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Edge of NFT Podcast
Justin Wu from FinTech to DeFi, parachains to interchains & Pokemon to NFTs, plus: New York Times NFT, and big tech investors backing Sorare, OpenSea, Boson and more.
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Justin Wu from FinTech to DeFi, parachains to interchains & Pokemon to NFTs, plus: New York Times NFT, and big tech investors backing Sorare, OpenSea, Boson and more.

  • 00:00 - 01:00 Intro


  • 01:00 - 03:50 Justin Background

    • Diamond hands for beginners

    • Surviving the crypto crash of 2017


  • 03:50 - 07:30  How this iteration of Crypto is different from 2017-2018

    • DeFi Summit coming Mid May 

    • NFT Con coming June/July

    • Newest, most interesting NFT Use Cases

    • Ethereum scaling challenges, high gas fees, and competitive platforms


  • 07:30  - 10:19 Competitive NFT Platforms built outside of Ethereum

    • Projects like Polkadot & Kusama are building to combat the cost of transacting on Ethereum. 

    • Movement with Cardano, EOS, NEO


  • 10:19 -  15:24 Where are we at in the NFT lifecycle?

    • Is NFT a bubble?

    • NFTs is bringing more adoption of crypto

    • The road to mass adoption is to make the blockchain invisible


  • 15:24- 21:47 Where is line between NFT trading and gambling? 

    • Can NFT trading be a career? 

    • Government’s role in regulating NFTs

    • Money laundering via NFTs

    • Will games include KYC checks for NFT purchases? 


  • 21:47 - 24:03  Learnings from Justin’s FinTech Experience that crossover into crypto and NFTs

    • The value of KYC in NFTs

    • Rules and regulations of the FinTech world and public companies like DraftKings  

    • Gaming as a top NFT application


  • 24:03 - 28:27 What platforms will lead the way in the next phase of NFTs? 

    • Rarity

    • Parachains 

    • Polkadot

    • Cardano

    • Lukso, ERC 725, and unique identity

    • Interchains and the internet of blockchains may negate the “which platform wins” question

    • Cosmos


  • 28:27 - 59:25 The importance of Marketing  and what specific NFT listing platforms like OpenSea and NFTY Gateway stand out? 

    • All of these platforms are backed up with NFT creation requests

    • Different listing platforms might have different customer bases and might work better for some NFT sales than others

    • Listing NFTs on all platforms at once 

    • NFTs today is a marketing game


  • 33:05 - 38:18 The NFTs that we’ll still be talking about 20 years from now

    • The big sales like Beeple

    • Physical assets that exist as NFTs too

    • NFT memberships 

    • Fractional ownership of NFTs

    • Not all things are mean to be NFTs, like Creator Tokens


  • 38:18 - 42:04 Not everything is an NFT, yet

    • Masterworks.io, an NFT Alternative

    • FinTech migration to NFTs


  • 42:04 - 43:04 What NFTs does Justin own?

    • NBA Top Shots

    • Blankos 2

    • NIFTY Gateway randoms

    • Defi Trading vs NFT Trading


  • 43:04 - 45:35 Tools and analytics to navigate NFT Ecosystem

    • Game Stop, Doge, and rolling bubbles that will exist perpetually

    • More tools to interact with NFT holders


  • 45:35 - 48:29 NFTs in music

    • 3lau

    • Success and a community first approach

    • The power of the brand and reputation authority


  • 48:29 - 53:37 Edge Quick Hitters


  • 53:37 - 60:00 Hot Topics

    • NY Times article that sold as an NFT for $500K

    • VC investments in NFTs


  • 60:00 - 61:06 Outro


  • 20:00 - 20:56 Intro