Episode 79 of The First Mint.

What Happens in August? [Feat. PlungeFather)

It's a PACKED week on NBA Top Shot: Two Pack Drops, Five Pack Queues, the NBA Draft Experience, and the MGLE LaMelo. But what happens once that's all done and we enter the month of August? The legendary PlungeFather joins us for the second half of the show to talk "Series 2 Summer" and what to expect in the off season.

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The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night. July 22, 2021. Tonight we're talking about The end of the NBA season, Quavo, Legendary Pack Drops and more!

Featuring: 

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

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

** Steef: https://twitter.com/SteefCrypto

** Packrip Ewing: https://twitter.com/PackripEwing

** FunGuy95: https://twitter.com/FunGuy95NFT

Episode 77 of The First Mint.

Pack Drops for Video Games [Feat. Jeffrey Tong from Eternal GG]

The Finals are done, and so is the NBA Season. LG recaps the championship and its implications on Top Shot. And then we sit down with Jeffrey Tong, founder of Eternal.GG, a platform built on FLOW (just like NBA Top Shot) that's packaging up the best moments from Twitch game streamers and building the future of fandom. Eternal will be a big part of First Mint Fest and we're proud to have them on as a Sponsor.

Want to learn more about NFTs? Join us at First Mint Fest on August 3-4-5, 2021.

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0:00 Intro

0:19 Today's Topics

1:11 First Mint Fest Reminder

1:31 New NBA Champion

2:24 Championship Badges

3:24 Drops left in Series 2

4:02 The End of Series 2

5:10 Coming up for The First Mint

7:07 Jeffrey Tong Intro

8:51 How Jeff got into Crypto

11:17 How he found Top Shot

13:38 Jeff's sports background

16:09 Why Games?

19:35 Making a living on Video Games

20:49 How Eternal.gg works

22:10 When Eternal.gg launched

23:36 Building on FLOW

25:07 What's in the pack?

28:10 Why should someone join Eternal?

29:18 Converting people to gaming

40:43 What's the overall Streamer NFT Market

32:23 Vetting creators

33:26 Eternal in 10 years

34:48 If not working in crypto

35:42 Would you Rather

39:46 Wrapping up

Episode 76 of The First Mint.

Bet On Your Fandom

NBA Top Shot just sent 8x fans to the Finals in a private suite for Game 5. So what does that mean come next season? It could be: Game tickets, Team Experiences, New NFTs, or Top Shot specific Drops. Plus, LG gives a glimpse of what to expect at First Mint Fest and previews the week to come on Top Shot. 

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0:00 Intro

0:15 Today's topics

1:27 First Mint Fest

3:40 This week on Top Shot

5:05 Finals Quests & Showcase software upgrade

6:46 Finals Access Unlocked

9:04 The Logistics 

12:37 Starting with the hardest

13:58 What Utility could look like in the future?

19:12 Wrap up- First Mint Fest Reminder

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night. July 15, 2021. Tonight we're talking Ripping Rare Packs, Chatting All-Star Freaks, and Space Jam NFTs!

Featuring: 

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

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

** Producer Quad: https://twitter.com/quadzillat

Episode 74 of The First Mint

Will Sports Go Full Crypto? [Feat. Olivier Aubin Mercier}

We recap The First Mint NFT drop and dive briefly into the week ahead in Top Shot (hint: we might in for a pack drought after today's drop!). Then, we have a featured interview with Olivier Aubin Mercier, a French Canadian MMA fighter who wears a Bitcoin QR code when he fights. Hosted by @lgdoucet.

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0:00 Intro

0:12 Today's topics

1:17 The First Mint NFT Drop

3:10 What's next from The First Mint

5:00 Coming up in Top Shot

6:37 New Challenges

6:59 Rare Set Dropping

8:13 Breakdown of the coming weeks

10:18 Intro to Olivier Aubin Mercier

11:39 Olivier's background and history in MMA

14:30 Olivier's Notable Fights

15:19 His Crypto Background

17:40 Bitcoin 

21:25 The MMA world's reaction to Bitcoin payments

22:26 How other athletes are catching on

23:46 Suggestions for UFC moments

27:11 Would you rather with Olivier

30:07 Wrap up

Episode 73 of The First Mint.

The First Mint NFT Drop.

This is a LOADED episode. The First Mint DAY ONE NFT drops this Tuesday with only 500 available. LG recaps the long road it took to get to the drop, and what the future may involve for those who hold this rare NFT. We also dive into the coming week on Top Shot, implications of the RARE Conference Finals Set, and the MASSIVE promo going on with Top Shot and the Phoenix Suns. Hosted by @lgdoucet.

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The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night. July 8, 2021. Tonight we're talkign to Blockchain Steve, Axie Infinity (the biggest NFT out there), Moto GP packs, and then we test LG's basketball knowledge. Hosted by @lgdoucet.

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0:00 Intro 

5:16 Blockchain Steve 

9:40 Steve's community video 

22:27 Championship badges 

34:14 Gameday Quests 

36:46 Boring Finals? 

43:45 Caterpillar update 

37:10 Giving away LG's collection 

51:16 Axie Infinity 

1:00:06 MOTO GP 

1:12:50 NBA Trivia 

1:30:46 The First Mint NFT

Episode 71 of The First Mint

The Pundits Pick The Finals [Feat. Taylor Stein, Steef. Chugs]

The NBA Finals have arrived, and we ask our experts to predict the next two weeks of NBA Action and Top Shot market movements. And don't worry, we recorded this one well before the start of the game. Hosted by @lgdoucet.

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0:00 Intro

0:11 Today's Topics

1:28 Steef Intro

2:33 Injuries 

4:14 Finals market shift?

6:08 Steef's final prediction

6:46 Taylor Stein 

9:35 Lack of finals experience

10:37 Playoff challenges

11:58 Taylor's final prediction

12:12 Chugs Intro

12:50 Chugs feeling on the 2 finals teams

14:20 What it takes for the Bucks to win

15:37 Chris Paul no longer cursed?

16:52 Playoff Challenges?

19:16 Chug's finals predictions

20:38 Wrap up

Episode 70 of The First Mint.

Did Top Shot Get Boring?

The NBA Finals start tomorrow, yet Top Shot feels pretty underwhelming. Why? And is that a good or bad sign of things to come? LG continues his conversation from last week around the current market slump and the general lack of hype in the Top Shot space. We also take a look at some major hints of NBA integrations to come in the very near future. 

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0:00 Intro

0:26 Today's topic

1:19 Get outside!

2:29 This week on Top Shot

3:13 Challenges

4:39 Pack Drops

5:43 New Sets

6:37 Did Top Shot get boring?

7:20 Low daily buyers

8:46 Reasons for a drop in interest

9:22 The Roadmap

10:11 This year's NBA Finals

13:43 Ready for a reset

14:29 Future Utility

16:20 The end of Series 2

17:20 Wrap up