Theo Goodman is a man of many talents: he writes, records, and produces music videos about Bitcoin, he draws frog memes, and also gives talks at conferences. Theo was one of the earliest Rare Pepe scientists. In this episode, he shares his wisdom.

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8:38 – Theo’s Bitcoin art-themed shows on World Crypto Network

9:50 – Bitcoin memes against Reddit censorship

25:44 – The Counterparty burn address and XCP genesis

31:30 – Does Counterparty help Bitcoin become more of a free speech computer network?

37:33 – NFTs getting traded just like shitcoins

41:38 – Why Ethereum sucks

46:33 – Bitcoin will outlive us, and therefore Counterparty is the vinyl of NFTs

54:30 – Counterparty NFT transactions pay for Bitcoin’s security budget

01:08:50 – How Counterparty can get censored

01:11:50 – Mercury wallet is really cool

01:14:32 – RGB on Lightning is a more scalable Counterparty

01:15:40 – The jpeg or gif from the NFT doesn’t get uploaded to the blockchain

01:17:31 – The token is the art

01:23:10 – Why didn’t Counterparty NFTs take off at first?

01:29:24 – Why is Pepe so important for the community?

01:31:14 – ICOs vs NFTs

01:34:09 – Where should Counterparty go from here?

01:36:20 – Theo’s “Economics” and “I am Satoshi” hit songs

01:36:58 – Music NFTs?

01:38:00 – Naming assets on Counterparty

01:39:50 – If the answer is 42, then what is the question?

01:40:14 – Theo’s dance moves and rareness

01:41:00 – Rare Pepes vs Fake Rares

01:49:25 – NFT NYC and Rare Pepes

01:50:30 – Are Rare Pepes alt-right?

01:52:00 – Dan Dark Pill feeling salty about not having access to the Pepes he created