Nader is a developer advocate working to help build the decentralized future at Edge and Node. He began his journey when the technology lured him from his web2 roots. Nader discusses his fascination with decentralized infrastructure and the impact it will have on society. He also offers his advice on people wanting to develop the Web3 environment. Ron challenges Chris to do the impossible: explaining web3 in an elevator pitch.

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Melty entered the metaverse when Jambo Mambo was born. Jambo Mambo is described as: “A cute and savage world of Jambos: tribal pets who would KILL to bring glory to their owners on the Solana blockchain!” Melty began her world-building obsession in the music festival scene and has turned her gaze to the world of Play and Earn (P&E) in the NFT space. In this episode, Melty takes us deep into the world of Jambo Mambo, a PvP world that really is as cute as it is savage. She goes on to explain how they are looking to revolutionize games in Web3 and makes playful jabs Chris along the way.

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What happens when an NFT is just too good to keep in your crypto wallet? You bring it into the real world. Ethan Righter is a world renown photographer, but lately has been printing blue-chip and elite level NFTs for collectors. Printing NFTs comes with some interesting challenges. Example? If you sell your NFT should you keep the art on your wall? Press play to hear Ethan’s take on this and more.

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In this episode Ron and Chris are joined by Jimini, a professional gamer turned NFT World builder. Jimini takes us to his roots in becoming a pro-gamer and to his work in the ever-popular NFT Worlds -- a Minecraft metaverse token that enables the owner to build a world as they see fit. The trio also get real on the state of metaverse as a whole.

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In this episode, Ron and Chris are joined by the co-founders of Bridgesplit, Mary and Luke, to talk about how they intend to transition the next wave of financial markets onto the digital economy. 

Key Takeaways:

01:27  Mary and Luke’s bio

03:48  Unlocking asset classes

05:04  Bridgesplit - the origin story

09:10  Liquidity 

11:05  What about indexing?

13:31  Where does the blockchain fit into this?

15:24  Why Solana?

17:41  Web3 funding VS traditional funding

20:01  DOA on the horizon

20:56  Lessons learned 

22:24  Education is key!

24:08  The foundation for the future

26:51  Stay in touch with Bridgesplit

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In this episode, Ron and Chris are joined by Justin Rhedrick aka, “The Bitcoin Vegan,” a passionate motivational coach and Bitcoin expert. Justin shares how his journey through adversity delivered him the opportunity to learn, invest in, and spread awareness about Bitcoin.  The three discuss the development and rise of Bitcoin over time and how it’s currently positioned to go mainstream in the future.

Key Takeaways: 

00:41  Bio

01:09  From prison to Bitcoin

02:51  Justin’s epiphany 

03:38  The Bitcoin Vegan - the story behind the name

05:17  The ascension of Bitcoin  

07:39  Bitcoin predictions - where is this going?

10:10  Spreading awareness through authoring & teaching

13:18  How will Bitcoin transform our lives?

15:40  Stay in touch with Justin!

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Some companies are opposed to Web3, others are trying to adapt, and then there’s Brave – “The Trendsetter.” Ron and Chris and sit down with Donny Dvorin and Luke Mulks, VP Head of Sales and VP Business Operations at Brave Software, to talk about the future of Web3, Web3 browsing, cryptocurrency, and advertising.   

00:41  Brief Bio

01:23  Donny’s journey into the metaverse

05:28  Luke’s journey into the metaverse

09:02  Where do Brave and Web3 intersect?

13:57  The future of Web3 advertising 

16:29  Privacy, advertisements, and paid browsing 

21:47  The shift from “mainstream” advertising

24:50  Crypto isn’t going anywhere!

31:26  Empowerment

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In this week’s episode, Ron and Chris are joined by Kayla, a Digital Marketing Manager focused on empowering creators and collectors on the Solana Blockchain. Kay educates the guys on Web2 Vs. Web3 marketing practices, why building a community is an essential marketing tool and how she plans to impact the community by empowering underrepresented communities within the Web3 space.

Key takeaways:

00:53  Bio

01:57  Kay’s journey into the metaverse 

03:44  “Old marketing rules” don’t apply 

04:47  Web2 Vs. Web3 marketing 

07:28  The power of storytelling 

09:23  Community is everything

11:12  Web3 podcasters – how to stay relevant 

12:21  The future of marketing – job opportunities and pioneering

15:21  Scams, frauds and safety precautions 

16:50  The future of the art market 

18:18  Women In NFT - empowerment group

21:48  Making an impact

22: 44 Stay in touch!

Kayla – Twitter 

Women in NFT – Twitter 

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Today, Chris and Ron are joined by Artsy. Artsy is a pioneer of VR lifestyles and is making dreams come to life as a 3D designer and architect in the social VR space. Artsy has built nearly 150 virtual world templates for people to live in and experience within the past 12 months. From dreamscapes to luxury lofts, penthouses and commercial locations to party buses, private islands, private jets and much much more. There are over 2,000 experiences in VR utilizing her environments. She infuses the energy of love, healing, creativity and abundance into these social experiences and they can be experienced in AltspaceVR, an immersive social VR app.

Key Takeaways:

01:32 Bio

02:23 Building rods

03:27 What skills are needed to do what you do?

06:50 Business in VR and the future realism

11:12 Creating experiences

16:27 Barriers of entry

23:39 Starting to explore the metaverse? Start here.

27:23 Get in touch

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This week on Metaversable, Chris and Ron go into the depths of the Kingdom of Dwarves with one if its creators and Art Director, Evan Mayfield. They go over the creative journey of Evan’s past, what he’s involved in now, and what the future is for the Kingdom of Dwarves community and the NFT community as a whole.

Key Takeaways:

01:45 Bio

03:03 Season construct and the animation angle

05:54 The music, composed by Evan

09:30 Show us the dwarves! Creating and building the suspense

12:43 Evan’s senior project: a short film

18:36 Denial and submitting for an Academy Award anyway

23:40 The community and the Future

27:45 Get in Touch with Evan and the Kingdom of Dwarves

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