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The Scarcity of Time with Brian Norton Dec 28, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Brian Norton, the Chief Operations Officer of MEW (MyEtherWallet). MyEtherWallet (MEW) is an open-source, client-side interface that allows users to interact directly with the Ethereum blockchain, without having to join a centralized exchange. One of the first such interfaces of its kind, MEW allows users to create and unlock wallets, interact with popular hardware wallets such as Trezor and Ledger, send transactions, interact with contracts, swap tokens, and interact with dApps. Things you can do with MEW: create your own unique Ethereum wallet, send and receive ETH and tokens, explore theirDApp store where users can earn on their deposits with Aave, open a vault with MakerDAO, or register and manage your ENS domains and deploy and interact with smart contracts. Brian has a background in operations, digital content development, and brand strategy. He specializes in keeping organizations on deadline and in touch with their target audiences. He has built years of start-up operational management experience in industries across the tech space, including edu-tech, industrial automation, and now blockchain. Brian’s work at MEW is driven by the idea that blockchain technologies, designed for everyday life, will change the way we live for the better in ways we can not yet imagine. The major topics in our conversation include: the growth and evolution of Ethereum and the ETH community, Proof of Stake and Layer 2 scaling solutions, Ethereum as the Cultural Asset Layer, the future is multichain, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the evolution and growth of Ethereum and ETH community. Brian does an excellent explaining how Ethereum’s finding product market fit and how Ethereum fits within the broader crypto landscape. He also discusses how the ETH community is growing at an exponential rate. Our conversation transitions to scaling the Ethereum network and the role of Layer 2s. Brian breaks down how Layer 2 and Proof of Stake will help scale the Ethereum network to enable global adoption. Brian discusses how projects like Polygon are providing users with a fast and cheap way of transacting but sacrificing some security and decentralization to lower the transaction costs. The next topic we discussed is the history and growth of MyEtherWallet and their tireless support for Ethereum since the inception of the project. We also discuss how Ethereum is becoming the base layer for Cultural Assets. Brain shares how he predicted the rise of NFTs and the proliferation of Culture and Art on Ethereum. We discuss how ETH is beginning to become ubiquitous within the sectors of society that are concerned with Culture and the Arts and what that means for the future of the Creator Economy. A major talking point of our conversation were the 5 spokes of life and how Web3 enables humans to scale these spokes much easier. We discuss the importance of Family, Finance, Friends, Faith, Fitness. One of our final conversation topics was the reality we are headed to a multichain world and what is Ethereum’s role within the broader blockchain ecosystem. Brain firmly believes ETH will be the settlement-layer for smart contract blockchains that enables the proliferation of Finance to Culture on the Blockchain. Please enjoy my conversation with Brian Norton, the Chief Operations Officer of MEW.

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Paradigm Shifts and Crypto Predictions with Graham Jenkin Dec 23, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Graham Jenkin, CEO of CoinList. CoinList's mission is to accelerate the advancement of blockchain technology. We do this by finding the best emerging blockchain projects and helping them succeed. They've become the global leader in new token issuance, helping blue chip projects like Filecoin, Solana, Celo, Algorand, Dapper, and others connect with hundreds of thousands of new token holders. CoinList users trade and store Bitcoin, Ether, and many other popular crypto assets through our full-service exchange, while also getting access to the best new tokens before they list on other exchanges. Their customers include validators, miners, founders, CEOs, crypto funds, bitcoin OGs, as well as a broad array of crypto enthusiasts. Unlike other centralized crypto finance platforms, CoinList is not here to just build a bank or a brokerage. They are building the platform for people who are passionate about moving crypto forward. Graham Jenkin is the CEO at CoinList. He was formerly COO & UX engineer/designer at AngelList. He has extensive experience in leading projects and marketing. One of the biggest projects he led was the redesign of the user interface for the world's most profitable online business - Google AdWords and won the inaugural Google Great Manager Award. He also spent time at Bank of America where he led BofA.com to 2 webby awards. Our conversation focuses on a variety of topics including CoinList, regulatory and compliance, Bitcoin, the upcoming “Orange Wave” in the midterm elections, market and societal conditions, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing Jack Dorsey’s recent twitter rant about Web3. We address the nuances around Web3 and the term “Venture Capitalist” Our conversation pivots to CoinList, we begin discussing the origins of CoinList and it’s connection to AngelList. Graham discusses how his time at AngelList has helped him navigate the regulatory and compliance hurdles facing crypto-native companies. We go on to discuss the overwhelmingly positive impact Obama's Job Act had on the Startup Ecosystem. Our conversation transitions to the very interesting topic of Bitcoin and Satoshi’s influence on society. We discuss how beautiful the global nature of the crypto industry is and the welcoming nature of the community. Our conversation pivots to the current market conditions and the inflationary pressures that are plaguing all aspects of society. A very important topic we discussed was the future of the Bitcoin voting block and the impact of the orange will have on the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. Graham discusses the future of governance and how crypto is disrupting how individuals participate in organizations. Our conversations pivots to the topic of decentralization and minimum decentralization. We discuss how decentralization is a spectrum and what is the line of demarcation that deems a project to be sufficiently decentralized. Another very interesting point of discussion was our conversation about using Token Investor Loyalty (TIL) as a good way to evaluate a project. Graham discusses how CoinList evaluates projects. We discuss the dynamics of token sales and the explosion of interest from investors. Graham also teaches us the ins-and-outs of NFTs and the impact of NFTs on society. The final portion of our conversation was dedicated to looking at the world and trying to understand the dramatic shifts that are currently taking place within society.

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Civil Liberties with Web3 with Jonathan Victor Dec 21, 2021

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My guest is Jonathan Victor, the Head of Web3 and NFTs for Protocol Labs. Protocol Labs is an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory. Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. They aim to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology. IPFS makes the web work peer-to-peer. IPFS is a protocol for storing, addressing, and transferring data, designed to replace HTTP in many contexts. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely identify and link to information. IPFS is one of the leading protocols of Web3, crypto, and the decentralized web movements. IPFS serves millions of end users and tens of thousands of developers. It powers the websites and applications of small startups, large enterprises, and even blockchains. Filecoin is a decentralized storage network, designed to store humanity's most important information. Filecoin is a cryptocurrency incentivized decentralized market, where storage providers earn filecoin tokens for renting out storage space. (Think airbnb for cloud storage). Filecoin is one of the leading projects in the cryptocurrency/blockchain space. Jonathan works for Protocol Labs and Filecoin specifically on the applications of NFTs. He focuses on helping build tools to make Web3 more accessible and helps Protocol Labs' portfolio companies. In our conversation we discussed the future of NFTs, the growth of the crypto and web3 community, IPFS and Filecoin’s applications in Web3.0, the disruptive force of zero knowledge proofs, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing NFTs and Web3. Jonathan explains how the future implications of NFTs will impact society outside of art and media. We go on to discuss the immense growth and diversity of the Web3.0 community. Our conversation pivots to IPFS and how it can disrupt the current infrastructure of the web. Jonathan did an excellent job at explaining how Filecoin is built using the IPFS protocol. Our conversation transitions to zero knowledge proofs and the future applications it could unlock. We finish our conversation by discussing the future of open societies and closed societies. Please enjoy my conversation with Jonathan Victor.

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The Paradox of Search with Colin Pape Dec 16, 2021

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My guest today is Colin Pape, the founder and CEO of Presearch.io and Shopcity.com. Presearch is building a next-generation search engine powered by the community and leveraging a blockchain token. Presearch.org will be an open, transparent alternative to the current search hegemony. The ShopCity.com Community Commerce Platform provides local communities with interactive shop local campaigns that connect local businesses and consumers online. Their aim is to create an online ecosystem in which local businesses may flourish due to ground rules that prevent the system from being overrun by big businesses with little connection to the community. Colin has extensive experience with token economics, utility tokens, blockchain, product development, search, internet marketing, growth hacking, local economies, domain names, sales, fundraising and launching tech ventures. He is passionate about personal freedom, privacy, decentralization and community. In our conversation we discuss a variety of topics ranging from Web3 and disruption of Big Tech, the monopoly on search, the importance of timing, personal liberties, communities and the metaverse. We begin our conversation by diving deep into the similarities and differences between Web3 and Web2. We also discuss the power open systems vs closed systems. Our conversation transitions slightly to discuss the power hold Google holds on the search industry. Colin expertly explains the problems with the traditional Silicon Valley business model long term by detailing the various problems that plague the current system like stagnation and lack of privacy. Colin goes on to illustrate what compelled him to found Presearch and the unique value proposition it gives users. We also touch on the importance of timing and how time is the most scarcest asset we can leverage. Our conversation transitions to the importance of personal liberties and why society should optimize for the individual and not the collective. We touch on the alarming cultural shifts happening within western culture and the current battle over the hearts and minds of Americans. We finish our conversation by discussing the evolution of the term metaverse. Colin explains what he envisions for the metaverse to evolve into and we discuss our predictions for the future of the metaverse and crypto. Please enjoy my discussion with Colin Pape.

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The Power of the Meme Community with Brian Laughlan Dec 09, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Brian Laughlan, the creator and lead project engineer of Satoshibles. Satoshibles are a series of 5000 algorithmically generated crypto collectible NFTs that have been hand illustrated. Each one is unique. The project uses Dorian Nakamoto as their mascot. The project originally launched on Ethereum in July 2021 but the project is currently building a bridge to the STX ecosystem to enable holders to secure their satoshible on Bitcoin. In addition to having one of the most vibrant communities within the NFT ecosystem, the project is committed to charitable efforts. Satoshibles partnered with Built with Bitcoin to create Built with NFTs is an NFT collection powered by artwork from students at BWB campuses across Africa, specifically the Nursery and Primary schools in Rwanda, Kenya, and Nigeria. From this artwork, 10,000 unique NFTs will be up for sale. All proceeds will fund the Foundation’s on-going efforts to build schools and communities around the world with their next projects initiating in West Africa and Central America in 2022. Brian is a designer at heart. He is originally from Scotland but moved to Switzerland when he landed one of his first software jobs. Brian began his career as a pure designer and transitioned to full front end developer once he taught himself how to code. Our discussion covers a variety of topics, including NFTs, the power of memes and community, crypto and charitable causes, cross-chain bridging and blockchain interoperability. We begin our conversation by discussing the history of NFTs and the importance of timing. We also discuss how Switzerland has become an innovation hub for crypto. Brian discusses how he bootstrapped the Satoshibles community and the uniqueness and strength of the community. We also discuss the growth of the NFT space and how the broader crypto community has evolved over time. Our conversation transitions to the power of memes. We discuss the iconic Dorian Nakamoto who was mistakenly labeled as Satoshi, which has since been debunked but his image has left a lasting community impact on the Bitcoin community. Brian discusses why he chose to base the pfp character on Dorian Nakamoto. Our conversation transitions to Built with NFTs and how NFTs are powering charitable causes throughout Africa. We discuss the future possibilities of how NFTs can disrupt charity and humanitarian causes. Another major topic of discussion was the importance of cross-chain bridging and why blockchain interoperability is the future. Brian discusses how the community was the driving force behind the desire to build a bridge to the STX ecosystem. We finish our conversation by discussing what is on the roadmap for Satoshibles. Please enjoy my conversation with Brian Laughlan.

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The Own Anything Revolution with Brian Hunt Dec 07, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Brian Hunt, CEO of InvestorPlace. InvestorPlace is one of America’s largest, longest-standing independent financial research firms. Started over 40 years ago by a business visionary named Tom Phillips, they publish detailed research and recommendations for self-directed investors, financial advisors and money managers. InvestorPlace.com publishes insightful articles on every corner of the market — from mutual funds and ETFs to options and active stock trading. Brian began his career in Oil and Natural gas by working over 7 years at Longfellow Drilling Incorporated. He eventually made his way to Stansberry Research, an independent financial research firm, delivering unbiased investment intelligence to self-directed investors seeking an edge in a wide variety of sectors and market conditions, where he was their editorial director. Brian next challenge was leading Katusa Research, an independent research firm founded by professional investor Marin Katusa focused on natural resource stock investments, as a Partner and Head of the Editorial Board. Brian is currently the CEO of InvestorPlace. Our discussion covers a variety of topics ranging wealth creation, investing, success, tokenization, and much more. We begin our discussion by talking about Proof-of-Brain and the importance of learning skills and acquiring knowledge to compound your wealth generating opportunities. Our conversation takes a slight turn where we begin discussing portfolio construction and advice for new investors. Brian gives excellent advice about how to approach markets and investing. A very interesting conversation topic was when we discussed the technological megatrends that will shape society for the decades to come. Our discussion transitions to tokenization and the future applications of crypto. We dive deep into the disruptive possibilities of the "Own Anything Revolution." We also touch on the topic of smart cities, tokenized bonds, regulating the regulators, and much more. We finish our conversation by discussing the qualities of a good leader and the importance of humility in success and leadership. Please enjoy my conversation with Brian Hunt.

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Into... the MetaVerse with Andrew Kiguel Dec 02, 2021

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My guest today is my friend Andrew Kiguel, CEO and co-founder of Tokens.com. Tokens.com Corp is a publicly traded company that owns an inventory of DeFi and NFT based cryptocurrencies. Through a process called staking, Tokens.com’s inventory of cryptocurrencies is used to earn additional tokens. In addition, Tokens.com co-owns Metaverse Group, one of the world’s first NFT based, virtual real estate blockchain companies. Through its growing digital asset inventory, Tokens.com provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies linked to DeFi and NFTs. Andrew is an accomplished executive with leadership experience in Canadian capital markets, corporate governance and entrepreneurship. He was the co-founder and CEO of Hut 8 Mining, one of the largest publicly listed bitcoin miners in the world. Prior to that, Andrew spent over 18 years at GMP Securities (now Stifel Canada) in investment banking, with his most recent title as a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Banking. Andrew has extensive experience in providing investment banking services to numerous public and private entities, including raising equity and debt capital in excess of C$3 billion over the last five years. He has also worked in an advisory role on numerous marquee M&A transactions. In our discussion we cover the MetaVerse, Web3, Tokens.com, Proof-of-Stake, and the mindset of traditional investors. We begin our conversation by diving deep into the MetaVerse. Andrew does an excellent job at explaining the value proposition of the MetaVerse and the broader societal impacts he believes will result from our evolution to a more digitally native society. We discuss the recent purchase of $2.5M for a plot of virtual land in Decentraland by the MetaVerse Group. Andrew explains the reasoning behind his company's purchase and why traditional brands will need to have a MetaVerse strategy within the next 24 months. The conversations transitioned to Web3.0 and the evolution of social media. Andrew discusses how Web3 and the MetaVerse are aiming to disrupt our traditional forms of interacting on the internet. Our conversation pivots to Tokens.com and Proof-of-Stake. We discuss how Tokens.com is providing provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to cryptocurrencies linked to DeFi and NFTs. We also discuss the future of Proof-of-Stake and debate the benefits and sacrifices with the various consensus models. We finish our conversation by discussing the mindset of traditional public market investors and the importance of democratizing access to digital assets. Please enjoy my conversation with Andrew Kiguel.

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For maximum accountability, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations to give you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin.

Untold Stories listeners can receive $50 in free BTC when you create a new loan. More info at https://untoldstories.link/LEDN

This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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Decentralizing the Vig with Paul Rogash Nov 30, 2021

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My guest today is Paul Rogash, Founder and CEO of BetU. BetU is a sports, esports & crypto betting platform. Secured by smart contracts and powered by the BETU Token. BetU aims to become a leader in the global sports betting market worth $391 Billion USD. With the goal of taking significant market share from global bookmakers such as Bet365, William Hill, Ladbrokes, DraftKings and FanDuel. BetU will offer traditional bookmaker services along with peer to peer betting resulting in better odds and bigger winnings. BetU Fantasy is a separate game where players can earn real crypto prizes for making fantasy bets on sport and esport events. There is no risk, only real rewards. Betting Platform: The BetU Platform will enable people to become their own bookmaker and bet against their peers. In the wagering industry the BetU platform will be akin to a combination of Bet365 & Betfair. The BetU platform will be available on web, tablet and mobile. Paul founded BetU in May 2021 and BetU had their ICO in late August of '21. Paul is an Australian entrepreneur currently based in Bali. He has been involved with several start up businesses in the fields of Internet Marketing, IT and financial services. Experienced entrepreneur, founded and sold MachineSales.com, Escalated Advertising & Lawyers SEO. Contract marketing roles in crypto saw projects increase 30x & 20x in 3 months. BBA in Entrepreneurship at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In our discussion, we cover BetU, the growth of the Metaverse, nomadic lifestyle, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing BetU and why gambling and betting is a great use case for blockchain. Paul discusses what makes BetU unique and how they are developing the future of online gambling. Paul also discusses the future fantasy sports and GameFi. Our conversation pivots to the MetaVerse where Paul discusses BetU’s bet on the MetaVerse and their plans of building out a MetaVerse experience. Another interesting topic of discussion was a conversation centered around the future of gambling in the MetaVerse and gambling on crypto-native games. We finish our conversation about the MetaVerse by discussing how Big Tech is beginning to develop a MetaVerse strategy and the importance of building open systems that are interoperable for the future the MetaVerse. The last major discussion topic we touched on was the nomad lifestyle. Paul shares his experience living as a digital nomad and the evolution of work and community. Please enjoy my conversation with Paul Rogash.

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The First Blockchain Wars with Starkerz Nov 25, 2021

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My guest today is Starkerz, DAO member of 3Speak, a censorship-resistant video platform built on top of the Hive Network. Launched on March 20th, 2020, Hive is a decentralized information-sharing network with an accompanying blockchain-based financial ledger built on the Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) protocol. Myriad dapps, APIs, and front-ends contribute to general and straightforward accessibility of data, transactions, and records so that this existing diversity and utility ensure that the ecosystem is welcoming to content creators, consumers, investors, and builders. Hive is developed to store vast amounts of content and to make it available for time-based monetization. Examples of use include social media with monetized rewards for content producers, interactive games, identity management, polling systems, and micro-loans. By combining the lightning-fast processing times and fee-less transactions, Hive is positioned to become one of the leading blockchain technologies used by people around the world. Hive’s support for high transaction volumes, combined with its fast 3-second block times and fee-less transactions, make it an ideal platform for building highly interactive applications that would bog down on most blockchain networks. Hive was founded by a diverse group of community members, developers, and investors who believed in the common goal of decentralization. There is no set team and no company behind it. All protocol changes are proposed, developed, prepared for, and implemented through a transparent and collaborative team-working environment. They are entirely open source from initiation to their final release. 3Speak is a place where content creators directly own their onsite assets and their communities. Using blockchain technology, the ownership of these assets and communities is intrinsic to the creator and the user, not 3 Speak. By using the platform, users get rewarded in Hive tokens and can receive donations in our proprietary Speak token. In our conversation, we discuss Hive, consensus models, the path to decentralization, web3 and community, and much more. We begin our conversation by discussing the differences between Web2 and Web3. Starkerz does an excellent job at explaining the pitfalls and problems creators face when building their audience on Web2 platform. Our conversation flows to how Web3 protects individuals from censorship and removes the gatekeepers from the decision-making process. We discuss Hive's unique history and Starkerz shares an amazing story of the first blockchain war. Our conversation transitions to the importance of community and the community around a blockchain are layer0. Starkerz demonstrates the importance of community by discussing the accomplishments of Hive and their consensus model. Our conversation transitions to discussing the differences and tradeoffs between the various consensus models. Our conversation transitions and we discuss how Web3 will enable a new paradigm. Starkerz describes this new paradigm that is enabled by decentralization, market forces, and community-led. Please enjoy my conversation with Starkerz.

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Ledn provides financial products to help you unlock the power of digital assets. With a secure and easy-to-use platform, it’s the simplest way to earn interest, borrow, and trade your BTC and USDC. For maximum accountability, Ledn offers Proof of Reserves attestations to give you peace of mind while you make the most of your Bitcoin.

Untold Stories listeners can receive $50 in free BTC when you create a new loan. More info at https://untoldstories.link/LEDN

This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co

Thank you for listening to The Charlie Shrem Show. For more free content and access to over 400 episodes, visit www.CharlieShrem.com.

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Financializing Culture and Collectibles with Matt Kalish Nov 23, 2021

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Matt Kalish is President of DraftKings North America. DraftKings is a platform that offers daily fantasy sports, sports betting, and gambling products. Users can access the products via the firm’s website as well as by downloading its mobile app. Users can play and bet games in a variety of sports and leagues, including the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, or soccer leagues like the Premier League. Matt co-founded DraftKings in 2012 and is accountable for all North America revenue, bringing together all marketing, operations, and related analytics functions. Matt unifies leadership for all marketing functions as well as related analytics teams. He has acted as Chief Revenue Officer before transitioning into his role as President, DraftKings North America. Matt is a lifelong fan of fantasy sports, sports betting, and strategy games, combining his experience in corporate analytics and e-commerce to become the “game master” of DraftKings.  Due to Kalish’s foresight and guidance preparing for the overturn of PASPA, DraftKings Sportsbook was the first legal, online, and mobile sports betting platform in New Jersey – the first state outside of Nevada to legalize sports betting. Kalish has been named to SBJ’s class of 2019 “Forty Under 40” for all of his excellence and innovation. In our conversation, we discuss NFTs and digital collectibles, the dawn of the digital cultural renaissance, DraftKings and Entrepreneurship, sports, and pop culture. We begin our conversation by discussing the NFTs and community building. Matt does an excellent job at detailing how NFTs are pushing the evolution of digital identities forward. We also discuss the importance of community within Web3. Our conversations transitions to how Matt and his co-founders built DraftKings into one of largest sports media and gambling franchises. We dive deep into the importance of missionary founders to the long-term growth of a company and Matt gives excellent advice about some of his best practices for operating and leading an organization. Our discussion pivots from entrepreneurship and company building to NFTs and culture. We discussed the NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club. The discussion focuses on how the project has been able to execute so well and what makes the project so appealing to the broader public. This conversation leads us to discuss the future of the NFT landscape. We go on to discuss DraftKings push into NFTs with their new "NFT Marketplace." Matt breaks down the unique cultural fit that has fostered the adoption of NFTs within the Sports industry. We also discuss the barriers that Film/movie studios are facing could be slowing their adoption of NFTs. We finish our conversation by discussing advice and best practices for investing in NFTs. Please enjoy my conversation with Matt Kalish.

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