Its a new year, but the principles of NFTs remain the same. This pod recaps the holiday break, the latest market surge of NFTs, the 1st year of The First Mint, and the 10 rules for collecting NFTs this year. 

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, December 30, 2021. We took this one to Twitter Spaces to chat Ballerz with Phil D, George Wrighster, Angy Arb, Becca Brown, and award winning author Ben Mezrich!

 | We got GFunk, one of the big brains behind Pixel Vault and Punks Comics on the show to talk about how their project has built-in community rewards from the very first Genesis drop. This is our last podcast episode for the year, except for our live show December 30th. 

A short Monday pod to recap the Top Shot 2022 Road Map, the upcoming Legendary Deck The Hoops pack, and how NBATS needs to focus on storytelling and market dynamics to have a great year.

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, December 16, 2021. We’ve got our friend Swickie on to talk all things holidays and NFTs. We also dive into YOUR responses to our Top Shot wishlist, talk NFL All Day Early Access, and more!   

Featuring: 

** LG Doucet: https://twitter.com/lgdoucet 

** The Reel Phil D: https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD

** Swickie: https://twitter.com/topshotswickie

Its an awful topic, but one we MUST consider as the year closes out: Taxes! With every single crypto transaction essentially being a taxable event, we welcome Max Minsker to the show to give us a breakdown of how to prep for what should be a very interesting tax year. 

The community absolutely loves the flash challenges on NBA Top Shot. But are they healthy for the economy in the long run? We break down the supply being pumped into TS, and how Flash Challenge rewards need to evolve to the next phase of Fandom.

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night, December 9th, 2021. We've got the debut of The Shill Tank, featuring two NFT projects (Swish Dreams and Spoiled Banana Society) presenting to our panel of guest judges (Lil Noobie and Awesemo). We also talk about NFL All Day and other happenings in the NFT space.  

Featuring: 

** LG Doucet: https://twitter.com/lgdoucet 

** The Reel Phil D: https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD​​​ 

** Swish Dreams: https://twitter.com/SwishDreamsNFT 

** Spoiled Banana Society: https://twitter.com/SBananaSociety 

** Lil Noobie: https://twitter.com/nftnoobie 

** Awesemo: https://twitter.com/AwesemoDFS

Ready to peak into our virtual future? Matty DCL (aka DCL Blogger), founder of The MetaKey, is on to talk all things Metaverse. Where will these digital worlds head, and how can legacy brands adapt? Will gaming help drive mainstream adoption? LG also touches on all the latest happenings in NBA Top Shot. Hosted by LG Doucet.

Justin Herzig from Own The Moment joins us on the show to tackle the big question: Do we have too many moments on Top Shot, and how can that be approached going forward? Hosted by LG Doucet.