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Benjamin Leff & VESA of Sheesha Finance on the NFT Rainbow after the Art History pot, plus: stimmy checks fueling nifties & what happens to your crypto when you die.
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Benjamin Leff & VESA of Sheesha Finance on the NFT Rainbow after the Art History pot, plus: stimmy checks fueling nifties & what happens to your crypto when you die.

TOPICS

  • 00:00 - 03:19 Intro


  • 03:19 - 07:24 Reaction to the recent media attention on NFTs

    • Blockchain Heroes and Bitcoin Origins

    • What makes art valuable to begin with?


  • 07:24 - 10:13 NFTs as a booster to an already established social following

    • Kings of Leon, Paris Hilton

    • Opportunities for new and established followings


  • 10:13 - 12:32 A message to NFT newbies 

    • Experimentation + Expression

    • Study where we came from before determining how to contribute now


  • 12:32 - 16:00 Thoughts for artists who are new to Digital Collectibles

    • Education & Empowerment

    • Use cases…functional or quick flip?

    • Partners can help you grow

    • Community and lifting each other up yields success


  • 16:00 - 17:13 How Ben & VESA originally connected

    • NFT Day


  • 17:13 - 18:00 Sheesha Finance NFT features 

    • NFT gifts as part of the liquidity generation event

    • Starting with VESA, but adding new artists as well


  • 18:00 - 25:03 The Rainbow at the end of the pot (History of Digital Art)

    • The gold standard

    • What is sustainable value?


  • 25:03 - 27:25 Own Your Data Foundation / Cambridge Analytica

    • The Social Dilemma

    • Is the earth round or flat?


  • 27:25 - 35:48 What NFT platforms are Ben & VESA excited about?

    • Superrare, the gold standard for art

    • Opensea for gaming NFTs

    • Wax 

    • Gamification of selling NFTs = fun!

    • The metaverse is here and awesome (Super World Cryptovoxels, Decentraland)

    • Old Guard Cryptovoxels project by VESA

    • Terra Virtua

    • Blockchain Art Exchange & Shasha Bailey


  • 35:48 - 37:39 Sheesha Finance beyond art & NFTs

    • Diversified portfolio of DeFi projects

    • Staking yield Sheesha tokens AND tokens from each DeFI project in the portfolio

    • Operates on the Ethereum & Binance Smart Chains


  • 37:39 - 52:36 Edge (not so) Quick Hitters


  • 52:36 - 64:25 Hot Topics

    • What happens to your crypto when you die?

    • Once we’ve spent our stimulus checks, will the value of NFTs and Crypto all drop?


  • 64:25 - 66:45 Where to learn more about Sheesha Finance, Ben & VESA


  • 66:45 - 67:19 Outro