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From Esports to NFTâs with Iced Knife
In this episode, we are joined by Iced Knife for a rare and exclusive interview. His first ever published podcast interview. Iced is a well known and loved member of the Solana NFT community, and active investor in the space. We get a chance to learn more about his background in Esports as an early member of FaZe Clan, his thoughts on investing in Crypto and NFTâs, current vibes in the Solana ecosystem, Magic Eden and finding NFT Alpha.
Topics discussed:
Iced background in esports and financeThoughts on risk tolerance and how to invest (NFA)FaZe Clan and being a Full Time esports YouTuberApplying Trad-fi education to investing irlIced introduction to investing in CryptocurrencyGoing all-in on Crypto & NFTâsCurrent vibes in the Solana ecosystemAdvice on trading NFTâs (NFA)Views on the Magic Eden marketplaceMethods for seeking NFT AlphaKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
1.06 - Introductions to Iced
3.57 - Thoughts on risk tolerance and how to invest (NFA)
6.58 - Intro to managing risk in NFTâs
9.46 - FaZe Clan and being a full time esports YouTuber
12.29 - Earning money in esports
15.00 - Applying Trad-fi education to investing irl
17.59 - Iced introduction to investing in Cryptocurrency
20.51 - Exposure to online poker
24.43 - Team New Age
31.08 - Being early to Safemoon & Trading Bsc coins
33.16 - Being early to Solana Monkey Business
43.11 - Going all-in on Crypto & NFTâs
45.13 - Working for yourself VS working in a corporate job
46.24 - Current vibes in the Solana ecosystem
50.29 - Advice from Iced on trading NFTâs (NFA)
56.04 - Iced views on the Magic Eden marketplace
1.00.25 - Iced process on seeking Alpha
1.04.06 - Curated by Iced ME homepage collection
1.08.27 - Whatâs next for Iced
1.09.28 - Outro
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Moving from web2 to web3: a conversation with Joma
In this episode, we're joined by Joma, an amazing YouTuber who makes phenomenal videos about his life in tech and now, his life in crypto. Joma has recently made the transition from traditional tech to web3. Joma recently released a successful NFT collection via Magic Eden Launchpad and we hope this episode can inspire people who are looking to make that transition. We talk about Vaxxed Doggos, Blindr, Shadr, YouTube & education in tech.
Topics discussed:
Vaxxed DoggosBlindrTransition from tech to crypto & NFTâsGetting into crypto as a content producerContent gaps to help provide education in the NFT spaceDesign a marketplace to encourage the right type of projectsMagic Eden company PhilosophyKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
0.50 - Introductions to Joma
1.16 - Vaxxed Doggos - Jomaâs project released on Magic Eden
7.25 - Blindr, Shadr, YouTube videos and content creation
10.28 - YouTube ad revenue numbers
12.48 - Jomaâs transition from tech to crypto & NFTâs
15.25 - Timeline for NFT project, art, creation, marketing and launch
12.48 - Why Joma got into crypto as a content producer
20.30 - Navigating skepticism from non-crypto YouTube audiences
25.20 - Joma on building an NFT community
28.37 - The future of Vaxxed Doggos
31.08 - Utility and benefits for Vaxxed Doggos hodlers
32.58 - Jacque Le Croix
36.03 - K-pop
41.38 - What are some of the content gaps to help provide education in the space?
48.57 - How to design a marketplace to encourage the right type of projects
56.55 - Magic Eden company Philosophy
1.08.18 - Magic DAO
1.09.28 - Outro
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In this episode, we are joined by Magic Eden co-founders, Jack and Zedd (Zhuoxun), and we chat with long-time Magic Eden supporter, Mike Dudas, AKA DAOdas on Twitter. Mike is an investor at 6th Man Ventures, an early stage web3 and crypto investment fund. He started The Block, a crypto media research company and worked at Paxos, a stablecoin business. His latest venture is LinksDAO, a community-governed golf & leisure club.
VC FundingSolana NFTsEthereum DeFi and NFTsBored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)LinksDAOMagic Eden
Topics discussed:Key Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
1.05 - Introductions from Jack & Zhuoxun of Magic Eden and Mike Dudas.
5.51 - The NFT Inflection Point / Leverage
6.25 - On 6th Man Ventures and VC Funds
7.30 - Magic Edenâs experience raising capital from VCs & 6th Man Ventures
12.27 - How the Solana NFT ecosystem is different & What to expect in 2022
14.19 - Gaming NFTs
19.31 - On Ethereumâs DeFi and NFTs
29.12 - BAYCâs success (what helps an NFT collection be successful)
33.14 - Twitterâs Verified NFT Profile Pic
34.47 - Bullish on NFTs
37.23 - LinksDAO
42.16 - Whatâs special about Magic Eden
47.42 - Outro
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, DJ Trix & Andi talk NFT Alpha with Bryce to discuss the NFT ecosystem on the Solana & Ethereum Blockchains.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Bryce introduction to Crypto & NFTsAndi introduction to NFTsETH & SOL blockchainsETH & SOL NFTsBAYCEmotional connection to NFTsKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
2.21 - Bryce history in Cryptocurrency & NFTs
8.11 - Ethereum & Solana Blockchains
14.49 - Benefits of operating on Solana
17.45 - Bryce introduction to NFTâs on Solana
21.57 - Andi introduction to NFTs
25.00 - Working with Magic Eden
27.09 - ETH vs SOL NFTs
32.34 - Emotional connection to NFTs
35.52 - NFT Rarity and floor strategy
38.59 - BAYC
45.19 - Alpha DAO
46:25 - Solana NFT Alpha
53.35 - Community & derivatives
54.39 - Bryce on flipping vs hodling
56.39 - Looking forward to the future of Solana
57.22 - Outro
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In this episode, we speak to Justin Wu, a growth hacker, DeFi trader, NFT collector and founder of Decentralcon. Decentralcon is the largest conference dedicated to DeFi and NFTs.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Personal evolution throughout different roles Concept of âCrypto Poor but JPEG Richâ DeFi Protocols & InvestmentsSolana v Other Chains 2022 Prediction for NFTsKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
1.59 - Justinâs background and experience with growth hacking
3.56 - How Justin got into Web3
5.28 - His motivation behind Decentralcon and how it came about
9.18 - What Justin got into during the pandemic & on crypto
15.21 - How Justin got into NFTs
16.41 - Justin explains what âhackerpreneurâ and âcrypto poor, jpeg richâ means and how his knack for growth hacking started at a young age
31.24 - Opportunities in NFTs & what to look for when assessing a project to invest in
35.19 - The difference between quick flips and blue chips NFTs
37.30 - How Justin navigates across different L1s & DeFi farms
42.56 - NFT predictions for 2022 & why Solana will be the place for GameFi to take off
56.52 - Upcoming events and conferences planned
1.00.13 - Advice for getting into DeFi and NFTs
1.01.05 - Outro
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, Tiff & DJ Trix talk with SolPlayboy & Magic Edenâs very own Chief Degen Officer ChartFuMonkey to discuss Solana NFT Alpha for 2022.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Coming from ETH to SolanaQ1 NFT Market SentimentEstablished NFT playsMetaverse & Tokenomics AlphaSOL NFT TwitterChartfu Intro to Solana NFTMicro-niche communitiesWhat do the homies think of Magic Eden?Magic Eden AlphaKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
2.31 - SolPlayboy introduction to crypto & NFTâs
6.56 - Bullish sentiment for NFTâs in Q1
7.49 - Established NFT plays - Metaverse & Tokenomics Alpha
10.15 - Early SolPlayboy NFT plays
11.48 - Challenges with scaling staking and liquidity pools
13.30 - ChartFu early Alpha
17.07 - Micro-niche communities
22.51 - Token NFT Projects
31.22 - Photography in NFTâs
34.17 - Betting & gaming NFT niche
36.47 - Paper handing tax
43:01 - Weâre still early here
45.46 - Community projects
48.11 - LinkedIn users waking up to NFTâs
51.01 - What do the homies think of Magic Eden? 57.55 - Bots, whitelists & over-subscribed mints
1.05.20 - New project Alpha
10.10.16 - Magic Eden company related Alpha
1.20.33 - Outro
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, we have a conversation with Tom Pandolfi from Honey Defi, to discuss NFT Staking, Collateralization, Fractionalization, along with the current and future utility of The Honey Defi Platform.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Tomâs introduction to cryptocurrency, Defi & NFTâs The Honey Defi platformSome of the collections Honey Defi has worked with to dateNFT staking and liquidity poolsNFT Fractionalization Collateralization of NFTâs on SolanaThe Honey Defi NFT Mint and IDO plansOutlook for the Solana ecosystem in 2022Key Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
1.53 - Tomâs Background, introduction to Cryptocurrency & NFTâs
7.08 - The success and progress of Honey Defi so far
9.29 - Honey Defi Liquidity and discussion of the magnitude of the protocol
10.18 - Collections Honey Defi has worked with
11.48 - Challenges with scaling staking and liquidity pools
15.28 - NFT Fractionalization
16.30 - NFT Collateralization
18.10 - The opportunity cost of holding NFTâs
21.08 - Accounting for the volatility of NFTâs
23.27 - NFT Collateralization strategy
29.53 - Challenges and obstacles around decentralising the collateralization of NFTâs
33.01 - NFTâs as a seed round allocation
35.48 - The Honey Defi NFT project, release and mint plans
42.33 - Challenges with bot prevention for NFT mints
48.48 - Views on the Solana ecosystem to 2022
50.33 - What would Tom do differently if he could go back and start again?
52.02 - Outro
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, we speak to community members Sol Beach Bum & Kiwi Princess about their personal journeys, of how Solana NFTâs have changed their lives and the lives of others in the ecosystem and where they see things going from here for 2022.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Sol Beach Bum introduction to collecting NFTâs Kiwi Princess onboarding to Solana ecosystemWhat to look for in a good NFT projectSMB purchasing and Shadowy Super Coder MintFuture outlook for NFTâs on SolanaTop 3 NFT hodlâs for 2022Key Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
1.33 - Sol Beach Bum Story & introduction to NFT communities in the Solana ecosystem
7.58 - Sol Beach Bum on being early to Solana Monkey Business
15.11 - Kiwi Princess story and background are getting on-boarded to NFTâs on Solana
20.58 - Kiwi Princess on aspects to look for in a good NFT project
23.04 - Sol Beach Bum NFTâ investment thesis
28.54 - Kiwi Princess on minting the Shadowy Super Coder DAO NFT
36.50 - Kiwi Princess on starting small
38.25 - Sol Beach Bum on the Future outlook for NFTâs on Solana
48.51 - Kiwi Princess on the Future outlook for NFTâs on Solana
57.58 - Sol Beach Bum & Kiwi Princess on the top 3 NFT hodlâs for 2022
1.03.44 - What would you do differently?
1.06.07 - Outro
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Topics discussed in this episode:
Holger Danskeâs investment thesis Crypto, traditional stocks and NFTs How to analyse NFT projects for a long-term holdDeFi and NFTsAdvice for getting into personal investingKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
1.39 - Holger Danskeâs background and how he got started in the investment space
11.46 - The Twitter thread on NFTs that took 30 hours to write, received over 50,000 impressions and was retweeted by hedge fund managers
19.44 - How Holger Danske started investing in crypto
22.29 - Discovery of $SOL as an investment
23.40 - How NFTs got on his radar
27.17 - Thoughts on mobile wallets
30.12 - Process of analysing NFT projects to go for
32.29 - On staking Pesky Penguins
36.27 - Thoughts on collateralizing NFTs
39.21 - Various options strategies that Holger Danske uses
43.44 - Personal investment thesis for NFTs
45.49 - Predictions on SOL NFTs growth in 2022
50.22 - Three pieces of advice for people to invest like Holger Danske
55.29 - Outro
Follow Holger Danske on TwitterDegenerate Ape Academy Join the Magic Eden DiscordRead more on The Magic Eden Blog!Follow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter
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Topics discussed in this episode:
$SHDW IDO Preparation The Solana Blockchain Handling Traffic SpikesExpanding the GenesysGo plansHolder DistributionDecentralized StorageEarly Solana NFT MarketplacesEarly Solana NFT CollectionsSolana NFT ecosystem going into 2022Key Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
3.06 - IDO Launch date: 3rd January 2021
5.47 - The Solana Blockchain
13:35 - Handling Traffic Spikes
18:28 - Expanding the GenesysGo plans
21.16 - Holder Distribution
25.10 - What is Decentralized Storage?
27.93 - Moving to a Decentralized storage model
37.36 - Building on The Blockchain
39.00 - Investing in hardware
44.47 - Pleased Implementation
49.05 - The GenesysGo Community
51.23 - $SHDW Tokenomics
54.19 - Vesting
1.00.01 - Filecoin comparison
1.02.24 - NFT raise vs traditional VC route
1.04.43 - Token Suply
1.39.45 - Better storage, more decentralization.
1.43.04 - Summary
1.49.40 - Outro
Resources:
GenesysGo IDO siteFollow GenesysGo on TwitterGenesysGo websiteJoin the Magic Eden DiscordFollow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter -
Recording date - 18th December 2021
Topics discussed in this episode:
Investing in CryptocurrencyThe Solana NetworkEarly Solana NFTâsDegenerate Ape AcademySolana Monkey BusinessEarly Solana NFT MarketplacesEarly Solana NFT CollectionsSolana NFT ecosystem going into 2022Key Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
2.13 - Saint Eclecticsâ first investments into Cryptocurrency
7.14 - The Solana Network
9:43 - First mover advantage for NFTâs
12:29 - May and June crash
17.20 - Degenerate Ape Academy Mint
25.10 - September run up
28.00 - Solana Monkey Business
29.45 - Kreatures - The fist NFT on Solana
31.48 - Early Solana NFT Marketplaces
35.19 - The beginning of Magic Eden
39.46 - Early Solana NFT Collections
57.11 - The MonkeDAO validator / MonkeDAO stake pool
1.05.21 - Future security risks in the Solana ecosystem
1.26.13 - Pixel Art Projects
1.31.12 - Solana NFT Derivatives
1.37.19 - Utility Driven NFT projects
1.39.45 - Community driven NFT projects
1.43.04 - The future of Degenerate Ape Academy
1.32.55 - Solana NFT ecosystem going into 2022
1.49.40 - Outro
Resources:
Follow The Saint Eclectic on TwitterDegenerate Ape Academy Degenerate Trash PandasJoin the Magic Eden DiscordRead more on The Magic Eden Blog!Follow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter -
Topics discussed in this episode:
The mission of the GuardiansMacD & Crypto Gâs journey to Solana NFTâsMonkeDAO formation, Development the ecosystem Early mints on SolanaValidator node and staking SolanaFuture security risks and solutionsKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
2.13 - CryptoG Introduction to Crypto & NFTâs
10:12 - Minting Solana Monkey Business
13:54 - How MacD came to Crypto & NFTâs
19:16 - MonkeDAO formation, early mints on Solana
24.37 - Early days of p2p trading & NFT swaps
29.17 - Building The Guardians group to help protect the ecosystem
35.00 - Detail on Guardians membership
39.55 - Efforts to black-list scammers
44.03 - How to get ahead in the cat & mouse game
45.35 - How to join The Guardians group
51.03 - Validators, RPC Nodes & staking
57.11 - The MonkeDAO validator / MonkeDAO stake pool
1.05.21 - Future security risks in the Solana ecosystem
1.15.04 - Cross-mint
1.24.03 - DJ Trix summary
1.12.08 - Jack Shi discussion & itinerary
1.30.25 - Making the Solana ecosystem more prosperous over time
1.32.55 - Q&A
1.55.14 - Outro
Resources:
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Episode Notes
Topics discussed in this episode:
Magic Eden launchpadMint detailsThe open economy conceptThe thesis behind FarawayWhy choose SolanaHolding benefitsKey Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
3.36 - Introducing Faraway and Mini Royale: Nations
5:47 - About the in-browser game
8:11 - Highlights from Web3 gaming panel event during Art Basel Miami and why Magic Eden is excited about gaming
11:11 - Why Alex Paley is interested in blockchain-native gaming and the two complaints that users have for free-to-play games and how blockchain technology solves these problems
13:14 - Alex Paley talks about the intersection between gaming, marketplaces and DeFi
14.51 - Utility and Roadmap behind Mini Royale
15.37 - On the current players of Mini Royale
21.01 - Alex Paley shares why Faraway chose the Solana blockchain to build on. TL;DR a lot of massive multiplayer games are written in Rust⊠Solana devs code in Rust
24.11 - Benefits to holding Mini Royale: Nations NFT
28.19 - Alex Paleyâs opinion on Steam banning NFTs
30.40 - Floor handed over to Twitter Space audience to ask questions on the Mini Royale: Nations mint
35.14 - Alex Paleyâs thoughts on the term play-to-earn and why Faraway rolled out Mini Royale initially without economic benefits
40.41 - Mistakes that projects make going into gaming and advice for projects wanting to venture into games
45.16 - Where there are financial incentives involved, some people will try to exploit it. Alex Paley shares how theyâre addressing this within the game
49.56 - On the artwork design behind Mini Royale: Nations and in-game graphics
1.03.17 - Outro
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Key Highlights:
0.13 - Intro
0.35 - Starting the Shadowy Super Coder DAO - NFT tied to Token Launch
3.00 - Building the Shadowy Super Coder DAO community with support from Interstellar Alliance DAO
6:36 - The Shadowy Super Coder DAO NFT Mint - 60th Mint powered by GenesysGo
8:46 - Paying homage to the various different existing projects on Solana
10:52 - Solana NFT Dev community sharing news about the NFT drop
11.10 - Utility of the Shadowy Super Coder NFT - A truly decentralised RPC network
15.11 - Key differences between building and RPC network on Solana vs other blockchains
20.20 - Live BETA test of decentralised RPC network
21.01 - Working with the Solana code and network configs
22.03 - Token airdrop for Shadowy Super Code DAO NFT Holders
23.12 - Pros & cons of vesting IDO tokens
24.36 - Rewarding the true believers in the long term success of the project
26.07 - IDO Tokenomics
28.09 - IDO timing
29.32 - The process of creating the NFT art with Unicrys
34.48 - Next focus for GenesysGo - completing the decentralised RPC layer
41.09 - Discovering Solana
42.28 - Q&A
59.10 - Outro
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Key Highlights:
1.35 - How Cake got into NFTs and discovered Sol Socks
7.10 - Perks of working with a smaller group of people
8.28 - Jemmy from MonkeDAO shares how he got into NFTs, discovered Solana NFTs, and his experiences with SMB
19.23 - What a 100% community driven initiative looks like and how monkeDAO started
21.58 - How SMBâs shirtless seven ties into MIMO and an explanation on how MIMOâs fractionalization works
36.17 - MIMO token discussion and performance on Raydium
40.25 - Jemmy shares his perspective on MIMO as an SMB holder. TL;DR it opens up new avenues of opportunity and access
44.21 - Rights for NFT fractionalised holders and MIMOâs viper branding
48.45 - How MonkeDAO started running a validator node on Solana
51.24 - MonkeDAOâs goal and direction
52.46 - Thoughts on OHM forks
54.53 - How to approach NFT Derivatives
59.39 - How MIMO came about, overall philosophy and other things theyâre working on like a free mint for newer entrants into the Solana NFT ecosystem
1.03.03 - SockDAOâs NFT acquisition process and how they buy NFTs as a DAO
1.07.22 - ThugDAO shares that the best time to build is when the marketâs down, and what theyâre working on like setting up a validator, a ThugMerch store, gaming tournaments and the Thug music label.
1.11.41 - Thug music label is an expansion beyond pfp and into interesting web3 applications.
1.13.26 - Music Royalties and DAOs.
1.17.08 - The advantage of Web3 for independent musicians
1.18.56 - Big-time musicians getting into NFTs
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1.13 - Magic Eden co-founders, Jack, Sidd and Zhuoxun introduce themselves, how they met each other and how they discovered crypto
12.49 - How the idea of an NFT marketplace came about, the weird name that could have been Magic Eden but thankfully isnât, and the meaning behind the name Magic Eden
20.49 - Jack, Sidd and Zhuoxun share major milestones since the first day of trading on Sept 17, 2021. For Sidd, it was when Magic Eden reached $50K in trades, thatâs when he felt it really took off. And, for Zhuoxun, when the site was going down (a good sign of growth) and for Jack, it was the fact that the team was growing and people who had never met each other IRL was collaborating.
24.43 - Magic Eden was the first to doâŠ. (us flexing) and about being a doxxed team. Plus, shoutout to Tiff, our podcast host and head of marketing.
26.54 - Sharing visitor stats on Magic Eden and Tiff introduces herself and her background.
28.15 - Jack talks about what sets Magic Eden apart from other NFT marketplaces
30.55 - Zhuoxun talks about gaming and NFTs
33.27 - Sidd talks about new features on Magic Eden in the works, the Magic Eden mobile app and the future of NFTs
36.15 - Where Magic Edenâs users are located, tl;dr weâre international.
36.56 - What the team is looking forward to in December
