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  • From Esports to NFT’s 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 NFT’s, 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 & NFT’sCurrent vibes in the Solana ecosystemAdvice on trading NFT’s (NFA)Views on the Magic Eden marketplaceMethods for seeking NFT Alpha

    Key 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 NFT’s

    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 & NFT’s

    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 NFT’s (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 - What’s next for Iced

    1.09.28 - Outro

  • 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 & NFT’sGetting 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 Philosophy

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    0.50 - Introductions to Joma

    1.16 - Vaxxed Doggos - Joma’s project released on Magic Eden

    7.25 - Blindr, Shadr, YouTube videos and content creation

    10.28 - YouTube ad revenue numbers

    12.48 - Joma’s transition from tech to crypto & NFT’s

    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.

    Topics discussed:

    VC FundingSolana NFTsEthereum DeFi and NFTsBored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)LinksDAOMagic Eden

    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 Eden’s 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 Ethereum’s DeFi and NFTs

    29.12 - BAYC’s success (what helps an NFT collection be successful)

    33.14 - Twitter’s Verified NFT Profile Pic

    34.47 - Bullish on NFTs

    37.23 - LinksDAO

    42.16 - What’s special about Magic Eden

    47.42 - Outro

  • 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 NFTs

    Key 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 NFT’s 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

  • 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 “Crypto Poor but JPEG Rich” DeFi Protocols & InvestmentsSolana v Other Chains 2022 Prediction for NFTs

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    1.59 - Justin’s 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 ‘hackerpreneur’ and ‘crypto poor, jpeg rich’ 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

  • Episode Summary:

    In this episode, Tiff & DJ Trix talk with SolPlayboy & Magic Eden’s 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 Alpha

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    2.31 - SolPlayboy introduction to crypto & NFT’s

    6.56 - Bullish sentiment for NFT’s 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 NFT’s

    34.17 - Betting & gaming NFT niche

    36.47 - Paper handing tax

    43:01 - We’re still early here

    45.46 - Community projects

    48.11 - LinkedIn users waking up to NFT’s

    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

  • 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:

    Tom’s introduction to cryptocurrency, Defi & NFT’s The Honey Defi platformSome of the collections Honey Defi has worked with to dateNFT staking and liquidity poolsNFT Fractionalization Collateralization of NFT’s on SolanaThe Honey Defi NFT Mint and IDO plansOutlook for the Solana ecosystem in 2022

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    1.53 - Tom’s Background, introduction to Cryptocurrency & NFT’s

    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 NFT’s

    21.08 - Accounting for the volatility of NFT’s

    23.27 - NFT Collateralization strategy

    29.53 - Challenges and obstacles around decentralising the collateralization of NFT’s

    33.01 - NFT’s 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

  • Episode Summary:

    In this episode, we speak to community members Sol Beach Bum & Kiwi Princess about their personal journeys, of how Solana NFT’s 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 NFT’s Kiwi Princess onboarding to Solana ecosystemWhat to look for in a good NFT projectSMB purchasing and Shadowy Super Coder MintFuture outlook for NFT’s on SolanaTop 3 NFT hodl’s for 2022

    Key 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 NFT’s on Solana

    20.58 - Kiwi Princess on aspects to look for in a good NFT project

    23.04 - Sol Beach Bum NFT‘ 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 NFT’s on Solana

    48.51 - Kiwi Princess on the Future outlook for NFT’s on Solana

    57.58 - Sol Beach Bum & Kiwi Princess on the top 3 NFT hodl’s for 2022

    1.03.44 - What would you do differently?

    1.06.07 - Outro

  • Topics discussed in this episode:

    Holger Danske’s investment thesis Crypto, traditional stocks and NFTs How to analyse NFT projects for a long-term holdDeFi and NFTsAdvice for getting into personal investing

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    1.39 - Holger Danske’s 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

    Resources:

    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
  • 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 2022

    Key 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 NFT’sDegenerate Ape AcademySolana Monkey BusinessEarly Solana NFT MarketplacesEarly Solana NFT CollectionsSolana NFT ecosystem going into 2022

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    2.13 - Saint Eclectics’ first investments into Cryptocurrency

    7.14 - The Solana Network

    9:43 - First mover advantage for NFT’s

    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 G’s journey to Solana NFT’sMonkeDAO formation, Development the ecosystem Early mints on SolanaValidator node and staking SolanaFuture security risks and solutions

    Key Highlights:

    0.13 - Intro

    2.13 - CryptoG Introduction to Crypto & NFT’s

    10:12 - Minting Solana Monkey Business

    13:54 - How MacD came to Crypto & NFT’s

    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:

    MonkeDAO NeonexusSubscribe to the Magic Eden BlogJoin the Magic Eden DiscordFollow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter
  • Episode Notes

    Topics discussed in this episode:

    Magic Eden launchpadMint detailsThe open economy conceptThe thesis behind FarawayWhy choose SolanaHolding benefits

    Key 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 Paley’s 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 Paley’s 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 they’re addressing this within the game

    49.56 - On the artwork design behind Mini Royale: Nations and in-game graphics

    1.03.17 - Outro

  • 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

  • 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 SMB’s shirtless seven ties into MIMO and an explanation on how MIMO’s 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 MIMO’s viper branding

    48.45 - How MonkeDAO started running a validator node on Solana

    51.24 - MonkeDAO’s 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 they’re working on like a free mint for newer entrants into the Solana NFT ecosystem

    1.03.03 - SockDAO’s 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 market’s down, and what they’re 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

  • 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 isn’t, 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, that’s 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 do
. (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 Eden’s users are located, tl;dr we’re international.

    36.56 - What the team is looking forward to in December