In this episode, Jay speaks with Jeffery Ugbah, Investment Banking Director at Galaxy, a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and qualified individuals shape a digitally native ecosystem by expanding access to the global crypto economy. Jeffery talks about the value of gaming in the digital age, its impact on web3 and crypto economies, and how it can activate community. He also discusses the need to simplify web3 functionality for mass market consumers and increase gaming’s cultural relevance by engaging a larger audience through the creation of different IP formats.

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About Guest

Jeffery Ugbah is a Director at Galaxy focused on M&A, capital raising, and strategic advisory for gaming and Web3 companies. Prior to joining Galaxy, he worked on gaming and TMT transactions at PJT Partners and Evercore. Jeffery has an A.B. with honors in the History and Philosophy of Science from Harvard College and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

You’ll learn about:

• Galaxy’s initiatives: locating web3 games and successfully integrating functionality on the blockchain

Timestamps

0:00 Jay’s intro 

2:15 Jeffery’s background

8:22 Gaming as a business: web2 vs web3

12:10 Keeping gaming fair

17:06 On Axie Infinity’s concept 

21:33 Galaxy’s biggest initiatives

22:33 On community

28:30 Where is capital gaming headed?

30:47 Digital identities

36:28 The scalability & monetization of IPs

38:55 Who is the market for web3 games?

42:29 How to optimize VR

45:11 Removing barriers to VR adoption

47:18 Trends for the near future

52:57 Getting in touch with Jeffery

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