Crypto Cafe With Randi Zuckerberg

Alex Salnikov, the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Rarible, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about how NFTs are changing the future of ownership!

Krista Kim, Digital Artist and Founder of Techism (2014), joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the role of the artist in our digital society. 

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Tina Lindell join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss SEC Charges Creator of Stoner Cats Web Series for Unregistered Offering of NFTs AND Do AI Chatbots Rival Humans in Creative Thinking? For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Tina Lindell join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss Justin Bieber's Producer Selling Royalties for the Song 'Company' as NFTs AND OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don't work. For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

Motez Bishara, Director of Communications at Stability AI, Journalist and Features writer for CNN, ESPN, Guardian etc. joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about The Importance of Open Tech in Artificial Intelligence and how this affects the future creator economy! Check out thehug.xyz for a deeper dive! 

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Tina Lindell join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss the adidas Web3 Journey including their new digital art program: ‘RESIDENCY by adidas' AND AI's cinematic potential! For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Debbie Soon join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss Sam Spratt's The Monument Game (one of the most successful art drops of 2023) and the SEC charging NFT provider Impact Theory with selling unauthorized securities (the first time the SEC has taken action against a company selling NFTs!). For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

Jordan Kantor, the Artistic Director of Art Blocks, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the rise of Digital Art on the Blockchain and why this new movement is such an incredible frontier for artists and collectors. Check out thehug.xyz for a deeper dive! 

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Debbie Soon join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss Beeple's Take on the Zeitgeist of Internet Culture AND a Pink Floyd classic recreated by mind-reading AI! For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Debbie Soon are joined in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss Disney forming an AI task force to find ways to integrate the technology across its entertainment empire, and X (formerly known as Twitter) reduces the eligibility threshold for its ads revenue sharing program! For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

Jack Butcher, Artist & Designer, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the internet as a canvas, and camaraderie in Digital Art including the power of community, kindness, and the intrinsic value of culture! Check out thehug.xyz for a deeper dive!

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Debbie Soon join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss the death of the hobby and the rise of the side hustle, the upcoming collaboration between Doodle & Crocs, and more! For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Debbie Soon join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss predictions surrounding Twitter's rebrand to X and Google testing a tool (known as Genesis) that uses AI to write news stories! For resources and news on trending creator topics delivered straight to your inbox for free- check out HUG (https://www.thehug.xyz) for more information!

Claire Silver, AI Collaborative Artist and a leading figure in the AI art movement, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the role of AI in Art, Claire's Christie's x Gucci drop, the misconceptions surrounding AI, and how the evolving tech is transforming everything about our world! Check out thehug.xyz for a deeper dive!

HUG contributors Michael Littig and Debbie Soon join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about What You Need To Know this week in the world of creative entrepreneurship. They discuss the current NFT ecosystem, how luxury brands are doubling down on Web3 as seen in Gucci's latest collaboration with Christie's, and the latest AI tools creators should be exploring like Stable Doodle, and more.

Khari Johnson and Will Knight, Senior Writers for WIRED covering Artificial Intelligence, join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the state of AI, the power dynamics within the space, the positive and negative ways AI shapes human lives, and predictions for the future! 

Joseph Saavedra, Founder of Infinite Objects, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about "Phygital Goods", Sentimentality, the art of motion, their collaboration with Art Blocks and much more!

Jennifer Wong, Founder of the Seattle NFT Museum, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about their mission to provide an outlet for artists, creators, and collectors to display their NFTs in a physical setting, while aiming to educate the public about this new market for digital art!

Michel Le, Content Creator, Entrepreneur, TikTok Megastar (with over 52 Million followers) joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about his journey from TikTok fame to Web3! We learn about his new Gaming Startup Joystick, his life as a creative entrepreneur and what his predictions for the future of Web3 gaming! 

Iara Dias, the Partnerships Manager and Metaverse Pride Coordinator at the Decentraland Foundation, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about the return of the platform's popular digital celebration of the global LGBTQIA+ community, Metaverse Pride 2023! 

Seth Dobrin, a globally recognized leading expert in AI and the President of Responsible AI Institute, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss navigating the responsible AI landscape, the potential of computer-generated art, and the potential risk as artificial intelligence grows more sophisticated and popular. 

Kartik Hosanagar, Hower Professor of Technology and Digital Business and a Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and what it means for creators and creativity, risks surrounding AI, and how we can best integrate it into our daily lives in a meaningful and safe way.  

Sam West, Senior Global Web3 Marketing Lead at Mars Pet Nutrition, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Sheba Hope Grows - an ongoing project supported by SHEBA that's taking action now to protect our oceans for generations to come by restoring coral reefs using Web3/blockchain technology. 

Matt Mason, CEO and Co-Founder of the metaverse studio Dazzle Ship, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Broadside, a blockchain storytelling project that includes a strong community, weekly online rave, and is one of the most visited places in the metaverse! They also discuss his journey as a pirate radio DJ; the relationship between culture, creativity and technology; the changing landscape of the entertainment industry and much more!

Amanda Cassatt, the founder of Web3 marketing firm Serotonin (the world's leading Web3 marketing firm and product studio) and a former Chief Marketing Officer at ConsenSys, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about her new book "Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution”!

Caitlin Long, the CEO and Founder of the privately owned Custodia Bank, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about her perspective on the possibilities of crypto technologies in the current climate, the recent banking crisis and its impact on Crypto, Caitlin's effort to create a safe bank, her outlook for a Crypto return and much more!

Zeneca, Founder of ZenAcademy & The 333 Club, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about his transition from Professional Poker Player to dominating Web3, highlights and lowlights from his Poker career, educating people on the future of technology, navigating burnout and the bear market and much more!

Sarah Wood, COO at Upstream (a DAO infrastructure company), joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about making DAOs accessible with Upstream, how DAOs can revolutionize the way we do business, how we should think about the value of DAOs, the craziest DAOS she has seen and much more!

Debbie Soon, Chief Growth Officer of Hug, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about co-founding Hug together, Debbie's journey, supporting NFT artists with discovery and education, how she stays motivated in a down market and more! 

Daria Shapovalova and Natalia Modenova, Co-Founders of DressX, join Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Web3 fashion trends and ways in which they are disrupting fashion with digital technology. 

Artur Sychov, Founder & CEO at Somnium Space, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Somnium Space, Virtual Worlds, and their plans to offer immortality to its users with a new feature called ‘Live Forever' mode!

The artist Antonius Oki Wiriadjaja, also known as Foodmasku, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss turning isolation into funny food masks, the vulnerability of being an artist, being selected by The New York Times as one of "five art accounts to follow on Instagram now", entering the NFT space and more!

Randi Zuckerberg chats with two leading Women in Web3 including Superstar Community Builder Riley Blackwell and Courtney McDermid, Vice President of Strategy at Decrypt all about the power of community in Web3 and ways in which they are bringing people together virtually and in real life. 

Valerie Vacante, an award-winning global innovator, creative catalyst and visionary, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about creating consumer-centric digital experiences that connect brands, people and emerging technology. As the VP of Solutions Innovation at Dentsu, Valerie opens up about Dentsu NXT Space, a new project between dentsu, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and HeadOffice.Space that allows brands to test and explore the potential of web3, the metaverse, AI, XR to identify business growth opportunities and prepare for the future. In between driving what's next in technology, Valerie has recently been named one of the Top 25 Women in Tech  2019 and 2020 by PCR magazine, 40 Over Forty and Top 10 Pioneering CEOs to Follow in 2021 by CIO Look.

Shira Lazar, Founder and CEO of the Emmy Nominated digital media brand called “What's Trending”, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss her journey to become one of the most vocal proponents of blockchain tech and culture and ways in which she is furthering the conversation around how Web3 could positively change society.

Mariam Nusrat, Founder & CEO of Breshna, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about building a no-code platform for making purposeful web3 video games with an overall mission to empower users to create their own educational, marketing and training video games with no-code & at lightning speed!

Angelic Vendette, Vice President and the Global Head of Marketing and Web3 for fitness brand Alo Yoga, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to discuss their entry into the Blockchain and Web3 and their partnership with Roblox! Angelic also talks about WomenRightsNFT which she founded in order to raise awareness and funds for women's rights in light of the Roe v. Wade overturn!

Zhuoxin (Zedd) Yin, Co-Founder and COO of Magic Eden, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Magic Eden's founding story, their focus on broad collectibles and gaming, and how they are shaping the way people interact with NFTs!

Ryan Wyatt, President of Polygon Labs, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about his voyage into Web3 & Crypto, his outlook for the Web3 gaming industry, partnering with major brands entering the Web3 space, and much more!

Emily Faye – Singer/Songwriter and Music NFT Artist, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about why Web3 is an opportunity for extraordinary growth in music and how Web3 can transform the overall industry. 

Poonacha Machaiah, CEO of The Chopra Foundation, joins Randi Zuckerberg to talk about co-founding Seva.Love - a web3 platform focused on championing well-being & social impact through the metaverse and beyond! They also discuss their partnership with TIMEPieces, the web3 community initiative from TIME; ChopraVerse; and predictions for how we will interact and experience wellbeing in the digital and physical world in the future. 

Dr. Giovanna Graziosi Casimiro, Head of Metaverse Fashion Week and Senior XR and Metaverse Producer at Decentraland, joins Randi Zuckerberg in the Crypto Café to talk about Fashion in the Metaverse, Direct-to-Avatar, Virtual Fashion Week and much more!