Stay ConnectedThe Welcome to the Metaverse podcast is the no.1 place to learn about the metaverse and AI quickly and to stay ahead, with interviews from top industry leaders and the brightest minds in the space.
This podcast breaks it down simply so you can understand web3, crypto, NFTs, blockchain, ai, the metaverse and everything in-between. Come and join the community and learn how to position yourself for the future.
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On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Herman Narula - CEO & Co-founder of Improbable, a metaverse technology company building Yuga Labs' hotly anticipated Otherside metaverse. (Yuga Labs themselves of course creators of arguably the most famous NFT project in the space - Bored Ape Yacht Club and who acquired the IP for Cryptopunks and Meebits fairly recently too).
Improbable have been building game-changing tech in this space for 10+ years and are solving many of the essential problems that are needed to bring the vision of an open metaverse to life.
My twitter has moved, click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks
This was another chat that gives some serious clues to the future and Herman was brilliant at explaining it all so thank you Herman for coming on the show.
If you’re brand new to this podcast, I would encourage you to jump back to episode 2 just to get an introduction to this whole space, we talk in depth about NFTs in this episode so you might find it useful to have some foundational knowledge first.
If you would like to support the show, a great way to do so is to leave a rating or review on your podcast platform of choice, thank you!
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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I always love to hear from you, say hello on the following links :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/luke_franks
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
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Improbable's links
Herman Narula Twitter : https://twitter.com/HermanNarula
Improbable Twitter : https://twitter.com/Improbableio
Website : https://www.improbable.io/
Demo Video : https://twitter.com/HermanNarula/status/1524745153713348608?s=20&t=oLT66pWGOA4R3nzuKl_Zbg
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Dan Fill - President of Dark Slope, who are a virtual production and metaverse company, and are reimagining entertainment for this new immersive future that we’re heading towards.
They’re a combination of a games studio, television studio and virtual production house, which means they are right at the forefront of what content is going to look like in the next 5 to 10 years.
They’ve even created a new category of hyper-reality TV, using game engines, VR and haptic feedback suits to produce an ever changing Ninja Warrior style sports entertainment show - where you are essentially competing inside almost a live video game - it’s very cool and really opened my mind to what is possible and what is coming.
Dan did a brilliant job of explaining what entertainment content of the future looks like, be prepared to have your mind blown and thank you to Dan for coming on the show!
If you’re brand new to this podcast, I would encourage you to jump back to episode 2 just to get an introduction to this whole space, we talk in depth about NFTs in this episode so you might find it useful to have some foundational knowledge first.
My twitter has moved, click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Dark Slope's Links
Twitter : https://twitter.com/darkslopexr
Website : https://darkslope.com/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/darkslopexr/
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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My links
Twitter : https://twitter.com/luke_franks
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
NFTs are revolutionising digital ownership and value on the internet. We've seen the impact in the art world, with new digital IP's and now with music too. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Blockchain Brett - Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Crypto and OG collector in the space who's worked with major artists including Kygo and Ryan Tedder.
We discuss if music has been undervalued on the internet, NFTs enabling artists to actually sell their art and potentially not be tied to a label or income from a streaming service, whether actually the whole copyright model might change and the major impact that music NFTs are set to have over the next few months. We also talk about some exciting metaverse first projects too. This was a fascinating chat and really opened my mind to what is possible. Thank you Brett for coming on!!
If you’re brand new to this podcast, I would encourage you to jump back to episode 2 just to get an introduction to this whole space, we talk in depth about NFTs in this episode so you might find it useful to have some foundational knowledge first.
My twitter has moved, click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Blockchain Brett's Links
Twitter : https://twitter.com/web3brett
Palm Tree Crew Crypto Twitter : https://twitter.com/PalmTreeCrypto
Palm Tree Crew Crypto Website : palmtreecrypto.xyz
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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My links
Twitter : https://twitter.com/luke_franks
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
We've seen a volatile market market this week but is the end of the run or just the beginning of the new cycle? On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we talk about the state of the current market, previous cycles, the unexpected data for NFTs and cover some metaverse news stories, which went under the radar this week - including Meta and their new mixed reality headset and the return of Google AR glasses.
My twitter has moved, click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Source links :
Unreal Engine Station video : https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1523695586540613632?s=20&t=Vn1NpJum8vEjMfnnzOUuUQ
Unreal Engine Matrix Demo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU0gvPcc3jQ
Epic Games & Nasa (ZDNET) : https://www.zdnet.com/article/nasa-and-epic-games-to-crowdsource-vr-tech-for-mars-exploration/
Google AR Glasses (The Verge) : https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23067426/google-ar-glasses-live-translate-io
Mark Zuckerberg & Project Cambria (CNET) : https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/mark-zuckerberg-just-showed-how-metas-next-mixed-reality-vr-headset-will-work/
Instagram & NFTS (TechCrunch) : https://techcrunch.com/
EA Games & FIFA : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61383672
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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My links
Twitter : https://twitter.com/luke_franks
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
Artsy are the world's largest online art marketplace with over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from over 4000 galleries and major auction houses across the world. On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I'm joined by Chief Revenue Officer Dustyn Kim and generative artist Mieke Marple to talk about how the traditional art world have been viewing NFTs, equality and closing the gender gap in the space, their recent benefit auction 'Artists Who Code' (which Mieke co-curated) and the future of art in the metaverse.
I absolutely think we will look back at this period right now as an amazing time to be learning about this space, what is happening and a time that is full of opportunity. We also have the chance to build this new space in the right way so I wanted to cover that important conversation here too!
My twitter has moved, click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Artsy links :
Website : https://www.artsy.net/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/artsy
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/artsy
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Mieke Marple :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/MiekeMarple
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/miekemarple
Artists who Code Benefit Auction - (co-curated the Artists Who Code with Sinziana Velicescu of Vellum LA) - https://nft.artsy.net/auctions/artists-who-code/
LA NFT Meetup : nftuesdayla.com & https://twitter.com/NFTuesdayLA
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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Oana Ruxandra is the Chief Digital Officer & Executive Vice President, Business Development at Warner Music Group. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we talk about how Warner Music have been one of the really early adopters and first movers in this space, embracing the metaverse, web 3.0 and the new opportunities that this shift will bring to artists and fans of music in all forms.
We cover their major partnership with The Sandbox as well as Genies and dive into how Oana and WMG are thinking about this whole space.
Oana was the perfect person for this episode. She painted the picture of how music and technology have always been intertwined throughout history and web 3.0 and the metaverse being the next iteration of this.
Hearing Oana talk about this stuff was invaluable, I found it fascinating and I know you will too, so thank you Oana for coming on.
Subscribe on the new Youtube channel to watch this conversation here
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Warner Music Groups's links :
Website : https://www.wmg.com/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/warnermusic
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/warnermusic/
The Sandbox x WMG announcement : https://www.wmg.com/news/sandbox-partners-warner-music-group-create-music-themed-world-metaverse-36116
Genies x WMG announcement : https://www.wmg.com/news/warner-music-group-and-genies-sign-partnership-bring-wmgs-roster-artists-life-avatars-35396
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My links :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/luke_franks
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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Teflon Sega is a virtual avatar artist who lives in the metaverse with a rapidly exploding fanbase. In this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I talk to him direct from his planet and we discuss the future of this new realm of metaverse first content. *This episode is available to watch inside the Spotify app*
Teflon is an anonymous character who is putting out some of the highest standard of content in this space bar none. He is both making music at the highest level and also short film content which is truely mindblowing. You can follow his adventures through space battling monsters, riding woolly mammoths, fighting dragons and performing his epic songs on his Youtube channel here
He also recently dropped his 'Defend the Metaverse' NFT collection with The Dematerialised which sold out immediately. I am convinced he is about to become one of the biggest artists in the world. Remember the name Teflon Sega.
Watch this conversation on new Youtube channel here
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Teflon Sega's links :
Discord : https://discord.com/invite/yhpvrmrU5x
Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/0JFKmdLuTj0yZi9P05a85X
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/c/TeflonSega
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/teflonsega/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/teflonsega
Merch Store : https://teflonsega.myshopify.com/
Teflon & Xanadu Meta-saga : https://youtu.be/j-sL_Q0VK_Y
My links :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/luke_franks & https://twitter.com/metaverseluke
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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Where are we in the NFT & metaverse hype cycle and what are the opportunities to look out for over the next few months? On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast I break down these themes looking at network effects and how adoption typically takes place on the internet. We also look at some broader NFT market stats and some recent metaverse news and opportunities too.
Thank you if you've recently left a rating or review and if you would like to that is much appreciated and a great way to support the show.
As always, do reach out https://www.twitter.com/metaverseluke or on email below to, it's always great to hear from you. Thank you for your continued support as we get closer to the brightest minds in web 3.0 and the wider metaverse.
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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My links :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/metaverseluke
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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Sources :
Social platforms, users to one billion : https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268115/fastest-social-networks-1-billion-mau/
NFT Holder Stats : https://nftgo.io/
Real Vision References : https://www.realvision.com
Facebook Creator Fee Story : https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/metas-new-47-5-fee-on-metaverse-items-has-nft-twitter-pissed/
Epic Games x Lego Metaverse Partnership : https://news.bitcoin.com/epic-games-teams-up-with-lego-to-build-a-kids-metaverse/
Adam Arrigo is the CEO & Founder of Wave - a revolutionary metaverse virtual entertainment platform that has already hosted shows with Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, John Legend, Teflon Sega and more.
On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we chat all about how WAVE are breaking new ground, creating live, immersive experiences with artists as avatars. During these shows, fans can connect directly with them in real-time, adding a layer of interaction that I’ve never seen before.
If you'd like to watch a taster of what they are like, scroll through on the Justin Bieber show here or check out my tweet here
Adam is someone who has been working in the VR space for many years and has a realistic and invaluable insight into this space and how it is developing. His knowledge and advice in this episode is second to none, as well as being a lovely guy! Thank you Adam for coming on!
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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My links :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/metaverseluke
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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Wave's Links :
Website : https://wavexr.com/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/TheWaveXR
TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@thewavexr
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thewavexr/
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Dillon Rosenblatt is the Co-Founder (alongside Tom Brady) of Autograph - a platform that is bringing together some of the most legendary names across sport, entertainment, pop-culture, fashion and more to create unique digital collectibles.
On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we chat all about the role of NFTs in sport, entertainment and fandom and how they can enable a richer experience for fans. We also talk about upcoming opportunities and Dillon teases some exciting announcements of what's to come from Autograph very soon.
Dillon and the Autograph team have managed to attract some of the biggest names in the world to their platform including : Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Naomi Osaka, Tiger Woods, Tony Hawk, Simone Biles, Usain Bolt, Derek Jeter, Robert Gronkowski, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. As well as major partnerships with DraftKings, Lionsgate and AEG. Earlier this year they raised $170 million from their series B funding round to bring web 3.0 to the masses.
We discuss how the platform came to be, what it's like working with the world's biggest stars, how NFTs are changing the sport/fan relationship like never before and what is coming next from this incredible company.
Dillon was an inspiration and super humble, it was a pleasure to have him on the show.
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This podcast is sponsored by the awesome Everyrealm (previously Republic Realm) who are a leader in metaverse innovation, investment, and NFTs. They are among the largest owners of digital real estate NFTs in Decentraland, The Sandbox and Axie Infinity to name just a few.
They’re also the creators of the Fantasy Islands metaverse NFT project, the ultra-luxury metaverse destination and community in The Sandbox and beyond.
They also recently announced their upcoming immersive ASMR experience in the metaverse, called Soundlands, which you can be the first to sign up to before it launches in full by heading to asmrsoundlands.com
You can find out more about what they are up to at everyrealm.com, join their substack newsletter with updates about the wider metaverse here realmroundup.substack.com and follow on twitter https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm and discord here discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
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Everyrealm's Links
Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/everyrealm
Discord : discord.gg/ntSaG8b9sW
Soundlands : asmrsoundlands.com
Substack : realmroundup.substack.com
Website https://www.everyrealm.com
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Autograph's Links :
Website : https://autograph.io/
Twitter : https://mobile.twitter.com/Autograph
Discord : discord.gg/autograph
To purchase : marketplace.draftkings.com
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My links :
Twitter : https://twitter.com/metaverseluke
Email : metaversepod@gmail.com
Consultancy : www.wagmi-agency.com
To join my NFT drops and metaverse newsletter, head to metaverseluke.substack.com
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