchain.In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro3:56 - Growing up in China & Going Global9:57 - Launching Global Coin Research12:05 - Investing as a Community19:11 - Encouraging Participation23:22 - Token-Gated Content37:56 - Building an MVC: Minimal Viable Community45:11 - What Comes After Web 3.0?50:14 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 19, 2021 • 44min
Daniel Allan is Eating Web3: The Future For Independent Music Artists
Mint Season 3 episode 5 welcomes music producer and artist Daniel Allan.In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro2:55 - Getting Started in Web 3.0 7:16 - The Future of Artist Management12:37 - Overstimulated EP19:55 - Selling out in 12 Hours24:30 - Getting the Fans Involved25:51 - Launching on Party Bid 34:09 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 14, 2021 • 60min
Here's What Creators Should Know About Decentralized Governance
Mint Season 3 episode 4 welcomes Tally’s Founder and CEO Dennison Bertram. Tally is a platform that builds governance infrastructure for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro2:24 - Magic Internet Money, Organization, & Society 9:15 - Creator DAOs and The Value in Decentralized Governance20:08 - Making DAOs Mainstream28:20 - National Elections, Radical Transparency & its Pitfalls35:10 - What are you Excited About in Crypto?40:03 - Borderless Employment46:39 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 12, 2021 • 29min
Crypto Mobile Apps, Governance Tokens and The Future of NFTs
Mint Season 3 episode 3 welcomes OpenSea’s CEO and Co-Founder, Devin Finzer. In this episode we talk about:- 0:00 - Intro- 1:07 - Starting Up- 2:35 - NFTs in 2021- 3:31 - The Explosion at OpenSea- 9:57 - The Future of Web 3.0- 13:44 - Governance Tokens and the Gatekeepers- 16:48 - Valuing Community- 18:42- Eating Web 2.0 - The World On Chain- 20:37 - Advice to Newcomers - 21:21 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 4min
When In Doubt, Keep Creating: Tyler Hobbs and Generative Art
Mint Season 3 episode 2 welcomes the iconic generative algorithmic artist Tyler Hobbs, who’s most recently known for his work Fidenza. In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro0:19 - Getting started in crypto3:15 - Thinking like a creative in tech8:42 - His first mint10:28 - Art Blocks14:49 - The Crypto Renaissance16:03 - The birth of Fidenza23:24 - Getting technical31:39 - NFTs in the creator economy35:45 - Fidenza in the future39:47 - Painting the impact44:37 - Outro...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Oct 5, 2021 • 49min
How Crypto is Transforming Collaborations Between Brands and Creators
Mint Season 3 episode 1 welcomes the President of Vayner NFT Avery Akkineni. She leads the company's mission to build long-term strategic NFT projects for the world's leading intellectual property owners serving brands, celebrities, athletes and associations looking to incentivize and reward brand advocacy and customer loyalty.In this episode we talk about:0:00 - Intro1:39 - From Google to VaynerMedia4:18 - VaynerNFTs8:37 - The Vayner Group11:57 - Defining Web 3.013:08 -NFTs and Intellectual Property25:48 -How NFTs Lead to Enhanced D2C Models35:20 - Creating Mutual Value Through Collaboration40:11 - Outro - Closing Out...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation.Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/poap-season-3/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 3's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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

Sep 28, 2021 • 49min
How Onchain NFT Curation Will Revolutionize Social Media
Mint Season 2 episode 14 welcomes Jeff Marsilio and Jordan Lyall of Nifty's, who are building the ultimate destination for creators, collectors, and curators.In this episode, we talk about:Web2 social media vs. Web3Onchain curationBuilding social products in web3Art collabs via Common CanvasIntroducing Damien Hirst and SpaceJam to NFTsWhat will eat web3?...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation.Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/season-2-listener-badge-poap/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Join Mint’s Discordhttps://adamlevy.io/discord---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 2's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/4. Celo - https://celo.org/5. PrimeDAO - https://www.prime.xyz/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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/levychain/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adam/Website:https://adamlevy.io/

Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 3min
Why Data Synthesis is at the Core of Successful DAO Tooling
Mint Season 2 episode 13 welcomes Rafa, a community builder, Web3 operations contributor, and an active supporter of local artisans in Puerto Rico. Currently, he’s most active in web3 communities like ForeFront and creator cabins.In this episode, we talk about: The biggest recaps from MetaCartel’s MCON How can DAOs nurture a space for experimentation How to narrow the gap between passive and active contributors? What DAO-related problems would he like to see tools or platforms solve? His idea around Contribution Zones How creators should be approaching their DAOs Tourist tracks for DAOs...and so much more.I hope you enjoy our conversation.LinksContribution Zones: https://ff.mirror.xyz/UJa9qpbbYftlN4xMOD9W3TBgeJS3gxK8ec4FKUJFhuMLearn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:24 - Getting Started in Organizational Design 12:19 - A Recap of MCON 22:58 - Forefront 29:49 - Contribution Zones vs. Traditional Employment 39:58 - Designing Roles & Incentives Within a DAO 46:00 - Data Synthesis for DAO tooling 52:51- How DAOs fit in a Web 2.0 world 56:37 - Beyond Web 3.0 - Curation 59:00 - Outro---------------------------------------------------------------------------Claim your FREE Listener Badge NFT proving you listened to this episodehttps://adamlevy.io/season-2-listener-badge-poap/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Join Mint’s Discordhttps://adamlevy.io/discord---------------------------------------------------------------------------Support Season 2's NFT sponsors1. Coinvise - https://coinvise.co/2. POAP - https://poap.xyz/3. Socialstack - https://socialstack.co/4. Celo - https://celo.org/5. PrimeDAO - https://www.prime.xyz/---------------------------------------------------------------------------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/levychain/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adam/Website:https://adamlevy.io/