NFTs WTF!

This is the Act where we ask founders, collectors and artists how NFTs will impact society as a whole, their role in media and gaming and what they mean in the context of the Metaverse?   It’s clear by now to the listener that NFTs can be, and may well become used for almost everything. But how will they impact the gaming industry that is set to yield $180bn dollars of revenue in 2021? With the help of Axie Infinity founder Jeff Zerlin, Sandbox founder Sebastian Borgetm and Gods Unchained founder James Ferguson - the documentary tries to answer exactly that.    With the help of innovators in the space we ask the likes of Connie Digital, Sebastian Borget, Sparrow, Marguerite deCourcelle what happens when brands and celebrities enter the space, is it net positive or will true innovators with the medium get drowned out with cash grabs?    We ask Gabby Dizon, Angie Taylor, Sparrow, Connie Digital how can NFTs make The Web, media and creative industries more inclusive (especially financially), fair and diverse? And the role they play, as a form of social media, in creating culture online and the interplay with identity.  This episode of the history and future of NFTs, an audio documentary, was narrated by Jamie Burke. The documentary was written, produced and edited by Pet Berisha.   This episode of the documentary featured: Daniel Maegard Whale Shark Angie Taylor Moxssly JOY Connie Digital Matthew Ferrick Loopify Gary Vee Silly Tuna Steven Vasilev Gabby Dizon Jeff Zirlin Sebastian Borget Patrick James Ari Meilich  James Ferguson Sparrow Ryan Gill Robness Marguerite deCourcelle Gauthier Zuppinger Jay Delay Hans Artblock Josie JOY JIN Silly Tuna Loopify Johan Unger Stephen Young Sean Gardner Sebastian Borget Duncan Cockfoster MetaDreamer Gabby Dizon Jeff Zirlin Beeple Jeremy Johnson AKA J Dog Shaban Shaame Matt Hall Cyrus Adkisson

We explore how the hype and euphoria of the 2017 crypto bull run sucked in a brain trust of talented people into the space that would stick around after the crash of 2018 and focus on NFTs. Matty DCL Blogger, Jay Delay, Angie Taylor and many more discuss what made them stick around to build, invest in and collect NFTs and the platforms that would go onto define an industry when the rest of the world had lost interest.  We discuss why NFTs first found real popularity initially through art and why its medium resonated with artists like Angie Taylor and ROBNESS its Punk attitude and counterculture and its possible parallels with Punk music. We explore with, now world leading, NFT collectors like Gary Vee, Metadreamer and Jim McNellis how the medium reawakened their child-like habit of collecting, and the role of platforms in creating and curating demand with the likes of Duncan Cockfoster (Nifty Gateway) and Max Moore (Sotheby’s). Importantly, we also discuss the pushback from artists on royalties when it comes to NFTs. Skeenee, an NFT artist, tells us about the fight for more significant royalties in perpetuity so that artists can one day retire for the amazing pieces that they're creating today.  We zoom into the story of Decentraland. One of the first decentralised virtual worlds made up of NFTs with one of its co-founders Ari Meilich, and how some creators like Daniel of Polygonal Mind were not intimated but excited by its initial emptiness and the potential of what become to be understood as the Metaverse. And we explore why people like Matty DCL blogger came to dedicate all their time and money to collect its virtual land and help build their fledgling communities through meetups and events.  This episode of the history and future of NFTs, an audio documentary, was narrated by Jamie Burke. The documentary was written, produced and edited by Pet Berisha.  This episode of the podcast featured: Matty DCL Blogger Gary Vee MetaDreamer Jim McNelis Josie Nate Hart Cameron Bale Silly Tuna Sean Gardner Ari Meilich ToxSam Nahiko Mikasa Whale Shark Duncan Cockfoster Max Moore Angie Taylor RobNess Jay Delay Skeenee

Why are NFTs valuable today? How did they come into existence? And what do NFTs actually mean for The Web? Jamie goes back in time to revisit Colored Coins, Counterparty, and the genesis of Crypto Punks with their creators, such as Matt Hall of Larva Labs, alongside early collectors & creators Silly Tuna, Josie, Shaban Shaame and more. This act documents the key moments in the early history of NFTs and helps frame what NFTs are and most importantly, why now?  We hear from Gaby Dizon, cofounder of Yield Guild Games, a leading Play-to-Earn community, on why the COVID Lockdown tipped the scales towards the Metaverse - bringing digital things more meaning in our lives and subsequent value.  Jamie talks to Beeple about the iconic $69m sale that propelled NFTs into the mainstream, the build up through a series of smaller sales, and why he chose NFTs as the medium for his iconic piece; The First 5000 Days But to explain how the market got this key moment listeners are taken back to the 2017 crypto bull run and the genesis perhaps its first moment of mainstream attention; Cryptokitties. As collector Silly Tuna puts it, this is where Ethereum found product-market fit. Cats, on a blockchain. And when its success tested the very limits of the Ethereum itself.  However, we don’t leave it there. We go even further back in time to before Cryptokitties and even Ethereum, to explore Colored Coins on Bitcoin guided by J Dog and other early adopters. Matt Hall talks about the creation of Crypto Punks, how they were initially given away for free when they didn't even use the term NFT and how crazy it is to even him how successful they have gone on to become selling for millions of dollars at major auction houses like Sotheby's. And we finish the fact talking to Cyrus Adkisson and Etheria, arguably the first NFT ever created on Ethereum.  This episode of the history and future of NFTs, an audio documentary, was narrated by Jamie Burke. The documentary was written, produced and edited by Pet Berisha.    This episode of the history and future of NFTs featured: Ryan Gill Robness Marguerite deCourcelle Angie Taylor Gauthier Zuppinger Jay Delay Hans Artblock Josie  JOY JIN  Silly Tuna Loopify Johan Unger Stephen Young Sean Gardner Sebastian Borget Duncan Cockfoster MetaDreamer Gabby Dizon Jeff Zirlin Beeple Jeremy Johnson AKA J Dog Shaban Shaame Matt Hall Cyrus Adkisson

In this episode Jamie Burke is joined by Co-Founder and COO of The Sandbox, Sebastien Borget. 💬 Jamie and Sebastien discuss: - NFTs within The Sandbox metaverse and their versatility - Widening accessibility, enabling anyone to become a creator of an NFT - Clicking UGCs and NFTs together - Users making and selling Voxel NFTs - What legacy can NFTs bring? - Using NFTs as a medium for connecting fans to the metaverse - Are NFTs a form of social media? - Ubisoft, Square Enix, Atari looking at the possibilities of NFTs and the benefits to their users 🐦 Follow us on Twitter @NFTSxWTF 🐦 Follow Sebastien on Twitter @borgetsebastien

In this episode, Jamie Burke is joined by Nahiko, a hacker/artist that uses their knowledge to push boundaries and find new ways of creating art. 💬 Jamie and Nahiko discuss: - Incrementing on the work of famous artists and transitioning to the digital world - How do we define NFTs? - Are NFTs an extension of digital art, or are they different? - The speciality of NFTs enabling the merging of coding and art - Crypto native vs digital art - Using hacks as a unique technique to make art and it's context within NFTs 🐦 Follow us on Twitter @NFTSxWTF 🐦 Follow Nahiko on Twitter @Nahiiko

In this episode Jamie Burke is joined by game developer and one of the first Ethereum investors, Silly Tuna. 💬 Jamie and Tuna discuss: - The importance and potential of NFTs as short form media - Spells of Genesis and the origins of NFTs - Why NFTs took off on Ethereum vs Bitcoin - The impact of CryptoKitties on Ethereum - The changing demographic of NFTs - The hope for the future of NFTs 🐦 Follow us on Twitter @NFTSxWTF 🐦 Follow Tuna on Twitter @sillytuna

In this episode, Jamie Burke sits down with Connie Digital who is an Artist, Musician and Web3 content creator.   Jamie and Connie discuss being across multiple layers of media and art, people of colour in the Crypto space, how the metaverse can be more inclusive and what identity actually means in the metaverse.  Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow Connie here: @ConnieDigital

In this episode, Jamie Burke sits down with Matty DCL blogger, a long time Decentraland lover who now invests in NFTs, has his own fund and runs an awesome community called Metakey. They discuss virtual land and why it has value, the old way of trading DCL items OTC and much more.  How big is this opportunity?   Why is virtual land cool?   Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow Matty here: https://twitter.com/DCLBlogger

In this episode, Jamie Burke sits down with Sparrow - a Crypto artist.  They discuss her work in this space and the nuances of Crypto art, digital art and NFTs.  They also discuss diversity in this space and what it means to be a woman in Crypto art. Is this new world more diverse than the old one? What is WOCA (Women in Crypto Art) and why is it important?   How can we ensure the metaverse is an equal playing field for all?   Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow Sparrow here: https://twitter.com/blackboxdotart

In this episode, Jamie Burke sits down with Metadreamer They discuss his work with Metafactory and digital fashion, the long term cultural implications of NFTs and what they might look like in 5 to 10 years time.    What will fashion look like in the Metaverse?   What are DAOs and how do they work? How does Metafactory function?   Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow Metadreamer here: https://twitter.com/META_DREAMER

In this episode, Jamie Burke sits down with 3LAU, the music artist.  They discuss why the inherent want to collect has become such a huge reason for the success we've seen in the NFT space.  He describes the feeling of collecting NFTs as something that plays to what it actually means to be human. 3LAU also discussed the future of music and NFTs and how ownership is going to be a big thing in the industry going forward. Find out all of the above and more on this interview!  Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow 3LAU: https://twitter.com/3LAU

In this episode, Jamie Burke sits down with Jeff Zirlin, Co-founder of Axie Infinity to discuss the explosive growth of what has become one of the most successful NFT projects thus far.  The play-to-earn game gives users the ability to earn in-game currency $SLP, by battling their Axies (small creatures) in adventure or player vs player modes.    How has Axie become such a viral success? How sticky are the userbase and community? Why is Axie more than a game? Find out all of the above and more on this interview!  Follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow Jeff: https://twitter.com/Jihoz_Axie Follow Axie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/axieinfinity

NFTs.WTF host Jamie Burke talks to the Non Fungible Labs team, Aaron McDonald, Alex Smeele and Jesse Metcalfe. Non-Fungible Labs is a venture studio developing a wide range of real-world applications for non-fungible tokens with a team including some of the world’s leading blockchain investors, strategists, and smart contract developers. They're also the creators of the Fluf NFT project, a generative group of 10,000 unique 3D animated rabbits that took the collecting space by storm.

In this episode, Jamie Burke talks to Megan and Felix, two of the founders of Ambition - the organisation behind the worm. What actually is the Worm, the first share to mint NFT? The worm is a single NFT that wants to travel the blockchain. It needs everyone's help to do that it can't move on its own. It needs to be passed around from person to person. The Worm's goal is to see as much of the blockchain as possible and to visit as many wallets as possible. And it needs each person who gets it to then determine where it goes next and pass it along. As a thank you, the worm leaves behind some evidence that it has been in your wallet; a hologram. It's a copy of itself. As the worm journeys across the blockchain, it leaves behind this numbered trail of where it's been, who gave it to who, how long it was in each person's wallet, and it starts to build this audience of helpers who have given its journey, this great story in life.   Sounds amazing, right? Follow us on twitter here: https://twitter.com/NFTSxWTF Follow the worm NFT here: https://twitter.com/TheWormNFT Follow Ambition, the organisation behind the worm here: https://twitter.com/ambition_wtf 

Max Moore, Head of Contemporary Art Auctions and NFTs at Sotheby's, jumps into the virtual studio to chat with Jamie Burke. They discuss contemporary art, the impact of the digital art marketplace, legitimising NFTs in the mainstream, pushing the boundaries of non-fungible technology, the buildup to their first NFT auction, legal and compliance, and much more. 

Hans talks blockchain with Jamie Burke and his entry into NFTs.  He was one of the early creators of 3D NFTs.  He has been successful in this space and comments on the current limitations of NFT technology with an eye on the future possibilities.

Jay discusses his personal journey into NFTs and crypto art, curation vs open platforms, and what timeless ownership means for the future.  Spam artist turned trash artist, Jay gets into the importance of experimenting in this space and his hopes for the future of the medium. 

Co-founder of Nonfungible.com, Gauthier Zuppinger discusses his first NFT, why the Non-Fungible platform was important to build, NFT speculation, and what he sees for the future of NFTs, when mass adoption and institutional venture capital fully arrives into the space. 

Daniel Maegaard discusses his connection and fascination with NFTs after initially thinking NFTs were just another money-grabbing scam. Being an early adopter of Bitcoin and coming from a finance background, Daniel dives into what he thinks the next big hype cycle will be within the NFT ecosystem. Virtual game worlds, play to earn and the metaverse is primed to become the next step in the NFT evolution. 

Cyrus Adkisson speaks with Jamie Burke about creating the first on-chain virtual world called Etheria back in 2015.  This early virtual world is thought to be the genesis for the very first on-chain NFTs ever created on the Ethereum blockchain. From empty virtual space to a booming industry, Cyrus recounts the incredible journey he’s been on over 7+ years working in DeFi.    This episode represents a pivotal moment in non-fungible token history and gives us some insight into what the future holds for NFT assets, Cyrus, and the Etheria project as a whole.