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Horacio sat down with Jacob Beckley, founder of CURE Token and the Beckley Foundation. Jacob created CURE Token, a cryptocurrency, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic amid a steep decline in charitable donations. Since then, Jacob has found greater utility for the coin and hopes to integrate into a new blockchain that can potentially revolutionize healthcare.

Discussion topics include:

• Establishing the Beckley Foundation for pediatric cancer research

• Raising money by climbing mountains, rowing across Lake Michigan, and hosting fundraising events

• Creating CURE Token in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Other charitable crypto projects that turned out to be scams

• Developing CURE Pay to make the introduction to cryptocurrencies much easier

• The tokenomics of CURE Token to make it as efficient as possible

• The flaw with other foundations only giving a small percentage of donations to the areas of need

• Partnering with grassroots foundations to keep them in operation through CURE Token

• Supporting children and families all over the world

• Using blockchain technology through CURE Chain as a way to speed up pediatric cancer research by connecting researchers across the world through crypto

• Sponsoring the NASCAR race team Kaulig Racing and driver Noah Gragson for one race

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Horacio sat down with Andrew Goldberg, co-host of the Lukas Tigers and Brons OH MY! Podcast. Andrew and his co-host, Cage, have created one of the top sports card podcasts in the United States. From interviews with industry leaders to hobby influencers, the podcast has become synonymous with content and community.

Discussion topics include:

• Starting a sports and sports card podcast

• The benefits of having a background in sales and marketing for a podcast

• Finding an identity after finishing an athletic career

• Taking time off from climbing the career ladder to get back to the fundamentals

• Working with Gary Vaynerchuk and getting over a firing

• The importance of having family support during times of failure

• Buying Zion Williamson Panini Base Prism as an entry back into sports cards

• The beginning of the Lukas Tigers and Brons Podcast

• Dynamics of the podcast between Andrew and Cage

• Maintaining and growing the podcast as a business

• Using sponsorship activations to interact with podcast supporters

• Transitioning from the HGA to SGC card grading sponsorships

• Kobe Bryant’s death and the impact it had

• Increasing positivity in the sports card hobby by operating from an abundance mentality

• Andrew’s personal podcast, “No Overnight Success”

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Horacio sat down with Keenan Wells, a digital artist, and creator of the Pixel Hall of Fame. Keenan has garnered a following for his pixelated art, trading cards, and NFTs. As a formally trained artist, Keenan brings a unique perspective blending his classical training with digital art with the emergence of NFTs.

Discussion topics include:

• Pursuing a traditional and digital art practice

• Creating pixel art pieces as NFTs

• His trading card collection and designing art cards

• Working for ESPN, Nike, the NBA, and Major League Soccer

• Intellectual property rights to the artwork

• Working with Rally Road on a collaboration with a trading card set

• Becoming a full-time artist and hustling

• NFTs as a way to support oneself by doing what one loves to do

• Future projects and creating the Wedgies NFTs when the basketball sticks between the rim and backboard

• The advantages and disadvantages of beginning a PFP NFT project

• Working on projects that interest the artists

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Horacio sat down with Desiree Dickerson, Co-founder, and CEO of THNDR GAMES. THNDR GAMES is a free mobile gaming app rewarding users with satoshis, the smallest possible denomination of bitcoin. THNDR's mission is to “accelerate the mainstream adoption of bitcoin, orange pilling one mobile gamer at a time.”

Discussion topics include:

• Engaging Twitter followers

• Working at Lightning Labs and with the Lightning Network

• Mass adoption of bitcoin through mobile games

• Using satoshis to reward and expose gamers to bitcoin

• Transitioning from a science background into the crypto community

• Working as a management consultant with government contracts

• The value proposition of bitcoin

• Working as a Fellow with Women for Women International

• The rush of venture capital into the bitcoin space

• The utility of the Lightning Network for microtransactions and ultrafast remittances

• Advantages of the Lightning Network for content creators

• Visiting El Salvador as a speaker for the Adopting Bitcoin Conference

• THNDR GAMES mobile applications (Bitcoin Bounce, THNDR Bay, Turbo 84)

• Gaming as the next social network

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Horacio sat down with Tarek and Luana, co-founders of Kalshi. Kalshi is the only CFTC-approved event contract platform allowing users to make bets on real-world outcomes. Tarek and Luana are driving Kalshi to be a paradigm-shifting exchange for events on par with exchanges for stocks and commodities.

Discussion topics include:

• Kalshi is an exchange that trades on events in the form of event contracts

• Being the first event contract platform federally regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

• The “Kalshi behavior” of thesis-driven investments on specific events

• Roles as founding partners and their working dynamic

• Determining the questions for the event contracts, including relevancy, volume, structure, expiration, and settlement sources

• The yes and no proposition of the questions as the heart of the event contracts

• Turnaround from the idea of a contract to putting it on the platform

• People with greater interest in real events than traditional financial assets

• Expanding Kalshi predictive markets into other events

• The trading mechanics of each event contract

• Surprising predictions from the Kalshi market

• The importance of having clear rules for contract settlement

• Kalshi’s future and fulfilling its mission

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Horacio sat down with John Caldwell, also known as VegSurfer, the NFT Principal at Wave Financial. Before his current role, John was a successful NFT collector and Layer 1 business developer. His expertise in the space has made him a critical member of the Wave Financial NFT Fund and a big reason for its current success.

Discussion topics include:

• Journey toward working with Wave Financial as the NFT Principal at Wave Financial

• Living in the CryptoPunk server with others as a “hivemind” for seeking alpha

• Similarities between NFT communities and World of Warcraft guilds

• What it means to be immersed in a space when finding arbitrage opportunities

• $AGOLD airdrop from the Loot Project

• Working with traditional financial analysts who don’t fully understand NFTs

• The importance of open communities when gauging an NFT project

• VegSurfer, as he is also known, as a quick way to describe himself

• Taking a chance on potentially life-changing opportunities

• Educating oneself in order to make the best possible decisions

• NFTs in its proper context within art history

• Strategies for conducting research on NFT projects and the pros and cons of Twitter

• The PFP as a status symbol

• Defining the metaverse, its future, and our present state

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This week, Horacio sat down with Mendy Ouzillou, founder of SkyFall Meteorites. Skyfall offers meteorites for sale and other consultations and scientific analysis services. SkyFall is also Mendy’s platform to express his love for meteorites and a way to connect with other meteorite enthusiasts. Mendy has created a full-time business out of his hobby. Still, he approaches it with the analysis and consideration of a scientist.

Discussion topics include:

• Meteorites as a wholly unique collectable

• His journey as a meteorite collector and the sense of introspection that it gives him

• Meteorites that carried prebiotics to Earth from outer space

• Pallasites as a meteorite class that has seen a rise in value in recent years

• Esquel and Imilac meteorites as highly coveted collector’s items

• Connecting with a meteorite association for amateur collectors, such as the Global Meteorite Association

• Spreading awareness about the hobby through his volunteer work

• The general scarcity of meteorites and the potential for a limited supply as demand grows

• Nomadic tribes that collect meteorites across the Saharan Desert can connect with dealers directly through the internet

• Meteorites as national relics and important scientific research items

• The economics of running his business with a buy low, sell high strategy

• Going on meteorite hunts and the work involved in it

• Potential damage to meteorites depending on its surrounding environment and the importance of proper storage

• Retail and consultation services provided by SkyFall Meteorites for customers, researchers, and museums

• The rise in value of iron meteorites because of increased demand from China

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This week, Horacio and Stefan sat down with Slade Michalec, Co-founder of Lumis, a domain brokerage firm.

Slade talks about the intricacies of brokering deals for domain names. He also gives updates on the latest trends in the industry, including emerging domains and using equity for acquisitions.

Stefan provides insight into the role Lumis played in helping us here at Alts acquire the alts.co domain

Discussion topics include:

• The dynamics of acquiring domain names for businesses and individuals

• The challenges and processes of contacting owners of domain names

• Methods used to find domain names, including WHOIS records, proprietary tools, experience, and connections within the industry.

• Determining price points for domain names, including premium names, comparable sales, and integration into the owner’s processes and systems

• Using solid research during a meeting of the minds to help broker a deal

• Special payment plans as domain names have appreciated since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.

• Determining value for domain names and their potential subjectivity

• A rise in transactions involving equity or stake in a company

• The rise in .xyz domain extensions

• The .com domain still standing as the premier top-level domain, and its appreciation in value with increased scarcity

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This week, Horacio sat down with Ryan Stuczynski, founder of Gemrate.com Gemrate is a population report primarily focused on tracking PSA data. His site gives insight into the pace with which PSA is grading cards, as well as the cards that are trending.

Discussion topics include:

• Bringing transparency to the card grading space

• Realizing the premium in value for a Gem Mint PSA 10

• Difficulty with navigating the population reports on the PSA website

• Market inefficiencies with the rise of grading base cards

• Using social media as a way to deliver content through data

• Monetizing Gemrate and balancing its growth and staying true to his vision

• Creating a more accurate population report to provide a holistic view of grades across grading companies

• Potential impact of new graders “playing it safe” with the grades they gave

• Keeping lines of communication open with PSA while managing the site independently

• The staggering numbers for certain cards that have been graded and its effect on prices

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This week, Horacio sat down with Les Borsai, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Wave Financial, an actively-managed liquid VC fund investing in crypto-assets since 2018.

Les is a former music executive who started the Wave Financial NFT Fund after noticing parallels between young musicians and NFT artists.

Discussion topics include:

• His roots in the music industry as a rave and concert promoter

• Common attributes between artists in the music industry and in the NFT space

• The ability to be someone else in cyberspace while taking risks to make money

• The advantages of being an outcast

• Wave Financial’s global vision and the genesis of the NFT Fund

• NFTs are art and collectibles, but ultimately about the creation of a gig economy in the metaverse

• The strategy in buying certain NFTs as opposed to others, including infrastructure plays

• The importance of building and supporting a community as an NFT artist

• Veg Surfer, an NFT analyst hired by Wave Financial, who is immersed in NFTs and spotting trends

• The importance of collaboration and learning to let go of ego

• Investing in the Wave Financial NFT Fund

• The NFT Fund adherence to regulations and potential tokenization

• Following the DAO blueprint for creating a community through the NFT Fund

• Thoughts on the adoption of NFTs by corporations including Nike’s acquisition of RTFKT Studios

• The future of intellectual property rights for NFTs

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