Today we discussed the tech VC firm, A16Z's fourth crypto fund that totaled 4.5 billion dollars. This gives a clear indication that big money is very much interested in crypto and web3.

NFTfi is a lending platform that offers a unique Peer-to-Peer system as opposed to it's competitors that are central lending. The conversation dives deep into this concept, the people getting loans and those doing the lending.

We ended discussing Degenz and Regenz, an NFT collection created by our hosts's Mando & OSF that went to basically zero and was revived by their efforts to provide value to their community setting a shining example for founders in similar positions. There was also talk of Dynamic NFTs and how they could shift the meta in the future. GM.

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Today's episode opened up with wide market views on stocks, banks, NFTs, sentiments and positions. It can be difficult to know what to do or feel when things are red, Mando & OSF help navigate these rough waters.

Are free mints the new Meta? Recent mints of OSF's Rektguy and gₒbbₗᵢₙ town NFT have seen success and are not alone. Free mints offer a free marketing strategy that also forces a healthy growth/build phase after mint. The legendary Cryptopunks were a free mint and many early collections were the price of today's gas fees, talks on what this means for our current and future launch environment.

We were graced with singer Salem Ilese and artist PussyRiot to talk about their drop happening today on Sound_xyz, where 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Center for reproductive rights.!

GM

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Today our host Farokh came back from speaking and moderating panels at the very first Veecon held in Minnesota, a huge web3 conference arranged by Gary Vaynerchuk. He shares his highlights along with other community members in the audience that also attended the convention.

Beeple, one of the biggest artists in the space, was hacked over the weekend bringing up some conversation around safety and the general need for a source of education, enter Rug Radio.

Our other host OSF launched his pfp project Rektguy as a free mint over the weekend. Goblintown nft was also a free mint that launched this weekend, both have seen success and valuable floors leading to tomorrows topic of free mints being the new meta! GM!

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Today we discussed a controversy with the MIlady NFT founders, any holders are advised to do research.

Recently an NFT artist Cory Van Lew spoke out on being owed money from a major auction house. This spurred some great conversation from the community including another artist that also sold at the same auction.

Also, Pizza DAO (whose mission involves pizza being free for the world) talks about their launch of @RarePizzas!

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On today's episode @ArchanNair joins us to discuss his origins as a digital artist. He transitioned from the "rat race" to a successful artist and shares tons of insight on the show! Any artist, builder or human being should listen to Archans motivational words about starting a journey on your own.

We also run though the market, discuss what buying an NFT in this market looks like, how to zoom out, not be reactionary to the market and ways to stay afloat during the bear.

GM

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Today we discussed collectors' views on Decentralization, what that looks like in the present and future. The numbers point to a strong belief in teams and leadership, but when does this crossover into centralized practices, and how much of this fits the narrative of a decentralized ecosystem? Where do DAO's fit in on all this and much more.....

Introduction to @evincowineryDAO and its core team. A long history of wine making coupled with some brilliant minds in web3, intend to possess the means to produce world class wine and offer this luxury to it's holders.

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A dive into Solana Nfts spurred on by the recent events with the Solana based Okay bear collection and the derivative Not okay bear collection launched on Ethereum. Hear why major players support Solana, and speculation on the future of the $Sol ecosystem.

Special guest @kmoney_69 joins us to talk origins and laugh about....well everything web3. We all need a good laugh, especially during these hard times and Kmoney intends to deliver delightful guffaws to the NFT world and beyond! Make sure to check out his latest video that was uploaded during the GM NFTs show!

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On today's episode we sat down with @Julytheginni who sang a verse on the viral song 'Crypto Boy' that has been a huge sensation on tik tok and now on NFT twitter. Hear about July's music origins and his amazing experience with NFT community since this song blew up.

Major players in the web3 music scene come on stage and give their advice and opinions about the music NFT scene. PLUS, a sneak peak of July's new song for Rug Radio!?

Also, market macro talk with views on Yuga labs ownership of punks and what that could look like in the future.

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• Sit down with Snowfro the founder of Artblocks, creator of the Squiggle and respected innovator in the space. Introduced at 0:36:44.
• This conversation is packed with valuable information for anybody involved or interested in the space. A must listen!

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• Positive views and approach to the market
• Views on Azuki mediation and what this looks like now.
• Doodles dooplicator info, hot takes
• danielgothits.eth discusses Ens domains and the 10kclubofficial

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