Henri Arslanian and Yat Siu (Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands) dive into the NFT ecosystem and discuss the recent valuations and hype around NFTs and what can be their practical impact on the future of gaming and art. They also discuss how NFTs can accelerate digital ownership and provide gamers with a variety of exciting, untapped use cases.

 

 

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Time Stamps:

 

0:00 - 8:57: Introduction and background of Yat Siu; Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands

 

8:58 - 15:51: Yat takes Henri back to the turn of the millennium to talk about his experiences with the gaming world at the time and how he was reimagining new directions for the space to grow even back then

 

15:53 - 25:58: Henri and Yat break down the impact that NFTs and decentralization will have on gaming

 

25:59 - 37:00: Henri and Yat take a step back from the gaming discussion and look at how NFTs have affected other industries before marvelling at some of the recent, eye-opening valuations behind the hottest NFTs

 

37:02 - 41:48: The pair discuss the concept of digital ownership and how NFTs can empower both creators and consumers of art whilst wading into the practice of fractionalization and how breaking down NFTs can democratize the playing field and provide more people with exposure to emerging assets

 

41:49 - 50:20: Yat shares his thoughts on how artists and creators are reacting to the non-fungible tokens and how the entire creative class can benefit from tokenizing their work

 

50:21 - 54:21: Henri and his bell hit Yat with a rapid fire round of questions, ranging from which CEO he would most like to have lunch with to his university course recommendations and his favorite gaming experiences