I'm bullish on crypto. Particularly NFTs. So I decided to drop a bonus episode with some midnight insights following my latest Next with Novo episode with Swiss visual artist Urs Fischer. Will AR & VR allow us to wear digital art in new ways? Phones, screens, jewelry, the metaverse...I think our relationship with these things are going to be changing very soon. Give it a listen, and check out my episode with Urs to hear more about his first NFT auction and the future of digital art. Make sur...
Apr 08, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 12
My latest episode of Next with Novo is a conversation with Swiss contemporary visual artist Urs Fischer on his upcoming NFT drop, digital art, and the future of how we interact as humans—both in real life and in the metaverse. Urs, whose work has appeared at New York's iconic Gagosian gallery, is not only an icon in the traditional art world but someone who's married physical and digital art for over a decade. Urs has found acclaim in different mediums throughout his career in digital and physic...
Apr 07, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Next up on Next with Novo, we’ve got one of the studs of the crypto space, CEO and founder of the top lending platform, BlockFi. I believe in Zac and his company a lot, and it’s been incredible to watch their operation blossom from a brilliant idea into one of the top platforms to buy, sell, or exchange cryptocurrency. BlockFi has also become a key player in the mass adoption of crypto via their game-changing partnership with VISA and plans to introduce the first credit card to reward customers ...
Mar 31, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Hey everyone, Mike Novogratz here. My latest guest on Next with Novo is an absolute rock star of the criminal justice reform space, Executive Director of non-profit advocacy group Worth Rises, Bianca Tylek. Born to a family of immigrants, Bianca turned around a rough upbringing that exposed her to the troubles of the juvenile system. At a young age, Bianca suffered an extreme traumatic event, further exposing her to the effect of crime and injustice on young people and their families. Bianca eve...
Mar 25, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Wallace Peeples, a.k.a Wallo267, was introduced to the criminal justice system at a young age. After a childhood in and out of the Philadelphia corrections system, he ended up back in the system for 20 years after a conviction for armed robbery. During his time in prison, Wallo was forced to normalize extraordinary violence, convincing himself that it was a routine way of life in order to stay sane and survive. While incarcerated, Wallo would watch TV commercials all day, constantly flipping thr...
Mar 12, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
My latest guest on Next with Novo is a deeply inspiring person in the crypto space, author of “Bitcoin & Black America,” Isaiah Jackson (otherwise known as @bitcoinzay). Isaiah's monumental book was released in 2019 to educate more folks in the Black community about Bitcoin and crypto, with a focus on everything from the nuances of ownership to buying and selling, exchanges, keys, and highlighting others who are bringing much-needed racial diversity and knowledge to the space. Check out the ...
Mar 04, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 7
There are so many amazing things happening right now in crypto that I decided I would record a quick solo episode of Next with Novo to share my thoughts and excitement. J.P. Morgan commented that all investors should have at 1% of their holdings in crypto, which is an incredible turn of events from their CEO Jamie Dimon, a prominent critic of the space only a few years ago. Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, filed an IPO to go public. Another huge moment for crypto's mainstream ...
Feb 25, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Next up on Next with Novo, I've got a special conversation about the U.S. prison system's many failures and the urgent need for criminal justice reform with a member of the Galaxy Gives family, Alex Duran. Alex grew up in The Bronx, and at only 20 years old, was involved in a shooting where someone lost their life. He took a plea deal to serve 14 years in prison. During this time, Alex received a prestigious liberal arts degree from Bard College while experiencing many of the criminal justice sy...
Feb 18, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
You know you’re in for a wild ride when the one-and-only GaryVee sits down in your podcast chair. Gary Vaynerchuk joined me for the fourth episode of Next with Novo for a high-energy conversation about…a bit of everything. Recorded only a few days after the Gamestop/Reddit event that shook Wall Street, we chatted about where we are as a society right now, focusing on how to make sense of the rapid changes occurring in the different corners of culture. Dive into this 30-minute rapid-fire session ...
Feb 11, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4
2021 started with a violent attack on our nation’s sacred Capitol, which three weeks later was followed by a mob of young investors taking Wall Street head-on through the incredibly volatile Gamestop short-squeeze saga. All around us, for better or for worse, people are fed up, and our fragile economic, political, and financial systems are feeling the squeeze. In this solo episode of my podcast, Next with Novo, I share my insight into what Gamestop means for the future of Wall Street, Robinhood,...
Feb 03, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 3
For one of two launch episodes for my new podcast Next with Novo, I called up my old college roommate and friend, the CEO of ConsenSys, co-founder of the Ethereum Project, and all-around crypto guru, Joe Lubin. I’m so glad to have been able to get Joe on the show to help kick off these conversations about what’s new and what’s next, the best & brightest minds behind the technologies powering permissionless innovation, with a focus on how cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi) is taking us ...
Jan 28, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
For the debut episode of my new podcast Next with Novo, I sat down with one of Galaxy Digital’s newest hires and a top authority on Bitcoin mining, Amanda Fabiano. My new podcast is all about what’s new and what’s next from the best and brightest minds behind the disruptive business, prolific social movements, and technologies powering permissionless innovation. Amanda made for a perfect first guest to help kick off the show. During this 20-minute episode, Amanda gives us a crash course in Bitco...
Jan 28, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Next with Novo is the go-to resource for what's new and what's next. Each episode, Mike Novogratz, influential investor, Wall Street Veteran, and CEO at Galaxy Digital, invites his listeners to learn with him, from the best and brightest minds behind disruptive businesses, prolific social movements, and technologies powering permissionless innovation. Through intimate conversations, Novogratz deconstructs the stories and strategies from an eclectic brain-trust he believes will move markets, chan...
Oct 06, 2020•1 min
