This episode welcomes Joe Vezzani, Co-Founder and CEO of LunarCrush and the Buz Economy. 

Joe’s back on the pod, and this time, we’re diving into a big new collaboration with Buz, where collectors can earn $100,000 in incentives across 10 episodes. 

We discuss how the Buz Economy is building a data-driven ecosystem to accelerate projects in crypto, AI, and frontier tech by leveraging social analytics and rewarding community engagement.

Together, we break down what it takes to grow an onchain audience, how collectors can earn $BUZ, and what’s next for Buz and LunarCrush. 

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

This episode welcomes Brandon Kumar, Co-founder of Layer3.

Throughout our chat, he shares his journey from leaving venture capital to entering crypto, diving into the creator economy, onchain user behavior, and the innovative incentives like XP and Cubes that drive engagement. We also explore Layer 3's distribution network, user growth strategies, and the challenges of data fragmentation in the crypto space.

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

This episode welcomes my Co-Founder at Bello, Ellie Farrisi.

We spend the time introducing our latest project called "Blueprint by Bello," a transformative four-week creator accelerator program designed to help creators achieve onchain virality and join the 100ETH club.

With $1 million in support from esteemed partners like Zora, Pods, Dracula, Bonsai, and Layer 3, Blueprint offers unparalleled mentorship and insights from leading consumer founders, IP growth experts, and creators who've already hit the 100ETH Club.

Open to participants worldwide and conducted fully remotely, the program culminates in an exciting graduation party in New York City.

Applications are live from July 16, 2024 to July 28, 2024.

Apply today by visiting: https://blueprint.bello.lol

This episode welcomes Cooper Turley, Founder of Coop Records. Cooper is a recurring guest on the pod, though this time, we focus all of our attention on how to go viral onchain.

Consider this a round table discussion where him and I share our insights, lessons learned, and debate our perspectives on the current state of the onchain creator economy.

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

The episode welcomes Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Avara, and Alex Gluchowski, Co-Founder & CEO of Matter Labs, the team behind the zkSync network. 

The key focus of this conversation covers the newly announced Lens Network built on zkSync. 

Throughout the hour we explore: 

• The key benefits of the Lens Network for creators.
• How zkSync ensures user data control and ownership.
• New monetization opportunities compared to traditional social media.
• Addressing censorship and freedom of expression.
• Real-world use cases and cross-chain interoperability.
• Future developments and the impact on the onchain creator economy.

I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Join us in this episode as we sit down with Alex Masmej, the brain behind Drakula and a key player in the farcaster ecosystem. From his early days of conceptualizing Showtime as the 'Instagram of NFTs' to pioneering Drakula, Alex's journey is nothing short of remarkable. Drakula, now making waves as the 'TikTok of Web3', has seen an explosive start with over $30M in transactions in just two weeks, introducing a new and engaging way for fans to support video creators.

Alex returns to the podcast to share the lessons learned from pivoting Showtime to creating Drakula, highlighting the strategic moves, go-to-market strategy, and the decision to adopt $DEGEN as the native currency of the app.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and our genesis episode on Pods!

In this episode of the Mint Podcast, we're joined by Coinbase Wallet's Lead Engineer, Chintan Turakhia, and discuss the world of wallets, building onchain audiences, solving the challenges of wallet onboarding, and the need for simplification.

Chintan breaks down his hot take on why wallets are becoming "super apps" that integrate various onchain actions, with wallet-to-wallet messaging being a core use case.

I hope you enjoy this jam-packed conversation.

This bonus episode welcomes Jesse Pollak, contributor #001 at Base Protocol—a layer two Ethereum solution from Coinbase. They discuss their initial meeting at a music NFT event in Denver and trace Jesse's path in the crypto realm: from early startups, being the 70th employee at Coinbase, to crypto advocacy roles in D.C.

Jesse sheds light on Base's aspirations, aiming to position it as more than just another L2, but rather a key player in the evolving web3 creator economy, with an ambitious goal to bring in a billion users. They touch upon the ever-growing potential of NFTs, the idea of NFT-based dating, decentralized ridesharing, and the importance of accessible onchain applications.

Coinbase stands on the brink of ushering web3 mass adoption, and this conversation offers a timely insight into the trajectory of tokenized media and the broader crypto ecosystem. 

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

In this episode, I’m joined by Shane Mac, the CEO and Co-founder of XMTP.

We had an intimate conversation about Shane’s entrepreneurial history where we took a detailed glimpse into his previous startups, multi-million dollar acquisitions, and his vision for the XMTP protocol.

The motivation behind this episode was to capture a core pillar of web3 growth networks and why communication is the bedrock of any thriving project or company. 

Their recent partnership announcement with Coinbase Wallet sparked a wave of excitement around wallet-to-wallet communication, especially at Bello.

Recently, Bello integrated XMTP where users can now send mass messages to their NFT collectors or rather any list of wallets. 

XMTP is key for web3 mass adoption and I couldn’t be more excited to capture this moment on Mint.

So without further ado, I hope you guys enjoy our conversation.

GM, Mint Podcast listeners! 

First off — thanks for being patient with me. If you've been following my newsletter, you may recall my mention of a short break due to Bello's acceptance into a16z's crypto startup school. During this time, my focus was dedicated to building Bello's team and enhancing our services as the premier onchain analytics solution for web3 brands and enterprises.

On top of that, the bear market took a turn and my plans for executing Mint Season 8 had to pause temporarily.

While these past two months have been a whirlwind, I must admit that I've truly missed podcasting. However, as we gear up for Season 8, I couldn't resist bringing you something special. Currently, I find myself in Paris for ETH CC, and here's where the magic happened. I had the pleasure of engaging in a spontaneous and raw conversation with the talented DJ and producer, Daniel Allan.

While having dinner with friends yesterday, Dj and Producer Daniel Allan surprised me with news of his upcoming innovative release, scheduled to drop today. 

Instantly captivated, we decided to seize the moment. 

We strolled towards the majestic Eiffel Tower, found a cozy spot on the expansive lawn, and right there, at 12 in the morning, using my voice memo app on my iPhone, we recorded this extraordinary episode.

As you tune in to our conversation, remember that it's unfiltered and authentic, enriched by the ambient sounds of Parisian vendors tempting us with wine during our chat.

In this podcast episode, Daniel shares his exciting journey as an artist running his own company and updates since announcing his $1M dollar Seed round. He opens up about the challenges he faced and the importance of content creation and a strong social media presence for artists, especially during the bear market.

Daniel takes us through his approach to music releases and teases us with some insights into his upcoming project. Additionally, he shares his thrilling experiences performing at his first music festival. The episode culminates with Daniel discussing his upcoming drop on Sound called Duality and his experimental use of the 6551 token standard.

So, relax and savor this unique and candid episode. And rest assured, there's more thrilling content coming your way in Season 8!

Additional Resources

• Daniel’s Twitter

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