Today we have contemporary visual artist, Daniel Arsham, who works across art, architecture, and performance. His work has been shown in museums and institutions worldwide, including MoMA, and the New Museum among others. He has also collaborated with the likes of Adidas, Dior, Pharrell Williams and Pokémon. Arsham has developed a reputation of delivering extremely successful releases in the NFT space and is here to discuss his latest the Eroding and Reforming collection.

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2:37 - Background in art and his collaboration process

8:08 - Viewing art as a business

12:29 - How Arsham came into the NFT space

20:19 - Managing community the right way

23:45- Details of Eroding and Reforming

24:03 - Explaining the concept 

 25:33 - Cityscape landscape 

 26:37 - The Jungle landscape 

32:16 - How he meshes his interests in a tasteful way

34:31 - How Arsham deals with rejection and criticism

36:49  - Distribution of his NFTs

37:50 - Advice he wishes he received when he came into NFTs

45:40 - Arsham’s thoughts on Yuga’s acquisition of Crytopunks

48:34 - Art that stands out to Arsham

51:34 - Who Arsham wants to collaborate with in the future

52:37 - Arsham's favorite NFT

Today, we have the co-founder of UnicornDAO and CEO of Pussyverse, Rebecca Lamis. She has been active in the web3 community since 2018, specializing in DAO governance and activism. She has helped launch numerous web3 orgs as a co-founder or core contributor including: Quantum, UkraineDAO, UnicornDAO, CityDAO, CommonLands and Pussyverse. Rebecca's core mission in web3 is to make it accessible to all low income communities and the global majority, to ensure all can take advantage of the new opportunities and equitable economic model.

Timestamps:

2:20 - How Rebecca got into the crypto space

4:00 - DAOs Rebecca has been involved in

7:58 - Time management in the web3 space

10:24 - Which DAOs are shining examples in the space

15:30 - Mistakes DAOs are making

18:36 - Using DAOs as a mechanism for activism

26:37 - What is UnicornDAO and how did it start?

33:30 - What prevents minorities to speak up about opportunity discrepancies

39:02 - How do you think education plays into decreasing the gap that you speak of?

44:21 - Key learnings to be a founder in web3

47:28 - Future plans for UnicornDAO

49:05 - How to reach Rebecca and UnicornDAO

50:09 - Fave NFT

Have you ever wondered about the philosophical implications in what NFT technology can bring? Today we have the co-founder of Universe.XYZ, Tyler Ward. He has an impressive entrepreneurial track record by co-founding BarnBridge and Proof Systems, one of the largest marketing & UI/UX companies specializing in digital assets. His journey began in 2016 working with ConsenSys, Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase), and NEAR Protocol, just to name a few. He and gmoney discuss what the future of NFTs can mean for free speech and financial freedom.  

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Today we have the former Global Head of Digital Marketing at Nike, Estée Lauder and Revlon and reigning "Queen of Clubhouse", Swan Sit. She advises on strategy and marketing of NFTs and has worked with dozens of projects including Adidas, Boss Beauties and other blue chip projects, as well as several platforms. Swan is also a founding member of BFF whose mission is to democratize women's access to Web 3. She is the most sought-after female speaker on NFTs, specializing in helping traditional companies enter Web3 and helping projects scale. 

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Timecodes:

0:00 - Intro

2:18 - NFT LA experience

3:12 - How did Swan Sit get started on Clubhouse

6:08 - First time buying an NFT 

8:15 - Where in the adoption curve of web3 are we?

11:06 - Security tips for NFTs investors

16:55 - What gmoney and Swan have learned from their success in web3

18:26 - What NFT projects are missing by not marketing to women

25:29 - The purpose of BFF 

27:34 - What are the biggest pitfalls and misconceptions of the metaverse?

33:47 - Why scarcity doesn't exist in web3

---------------------- Rapid Fire Questions ---------------------------------

40:32 - What parts of your former job as a Digital Marketer at big web2 

companies are similar to web3 and what are some differences?

43:34 - What do you think the biggest challenge is to brands adopting a 

web3 digital engagement strategy?

45:33 - What brands are great example of coming into web3?

49:30 - NFT culture that will survive broader market adoption? And which will disappear?

52:44 - What is the biggest misconception of learning about NFTs?

56:22 - How do you manage the success you have while staying driven and without getting complacent?

01:00:31 - How can Web3 bring positive changes for women in society?

01:03:32 - Swan's plans for a future project

Today we have a Montreal-based professional visual artist, Lana Denina. Her art explores human relationships, morphological diversity, body movements and sexuality. Her works like the generative collection “The Mona Lana” and her popular 1/1 pieces have caught the eye of many collectors, including myself. Lana is here to discuss her new drop SOULMATE, a constantly evolving AI piece coming later this month. 

Today we have photographer and filmmaker, Julie Pacino, who is well known for her successful collaboration with Playboy for “The Art of Gender and Sexuality”. In 2022, her most recent NFT project, Keepers of the Inn: I Live Here Now, became the first NFT collection to fully finance a feature film and is the largest collection of NFT photography ever sold. She will now be partnering with SuperRare to release her latest collection, Modern Muses.   

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Today we have Cyber, an AI researcher with a PhD in Machine Learning and Computer Vision. He entered the NFT space about a year ago, and started minting AI art, experimenting and getting to know the space. A couple of months later, he launched Animetas, together with pixelGustavo. It was one of the fastest mints in NFT history - all 10k pieces sold in under 2 mins. Focused on innovation, and taking this space forward using cool tech, he founded GM420, an innovation incubator, aiming to give people tools to explore new use cases in NFTs and blockchain. Cyber is a friend and colleague and for full disclosure, I am honored to be a partner in GM420 and thrilled to have what will be a fascinating conversation.

Timestamps:

2:13 - Cyber’s background in tech

4:07 - His entrance into crypto

7:46 - Animetas collection, lore, and inspiration

15:10 - Key learnings as a new founder in web3

17:32 - Areas of opportunity for on-chain technology in web3  

21:16 - What is GM420 and how is  its technology different

26:02 - Details of how compression technology works

30:32 - The showcase of compression technology through Brick Breakers

33:32 - Details on GMoney Brick Breakers 

36:32 - How to play Brick Breakers

38:46  - What are the other use cases for compression technology

44:55 - Key components Cyber looks for when hiring someone

50:53 - Why compression technology empowers individuals

55:38 - Favorite NFT

56:37 - How you can find Cyber and GM420

Today we have entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist, Andrew Yang, who gained mainstream recognition with his Freedom Dividend approach during his 2020 presidential campaign. He is an author of 3 books including "Forward: Notes on the Future of our Democracy". He will now be “bringing the voice of web3 to Washington DC” with Lobby3, a DAO built for like-minded thought leaders, innovators and Web3 enthusiasts to help advance the positive impact of blockchain technology and eradicate poverty through real world use cases.

https://www.forwardparty.com/ 

https://www.lobby3.io/

On this episode of The Cutting Edge, gmoney is joined by SamJ, nonbinary NFT artist. Their art and designs draw heavily from their bold queer identity, transcending mediums - from new tech to videos to fashion. Feeling Like Orchid and Tides of Identity have caught the eye of many collectors in web3 and have been noted as one of NFTnow’s Next Up: Ones to Watch in 2022. Now they're here to discuss how they came into crypto at a young age, their strategy on how to be successful in web3, and their upcoming drop, @Username.  

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Welcome to the Cutting Edge podcast, where culture meets crypto.

Today we have ​​the CEO of NOR gaming platform, Brooks Brown. His work speaks for itself: He has more than 18 years of creative and strategic development in interactive content for the world's most successful brands and franchises, including Lucasfilm where he built websites for Star Wars, Lucasarts and James Cameron’s Avatar quadrilogy.  His remarkable work has been recognized by: Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival Awards. Brooks is a friend and colleague and for full disclosure, I am honored to be an investor in NOR and thrilled to have what will be an amazing conversation.

To follow everything Brooks is up to, visit:

https://consortium9.co/

To check out Nor's latest releases visit:

https://welcometonor.com/

Brooks's Delphi interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLBCTb1odpY

Timecodes:

2:16 - Gaming as a form of art

6:28 - Brooks’s background that led to his career

11:36 - How Brooks first heard about crypto

15:25 - His opinions around crypto messaging

18:32 - Roots and evolution of gaming

21:39 - How NOR is disrupting the play model

26:20 - How permadeath breeds more play and fun for the players

33:00 - Details on how permadeath works in the game

37:54 - How sports were the inspiration for the economy of NOR

44:11 - Roadmap of the NOR games

51:49 - How philosophy inspires his game designs

54:27 - What does Brooks look for in a game designer when building his team

58:02 - Fave NFT

The book that Brooks references on game economics:

https://www.amazon.com/Portfolio-Society-Capitalist-Prediction-Futures/dp/1935408747

Philosopher in which Brooks draws his inspiration:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Deleuze