Zyori Plus One

Kyroh is an esports competitor, blockchain gaming guru, and founder of the Mark of the Zeal gaming guild. He was part of the 2021 play-to-earn movement with Axie Infinity and today runs one of the most profitable blockchain gaming guilds in the world. He also works with YGG.

Zeneca is a life-long gamer, high level poker player, and cryptocurrency extraordinaire. We unpacked [blockchain x gaming] with discussion focused on: DEFLATION, MEMES, & DN404’s.

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Sam Withers is an Australian content creator that entered the crypto world in 2016. He is an avid gamer and bullish on the future of blockchain gaming. A large part focus of his focus is on the Illuvium ecosystem.

Sam joins Zyori to reconnect after two years since their last conversation to talk about the latest in Crypto Unicorns, Axie Infinity, and Illuvium. They discuss the mechanics of each that make them viable in the next cycle!

M. Shadows (aka Shadows.eth) is the lead singer for the popular metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) and founder of the Deathbats Club, powered by a 10k NFT Collection on Ethereum.

Shadows first got into Ethereum in 2016 and was quickly excited by the potential of smart contracts. He was early in trading CryptoPunks and is now on the forefront of using blockchain to enhance the live event experience, specifically for live music performances!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:58 How did Shadows get into blockchain?
6:05 Did Shadows play Axie Infinity or P2E games?
8:20 Cultural observations of NFTs
12:08 Did Shadows breed any CryptoKitties?
13:30 Shadows’ CryptoPunks tattoos
17:00 Deathbats Club
24:40 Staying away from the NFT community
29:19 BLUR / Enforcing Creator Fees for NFTs
37:35 DEADROP & Tokenizing web3 esports
42:34 Psychology of supporting creators as a fan
46:47 Proof-of-Participation through concert attendance
52:35 Will we see M. Shadows speaking anywhere?
55:12 Any book recommendations?
57:00 Final thoughts about the power of BLOCKCHAIN

Henry the Grape is one of the Council members for CyberKongz, a popular NFT project on Ethereum and Polygon. Henry joins Zyori on this podcast to talk about the history of Kongz, what makes the Kongz community different, and the current state influencers in web3.

TIMESTAMPS:
6:35 The history of CyberKongz
17:25 Everyone thinks their community is the best
22:30 Structure around CyberKongz LLC
33:50 Marketing in web3 (Can it work?)
42:45 Zyori talks about THICK SKIN on the internet
45:45 Perspective on web3 foundation
50:37 How do we fix a broken culture with NFTs?
1:00:45 Final thoughts: TRY TO BE MORE HUMBLE!

Dan Benson is an American actor who is best known for his role as Zeke in the Disney Channel TV series called Wizards of Waverly Place and as the voice of Ethan from Rick and Morty.

Today Dan makes a full time living from his OnlyFans account, which he manages himself. Despite being a straight man, most of his online audience is gay men. He is also a gamer and big time fan of Dota 2.

In this podcast he breaks down the transition in his career and answers Zyori’s direct questions about making adult content from home!

TIMESTAMPS:
1:55 Dan says Hi
4:20 Twitter’s open porn policy
8:10 Leaked nudes
16:20 Being a “child” actor on Disney
28:16 Maintaining fame isn’t money
37:00 Esports is improv, no fundamentals
45:50 What’s it like making gay content as a straight guy?
58:00 Web3 payment rails for adult content creators
1:14:40 How was voice acting as Ethan on Rick & Morty?
1:20:50 Outro

The amazing OhhShiny joins Zyori to chat about getting into NFTs, starting The OhhShiny Show, the parallels of poker to real life, NFT regrets, and much more in this return of the Zyori Plus One Podcast!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:54 Going from online connections to physical connections
3:47 NFTs and personal relevance
8:33 The OhhShiny Show
15:18 History in gaming
21:24 OhhShiny poker pro?
27:17 Good at business or lucky?
31:47 NFT regrets?
39:40 Projects and commitments
45:25 Possible oversaturation with NFTs?
46:38 Solutions to privacy in NFTs
52:20 Outro

T-Panda is an esports commentator from Finland recently finished his thesis on toxicity with specific focus on how it relates to gaming. He joins Zyori for an interesting conversation about mental health, adults being toxic, alcoholism, and cryptocurrency!

TIMESTAMPS:
04:44 Being A Gamer Guy
23:00 Talking About Toxicity
50:20 Adults Being The Toxic
1:06:00 About MoonShine
1:13:00 Alcoholism
1:23:00 Crypto World
1:47:12 Outro

Aleksander Larson, known as Psycheout86, is the COO and co-founder of Axie Infinity and it’s parent company Sky Mavis. He has a long history as a competitive gamer and follower of esports, with only 8,000 hours logged in Dota 2. At Axie Infinity, he’s played a key role in developing the foundation of the Axie universe!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:20 Psycheout’s first esports
9:09 Order vs Chaos
10:55 Dota & Axie ecosystem similarities
19:10 Land gameplay discussion
27:00 CryptoGeodes – Zyori’s failed crypto game
30:06 Banning players from games
37:43 Arkosh Gaming explained
43:00 Zyori’s most proud gaming moment
47:25 What are NFT’s and Why aren’t they bad?
1:01:55 Count Olek, THE MEME

Sebastian Park is an esports investor and builder that has experience managing Dota teams, working as VP of Esports for the Housten Rockets, and now a venture partner at Bitkraft. He recently took part in launching the Esports Certification Institute (ECI), an education program for folks looking to enter the esports industry. The launch was not received well, and led to viral mockery on Twitter and other social media platforms.

TIMESTAMPS:
01:24​ Esports Certification Institute (ECI) Certification
03:22​ Hiring aspect of esports
08:20​ ECI practice exam backstory
13:22​ Polarizing responses on the sample questions
18:04​ Rollout Strategy for ECI
20:36​ Mistakes made on the certification
20:54​ Feedback from the community
21:20​ Entry-level Programs vs Esports Bachelor’s Programs
23:26​ Sports Management Degrees as a pathway?
25:48​ Farsight Academy – A Commentator Esports Academy
29:06​ Mentorships in esports
32:01​ How credentials are factored in hiring in esports
38:49​ Gatekeeping in esports
46:36​ Staffordshire University Esports Degree
49:40​ What ECI did to those who already signed up
50:07​ Avenues to be a part of esports
52:35​ How fate affects success
53:51​ The Future of ECI