This episode opened up with some in depth macro talk, preparing for tomorrow's FOMC meeting. OSF expects that we will see a continued Hawkish narrative come from the commentary if any at all. Although this is bearish, everyone seems to agree it will be bearish which means most of this will likely be priced in and we won't see any violent swings or sell offs. The focus of this episode falls on Scott Lewis, who is a major contributor and leading force for Canto, a new layer 1 blockchain. There is ...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 31 min
On this episode, OSF walked us through the macro talk with lots to expect. The FOMC, payrolls and what either of those events could mean for the prices we all cling so dearly to. Crypto has been moving finally but not all coins are moving equal with ETH still underperforming compared to BTC and the rest of the crypto space. NFTs have been dominated by Open editions of all sizes shapes. makes and sources. Over the weekend we saw some major "successes" with 10's of thousands of editions being mint...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 37 min
Today we were honored with the presence of Julian the CEO of doodles. He gave us a rundown of doodles 2, the dooplicators, the genesis boxes, the game, the music album, the beta passes and everything in between. A doodles saturated episode not specific to holders but also valuable to people who have always wanted to be apart of the doodles universe. We also ran through the Macro talk and blew through NFTs near the end of the episode. Julian on @ 11:14 Get the recap here: Gldn's Notes GM Hosted o...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 21 min
With the Recent Hack of Kevin Rose, the topic was able with safety advice as a form of engagement farming but our stage Brough 0xfoobar up to deliver some sound tips and steer everyone in the right direction. We were also joined by Some folks from Layer Zero who hope to create an environment where people can interact on multiple chains and utilize the advantages that each chain offers to create the best products and experiences on the blockchain. 0xfoobar is on @ 12:12 Layer Zero on @ 57:24 Summ...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 34 min
The energy in the space is picking up with major announcements, price action and open edition art mints. Mando was missing from the stage but OSF handled the Macro and was backed up by Soby, who offered humor along with his big brain banter. Everyone is dropping open edition mints to the point that it became a new meta. Crypto art is what started all of this and we seem to to be inching back towards our roots. Listen in for the latest! Full summary here: Gldn's Notes GM Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 28 min
GOLD has been walking along highs, stocks seeing decent activity and BTC is following suit. The crypto scene is slowly picking up, with Alt season hanging in the distant horizon. NFTs are still being dominated by Yuga labs' Sewer pass game with nearly 4k ETH in volume traded in the past 24 hrs. Porsche is the latest big brand to enter the space and flop. A high mint price with an equally large project size led to their project not being minted out. Today's show was focused largely on the mistake...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 30 min
The macro view is bright despite what the fed has been hinting at, crypto is up and nft are moving around a bit! Good news to user in the announcement of Rug Radio's new co-CEO Loxley F.! although he has been working very closely with the team for months he has accepted his new lead position and the show welcomed him in with a quick interview and some commentary. During the weekend Yuga's Dookey Dash took the privledged gamers by storm. It invoked some healthy competition and absorbed a ton of $...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Today the macro talk was very brief before hopping crypto and its seeming outperformance of stocks. NFTs are basically consumed by Yuga and the Dookey Dash game happening. The big topic today was our special guest Jack Butcher. He is the creator of Visualize Value and recently created an NFT project called Checks that plays on the verified check of social media. The depth of concept surrounding checks is nothing that can be explained here, listen in to have your mind blown away from the insight ...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Still to date able to boast the highest volume nft project and the largest active user base of any web 3 game, Axie infinity is a legendary gaming brand. We were joined by the co-founder Jihoz who started us off with some origin stories and led us into the core ideas of Axie as a gaming giant in the space. Though P2E may have a tarnished rep, Axie looks like it will be much larger than any profit only model. Jihoz was full of insight and a must listen for anyone interested in the sky mavis succe...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 32 min
With OSF back we had a proper run down of the macro events which this week start with PPI. It came in low and set the market off slightly but nothing major. The Yuga mint and the accompanying Donkey Dash game are dominating headlines and the NFT market with sewer passes seeing insane volume. We had Bull V Bear a company with a new approach to an NFT marketplace offering a way to short and long your assets! Listen in or check the notes for more details. Bull V bear on @ 1:00:37 Get the summary he...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 45 min
This episode was jam-packed with a triple feature! It kicked off with Sergito and his Meebit/6529 Meme card drop. Then Keith Grossman, Moonpay and nightlife.xyz all came up to talk about their latest joint effort called other life. Finally we had roor.io, who share their new artist collective dropping hangtags, along with digital and physical sneaker products! Get the full notes here: Gldn's notes GM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. https://linktr.ee/rugradio...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min
We finally saw the return of our beloved host OSF on the show. He came back with renewed optimism and hopium for all of the listeners. The keeper from the rekguy lore had kept him hostage up until recently when the community was able to solve riddles that ultimately led to his release and a fee RLD piece! The show was dominated today by market talk. Crypto saw a decent rally and there was a lot to discuss on why and what steps a trader might take next. Most of us are sore from last year but Mand...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Today was the highly anticipated show with Pons the founder and fearless leader of the Plague. An army of frogs that were born into the bear market and have been steadily rising and making waves the entire time. He is a huge believer in decentralization and has been a proper example of leadership in the space. During the show our host Farokh actually bought a frog from the plague collection himself. We talked about Pons's views on running a business and even got some indirect alpha from the frog...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Rekt Mando walked us through the macros and what he sees on the horizon for Crypto. He poured up some hopium, pointing specifically to ethereum, before getting into NFTs. The upcoming Yuga mint kicked off and there was a ton of revealed information that still left tons of mystery about what's to come in the following weeks. Farokh also gave some information about the Cory Van Lew PFP collection, Faces Of Web3. It's a Rug Radio collaboration being offered to holders of the Rug Radio Genesis NFT, ...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 15 min
NFT volumes were down today but there is anticipation in the air with Yuga's multi-week mint experience set to begin today. Macros were up slightly again today which is great but tomorrows Fed number will likely have some type of impact on traditional markets and crypto. Our special guest today was BeNFT the CEO of the Killabears. He gave us a peek into his background and how he started by creating successful account on IG and creating a business around them. Fast forward and he is using many of...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 33 min
The show today dove into NFTs with many different upcoming projects having news and updates. Friend of the show punk 9059 aka NFT Statistics joined the live stream as the hosts walked through the charts of the day. Ai was a hot topic outside of NFTs but all in all the banter was around web3 and the different projects making moves in the current market. Summary here: Gldn's Notes GM! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. https://linktr.ee/rugradio...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 25 min
The co-founder of Illuvium joined us today to talk about his web3 gaming empire being built and give us the low down on gaming inside of our green culture. The Alluvium ecosystem is currently comprised of 3 games and set to be an entire universe that allows for seamless integration of assets across all the different worlds and titles that will be available. He also spoke on Eth lizards, his current PFP and original playground for degen activities. The lizards are actually s sort of investment DA...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 41 min
The NFT market has been ripping and the tide seems to be lifting for many of the boats that have endured and kept sailing through this bear market. Crypto has been flat for the most part and traditional markets have started the year decent but NFTs are in a world of their own lately. New liquidity entering the market combined with most projects sitting far from their ATH's allows for some great positive movement. Our special guest today is Kevin DeGods, the CEO of Dust labs who handle the tech a...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 46 min
Special guest Brycent livened up the show and both through his energetic dialogue and through the live stream video feed! He broke down his origins into the gaming, streaming and the crypto/nft world. From starting out on Call of Duty to getting signed with Gary V and even becoming a CEO. It's no secret why he has been able to climb the ranks and find success in his endeavors, listen in for some motivation and great perspectives on the gaming industry inside of web3. The show also had some great...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Todays we started off with a recap for the macros as usual and dove into the spritely NFT market with our special guest commentator punk 9059. There have been some significant trades and sales but easily the buy of the day happened when Erick (Eb7) who was our special guest of the day, purchased a spirit Azuki for 200 eth! We dove into Erick's past and how he came to be the broker that we all know today. He gave some tips and insights into trading and walked us through the monumental Zombie punk...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 50 min
There wasn't much to update for the macro side, but NFTs were everything Yuga. The ecosystem was up for anything ape related and even things speculated to be tied to Yuga. A new reveal happened with some sort of gamefied trailer that was cryptic at best introducing a dog character and a bunch of potential easter eggs. Although not tied to Yuga the other news was the success of the ApeCoin DAO election, with 3 new members being chosen. The space seemed to rejoice from this election and the proces...
Dec 30, 2022•2 hr 3 min
The macros are setting up to be a bearish entrance into 2023 and crypto has been flat with Sol being huge losses, last night it went under 10$. NFTs however have had crazy volumes to wrap up the year. The show was all about the biggest losses taken during the year, Farokh and Mando both shared some huge Ls they experienced and some we saw in the market. A poll allowed community members to share the worst stories and there were some downright awful ones. Though the topic was grim spirits were hig...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min
There are 5 potential candidates for the ApeCoin counsel, and we had four of them on stage today to discuss who they were, what they believe in and what they intend to change. GM Web3 became a platform for the nominees. The hosts fired off questions and allowed them to answer in a cadence and later into the show the community had questions that were offered up. There were even a few big ape names like 'King black bored' who spoke on stage and offered opinions along with concerns that prompted th...
Dec 28, 2022•2 hr 19 min
Get the download on the creator of the Kanpai Pandas and their fearless leader Ice Bagz. The show is filled with laughs and good vibes but also chock full of insightful information and life advice from DaRealMilkBagz himself. bagz is on @ 48:34 GM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. https://linktr.ee/rugradio
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 44 min
The man of many hats recently known for his podcasting mastery, joined the show and spilled knowledge and info out in abundance. He gave us a rundown of how he transitioned from writing to podcasting, and how he was introduced to crypto. His long list of awesome guests allowed for him to recall information he learned, spanning from authors to techies. A great listen for any fan of his and sure conversion point if you've yet to listen to him. Tim on @ 36:05 Get the full summary here: Gldn's Notes...
Dec 22, 2022•2 hr 8 min
The macros are repeatedly dull this time of year, but NFTs saw some activity since yesterday with a big Yuga announcement alluding to their upcoming mystery drop and tiers associated with that. This show was all Joseph Lubin and his seemingly endless well of knowledge on the topic of decentralization and what it could spell for the future. He also dove in to the origins of ethereum, starting from how he met Vitalik! A grade a listen for all interested in crypto, do not sleep on this one. (Higher...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Today was everything Wolfgame! We had some key people from the community that had all the information available and even a couple theories towards who the mysterious Shepard is that watches over all the wolves, sheep and farmers. We even had the man Gmoney onstage, who recently had a huge win in the game, listen in to hear the insane amount he won. Recently, the Shepard dropped the Woolpaper part 1 & 2, revealing a bunch about the project and the direction it's taken as much of it was previo...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 28 min
A relaxed holiday Monday, coming off of the Finals of the World Cup yesterday set the tone for a show chock full of info and news from the space. We talked trump's trading cards, Elons twitter, and the latest with Binance. GM! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. https://linktr.ee/rugradio
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Today we had Punk 9059 on in lieu of our normal NFT analyst Mando, he explained the high volumes we are seeing and exposed that its mostly due to airdrop farming. There were some notable moves/sales otherwise, listen in for the details. We were joined by the forgotten runes team, lead by friend of the show bear snake. They talked about their mission to speed run into a global franchise and broke down their plans to execute this. Forgotten Runes on at 1:01 GM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Today we ran through the macro talk with CPI coming in lower than expectations for the 6th month in a row. NFTs seeing another proper day in volumes and movement. The big news yesterday was the Bahamian government finally arresting SBF with what sounds like the intent of extradition. We were also joined by Sean Wotherspoon and the MNTGE team. They discussed their origins and dove deep into how they see fashion as whole while walking us through where it fits into web3 and digital collectibles. Th...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 47 min
