Jamie Burke, CEO of Outlier Ventures, and Mason Nystrom, a research analyst at Messari, discuss the NFT craze that has enveloped the crypto world over the past few weeks. In this episode, they talk about:
- their backgrounds, and how they became involved in crypto (1:19)
- the major catalysts — specifically Beeple and NBA Top Shot — that have brought NFTs into the mainstream (5:29)
- why NFTs are a “megatrend” and not just another ICO-like bubble (13:35)
- how to explain non-fungible tokens to normies (18:06)
- what someone is actually purchasing when they buy an NFT (24:46)
- the reasons behind NBA Top Shot’s success and why it is so difficult to withdraw money from its platform (36:27)
- the best way to scale NFTs and why Ethereum, despite severe storage limitations, will most likely remain the most popular blockchain on which to mint NFTs (41:44)
- why the gaming, fashion, and music industries will be disrupted by NFTs (49:37)
- when the current subscription-based business model for content creators will transition to the ownership economy (55:10)
- the differences between the marketplaces and platforms that make up the NFT economy (57:06)
- whether NFT valuations will go to zero and the challenges of appraising digital art (1:03:39)
- their predictions for the market capitalization of NFTs by the end of 2021 (1:15:23)
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Mason Nystrom
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- NFTs as an investment strategy: https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1310942572429312010
- evolution of content: https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1361692703025729536
- psychology of crypto art collecting: https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1365028848509870080
- the current state of NFTs: https://twitter.com/masonnystrom/status/1363283887691038720
NFT Sales Mentioned
- Beeple: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/beeple-first-nft-artwork-at-auction-sale-buyer-intl-scli/index.html
- Previous Unconfirmed interview with Beeple: https://unchainedpodcast.com/beeple-on-how-and-why-he-raked-in-3-5-million/
- Taco Bell: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/8/22319868/taco-bell-nfts-gif-tacos-sell
- 3LAU: https://edm.com/gear-tech/3lau-record-breaking-nft-sale
- Jack Dorsey Tweet: https://v.cent.co/tweet/20
- Kings of Leon album: https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/kings-of-leon-releases-album-in-nft
- NBA Top Shot: https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/nba-top-shot-blockchain-nba-highlight-marketplace
NFT Guides
- New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/business/nft-nba-top-shot-crypto.html?utm_source=morning_brew
- DappRadar: https://dappradar.com/blog/what-are-non-fungible-tokens-nfts
- Andrew Steinwold: https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/-quick-overview-of-the-nft-ecosystem
- Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/resources/non-fungible-tokens-nfts-explained-guide-learn-blockchain
- CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/nfts-became-art-everything-nft
Miscellaneous Links:
- Chris Dixon blog: https://a16z.com/2021/02/27/nfts-and-a-thousand-true-fans/
- NFT market cap: https://nonfungible.com/market/history
- Outlier Ventures decentralized accelerator program: https://outlierventures.io/base-camp/
- Top NFT marketplaces (DappRadar): https://decrypt.co/resources/non-fungible-tokens-nfts-explained-guide-learn-blockchain
- Jesse Walden’s “Ownership Economy”: https://variant.mirror.xyz/T8kdtZRIgy_srXB5B06L8vBqFHYlEBcv6ae2zR6Y_eo
Flow blockchain: https://www.onflow.org/primer
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