My guest today is Jae Chung. Jae is a co-founder of Unicly and a founding member of Jenny DAO. Unicly is a protocol that allows you to combine, fractionalize, and trade NFTs all on a single platform. Jenny DAO is an entity that acquires rare and historically significant NFTs and then fractionalizes them on Unicly. Jae is a crypto fanatic and has been diving deep into the ecosystem since 2017. From building, to investing to operating, Jae has been busy creating our web3 future. Hearing Jae’s thou...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 89
My guest today is Chris. Chris is a crypto and NFT OG who is the founder of NFT Plazas, a news site that covers all the action in and around the NFT space. I have known Chris for years and although we have never met in person, count him as a friend and someone who is trustworthy. It's funny how the metaverse can do that. I bring this up because it is important to have trusted individuals leading organizations that cover the news in our emergent industry. During our conversation with cover a lot,...
Nov 11, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 88
My guest today is Julien Genestoux. Julien is the founder of Unlock Protocol which is a protocol for memberships built using blockchain technology. This enables memberships to not only be ultra secure but super easy to manage as its all done through a couple clicks through a wallet. Julien was born for web3. He has been coding ever since he was a teen - constantly tinkering and building different software products but always thought there was better architecture for the internet. When he discove...
Oct 25, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Special episode of Zima Red where I combine forces with Josie to create a mashup of both of our shows. Check out the YouTube video below: Andrew Steinwold - Zima Red - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7LIuzpgaPw Josie Bellini - Bheind The Art - https://www.youtube.com/c/JosieBellini/featured Zima Red newsletter - https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 86
My guest today is John Crain. John is a co-founder and CEO of SuperRare Labs which is the entity that created SuperRare - One of the top NFT art platforms in the world. John has an amazing background - he is a self taught coder, dove deep into bitcoin, discovered ethereum, found out about NFTs, had a passion for art and joined ALL of that together, to launch SuperRare in early 2018. We go all throughout the history of SuperRare, the trials and tribulations of being a founder in an emergent indus...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 85
My guest today is Pat Doyle. Pat is a co-founder of Pink Swan Trading which a crypto data analytics company - Us in the NFT space, know them as the creators of the DegenData which is a platform for tons of NFT data insights. Pat has a super interesting story - Previously he was in the world of healthcare data science before making the dive into crypto. We also discuss some incredible stories about how data has helped him, and others, make great NFT investment decisions. Another interesting part ...
Oct 17, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 84
My guest today is Roshun Patel aka Ro. Ro is a Vice President at Genesis which is lending and trading desk fully dedicated to the crypto sector. Ro joined Genesis in the very early days of its formation and has seen it grow from a tiny couple person operation into the behemoth that it is today We dive deep into crypto lending markets, what they are, how they work and why they are needed. It was incredible chatting with Ro because he is deep into market psychology, trading, lending and how the cr...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 83
My guest today is AG. AG is a full-time DAO member at the Index Co-op. Index Co-op is a decentralized autonomous asset manager. Anyone who has listened to my previous episode with Dark Forest will know the power of Index Co-Op but by speaking with AG it opened up even more doors on what is possible with DAOs. After speaking with both Dark Forest and AG I am even more convinced that DAOs will play a huge role in the future of work. I feel like AG was born to be in a DAO, hearing his background fr...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 82
My guest today is Kijun Seo. Kijun is a co-founder of Planetarium which is the company behind the game Nine Chronicles. Nine Chronicles is wild. A completely open-source, decentralized RPG game built on their own blockchain and governed by the users. Kijun has an incredible story and background ranging from a deep interest in art to being a game developer working on multiple types of projects. This unique background definitely had an impact on the formation of Nine Chronicles - because the entir...
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 81
My guest today is Jason Brink. Jason is the president of blockchain at Gala Games. Gala Games is an incredibly exciting startup that creates different types of blockchain games - from MMO RPGs to small mini-games, Gala does it all. It was founded by former founder of Zynga which is one of the largest gaming companies and founded titles like FarmVille, Words with friends and more. It was awesome to chat with Jason about everything that Gala is doing and building. It is very clear that he is missi...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 80
My guest today is Dark Forest. DF is a full-time DAO member at Index Co-Op The Index Co-Op is straight from science fiction as it is a decentralized autonomous asset manager that is governed, maintained and upgraded by its users. DF is a methodologist focused on the Metaverse Index. This product, called MVI is squarely focused on metaverse-related projects in our ecosystem. He is constantly reviewing different projects and will bring them to the DAO so it can vote on whether to add it into the i...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 79
My guest today is Aleksander aka Psycheout. Aleksander is a co-founder of Sky Mavis, which is the development studio that created Axie Infinity, and a former competitive esports gamer. Aleksander story is incredible. He dropped out of one of the top business schools in Norway, did a quick stint working for the norwegian government and then became a full-time competitive gamer becoming one of the top ranked DOTA2 players in the world Aleksander then started to dabble in crypto and that lead into ...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 78
My guest today is Yan Liberman. Yan is a co-founder at the crypto investment firm, Delphi Digital. Yan’s story is incredible, him and his cofounders started Delphi Digital as a crypto research firm and have grown it into one of the most respected crypto investment funds out there. We discussed Yan’s personal journey into crypto, the founding and expansion of Delphi Digital, his investment strategy, and what the next “hot” market within crypto will be. Hearing Yan’s story is absolutely inspiring....
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 77
My guest today is Donnie Dinch. Donnie was last on the podcast in April 2020 and A LOT has happened since our last chat. For those who have not hear our previous episode, Donnie is the founder of Bitski which is a platform where anyone can easily create, buy and sell NFTs - think Shopfiy for NFTs. The big differentiator is that Bitski makes this process dead easy with all the incredible tech they have built over the years. It is amazing to see the progress and traction Bitski has had since we la...
Aug 24, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 76
My guest today is Sarutobi Sasuke. Sarutobi is an Axie Infinity expert who leads partnerships at Yield Guild Games and is also an Axie manager at the NFT fund DAO Blackpool. He takes me through a detailed guide on how to play Axie, the different classes, the different mechanics and everything you need to know in order to jump in and start playing. We also discuss play-to-earn and how to operate and manage an Axie scholarship. I loved our conversation because of how Sarutobi is able to take the s...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 75
My guest today is Jonathan Glick Jonathan is an internet OG who experienced the dawn of the internet while at AOL, helped the New York Times go digital and spent time at an expert network advising people on the internet. Now he is focused on the next evolution of the internet which is as you can guess, the metaverse. Because of his deep experience with internet technologies Jonathan is able to eloquently explain the opportunities, dangerous and details that come with the dawn of the metaverse Jo...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 74
My guest today is Aaron Wright. Aaron is a mega OG that has been deeply involved in crypto for years. He is a man with many talents as he is a professor at a law school in New York, played a role in the launch of Ethereum, published a book, sold a company AND is behind many of the major DAOs that we know today including, the LAO, Flamingo, Neptune and many more. Aaron gives us a masterclass on all the operational nuisances of running these new types of entities and tells us what the future holds...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 73
My guest today is Conlan Rios who is the founder of the programmable art platform, Async Art. Conlan and I first met each other inside the virtual world Cryptovoxels. I knew right when I met him that he was going to make big moves because of his intense passion for our space and the fact he was always building interesting things. Async Art is not a pure art platform how we think of them today with images, GIFs and the like - they have recently expanded into another medium creation - music. Now u...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 72
My guest today is Cloudwhite Its difficult to explain Cloudwhite’s background and activities in a simple one liner because he seemingly does it all. He is known for creating incredible content around the NFT ecosystem and especially around the Axie community. He has even made some hilarious YouTube videos where he raps about Axie infinity - highly suggest you check it out. Cloudwhite’s skills do not stop there, he was an early community member in Axie Infinity and has been a part of its meteoric...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 71
My guest today is AJ. He is a former Amazon data scientist who has turned his focus and skills towards NFTs, specifically the fantasy soccer game called Sorare. AJ has dominated Sorare since his entry into the game roughly a year ago and has even joined Blackpool as a manager in the Sorare category. Blackpool is an extremely exciting project that is one of the most active NFT investment DAOs but with a focus on yield generation. It is incredible to hear AJs story, from how he got involved in the...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 70
My guest today is Tom Sachs. Tom is a world renowned artist that has been experimenting with all forms of art and creation since he was young. Whether it be a painting, sculpture, drawing or NFT, his thirst for designing, destroying and creating never stops Tom and I go deep on this one. We discuss his creative process, the incredible power of mimesis, his partnership with NFT Studios and of course Rockets. Toms upcoming NFT project, Rocket Factory is a gamechanger. Users are able to collect 3 r...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 69
My guest today is Barthazian. A mechanical engineer by background with a deep interest in cognitive sciences - we get to some really intriguing concepts in this one. We discussed things like: How our brains are computers and how we will eventually be able to tokenizing memories with products like Neuralink His framework for investing in the NFT sector - especially with his focus on esoteric factors like aesthetics, narrative and contract inspection. How the global cost of living index will impac...
Jul 28, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 68
My guest today is Leandro. Leandro was first on the podcast with his cofounder Nahwel back in March of this year. Even though that is a short time ago, everyone knows how quickly our space moves so a lot has happened. Leandro has moved full force on his company NFT Studios which not only builds awesome tools and in-house NFT projects but in addition has a white-glover service for those that want to create NFT projects themselves. We also dove into one of his main projects and obsessions, CryptoM...
Jul 26, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 67
My guest today is Bryce. Bryce is an incredible creator, gamer and community builder focused on the Axie Infinity ecosystem. On this episode, Bryce take me on a deep dive into the Axie Infinity universe teaching me about battling, breeding, investing, scholarships and the power of Play To Earn What I loved about our conversation was Bryce’s infectious positivity around the NFT ecosystem and Axie community. His story is not one of overnight success but one of a plain old hard work and iteration u...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 66
My guest today is Charles Smith. Charles is the founder of Nifty Island a new blockchain-based virtual world platform that allows everyone to participate immediately by giving them an island to start creating on. We go deep on this episode - discussing Charles background at the stablecoin protocol Reserve, how stories drive value, the concept of “Minting new NFT OGs” and how economic empowerment is the key to the metaverse. We also dive into what it is like to be a founder in the most exciting i...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 65
My guest today is John Egan. John is the CEO of the L'Atelier which is a foresight company focused on researching emergent technologies. I first had John on the podcast in June 2020 after L'Atelier released an incredible report on the virtual economy, which of course, heavily featured NFTs. It is always a great time speaking with John because his knowledge on the metaverse is second to none and he thinks deeply about the societal and ethical ramifications of this new world. During our conversati...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 64
My guest today is Gabby Dizon from Yield Guild Games commonly called YGG. YGG is a platform that allows people from anywhere in the world to earn real value from gameplay, an amazing product that is only possible in crypto. Gabby is a long-time game designer, developer and founder who was bitten by the crypto bug years back and dove in head first. Gabby has this incredible ability to see far into the future and execute on his vision. We first spoke to each other sometime in 2019 and part of our ...
Jul 08, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 63
My guest today is Aftab, also known as, DC Investor. Aftab is an investor, advisor and professional Ethereum community member. Not only does he invest in a whole host of defi and NFT projects on Ethereum but he is also helping with the monumental task of moving Ethereum to ETH2.0. Aftab has incredible foresight into the future of the crypto economy, how NFTs will evolve and grow and of course how this is all merging into what we call the metaverse. An incredible conversation with one of the most...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 62
My guest today is Jess Sloss. Jess is the founder of Seed Club which is a social token incubator. Seed Club is on the bleeding edge of the social token revolution and after speaking with Jess I understand the massive potential of combining creators with social tokens. Jess is an incredible founder that is focused on the long-term. He knows that social tokens will be a massive market and industry but is openly discovering what are the best methods for creators and fans alike to unlock the full po...
Jun 25, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 61
My guest today is Erick, also referred to as Snowfro. Erick has been around since the very early days of the NFT ecosystem. Way before Cryptokitties, Erick was picking up CryptoPunks back when only a handful of people around the world knew about them. Erick has turned his passion for NFTs into a full blown career as the founder of the generative art platform Artblocks An amazing story teller, it was inspiring to hear all the details from the early days and incredible to see the evolution of the ...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 60
