Neustreet X

We interview Adrian Pang, Head of Strategy at MoonPay and former member of the team at Dapper Labs. Adrian has been deep in crypto, fintech, and NFTs for a long time and also has his own NFT podcast called Open Worlds. We talked about ⚡️ Adrian's journey as a collector, 🖼 his favorite NFT projects, 🏀 how NBA Top Shot will evolve, 🏎 Formula One fandom, 🎮 video game collectibles, 🎨 artist collabs, 🏟 trading cards and much more...

We interview Alec Noah, Head of Consignments at collectibles marketplace Rare Candy and former internationally ranked Pokémon player. Alec is a highly knowledgable Pokémon card collector with deep connections to the fanbase and overall franchise. It’s the 25th Anniversary of the world’s biggest entertainment franchise and Alec is THE GUY to teach you about the world of Pokémon. We talked about ⚡️ Alec's stories from Pokémon Card Game competitions, 🤝 his friendships with Pokémon influencers, 🖌 collecting Pokémon autographs from Japanese artists 📈 his take on the recent growth in Pokémon cards, 💸 how Pokémon literally helped him get a job, 👀 the different personas across collectors and investors, ❣️ the blessings of being in the Pokémon community and much more...

We interview Joel Belfer, who writes the newsletter Mint Condition: The Latest Action in Sports Cards, Fractional, and Memorabilia - All in 5 Minutes, which has been featured on Forbes and CoinDesk. We talked about 😍 Joel's love for the Phillies, ⚾ collecting Mike Trout baseball cards, 🙌 the crossover of sports cards, NFTs, and gambling 👀 Fanatics' powerful new position in sports cards, 💸 card supply and demand, 📊 factors that will affect card price, 🏀 fractional sports cards and memorabilia, 🤔 how young people think about sports cards and much more...

We interview Matt Powell from The NPD Group, who is one of the world's leading sneaker analysts with 40+ years of industry experience. We talked about ⚡️ the real value of sneaker collabs for brands, 🏀 the history of Air Jordan releases, 🔥 the origins of drop culture in sneakers and streetwear 📈 sneaker resellers and sneaker bots, 🌏 the future of sustainable fashion and supply chains, 👟 the overall sneaker industry landscape, 🛍 working with John Elway, Wayne Gretzky, and Michael Jordan, 📈 the huge opportunity in women's footwear and much more...👀

We interview Giacomo Zacchia from Night Media (the world's most exciting modern talent management company), 🍔 the story of Mr. Beast Burger, 🖼 ZHC's NFT drop, 🍬 the Rare Candy 'nerdcore' collectibles marketplace, 📺 the value proposition and storylines of the UFC, 🥊 how fighters like Conor McGregor, Jake Paul, and Francis Ngannou think about marketing themselves, 🏎 the dramatic rise of Formula One in the US, 🔥 the role of content and culture in growing sports, 💸 the pros and cons of being a modern creator and much more...👀

We interview NFT digital fashion brand RTFKT about how they came together during Covid, their love for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Magic: The Gathering, 👾 their anime-inspired NFT avatar project Akira, 💸raising $8 Million from Andreessen Horowitz, 👟 working with legendary sneaker designer Jeff Staple to create NFTs and sneakers, 🎨 collaborating with up and coming artist FEWOCiOUS, their dream collab (👀Kanye), "nothing is true, everything is permitted," & more...🔥