Eden Hour Podcast

From Esports to NFT's with Iced KnifeIn this episode, we are joined by Iced Knife for a rare and exclusive interview. His first ever published podcast interview. Iced is a well known and loved member of the Solana NFT community, and active investor in the space. We get a chance to learn more about his background in Esports as an early member of FaZe Clan, his thoughts on investing in Crypto and NFT's, current vibes in the Solana ecosystem, Magic Eden and finding NFT Alpha.    Topics discussed:Iced background in esports and financeThoughts on risk tolerance and how to invest (NFA)FaZe Clan and being a Full Time esports YouTuberApplying Trad-fi education to investing irlIced introduction to investing in CryptocurrencyGoing all-in on Crypto & NFT'sCurrent vibes in the Solana ecosystemAdvice on trading NFT's (NFA)Views on the Magic Eden marketplaceMethods for seeking NFT AlphaKey Highlights:0.13 - Intro1.06 - Introductions to Iced 3.57 - Thoughts on risk tolerance and how to invest (NFA)6.58 - Intro to managing risk in NFT's 9.46 - FaZe Clan and being a full time esports YouTuber12.29 - Earning money in esports 15.00 - Applying Trad-fi education to investing irl   17.59 - Iced introduction to investing in Cryptocurrency 20.51 - Exposure to online poker 24.43 - Team New Age31.08 - Being early to Safemoon & Trading Bsc coins 33.16 - Being early to Solana Monkey Business43.11 - Going all-in on Crypto & NFT's45.13 - Working for yourself VS working in a corporate job46.24 - Current vibes in the Solana ecosystem50.29 - Advice from Iced on trading NFT's (NFA)56.04 - Iced views on the Magic Eden marketplace1.00.25 - Iced process on seeking Alpha 1.04.06 - Curated by Iced ME homepage collection 1.08.27 - What's next for Iced1.09.28 - Outro

Moving from web2 to web3: a conversation with JomaIn this episode, we're joined by Joma, an amazing YouTuber who makes phenomenal videos about his life in tech and now, his life in crypto. Joma has recently made the transition from traditional tech to web3. Joma recently released a successful NFT collection via Magic Eden Launchpad and we hope this episode can inspire people who are looking to make that transition. We talk about Vaxxed Doggos, Blindr, Shadr, YouTube & education in tech.  Topics discussed:Vaxxed DoggosBlindrTransition from tech to crypto & NFT'sGetting into crypto as a content producerContent gaps to help provide education in the NFT  spaceDesign a marketplace to encourage the right type of projectsMagic Eden company PhilosophyKey Highlights:0.13 - Intro0.50 - Introductions to Joma1.16 - Vaxxed Doggos - Joma's project released on Magic Eden7.25 - Blindr, Shadr, YouTube videos and content creation10.28 - YouTube ad revenue numbers12.48 - Joma's transition from tech to crypto & NFT's 15.25 - Timeline for NFT project, art, creation, marketing and launch 12.48 - Why Joma got into crypto as a content producer20.30 - Navigating skepticism from non-crypto YouTube audiences25.20 - Joma on building an NFT community28.37 - The future of Vaxxed Doggos31.08 - Utility and benefits for Vaxxed Doggos hodlers32.58 - Jacque Le Croix 36.03 - K-pop41.38 - What are some of the content gaps to help provide education in the space? 48.57 - How to design a marketplace to encourage the right type of projects56.55 - Magic Eden company Philosophy 1.08.18 - Magic DAO1.09.28 - Outro

In this episode, we are joined by Magic Eden co-founders, Jack and Zedd (Zhuoxun), and we chat with long-time Magic Eden supporter, Mike Dudas, AKA DAOdas on Twitter. Mike is an investor at 6th Man Ventures, an early stage web3 and crypto investment fund. He started The Block, a crypto media research company and worked at Paxos, a stablecoin business. His latest venture is LinksDAO, a community-governed golf & leisure club. Topics discussed:VC FundingSolana NFTsEthereum DeFi and NFTsBored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)LinksDAOMagic EdenKey Highlights:0.13 - Intro1.05 - Introductions from Jack & Zhuoxun of Magic Eden and Mike Dudas.5.51 - The NFT Inflection Point / Leverage6.25 - On 6th Man Ventures and VC Funds7.30 - Magic Eden's experience raising capital from VCs & 6th Man Ventures12.27 - How the Solana NFT ecosystem is different & What to expect in 2022 14.19 - Gaming NFTs19.31 - On Ethereum's DeFi and NFTs29.12 - BAYC's success (what helps an NFT collection be successful) 33.14 - Twitter's Verified NFT Profile Pic34.47 - Bullish on NFTs37.23 - LinksDAO42.16 - What's special about Magic Eden47.42 - Outro

Episode Summary:In this episode, DJ Trix & Andi talk NFT Alpha with Bryce to discuss the NFT ecosystem on the Solana & Ethereum Blockchains.Topics discussed in this episode:Bryce introduction to Crypto & NFTsAndi introduction to NFTsETH & SOL blockchainsETH & SOL NFTsBAYCEmotional connection to NFTsKey Highlights: 0.13 - Intro2.21 - Bryce history in Cryptocurrency & NFTs8.11 - Ethereum & Solana Blockchains14.49 - Benefits of operating on Solana 17.45 - Bryce introduction to NFT's on Solana21.57 - Andi introduction to NFTs25.00 - Working with Magic Eden27.09 - ETH vs SOL NFTs32.34 - Emotional connection to NFTs35.52 - NFT Rarity and floor strategy38.59 - BAYC45.19 - Alpha DAO46:25 - Solana NFT Alpha53.35 - Community & derivatives54.39 - Bryce on flipping vs hodling56.39 - Looking forward to the future of Solana57.22 - Outro

In this episode, we speak to Justin Wu, a growth hacker, DeFi trader, NFT collector and founder of Decentralcon. Decentralcon is the largest conference dedicated to DeFi and NFTs.Topics discussed in this episode:Personal evolution throughout different roles Concept of “Crypto Poor but JPEG Rich” DeFi Protocols & InvestmentsSolana v Other Chains 2022 Prediction for NFTsKey Highlights: 0.13 - Intro1.59 - Justin's background and experience with growth hacking3.56 - How Justin got into Web35.28 - His motivation behind Decentralcon and how it came about9.18 - What Justin got into during the pandemic & on crypto15.21 - How Justin got into NFTs16.41 - Justin explains what ‘hackerpreneur' and ‘crypto poor, jpeg rich' means and how his knack for growth hacking started at a young age31.24 - Opportunities in NFTs & what to look for when assessing a project to invest in35.19 - The difference between quick flips and blue chips NFTs37.30 - How Justin navigates across different L1s & DeFi farms42.56 - NFT predictions for 2022 & why Solana will be the place for GameFi to take off56.52 - Upcoming events and conferences planned 1.00.13 - Advice for getting into DeFi and NFTs 1.01.05 - Outro

Episode Summary:In this episode, Tiff & DJ Trix talk with SolPlayboy & Magic Eden's very own Chief Degen Officer ChartFuMonkey to discuss Solana NFT Alpha for 2022.Topics discussed in this episode:Coming from ETH to SolanaQ1 NFT Market SentimentEstablished NFT playsMetaverse & Tokenomics AlphaSOL NFT TwitterChartfu Intro to Solana NFTMicro-niche communitiesWhat do the homies think of Magic Eden?Magic Eden AlphaKey Highlights: 0.13 - Intro2.31 - SolPlayboy introduction to crypto & NFT's 6.56 - Bullish sentiment for NFT's in Q17.49 - Established NFT plays - Metaverse & Tokenomics Alpha10.15 - Early SolPlayboy NFT plays 11.48 - Challenges with scaling staking and liquidity pools13.30 - ChartFu early Alpha 17.07 - Micro-niche communities 22.51 - Token NFT Projects 31.22 - Photography in NFT's 34.17 - Betting & gaming NFT niche 36.47 - Paper handing tax43:01 - We're still early here45.46 - Community projects 48.11 - LinkedIn users waking up to NFT's51.01 - What do the homies think of Magic Eden? 57.55 - Bots, whitelists & over-subscribed mints  1.05.20 - New project Alpha 10.10.16 - Magic Eden company related Alpha1.20.33 - Outro

Episode Summary:In this episode, we have a conversation with Tom Pandolfi from Honey Defi, to discuss NFT Staking, Collateralization, Fractionalization, along with the current and future utility of The Honey Defi Platform.  Topics discussed in this episode:Tom's introduction to cryptocurrency, Defi & NFT's The Honey Defi platformSome of the collections Honey Defi has worked with to dateNFT staking and liquidity poolsNFT Fractionalization Collateralization of NFT's on SolanaThe Honey Defi NFT Mint and IDO plansOutlook for the Solana ecosystem in 2022Key Highlights: 0.13 - Intro1.53 - Tom's Background, introduction to Cryptocurrency & NFT's7.08 - The success and progress of Honey Defi so far9.29 - Honey Defi Liquidity and discussion of the magnitude of the protocol10.18 - Collections Honey Defi has worked with11.48 - Challenges with scaling staking and liquidity pools15.28 - NFT Fractionalization16.30 - NFT Collateralization18.10 - The opportunity cost of holding NFT's21.08 - Accounting for the volatility of NFT's23.27 - NFT Collateralization strategy29.53 - Challenges and obstacles around decentralising the collateralization of NFT's 33.01 - NFT's as a seed round allocation35.48 - The Honey Defi NFT project, release and mint plans42.33 - Challenges with bot prevention for NFT mints 48.48 - Views on the Solana ecosystem to 202250.33 - What would Tom do differently if he could go back and start again?52.02 - Outro

Episode Summary:In this episode, we speak to community members Sol Beach Bum & Kiwi Princess about their personal journeys, of how Solana NFT's have changed their lives and the lives of others in the ecosystem and where they see things going from here for 2022.Topics discussed in this episode:Sol Beach Bum introduction to collecting NFT's Kiwi Princess onboarding to Solana ecosystemWhat to look for in a good NFT projectSMB purchasing and Shadowy Super Coder MintFuture outlook for NFT's on SolanaTop 3 NFT hodl's for 2022Key Highlights: 0.13 - Intro1.33 - Sol Beach Bum Story & introduction to NFT communities in the Solana ecosystem7.58 - Sol Beach Bum on being early to Solana Monkey Business15.11 - Kiwi Princess story and background are getting on-boarded to NFT's on Solana20.58 - Kiwi Princess on aspects to look for in a good NFT project23.04 - Sol Beach Bum NFT‘ investment thesis 28.54 - Kiwi Princess on minting the Shadowy Super Coder DAO NFT36.50 - Kiwi Princess on starting small 38.25 - Sol Beach Bum on the Future outlook for NFT's on Solana48.51 - Kiwi Princess on the Future outlook for NFT's on Solana57.58 - Sol Beach Bum & Kiwi Princess on the top 3 NFT hodl's for 20221.03.44 - What would you do differently?1.06.07 - Outro 

Topics discussed in this episode:Holger Danske's investment thesis Crypto, traditional stocks and NFTs How to analyse NFT projects for a long-term holdDeFi and NFTsAdvice for getting into personal investingKey Highlights: 0.13 - Intro1.39 - Holger Danske's background and how he got started in the investment space11.46 - The Twitter thread on NFTs that took 30 hours to write, received over 50,000 impressions and was retweeted by hedge fund managers19.44 - How Holger Danske started investing in crypto 22.29 - Discovery of $SOL as an investment23.40 - How NFTs got on his radar27.17 - Thoughts on mobile wallets30.12 - Process of analysing NFT projects to go for 32.29 - On staking Pesky Penguins 36.27 - Thoughts on collateralizing NFTs 39.21 - Various options strategies that Holger Danske uses 43.44 - Personal investment thesis for NFTs45.49 - Predictions on SOL NFTs growth in 2022 50.22 - Three pieces of advice for people to invest like Holger Danske 55.29 - OutroResources:Follow Holger Danske on TwitterDegenerate Ape Academy Join the Magic Eden DiscordRead more on The Magic Eden Blog!Follow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter

Topics discussed in this episode:$SHDW IDO Preparation The Solana Blockchain Handling Traffic SpikesExpanding the GenesysGo plansHolder DistributionDecentralized StorageEarly Solana NFT MarketplacesEarly Solana NFT CollectionsSolana NFT ecosystem going into 2022Key Highlights: 0.13 - Intro3.06 - IDO Launch date: 3rd January 20215.47 - The Solana Blockchain 13:35 - Handling Traffic Spikes18:28 - Expanding the GenesysGo plans21.16 - Holder Distribution25.10 - What is Decentralized Storage?27.93 - Moving to a Decentralized storage model 37.36 - Building on The Blockchain39.00 - Investing in hardware44.47 - Pleased Implementation49.05 - The GenesysGo Community51.23 - $SHDW Tokenomics54.19 - Vesting1.00.01 - Filecoin comparison1.02.24 - NFT raise vs traditional VC route1.04.43 - Token Suply1.39.45 - Better storage, more decentralization.1.43.04 - Summary 1.49.40 - Outro Resources:GenesysGo IDO siteFollow GenesysGo on TwitterGenesysGo websiteJoin the Magic Eden DiscordFollow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter

Recording date - 18th December 2021Topics discussed in this episode:Investing in CryptocurrencyThe Solana NetworkEarly Solana NFT'sDegenerate Ape AcademySolana Monkey BusinessEarly Solana NFT MarketplacesEarly Solana NFT CollectionsSolana NFT ecosystem going into 2022Key Highlights: 0.13 - Intro2.13 - Saint Eclectics' first investments into Cryptocurrency 7.14 - The Solana Network 9:43 - First mover advantage for NFT's12:29 - May and June crash17.20 - Degenerate Ape Academy Mint25.10 - September run up 28.00 - Solana Monkey Business29.45 - Kreatures - The fist NFT on Solana 31.48 - Early Solana NFT Marketplaces35.19 - The beginning of Magic Eden39.46 - Early Solana NFT Collections57.11 - The MonkeDAO validator / MonkeDAO stake pool1.05.21 - Future security risks in the Solana ecosystem1.26.13 - Pixel Art Projects 1.31.12 - Solana NFT Derivatives1.37.19 - Utility Driven NFT projects 1.39.45 - Community driven NFT projects 1.43.04 - The future of Degenerate Ape Academy1.32.55 - Solana NFT ecosystem going into 20221.49.40 - Outro Resources:Follow The Saint Eclectic on TwitterDegenerate Ape Academy Degenerate Trash PandasJoin the Magic Eden DiscordRead more on The Magic Eden Blog!Follow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter

Topics discussed in this episode:The mission of the GuardiansMacD & Crypto G's journey to Solana NFT'sMonkeDAO formation, Development the ecosystem Early mints on SolanaValidator node and staking SolanaFuture security risks and solutionsKey Highlights: 0.13 - Intro2.13 - CryptoG Introduction to Crypto & NFT's10:12 - Minting Solana Monkey Business13:54 - How MacD came to Crypto & NFT's19:16 - MonkeDAO formation, early mints on Solana24.37 - Early days of p2p trading & NFT swaps29.17 - Building The Guardians group to help protect the ecosystem35.00 - Detail on Guardians membership39.55 - Efforts to black-list scammers44.03 - How to get ahead in the cat & mouse game45.35 - How to join The Guardians group51.03 - Validators, RPC Nodes & staking57.11 - The MonkeDAO validator / MonkeDAO stake pool1.05.21 - Future security risks in the Solana ecosystem1.15.04 - Cross-mint1.24.03 - DJ Trix summary1.12.08 - Jack Shi discussion & itinerary 1.30.25 - Making the Solana ecosystem more prosperous over time1.32.55 - Q&A1.55.14 - Outro Resources:MonkeDAO NeonexusSubscribe to the Magic Eden BlogJoin the Magic Eden DiscordFollow Magic Eden on TwitterFollow Theophana on TwitterFollow DJ Trix on Twitter

Episode NotesTopics discussed in this episode:Magic Eden launchpadMint detailsThe open economy conceptThe thesis behind FarawayWhy choose SolanaHolding benefitsKey Highlights: 0.13 - Intro3.36 - Introducing Faraway and Mini Royale: Nations5:47 - About the in-browser game8:11 - Highlights from Web3 gaming panel event during Art Basel Miami and why Magic Eden is excited about gaming11:11 - Why Alex Paley is interested in blockchain-native gaming and the two complaints that users have for free-to-play games and how blockchain technology solves these problems13:14 - Alex Paley talks about the intersection between gaming, marketplaces and DeFi14.51 - Utility and Roadmap behind Mini Royale15.37 - On the current players of Mini Royale21.01 - Alex Paley shares why Faraway chose the Solana blockchain to build on. TL;DR a lot of massive multiplayer games are written in Rust… Solana devs code in Rust24.11 - Benefits to holding Mini Royale: Nations NFT28.19 - Alex Paley's opinion on Steam banning NFTs30.40 - Floor handed over to Twitter Space audience to ask questions on the Mini Royale: Nations mint35.14 - Alex Paley's thoughts on the term play-to-earn and why Faraway rolled out Mini Royale initially without economic benefits40.41 - Mistakes that projects make going into gaming and advice for projects wanting to venture into games45.16 - Where there are financial incentives involved, some people will try to exploit it. Alex Paley shares how they're addressing this within the game49.56 - On the artwork design behind Mini Royale: Nations and in-game graphics1.03.17 - Outro 

Key Highlights: 0.13 - Intro 0.35 - Starting the Shadowy Super Coder DAO - NFT tied to Token Launch3.00 - Building the Shadowy Super Coder DAO community with support from Interstellar Alliance DAO6:36 - The Shadowy Super Coder DAO NFT Mint - 60th Mint powered by GenesysGo8:46 - Paying homage to the various different existing projects on Solana 10:52 - Solana NFT Dev community sharing news about the NFT drop11.10 - Utility of the Shadowy Super Coder NFT - A truly decentralised RPC network15.11 - Key differences between building and RPC network on Solana vs other blockchains20.20 - Live BETA test of decentralised RPC network21.01 - Working with the Solana code and network configs22.03 - Token airdrop for Shadowy Super Code DAO NFT Holders23.12 - Pros & cons of vesting IDO tokens24.36 - Rewarding the true believers in the long term success of the project26.07 - IDO Tokenomics28.09 - IDO timing29.32 - The process of creating the NFT art with Unicrys34.48 - Next focus for GenesysGo - completing the decentralised RPC layer41.09 - Discovering Solana42.28 - Q&A59.10 - Outro

Key Highlights: 1.35 - How Cake got into NFTs and discovered Sol Socks 7.10 - Perks of working with a smaller group of people8.28 - Jemmy from MonkeDAO shares how he got into NFTs, discovered Solana NFTs, and his experiences with SMB 19.23 - What a 100% community driven initiative looks like and how monkeDAO started21.58 - How SMB's shirtless seven ties into MIMO and an explanation on how MIMO's fractionalization works36.17 - MIMO token discussion and performance on Raydium40.25 - Jemmy shares his perspective on MIMO as an SMB holder. TL;DR it opens up new avenues of opportunity and access44.21 - Rights for NFT fractionalised holders and MIMO's viper branding48.45 - How MonkeDAO started running a validator node on Solana51.24 - MonkeDAO's goal and direction52.46 - Thoughts on OHM forks54.53 - How to approach NFT Derivatives59.39 - How MIMO came about, overall philosophy and other things they're working on like a free mint for newer entrants into the Solana NFT ecosystem1.03.03 - SockDAO's NFT acquisition process and how they buy NFTs as a DAO 1.07.22 - ThugDAO shares that the best time to build is when the market's down, and what they're working on like setting up a validator, a ThugMerch store, gaming tournaments and the Thug music label. 1.11.41 - Thug music label is an expansion beyond pfp and into interesting web3 applications. 1.13.26 - Music Royalties and DAOs. 1.17.08 - The advantage of Web3 for independent musicians1.18.56 - Big-time musicians getting into NFTs 

1.13 - Magic Eden co-founders, Jack, Sidd and Zhuoxun introduce themselves, how they met each other and how they discovered crypto12.49 - How the idea of an NFT marketplace came about, the weird name that could have been Magic Eden but thankfully isn't, and the meaning behind the name Magic Eden20.49 - Jack, Sidd and Zhuoxun share major milestones since the first day of trading on Sept 17, 2021. For Sidd, it was when Magic Eden reached $50K in trades, that's when he felt it really took off. And, for Zhuoxun, when the site was going down (a good sign of growth) and for Jack, it was the fact that the team was growing and people who had never met each other IRL was collaborating. 24.43 - Magic Eden was the first to do…. (us flexing) and about being a doxxed team. Plus, shoutout to Tiff, our podcast host and head of marketing. 26.54 - Sharing visitor stats on Magic Eden and Tiff introduces herself and her background. 28.15 - Jack talks about what sets Magic Eden apart from other NFT marketplaces30.55 - Zhuoxun talks about gaming and NFTs 33.27 - Sidd talks about new features on Magic Eden in the works, the Magic Eden mobile app and the future of NFTs36.15 - Where Magic Eden's users are located, tl;dr we're international. 36.56 - What the team is looking forward to in December