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This is one of my favorite interviews ever.  We discuss Adam's early work founding the Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast and how that grew into so much more. I think you will find Adam to be extremely curious and his unique perspective enabled him to foresee much of what we now see coming to fruition in the space.  Twitter - https://twitter.com/AdamBLevine Discord - https://discord.gg/qGJx27n7Bg Pixelmind - https://www.pixelmind.ai/

JP was an early Counterparty pioneer who created quite possibly the first 1 of 1 NFT on the platform "OLGA" and was responsible for numerous other innovations and firsts. I highly recommend jumping into JP's Discord to connect with him and check out his website where he has compiled some fantastic lists of early NFTs. Twitter - https://twitter.com/jp_janssen Discord - https://discord.gg/kkTjhsjdSe Website - https://jpjanssen.com/list-of-jp-janssens-vintage-nfts/

Early art blockchain pioneer Joe Hamilton released one of the first art NFTs on Bitcoin on October 9, 2014. Working with fellow art NFT pioneer Kevin McCoy (the artist behind Quantum - generally considered the first NFT) Joe published his work "Regular Division" using Counterparty. Twitter: https://twitter.com/joehamilton Opensea: https://opensea.io/joehamilton Webpage: https://joehamilton.info/regular-division.php

Spells of Genesis (SoG) is one of the most important NFT projects in history, so I was thrilled to have Shaban on to talk about its origins and future. We also get into Shaban's views on burning cards which is such a hot topic today.  And how crazy it is that SoG cards are being auctioned at Sotheby's only 6 years after their creation. *Spoiler alert* Shaban thought it would take 50 years = ) SoG on Opensea Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaban_shaame Twitter SoG: https://twitter.com/SpellsofGenesis Website: https://spellsofgenesis.com/

This is an epic Twitter Spaces discussing the birth of the metaverse with the founders of Spells of Genesis (Shaban) and SaruTobi (Christain). A big shoutout and thanks to Leonidas for hosting the space. Here is his excellent article about the birth of the Metaverse that was referenced in the podcast - https://www.redlion.news/article/the-legend-of-sarutobi Also a big thanks to WhiteRabbit who joined the space. WhiteRabbit's view on historical NFTs as an asset class has greatly influenced my own investment strategy - https://whiterabbit1111.medium.com/the-origin-digital-antiquities-market-nfts-1ea9b69c03f9 Here is the link to a fantastic 2-minute video by Nish explaining the history of SoG and SaruTobi - https://twitter.com/nishseq/status/1457725703336574977?s=20 SaruTobi Discord: https://discord.gg/JQxFj6dzGa Spells of Genesis Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SpellsofGenesis Shaban Shaame: https://twitter.com/shaban_shaame Christian Moss: https://twitter.com/MandelDuck Leonidas: https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT WhiteRabbit: https://twitter.com/WRabbit1111

Super excited to have you learn more about the artwork of Victoria Verdandi. She is an established contemporary artist who - in November 2017 - decided to learn to code to put her art on Ethereum. Amazing! I compare her to Mitchell F. Chan in this regard as both recognized the potential for art on the blockchain and then took the initiative to make it themselves. I love that. Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/verdandi-artefacts Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheVERDANDI  Discord: https://discord.gg/MtKqGW2nxY

This is a live Twitter Spaces recording of three legends in the NFT/gaming space Christian Moss, Koji Higashi, and Shaban Shaame. Recorded on October 22, 2021, the talk walks through the early history of blockchain-based gaming. Christian is the founder of SaruTobi one of the very first play to earn blockchain games and a pioneer in NFT interoperability. Koji was responsible for Book of Orbs - which was most likely the world’s first mobile token wallet focused on early NFT collectibles.  And finally, Shaban, who is the founder of Spells of Genesis. Christian Twitter: https://twitter.com/MandelDuck Koji Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Coin_and_Peace Shaban Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaban_shaame

When Trent built Ascribe in 2013/14 NFTs virtually zero artists had published their works on a blockchain.  Ascribe changed that. But by all accounts, Ascribe was a fantastic platform for artists to launch on Bitcoin.  Only one problem, the market simply wasn't ready for it. I chat with Trent about what it was like building the platform. The work he did to onboard artists. And what artists today can do to access those early NFTs that they may have published with Ascribe. Twitter:  https://twitter.com/trentmc0 Website:  http://trent.st/ Trent is the founder of Ocean Protocol:  https://oceanprotocol.com/

Sarah's pioneering artwork Bitch Coin was launched on Bitcoin in February 2015. She later moved the work from Bitcoin to Ethereum using what she calls a "sprawling project." Let me tell you, my head was spinning;)  We get into all of the details of her visionary work and chat about where she sees NFTs and art heading in the future. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahMeyohas Opensea: https://opensea.io/assets/bitchcoin The Non-Existent Token: https://nonexistenttoken.com/ Website: https://sarahmeyohas.com/

Sometimes I learn about people that were so visionary and early it makes my head spin.  Christian is one of those dudes. Christian built SaruTobi, a mobile app, which was most likely was the very first play-to-earn blockchain game. He also built out the first use case of NFT interoperability as players could use their Spells of Genesis cards in-game. We dig into that and all of the other visionary stuff Christian was working on during the early days of NFTs. Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/emblem-vault?search[stringTraits][0][name]=Sarutobi%20Island&search[stringTraits][0][values][0]=All%20Sarutobi%20Island Twitter: https://twitter.com/MandelDuck Discord: https://discord.gg/JQxFj6dzGa

Until recently buying Rare Pepes or Spells of Genesis NFTs on Bitcoin has been complex and dangerous.  So much so, that I never recommended it to anyone because of the inherent risks.  Those days, thankfully, are over because of the work that Shannon has done building Emblem Vault. Which provides an easy and transparent way for owners of NFTs on other chains (principally Bitcoin and Namecoin) to place their asset in an Emblem Vault and then list and sell it as a normal NFT on Opensea. Think of it in the same way that a wrapper was needed to be able to trade Curio Cards on Opensea - in the same way, Emblem Vault is allowing this to work across other blockchains. It really is quite revolutionary and should be huge for those NFTs living on other chains. Opensea - https://opensea.io/collection/emblem-vault Twitter - https://twitter.com/EmblemVault Website - https://circuitsofvalue.com/

Jeffrey is one of only a handful of the pioneering artists in the NFT space who first launched their art on Bitcoin. I am by no means an art expert - though my artsy friends tell me Jeffrey is world-class - but I do know NFTs, and the work he did with Harm van den Dorpel and the Left Gallery beginning in 2016 set the stage for today's NFT art revolution. We discuss the early days of his art, putting works on the blockchain, and where he sees art NFTs in the future. Jeffery also shares his views on why so many contemporary artists are struggling when they see apes - like me - buying their works simply as an investment.  It was an eye-opener. I highly recommend you check out Jeffery's TikTok account because I think it gives you a glimpse into the way his mind thinks about art. It's amazing!! Latest Works (Radical Digital Paintings) - https://rdp.whistlegraph.com/ Previous Works - https://whistlegraph.com/crypto TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@whistlegraph Twitter - https://twitter.com/whistlegraph Lecture "Explained Pictures" - https://youtu.be/Zf-COj81KYw?t=205 Rhizome - https://rhizome.org/editorial/2017/dec/05/Artist-Profile-Jeffrey-Alan-Scudder/

I was psyched to sit down with NFT pioneer Harm van den Dorpel. Harm began putting art on Bitcoin in 2015 and has recently begun to move many of the works over to Ethereum.  We discuss the early history of art on Bitcoin and get into how collectors didn't initially seem interested in owning NFTs.  Boy did that change! Twitter: https://twitter.com/harmvddorpel Left Gallery: https://left.gallery/ Opensea Collections:  https://opensea.io/collection/monaco-mix https://opensea.io/collection/mutant-garden-seeder https://opensea.io/collection/autobreeder-lite-by-harm-van-den-dorpel-2016

I had the pleasure of chatting with Chris Cashwell, the developer behind the NFT trading card game Mythereum, which launched on February 5, 2018. Mythereum did a lot of things right but the thing that I believe made it groundbreaking was the innovative ability for users to take NFTs from another project (in this case CryptoKitties) and forge a brand new NFT (called a Mythicat) within Mythereum to use in gameplay.  To be clear - there were games on Bitcoin that pulled characters from other games and created unique characters within those games. But they weren't using the actual NFT. The developers were just borrowing the character's name and attributes to create a new character. Mythereum and its Mythicats were the first to use the actual NFT and forge a brand new NFT.  Quite the revolutionary idea that developers are only now beginning to incorporate into their projects. Website: https://www.mythereum.io/ Discord: https://discord.gg/9Yjx4hqy4G Twitter: https://twitter.com/mythereum

This is my chat with Elie who is one of the founding developers behind CryptoFighters, possibly the very first play-to-earn blockchain game. This is an important NFT project from a historical perspective as we see games like Axie Infinity bring play-to-earn game mechanics to a global audience.  We get into all of the details of him and his team building the project in late 2017 and launching on January 22, 2018.  Also, we dive deep into the complex rarity system within the fighters. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoFighters Website: https://cryptofighters.io/ Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/cryptofighters

MoonCats will always hold a special place as the spark that launched NFTs from a small group of collectors into a worldwide craze. I was so psyched to sit down with David, one of the founders of Ponderware, the company behind MoonCats, and MoonCats amazing community manager Anna Marie.  We discuss every aspect of the project, from building MoonCats, the 2017 launch, failure, the rediscovery, and the team's future plans. I like to hold MoonCats up as the ideal way to run an NFT project and support your community. We get into some of the very significant challenges that the team has faced and how they have handled them with grace and flair. Twitter - https://twitter.com/ponderware Opensea - https://opensea.io/collection/acclimatedmooncats Join the community - https://mooncat.community/

The NFT Gods have delivered another project back from the dead.  Sebastián Brocher launched the CryptoArte NFT contract on Ethereum on July 11, 2018. Which makes it the first generative art project on Ethereum. The first batch of NFTs was minted on July 13, 2018, at 4:04 a.m. (according to the date listed on OpenSea). And with generative art being HUGE right now, I think it is important that this project be recognized for its historical significance. CryptoArte website: https://www.cryptoarte.io/ OpenSea listing: https://opensea.io/collection/cryptoarte Discord: https://discord.gg/c8vqaFwxFF Twitter: https://twitter.com/CryptoArte

Curio Cards are the first art NFT on the Etherium blockchain. Launched on May 9, 2017, they predate the CryptoPunks by one month. Harry's Tweet was principally responsible for teaching people how to buy Curio Cards during their rediscovery on March 13, 2021. On that day, the cards cost about $5 each. And believe it or not, a full set of Curio Cards (31 cards) just this week sold for more than 100 ETH ($260,000).  We get into how Harry learned about the project.  The crazy timing of the rediscovery, coming less than 24 hours after the rediscovery of MoonCats.  And how many cards Harry bought on that fateful day! Follow Harry on Twitter: @HarryBTC

Abby is one half of the team that successfully launched the Top Dog Beach Club (TDBC) NFT project. As she is the creative that designed the amazing-looking dogs, we discuss how they settled on dogs (aliens and cats were in the running) and what it takes to build a community in the hyper-competitive NFT avatar space.  I think you will find her insights enlightening, especially if you are thinking of launching your own NFT project. Follow Abby on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PixelLionArt You can join the TDBCcommunity on Discord - https://discord.gg/Hvn6f8NhRy Twitter - https://twitter.com/TopDogBeachClub Website - https://topdogbeachclub.com/ Purchase TDBC on OpenSea - https://opensea.io/collection/topdogbeachclub

In this episode, I am dropping deep down the NFT rabbit hole with OG Rick Chan, who was part of the Curio Cards team that launched the first art NFT on the Ethereum blockchain.  Rick has a ton of experience in the crypto space and his current project (NFT-V Miami - https://www.nft-ventures.com/) is building helping artists to launch their NFTs. Including the NFT of my other guest, Eric Dandridge. We discuss Eric's collaboration on his NFT with opera virtuoso, Limmie Pulliam who is being hailed as the next 'Pavarotti'. And why he feels like this is the ideal time to take risks, be creative, and do things differently. Connect with Rick: Twitter - https://twitter.com/HenriChan7 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhenrichan NFT-V Miami - https://twitter.com/nftvmiami Connect with Eric: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-dandridge Twitter: https://twitter.com/Io_EAD Website: https://dev-io-the-new-aeon.pantheonsite.io/ Eric's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0969375V5