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Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss launchpad wars, market reversal, Trump Tariff Pause, the AI Arms Race, and more.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:27) Short Term Market Predictions(02:01) Long Term Market Predictions(02:28) Tariffs(05:38) Believe(06:28) How Believe Works(09:03) Dupe(10:41) Crypto GTM for Startups(14:03) Crypto Kickstarter(16:21) Pump and Believe(17:46) Teams Competing with Pump(23:55) Stripe and Stablecoins(30:41) Stripe's AI Shopping Agents(33:40) Future of AI and Crypto in Payments(34:42) Meta and Robinhood's Crypto Ventures(37:38) AI in Education(38:53) Future of the Education System(44:21) AI's Impact on Startups(46:40) Excitement About Crypto in Tech Stack(48:51) Dupe.com and E-commerce(50:25) Future of CryptoSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the trade war and the markets.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:46) Eric Trump(00:01:59) Movement Labs(00:04:37) Regulation in Crypto(00:08:34) Benefits of Going Public(00:09:25) OpenAI Tried to Buy Windsurf(00:12:48) OpenAI as a Super App(00:14:24) Investment in AI Companies(00:15:57) AI vs Crypto Startups(00:17:18) Impact of Crypto's Speculative Nature(00:19:03) Trade War(00:25:01) Trade War Strategy Discussion(00:28:18) Impact of Trade War on Global Relations(00:30:30) Impact of Trade War on Startups(00:31:57) Impact of Military Conflict on AI Progress(00:32:34) China's Dominance in Robotics(00:36:01) China's Advancements in Solar Energy(00:38:18) Zora Launch & "Base is for everyone" Token(00:41:07) What's New in AI?(00:48:35) OpenAI o3(00:49:54) Competitive Nature of AI Models(00:53:50) AI Memory Feature(00:56:37) Market Discussion(00:59:34) Market Predictions(01:02:02) Exciting Startups in AI and Crypto(01:03:19) Poof.new(01:03:38) Slop.club(01:05:10) 01 ExchangeSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss how AI and Robotics steal Crypto's thunder.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:47) The Only Narrative in Crypto Right Now(01:41) Competitive Landscape in Crypto(04:50) Robinhood's Future Plans(11:42) Future of Crypto Innovation(12:00) Noise (noise.xyz)(13:15) Circle IPO(16:51) USDC vs USDT(18:00) Predictions for Circle's Future(18:49) Circle & CCTP(20:07) Kraken Acquiring NinjaTrader(21:19) Where Are We in The Market?(26:28) China, US and Global Markets(32:46) Manus vs. Gemini(34:45) Sesame AI(35:40) Will Google Have The Best AI?(38:24) AI Investment and Valuation(40:08) AI Coding(44:26) AI in Startup Development and Innovation(44:47) Poof.new(46:57) Niche Apps and Micro Unicorns(49:34) Young Founders & Education(50:47) "Google/Harvard doesn't give you status" - Nikita Bier(52:36) Alpha School - AI-Powered Private School(55:52) AI Doctors(01:01:11) AI Replacing Jr. Jobs(01:02:51) Parenting and Teaching Agency(01:06:18) Tailoring Education to Children's InterestsSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao discuss how long this bear market will last.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:56) State of the Market?(03:23) Is Anyone Bullish?(04:08) Tariffs & the Economy(10:09) Crypto Sentiment Divergence(13:18) Ethena and Ondo Launching Their Own Layer 1(15:55) Regulation and Counterparty Risk(18:28) Tokenizing Coin on Base(19:49) Stablecoins(20:41) Robinhood & Kalshi(22:12) State of AI(22:25) Manus AI(26:02) China vs. US AI Video Models(28:55) Localized LLMs & Privacy(29:44) Apple Intelligence & Privacy Issues(32:02) Using Localized LLMs(32:51) Global Paranoia About Privacy(34:14) Vibe Coding(39:53) Tokenizing Startups and Equity(42:49) BYD's New 1,000kw EV Charging Technology(45:42) Robotics(49:48) Crypto and Robotics(53:23) AI and Robotics in the Workforce(54:26) "Where are we and where are we headed?"Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the current state and direction of crypto.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:46) $LIBRA(00:06:23) 4 Use Cases of Crypto(00:08:17) The End Goal for Payments(00:09:54) DePIN and Energy(00:12:12) Simplicity of Crypto(00:13:18) Crypto is Finance(00:14:43) “Web 3.0” is a Lie?(00:15:43) The Biggest Risk for Ethereum(00:16:16) Qiao on DeFi(00:18:19) Crypto AI Builders Pivoting Straight to AI(00:19:47) AI in Education(00:27:25) AI for Ad Creation(00:29:32) AI for Building dApps(00:31:51) Personalized Apps(00:32:49) "The Future is Personalization"(00:34:07) "Lazy People Will Get F**ked by AI"(00:35:08) AI in Gaming and Video Generation(00:36:54) NFTs Comeback with AI?(00:42:21) Verticalized Science AI(00:47:23) Builders Outside of Crypto are Welcome in Alliance(00:48:52) Startups Solving Capital Markets Problem(00:54:59) Criticizing Trump's Token Launch(00:59:19) "Crypto Twitter is imploding"(01:00:51) Reminiscing Good Times in Crypto(01:02:27) Promising Crypto Startups(01:04:15) AI Arms Race(01:06:26) Impact of AI on Startups(01:12:11) AI in B2B(01:15:52) Are Memecoins Dead?(01:16:11) Market Analysis(01:18:48) End of the Cycle or 1 More Pump?(01:20:13) Reflection on Early Crypto Ideals(01:21:05) Cypherpunk IdeologiesSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao, together with Ilja and Richard (Tensor, Vector) sat down to chat about consumer crypto and more.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:57) Market Analysis(00:03:37) SBR is happening - David Bailey(00:05:22) Sovereign Wealth Fund(00:08:25) Government Impact on the Economy(00:09:46) "I'm glad Powell didn't cut" - Trump(00:13:39) DeepSeek(00:14:59) AI in Crypto Startups(00:15:47) AI Adoption and Future Predictions(00:19:38) Vine(00:23:19) App Tokens as Advertising Dollars(00:24:29) Future of Tokens in Startups(00:25:22) JellyJelly(00:26:45) "Clout" and "Tribe"(00:28:02) Richard and Ilja (Tensor)(00:28:17) Consensus Ideas and Vector's Direction(00:30:48) Photon(00:32:12) vector.fun(00:34:31) Vine vs. JellyJelly(00:36:44) Tokens as Go-to-Market Strategy(00:41:16) Tokenizing the World(00:43:23) Two Classes of Tokenization(00:44:54) Memecoins and Attention Assets(00:47:25) How Big is Vector Now?(00:49:24) Where to Find and Test Vector(00:49:59) Funny Tweet About Tesla's Earnings(00:52:17) Qiao's Annual Experiment(00:56:05) Shift of Developers from Ethereum to Solana(00:57:33) User Archetypes on Different Chains(00:59:46) The Final Form of Blockchain Technology(01:05:50) Coinbase's Strategy(01:12:53) Coinbase's Potential Issues(01:13:55) Vitalik's Shift in Community Engagement(01:15:26) "Blast should have been Hyperliquid"Ilja Moisejevs Twitter/X: https://x.com/_ilmoiRichard Wu Twitter/X: https://x.com/0xrwuSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss crypto's mainstream moment.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:13) Where Are We in This Cycle?(01:47) Bullish or Bearish?(04:01) Current Market Signals(05:14) Taking Some Chips Off the Table(06:12) Will the AI Meta Come Back?(08:35) "Everyone is competing for attention"(14:22) DeFi and Crypto Community Issues(15:22) $Trump(17:13) Celeb Tokens(19:05) Finding the Right Model for Celeb Tokens(20:13) Going back to Trump...(23:20) Ethereum Foundation Drama(26:11) Ethereum vs Solana(28:58) Milady Vitalik(30:24) "A lot of people rage quit this weekend"(32:31) Phantom's Recent Round and Moonshot's Success(33:43) "Let's end this pod on a high note..."(34:27) The Original Ideals of Crypto(36:48) What Does Your Portfolio Look Like Today?Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao are back to discuss the state of the crypto market this Q1.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00:00) Intro(00:00:54) Imran's New Look(00:02:24) Winter Break Activities(00:03:26) Reflections on the New Era of Crypto(00:04:24) DeepSeek(00:09:30) The AI Agent Craze(00:10:59) "Are we near the end of the AI meta?"(00:16:50) AI Impact and Adoption(00:19:23) AI in Daily Life(00:23:52) 1999 Style Bubble in AI Stocks(00:25:15) Where Are We in this Cycle?(00:26:29) Key Risk Factors(00:32:02) "I find this AI meta uninspiring"(00:34:34) "Pump.fun is now a startup launchpad"(00:35:46) AI Meta Compared to DeFi Summer(00:39:48) Decentralized Compute(00:41:52) What is Glow?(00:42:32) Energy DePIN(00:44:29) Predictions for the Year(00:44:41) "Trends actually matter now"(00:45:26) Trends We're Seeing Right Now(00:46:13) What's Next(00:47:56) Crowdfunding and Coordination in Crypto(00:48:52) Stablecoins and Neobanks(00:53:41) Influence of AI Agents(00:57:49) AI Agent Meta and Social Tokens(01:00:16) Market Predictions(01:00:43) "AI agent meta killed the meme token meta"(01:02:58) "How would you construct your portfolio?"Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to review the year of 2024 and share 2025 market predictions.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:39) 2024 Review(00:02:09) 1st half of the year?(00:02:50) Review of Past GG Episodes(00:03:09) "Biggest Crypto Trends in 2024"(00:04:28) dogwifhat(00:06:05) AI Taking Mindshare Away from Crypto Twitter(00:08:32) Stablecoins(00:13:19) Tokenization of Real-World Assets(00:16:30) Thesis for RWA and Global Audience(00:18:23) "Current State of Ethereum"(00:19:11) Pudgy Penguins(00:19:47) SocialFi and Pump(00:20:33) ETH ETF Prediction(00:22:38) App Rollups vs. Monolithic Chains(00:24:35) "What L1 launch are you most excited about next?"(00:26:08) Polygon Chain Aggregation(00:29:14) Jupiter and Solana Discussion(00:30:02) February Roundup: Five Trends Shaping the Bull Run(00:30:36) Bittensor(00:31:31) Hyperliquid(00:32:24) Discussion on Consensus and Layer One(00:34:31) Farcaster and Frames(00:35:15) The Biggest "Ask" from Builders(00:39:06) Memecoins, Blast, and SocialFi(00:39:42) HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu(00:40:49) Bitcoin Puppets(00:41:40) "I almost bought a Chillguy hoodie"(00:43:26) March Roundup: Memecoins. Blackrock, and L3s(00:44:02) Solana Congestion, Bitcoin Runes, Echo, and Ethena(00:45:21) Base and Solana Competing for The AI Meta(00:48:37) The Bitcoin Halving - Is The Bull Market Over?(00:49:13) Geopolitical Impact on Crypto(00:50:23) Telegram (TON)(00:52:29) April Roundup: Eigenlayer, SocialFi Summer, and Outflows(00:54:37) The High FDV Dilemma(00:57:18) "Hyperliquid is what Blast should have been"(00:58:49) Celeb Tokens(00:58:52) Where's Mother Iggy Right Now?(01:00:08) "A lot of things in crypto are early"(01:01:48) Mid-Year Review and Predictions For The Rest of 2024(01:02:37) Some Onlyfans Girls Using AI Chatbots(01:05:55) Nikita Bier's Contrarian View on AI(01:07:17) The Latest Grok Update on X(01:08:38) Google Engineer Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient(01:09:26) The Discovery of Hawk Tuah(01:10:02) Pudgy Layer 2(01:10:25) Trump's Assassination Attempt(01:10:48) Future of ICOs and Venture Capital(01:12:26) Decentralized Science(01:13:35) Tokenizing Content(01:14:41) ICO Meta(01:15:39) Gen Z and Alpha Shaping Crypto(01:17:22) Imran's Heartbreaking BTC Story(01:18:28) The Most Underrated Episode - Online Speculation with Nigel (Fanduel)(01:19:14) Imran Bet on Tyson vs. Paul Fight(01:19:54) A Prediction Market Trying To Solve Misinformation(01:22:54) Role of Market in Spreading Truth(01:24:59) Top Trends in Crypto VC with Delphi Digital(01:25:06) Delphi Digital Predicted Off The Grid's Success(01:25:46) Token2049 Recap(01:27:15) "Cybertruck is the best investment I made in the last 5 years"(01:27:56) Rating Ourselves for The Year 2024(01:28:38) Qiao's Most Important Prediction Last Year(01:30:06) 2025 Price Predictions(01:31:13) "Trump claims credit for Bitcoin hitting $100k"(01:32:06) 2 Types of Bitcoin Strategic Reserve(01:35:02) Predictions for Solana and Ethereum in 2025(01:36:45) Solana ETF?(01:37:18) AI Meta Predictions(01:37:57) Phases of AI Meta(01:38:52) New Market Trends and Predictions(01:40:52) Happy New Year!Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao discuss the current state of the crypto market.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:56) AI Crypto and GOAT(06:38) Ai16Z(06:57) Zerebro(14:09) The Next Wave of Internet Companies(16:40) AI Agents as DePIN Projects(18:18) AI Agents and Social Apps(20:30) AI Agents and Creator Tokens(22:52) Where Should We Go with AI Crypto?(28:19) AI Enterprise and AI Consumer(31:23) "Do You Feel That This Cycle Is Different?"(36:03) Chill Guy and the TikTok Meta(43:02) Onboarding New Users to Crypto(44:12) "I Don't Know How to Play This Cycle Anymore"(44:35) Brazil's Bitcoin National Reserve(45:54) Crypto Twitter vs. TikTok(47:49) CryptoPunks Pumped a Little Bit(48:41) "This Is the Last Bitcoin Cycle"(49:31) Tokenizing Everything(51:48) Doge(53:09) The Comeback Story for Ethereum(55:12) Corporate Chains(58:02) Blormmy(59:54) Bitcoin Supercycle(01:00:23) Saylor's Bitcoin Liquidation Price(01:02:16) Scottie Pippen Says He Met Satoshi(01:03:50) Saylor's Trauma(01:05:38) Ai16Z FUD(01:06:44) Contenders for "The Bitcoin of AI Agents"(01:07:41) Individual AI AgentsSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the golden age of crypto.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(02:41) "Peanut is the result of how Trump won"(05:06) AI Coins(06:35) "DAOS.fun could be the next meta"(07:31) AI16Z High-level(08:47) Trump Won, What Will Change?(12:31) The Vibe Shift(15:10) The US Will Be The Crypto Capital Again(17:51) "There's never been a better time to pivot to crypto"(19:09) Crowdfunding & Tokenizing New Things(19:59) Crypto Perception and Adoption(21:40) Coinbase(23:45) Predictions for Tech Stocks(24:15) Inflation and Commodity Investments(25:15) Reflections on American Politics(27:22) Hope for a New America(31:20) Future Political Predictions(33:23) New Favorite Crypto Apps/Products(33:35) Tribe.run(36:14) "Defined" Mobile App(36:47) Turning 100K into 10 Million(40:42) NFTs and their Communities(42:52) End-of-Year Price Predictions(45:31) Ethereum 3.0(46:50) Is ETH Back?(48:09) Vitalik's Article - "From prediction markets to info finance"(48:46) End-of-Year ETH and Solana PredictionsVitalik's Article - https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/11/09/infofinance.htmlSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran sat down with Raj to talk about the history of Solana.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:13) Meeting Anatoly and Founding Solana(07:11) Building the Solana Team(10:26) Raj's Superpower(13:42) Persistence & Long-Term Vision(19:23) "There's always another motivation you can find"(20:19) Early Days of Solana(20:46) Recruiting for Solana(28:49) Persistence in Capitalism and Crypto(31:21) Lessons on Team Construction(36:29) The Importance of Team Composition(38:54) Hiring Founder Archetypes(41:31) Maintaining Motivation(42:28) The Vision of Solana(44:03) Importance of Work-Life BalanceRaj Gokal Twitter/X: https://x.com/rajgokalSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss how an AI became a crypto millionaire.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:19) Paul Tudor Jones on Bitcoin & Gold(02:06) Druckenmiller on Inflation(04:36) Election Scenarios and Market Predictions(09:04) New AI Meme Narrative - $GOAT(11:20) The Importance of Narrative and Lore(18:11) Terminal of Fun(20:43) Using AI to Work More Efficiently(22:53) AI and Vehicle Automation(26:07) On Truth Terminal(27:23) AI and Startup Investment(29:18) AI and Crypto Applications(30:57) AI Crypto Apps We Would Like To See(34:18) Bridge Acquisition by Stripe(40:48) The Impact of Bridge Acquisition(45:15) Understanding the Stablecoin Stack(47:45) Future of Stablecoins(49:51) PayPal & Venmo Crypto Integration(51:48) Stablecoin Startup Strategy(55:28) Fraud and Compliance in On/Off Ramps(58:52) Competitive Landscape of On/Off Ramps(01:01:40) The Launch of Pump Advanced(01:09:01) DAOS.funSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about the current state of the crypto market.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:43) The New Main Character: Murad(02:55) Murad's Tactics(08:57) Bullish 2025?(10:14) Bittensor(11:06) Kamala On Crypto?(13:01) Price of Bitcoin Under Each Candidate(15:14) BTC vs. ALTs vs. Memecoins(18:24) Where Are We in This Cycle?(19:20) Moonshot & Coinbase Wallet App Store Rank(21:13) DexScreener UX(25:31) Good Tech Needs Good Distribution(27:10) Imran's Cybertruck(29:07) Rumor - CEXs to Require FDV Limit?(33:07) "Startups need less and less money over time"(39:34) The Benefits of Competition(41:38) Shitcoin Talk(43:45) Qiao's Stock Portfolio(44:47) "Nvidia is the only real startup in AI"(46:01) o1-preview(50:00) What The AI Coding Co-pilots Do Under The Hood(53:42) Tesla's Self-Driving Capabilities(55:34) Crypto Startups Building Robot Models(56:11) Tesla Bot - OptimusSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat with Nic Carter to discuss stablecoin adoption and Operation Chokepoint 2.0.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:10) Nic Carter's Fights(03:19) Operation Chokepoint 2.0(09:38) SBV(21:57) Who's Really Behind of All This?(24:51) What's The Real Threat?(25:43) Scenarios That Could Happen Post-Election(27:21) How Nic Sees Banking Infra(31:45) Innovation Pushed Outside of the US(37:18) Stablecoin Report(44:30) Surprising Survey Results(48:32) India's Low Stablecoin Penetration(49:41) Stablecoin Report cont.(53:28) Different Causes for Stablecoin Adoption(55:35) Banks Running to Provide Support for Stablecoins(56:48) Where Are the Assets that Underlies USDT?(58:04) USDT vs. USDC(01:00:50) Stablecoin Adoption Among 18-24-Year-Olds(01:02:46) Cross-Border Payments(01:04:43) Small and Medium-Sized Businesses(01:09:30) Crypto Trading Related vs. Payment Related Percentage on Stablecoins(01:12:09) Five Perspectives on Stablecoins(01:17:30) Products/Startups Nic Would Like to See Use Stablecoins(01:21:52) Final ThoughtsFive Perspectives on Stablecoins - https://medium.com/@nic__carter/five-perspectives-on-stablecoins-5bc20076270aNic Carter Twitter/X: https://x.com/nic__carterSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about crypto product trends at Token2049.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:52) We're at Token2049!(02:07) Interesting Trends in Token2049(03:36) Are We Hitting a Ceiling in Terms of Ideas?(05:22) PayFi - Huma(09:28) Session - Send Messages, Not Metadata(12:53) Bio.xyz - Molecule(15:18) Bluetooth and WiFi Direct Messaging(16:57) "It seems like we're going back to the original vision"(17:14) "Crypto attracted the wrong people"(18:46) Anyone.io - Decentralized TOR(20:16) Decentralized VPNs(25:09) US is Still the Biggest Country for Developers(26:26) Japan Being One of the Top Countries for ETHGlobal(28:54) The Largest Hackathon ETHGlobal Has Ever Done(31:33) Vitalik's Song(32:38) What We Feel About the Market Today(37:22) NVidia's Competition(41:56) "China is a shitshow right now"(45:43) "The 21st century is Asia's century"(46:17) Why has China Gone Up Much Faster Than India?Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Anil and Yan of Delphi Digital to talk about the top trends in crypto VC.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(04:31) What's Currently Interesting in Crypto(07:48) One of the Most Important Lessons Qiao Learned(09:35) What Verticals Are You Excited About?(13:38) Soundmap (Pokemon Go for Music)(14:45) Anil's Music Crypto Experience(16:20) Music NFTs(19:09) The Weeknd(21:45) Gaming(25:10) AAA Games in Crypto(25:19) Off The Grid(27:04) Hytopia(28:44) "Play to Earn"(30:24) What is Something That's Very Consensus Today That You Disagree With?(34:11) "Crypto is really good for 3 types of payment"(35:36) Micro and Irreversible Payment on Dating Apps(38:02) Moonwalk Fitness(40:14) "Prediction markets are gonna fail after the elections"(43:05) Pop Culture Prediction Market(49:44) AI in Crypto(54:04) Which Crypto AI Product Has The Most Traction Today?(01:00:48) Most Interesting Dataset in Grass Protocol(01:02:04) Crate(01:12:42) Censorship Resistance(01:14:49) Apps that Create New Consumer Behaviors(01:18:14) DePIN(01:25:49) Interesting Stats About Gen Z and Gen AlphaAnil Lulla Twitter/X: https://x.com/anildelphiYan Liberman Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/yanlibermanSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down with Nigel Eccles, founder of FanDuel, to talk about the evolution of online speculation, fantasy sports, prediction markets, memecoins, and more.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:32) Crypto in Dating Apps(04:21) History of Dating Apps(08:06) The Growth of Prediction Markets(08:35) The FanDuel Story(14:28) Polymarket on Large News Publications(17:50) "The US Wanted to Ban Prediction Markets"(20:08) What Kind of Prediction Markets Are Allowed in The US?(21:48) How Qiao Got Into Crypto(23:41) How Much of Polymarket's Success Has to Do With The Crypto Element?(24:20) Chargeback (Friendly Fraud)(29:08) The $STD stream on PUMP(33:19) EV+ and EV- Players(39:47) What is The Rake for Trump vs. Harris?(43:19) "Are there EV+ players on Trump vs. Harris?"(44:09) Nigel Shorted Michelle Obama(47:14) Harris Released Her Comprehensive Policy(55:14) Nigel's View on Fantasy.top(01:01:00) What Went Wrong with Friendtech(01:05:54) What Types of Prediction Markets Are We Going to See Now?(01:12:16) Resolving Markets(01:23:44) "Is Twitter really right-leaning today?"(01:25:25) Is Threads Doing Well?(01:28:36) Nigel: I think memecoins are here to stay(01:31:46) Qiao: If you're a token launchpad today, would you spend any money to acquire users?(01:37:47) Imran: I think the next big thing for memecoins is streaming(01:43:06) Polymarket Can't Compete with FanDuel/DraftKings?(01:50:22) Nigel's Predictions for Next Year(01:52:46) Bonding Curves for Prediction Markets(01:56:24) Nigel Bullish on an Ethereum L2Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss how gen z and alpha will shape the future of crypto.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:41) MVP 2nd Trailer(01:42) Qiao's Bitcoin Nashville Experience(03:47) The Trump Speech(04:54) Is Trump's Speech at BTC Nashville Top Signal?(05:16) Imran's Experience at the ETH ETF Launch Closing Ceremony(07:59) NYSE and Nasdaq's Technology is Pretty Hardcore(09:58) Flash Boys(11:54) "Millenials and Genz have given up on finding fulfillment at work"(17:53) "Every social network is generational"(18:47) What Social App Does Gen Alpha Use?(19:25) "Teenage anxiety, depression, suicide, and ADHD went up to 2 or 3 fold since 2012"(23:53) Speculation vs. Real-World Use Case(24:55) Ranking NFT Collections by Generation(27:52) Wanna Talk About Politics?(28:39) "On day 1, I will fire Gary Gensler" - Trump(29:13) Trump is Telling Us What We Want to Hear(30:04) We Don't Know What Kamala Harris Stands For(30:42) Is Kamala Harris Anti Crypto?(32:17) "Whoever owns crypto will likely win the election" - Mark Cuban(34:35) SEC Moves to Amend Complaint Against Binance(36:17) Alliance's Dashboard for Crypto Buzzwords(37:10) Privacy related(38:15) UX related(39:04) Consumer related(40:34) Trading(41:08) Scaling(51:52) Yield(41:59) RWA(43:45) Ethereum vs. Solana(49:14) Base is Becoming Ethereum(52:01) Imran Bearish Ethereum?(54:08) Ethereum - The Tragedy of Going Decentralized Too Soon(54:55) There are Signs of War Mode Vitalik(57:36) An Ecosystem Emerging on Top of Pump(58:11) Tokenizing License Plates in the Form of NFTs(59:11) Avalanche Focusing on Boomer Institutions(01:01:16) Will Base Launch a Token?(01:01:40) Will Polymarket Launch a Token?(01:03:03) Polymarket Might Focus on Sports?(01:04:20) Polls vs. Prediction Market(01:05:01) Trump vs. Harris on PredicIt(01:09:37) The 2nd Trailer of MVPSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao are back to talk about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the future of memecoins, and crypto VC markets.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:49) Trump Assassination Attempt and Market Impact(04:12) JD Vance's Background and Crypto Involvement(08:25) Silicon Valley's Political Shift(10:16) Trump's Influence on Tech and Crypto(15:32) Future of ICOs and Venture Capital(20:27) Token Projects and Market Dynamics(21:21) Degen Layer 3 Announcement(24:10) The Blast Transition(28:11) Ethereum's Role and Layer 2s(29:57) Potential for Apps to Have Their Own Chains(33:17) Farcaster and Developer Alignment(35:38) Growth of Alternative Tech and Kick Streaming Platform(41:56) Political Bias in AI Platforms(42:46) Comparing AI Tools: ChatGPT vs. Claude(44:27) Onchain Games & Autonomous Worlds(50:33) Crypto On/Off-Ramp Case Study(58:28) State of zkEVMs(01:07:03) ZK vs. FHE & TEE(01:16:27) "Prioritizing simplicity helps build for every human" - Worldcoin(01:20:10) DeFi Coins(01:24:31) Moonshot.money(01:27:37) "Hey, should I buy JD Vance?"(01:29:17) "DEX Screener is the Blockfolio of this cycle"(01:30:29) Ending the Episode with “Many Men (Wish Death)”Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about market exhaustion, prediction markets, and Pudgy L2.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:56) "Lots have happened in crypto (not really)"(01:45) The Old vs. The New(04:15) "Today everyone is so jaded"(06:40) "Let's talk about something that makes us feel optimistic"(07:45) Shitcoiners and Infra People(09:43) Qiao's Interesting Chart(11:36) Pudgy Layer 2(16:01) Blast's Token Launch Last Week(17:42) "Everyone's fighting for the same customers"(19:13) This Might be the New Meta(21:05) Bitcoin and Ordinals(22:55) DeFi(23:29) The Most Interesting Thing About DeFi Right Now(28:08) Jill Boden(31:52) Where We Are in the Market(32:35) "Every startup needs to have an in-house influencer"(35:45) Polymarket Hit $100M in Volume(37:41) The Debate NightSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao review the first half of 2024 and share predictions for the rest of the year.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:22) Welcome to Good Game(01:48) Where Are We Going Next?(02:38) Andrew Kang's Eth ETF Analysis(07:15) "We had a lot of good news and the market couldn't go up"(10:19) "We're running out of good news"(10:36) Rate Cuts, Short-Term Bearish?(12:09) Rate Cuts May Not Even Happen?(12:55) "One of the most absurd statistics I've ever seen in my life"(14:37) Another Nvidia FUD(15:24) "We can't go up on good news"(16:31) The Launch of Blast(18:29) Overview/Summary of The 1st Half of The Year(18:47) Speculation, The Good and Bad(20:33) Market Fatigue in Meme Coins(24:16) Yugalabs' Offshoot NFT(25:12) CBB Decided Not to Market Make on Blur Anymore(27:03) Will the NFTs Come Back?(28:44) Pudgy Penguins' Presence Across Social Media(32:15) Decentralizing Disney(36:48) DeFi and Layer 2s Overview for The 1st Half of the Year(43:46) AI Crypto(44:52) AI Crypto Projects Qiao is Excited About Today(51:59) Crate(53:26) AI Video(54:34) AI Girlfriends(57:51) Impact of Social Media on Mental Health(01:01:32) AI Characters on Chain(01:03:04) Some OnlyFans Girls Using AI Chatbots(01:07:15) Financial Nihilism in Crypto(01:09:41) Stablecoins and Global Impact(01:19:49) Real-World Assets(01:26:19) Regulatory Environment and SEC Approvals(01:26:43) Trump in a Bitcoin Event in Miami(01:27:03) ETFs and SEC Commissioners(01:29:48) Consumer Apps and Market Trends(01:39:45) TON(01:48:04) Some of The Meme Coins May Not Come Back(01:49:40) Qiao Discovering Hawk Tuah(01:51:15) Predictions for the Future(01:54:31) Airdrop Meta(01:57:33) Industrial Farming(02:01:04) Predictions on Airdrops and Solana(02:05:37) DePIN Projects(02:05:58) Helium Network(02:13:22) Other DePIN Ideas(02:16:15) GamingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss Celebrity Coins.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:09) Jim Cramer Interviewing Gary Gensler(02:23) What's on Imran's Mind(02:43) Celebrity Coins(09:14) Calling Out the Bad Actors(10:05) Why Weren't People Angry at Trump NFTs?(14:22) "People are angry because Ansem is on the other side"(15:15) "Ansem's Angels is a meme, right?"(18:22) Pump Got Hacked(21:10) What is a Good Celebrity Coin Design?(24:18) Circle.tech(30:52) Solana Token Extension(32:27) A New Trend on Tiktok(34:17) Could Creator Tokens be Extended to All Creators in YouTube/Tiktok?(36:22) Music Tokens - Crate(39:12) Hot Takes on Twitter About Celebrity CoinsSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down with Monad's Keone Hon and Intern to deep dive into Monad and discuss Devs & Growth Leads.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:02) "Every brand now will have an intern"(02:46) The Shift in The Flow of Customer Acquisition Now(07:16) "Aside from memes, what was crucial upon building the hype around Monad?"(10:10) The Interesting Growth Strategy of Monad(15:01) What's with Giving CL Credit Card Details?(16:12) Diving Deep into Monad(21:21) The Trade-off Between Building Monad as a Layer 1 vs Layer 2(26:14) How Easy is it to Port Over an App to Monad?(32:23) "Do you see any layer 2 that can compete with Monad?"(33:33) Can Monad Compete with Solana, Aptos, and Sui in Terms of Performance?(34:07) Monolithic or Modular?(37:21) The Idea Behind the Monad Characters/Memes(46:26) Most Important Areas of Optimization(51:17) "The whole parallel EVM is kind of a meme"(52:47) Does Sui and Aptos Use Asynchronous Execution?(54:42) When Mainnet?(55:07) How Monad Would Think About Incentive Systems?(57:51) Ranking Ethereum Layer 2s in Terms of Performance(01:03:01) The Intern's Favorite Meme Template(01:04:38) Thoughts About HyperliquidKeone Hon Twitter/X: https://x.com/keoneHDSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Ansem to discuss the current state of the crypto market.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(02:06) DEGEN is Still Up a Lot?(04:09) Solana Crossroads in Istanbul(06:19) The Boxing Match(08:08) What Drew Ansem Into Crypto(10:42) Who Were Ansem's Role Models Back Then?(12:21) How Ansem Knew that Solana Was Going to Come Back(19:16) Who is The Next Runner-up?(22:38) The Hyperliquid Announcement(25:30) “Fantasy can easily become a layer 2”(26:08) How Much Did Ansem Make From SocialFi?(27:47) "I wish Friendtech expanded V1 into the normies instead of building V2"(29:40) Diving Into The Recent Drama(33:06) How Ansem Spend His Day(34:48) Macro Trends Ansem is Following(38:56) ETH ETC, Down Only or Up Only?(43:49) Is There Any Layer 2 Today That Offers a UX as Good as Solana's?(45:03) Mega ETH(46:11) Vitalik's Prophecy About ZK Rollups Being the Endgame for ETH(48:34) Anything Interesting in Runes?(49:59) Still Bullish on Wizard and PUPS?(51:34) Is Ansem Bullish on the Bitcoin Ecosystem in General?(52:38) Anything Else in Crypto Ansem is Excited About?(56:27) Ansem's WIF War Story(01:03:20) Talking About Stuff Outside of Crypto(01:05:08) "What kinds of apps will be built on Solana with Firedancer's high throughput?"(01:07:07) Hybrid NFT(01:09:03) “Ask him about the night in Miami where I sold him on Hybrids"(01:09:37) "Thoughts around charity on crypto?"(01:11:20) Final ThoughtsAnsem Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/blknoiz06Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down with Kipit and Mikado to share an inside look at Fantasy Top.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:05) Welcome to Good Game(01:56) Innovation in Product Development(04:34) What They Built Before Fantasy(06:17) Mikado and Kipit Applied Twice to Alliance Before(07:54) How Qiao Noticed Fantasy(08:56) Mistakes From Their Previous Product(10:09) What They Do Differently with Fantasy(13:48) "The Market Could Be Wrong Too"(14:19) Embracing Speculation(18:25) Shift in Crypto Perception(20:32) "I feel Like nobody really cares about consumer either"(21:59) Explaining Fantasy to Normies(22:37) How Does Fantasy Expand From Twitter?(25:46) Is Fantasy Worried About Getting Deplatformed By Twitter?(26:57) Fantasy's Scoring System(30:41) PageRank(32:34) Fantasy Expanding to Different Ecosystems(37:10) Fantasy's Current Goal(38:26) "You have to make users rich early on if you want to have a sticky product"(40:34) What Kipit and Mikado Think of Friendtech(42:33) "Fantasy is what Friendtech should have been"(44:02) Thoughts on Friendtech's Current Form(48:48) The Best Aspect of Fantasy(50:22) The Inflation for Cards(54:34) "The new meta is gonna be Fantasy is now deflationary"(57:16) Qiao: Every consumer product that I loved can be described in one sentence(01:00:26) Questions From Crypto Twitter(01:00:39) "How do you transition well from serving segment A crypto customer to a more mass market non-crypto customer?"(01:02:09) Would Fantasy Ever Do Their Own Rollup?(01:03:04) "What does Fantasy look like post points/(potential) airdrop?"(01:04:33) "When $fan token?"(01:05:40) Final Thoughts(01:05:58) Who's Who?Kipit Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xkipitMikado Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xMikadoSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao discuss hot topics such as the FarCon event, app layer value accrual, the high FDV dilemma, and more.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:42) Welcome to Good Game(01:37) The Friendtech Drop(03:21) Friendtech's Another Wedge(06:03) The Biggest Problem Friendtech Needs To Solve(12:39) New Behaviors Taking Place Within Friendtech(13:40) "It's Like V1 All Over Again"(17:17) Problems Racer Got Into(18:32) FarCon(19:26) A Tweet By @0xDesigner(23:40) Lens vs. Farcaster Daily Active Users(25:40) Bountycaster(28:21) Farcaster is Actually Competing with Telegram and TON?(29:47) FarCon Announcements(31:28) "Tipping was a Really Good Way to Distribute the DEGEN Token"(34:36) The Talks About The Base Token at FarCon(36:30) io.net Lost 75% of its GPUs(40:48) Stanley Druckenmiller Selling Nvidia Stocks But Buying Nvidia Calls(41:29) "GPUs Were No Longer The Bottleneck" - Mark Zuckerberg(42:42) Edge AI(48:46) "There Will Be Only 5 to 6 Chains That Will Rule Crypto"(53:42) Infra is Overfunded?(54:39) Google Paying Apple $20B(56:09) Apps Turning Into Infra(58:45) "What Can You Build Today That Will Get You 50,000 Users?"(59:21) Final ThoughtsSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders: Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedao DISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down for this April Roundup to talk about the current state of the crypto market, EigenLayer, SocialFi Summer, Outflows, and more.No BS crypto insights for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:08) Live Fantasy Pack Opening(02:41) Introducing MVP (Minimum Viable Product)(04:44) Welcome to Good Game(04:47) Is it Over?(06:12) Why it's Over(07:21) How Do We Think The Market Is Going to Playout(10:01) BlackRock's On-Chain Fund Hits $375M(13:40) "People Don't Care About The Non-Speculative Stuff"(15:05) Qiao's Analogy Between Bitcoin ETF and RWAs(17:13) "Everyone on Twitter is Saying We're Halfway Through The Market"(18:58) Crypto Assets Qiao is Most Excited About(21:59) The Future of Memecoins(22:16) The Number of Memecoins Created on Pump(23:51) The Whistleblower(28:11) Crypto Music(32:52) Crypto Startup Stories: Crate(35:36) We Should Change The "Memecoin" Terminology(38:47) "Everything is Going to Be Tokenized"(40:05) Solana Congestion Has Gone Away(40:46) Firedance Coming Out Soon(41:17) Monad, Berachain, and TON(43:23) MegaETH(46:44) What is The Right Fee Structure?(48:17) Qiao Shares an Important Lesson From a Book (Chip War)(51:54) TON(54:41) "Stickers are The New Whitepapers"(56:39) The Polymarket "Retardio" Incident(59:08) Web2 Sports Betting Websites are Losing Market Share to Memecoins(01:01:13) Kyle Samani's Tweet About Memecoins(01:03:00) EigenLayer FUD(01:12:46) Fantasy Launched on Mainnet(01:15:38) Qiao's Current Mental Model for Selecting Founders(01:16:48) Live Fantasy Pack OpeningSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about the Bitcoin Halving, Geopolitics, and Telegram (TON) with special guests: Alexei Zamyatin (BOB) and David Tse (Babylon).No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:13) Welcome to Good Game(02:58) Is The Bull Market Over?(09:20) Keeping Up With Everything That's Happening(11:32) NodeMonkes and Bitcoin Puppets Competing for The #1 Spot(17:55) Imran's Bridging Experience(21:12) BitVM Fud(25:14) Welcome Alexei (BOB)(26:33) What Alexei is Working On(30:51) What Does Layer 2 Mean for BOB?(32:41) When Will BOB Launch and What Will Be The Security Assumptions?(34:49) What Alexei is Excited About(40:17) How Easy Is It To Support Runes On A Layer 2?(44:07) One Advice for Somebody That Wants To Build On Bitcoin Today(49:21) Welcome David (Babylon)(50:20) What Makes David Excited To Work In The Bitcoin Ecosystem(52:44) David Talks About Babylon(55:16) Explaining BitVM(01:02:33) Thoughts On The Halving(01:04:59) "Attention Matters Most"(01:07:56) (TON) Telegram(01:15:48) The Open Platform (www.top.co)(01:16:57) OP_CAT Announcement(01:18:48) Hong Kong ETFsAlexei Zamyatin Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexeiZamyatinDavid Tse Twitter/X: https://x.com/dntseSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyzAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao bring on Pacman to share lessons he learned while building Blur and Blast.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:44) Welcome to Good Game(01:09) Learning More About Blur(01:56) Pacman's Thoughts About OpenSea's Strategy(05:22) Balancing Trading and Collecting with Blur(08:24) The Good and The Bad of The Points System(11:19) The Convergence of NFTs and Tokens(14:18) Are 404s Here to Stay?(15:30) Memecoins vs. NFTs(19:20) Fostering Innovation in Layer 2s(25:15) Memecoins Didn't Take Off on Blast... What Happened?(27:57) Other Interesting Applications That Only Exist on Blast(31:27) The Blast Security Breach(34:39) "Blast Should Roll Back The Chain"(38:23) Audit Tips for Founders Launching a New Protocol(41:22) Crypto Startup Stories: Top Fantasy(44:48) Rapid Fire Questions(44:54) Thoughts on Ordinals(45:56) The Points Meta: Temporary or Longterm?(48:14) Predicting the Future of Layer 2(49:31) Thoughts on Layer 3s(50:15) Top 3 Insights That Led to The Success of Blast(53:14) Upcoming Milestones(54:28) The Future of Blast and BlurPacman Twitter/X: https://x.com/PacmanBlurSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss the current hot topics such as Solana Congestion, Bitcoin Runes, Echo, and Ethena.No BS crypto insight for founders. Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:39) Welcome to Good Game(01:12) Qiao Tried to Ape In To Some Runes(01:26) What Are Runes?(02:55) How Do You Receive RSICs?(04:00) Do RSICs Come with a JPEG?(06:12) What Runes and RSICs?(07:20) Other BTC L2s That Want to Offer Support For Runes(08:07) When Will BTC L2s Launch?(09:26) Design Trade-offs For Runes(12:47) Runes Competing With Bitcoin L2s?(14:30) Who are the Runes Accounts on Twitter?(16:56) How Runes Will Play Out Alongside Bitcoin L2s(21:07) Game of Blocks (GOB)(23:11) The Bitcoin Renaissance(26:24) Qiao Shares A Funny Story(32:22) Critiques From Our Last Episode(33:49) Solana Congestion(40:02) Are We Biased Towards Solana?(43:23) Crypto Startup Stories: Fig Investments(46:00) Ethena(56:16) Echo by Cobie(01:05:22) The ETA for The Solana PatchSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

In this Roundup for March, Imran and Qiao discuss Memecoins, BlackRock, L3s, and other trends. No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:56) Welcome to Good Game(01:31) The Good Game Rebrand(02:35) BlackRock Recently Launched Their Tokenized Fund(03:38) Let's Look Through What BlackRock Would See(05:13) The Impact of BlackRock's Tokenized Fund(08:55) What is The Future of Ethereum?(11:35) What is the Role of a Layer 1?(12:52) Let's Talk About Proto-Danksharding Fees(15:45) The Debates Between Eth Maxis and Sol Maxis(17:50) "Ethereum is Really Behind Solana"(19:08) "We Might Have to Talk About Layer 3s"(19:35) The DEGEN Token on Farcaster(25:19) Qiao: When I first heard the term "Layer 3" I was extremely annoyed(28:16) Why is Coinbase's Smart Wallet Interesting?(29:45) Seraphim's (@MacroMate8) Tweet(31:09) What If Every App is Built on Layer 3 10 Years From Now?(33:28) Layer 3 Can Be an EVM(35:09) The Best Index Bet on Base(36:30) We're Seeing a Lot of Memecoins Launch on Base Now(37:32) Could There Be Two Retail Chains? Base & Solana?(38:39) The Munchables Hack(40:29) Farcaster $1 Billion Valuation(41:52) Thoughts on Emad Mushtaq's Pivot To Decentralized AI(45:16) Qiao: I've been dunking on AI crypto for the last few months(47:58) Imran: This is why I like Memecoins(51:24) Are We Actually in a Memecoin Supercycle?(53:23) Imran Tells a Funny Cardano Story(55:39) 25 Years for SBF?(56:34) New Segment: Mailbag - Answering Listener Questions(57:05) What's Our Take on Ordinals?(58:19) NFTs As an Asset Class(01:00:33) What Would Be The Future of NFTs?(01:03:32) Is Retail Really In?(01:08:06) "All Roads Lead to Ansem"(01:11:03) "There are too many coins in this cycle"Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down with Daniel Matuszewski (CMS) and Zaheer Ebtikar (Split Capital) to discuss the current crypto market.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:51) Welcome to Good Game(03:33) Daniel and Zaheer's Macro View(06:24) Daniel and Zaheer's Primary Focus(08:14) Interesting Leading Indicators(10:53) Zaheer's Eth ETF Approval Estimate(14:51) The TradFi World Doesn't Care About ETH?(17:05) Thoughts on Jim Bianco's Theory(19:42) What Daniel and Zaheer are Trading Right Now(23:55) Render (RNDR) vs. Bittensor (TAO)(28:27) What Daniel and Zaheer are Bullish on Recently(32:46) Is There Organic Activity Happening on Avalanche?(34:07) Thoughts on Ethena(38:56) Where are We in The Cycle?(40:13) The Biggest Bullsh*t Daniel and Zaheer Have Seen in The Industry That They Want to Call Out(42:46) Crypto Startup Stories: Thunder Terminal(45:58) Advice For the Average Retail or Crypto Founders Who Has a Full-Time Job(48:12) How Daniel and Zaheer See The Venture Market Today(53:09) Trading Ordinals?(53:21) Any Favorite Projects?(54:40) Final Thoughts/CommentsDaniel Matuszewski Twitter/X: https://x.com/cmsholdingsZaheer Ebtikar Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SplitCapitalSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao bring on Mert Mumtaz (Helius Labs) to discuss Ethereum, Firedancer, Solana L2s, and more. No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:17) Welcome to Good Game(03:05) Mert Steelmanning Ethereum(08:44) Mert's Solana Prediction(10:54) Mert's Estimate on Firedancer's Timeline and Throughput Improvement(15:12) Thoughts on a Narrative Regarding Consumer Apps(17:02) Thoughts on What's Happening in The Layer 3 World(20:38) Layer 2 on Solana?(29:22) "There Are Other Ways to Decentralize"(30:18) Mert's Decentralizing Approach(31:55) MEV Comparison Between Ethereum and Solana(35:34) Calling Out The BS Mert Had Seen Recently(39:47) "The Whole Modular Narrative is Getting Out of Control"(40:47) Could There Be a World Where Solana Turns Out To Be in Ethereum's Position?(43:42) The Two Hottest Narratives Right Now in Crypto(50:48) Mert's Favorite Apps on EthereumMert Mumtaz Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/0xMert_Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to talk about the current market trends such as Memecoins, Blast L2, SocialFi, and more.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:56) Welcome to Good Game(01:24) Memecoins Becoming Very Consensus(04:11) “There's a Culture Shift”(08:28) Shitcoins Imran is Following Right Now(11:28) Tremp and Boden(17:47) Qiao: I Really Like the Idea of Trading Personal Tokens(20:24) The Blue-Chip Memecoins(23:30) A Tweet That Lost Imran a Lot of Followers(25:55) This Cycle is Unlike Any Other Cycle(26:34) Why Imran is Still Very Bullish on HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu(27:21) Bitcoin Puppets(30:29) Why Memecoins Are Taking Off on Solana(34:02) Base God (TYBG)(35:31) "Crypto is Going to Lead Culture Moving Forward"(39:20) Could Layer 2 Have Its Own Geo-based Chain?(42:07) Things on SocialFi Imran is Excited About(43:21) What Friend.tech V2 is About(46:08) Crypto Startup Stories: Pump.fun(54:28) Do You Think Friend.tech 2 Will Launch on Blast?(55:13) Let's Talk About The Blast Launch(56:51) Unique Apps Built on Blast: Baseline Protocol(01:02:43) Solana is Retail, Blast is DegenSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sat down to discuss 5 trends that are shaping the Bull Run and more.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:50) Welcome to Good Game(02:05) Let's Start with ERC-404s(07:39) Some ERC-404 Criticisms(09:39) DN-404 vs ERC-404(10:16) CGAR Launching a NFT Marketplace(11:35) Wasabi Launching Their Own ERC-404 Marketplace(15:26) Why Imran is so Bullish on 404s in General(16:34) Let's Discuss ETFs(23:14) ETH Will Get The ETF Soon(24:34) Gary Gensler Got Hacked and Trump Potentially Becoming The President(32:27) Farcaster Went From 20k to 100k Daily Active Users(39:41) Some Things Frames Are Not Good For(46:36) “Why Are You Really On Farcaster?”(48:08) Phantom Flipped Coinbase(51:33) Let's Talk About TAO (Bitensor)(57:01) Why Decentralized Compute?(59:46) Decentralized GPUs(01:02:45) WIF Screwed Up(01:03:45) Why Imran is So Bullish on WIF(01:04:40) "The Metas Have Increased 10x and I Can't Keep Up"(01:12:24) "We're Heading Into a Very Dystopian World"(01:13:53) Twitter/X Integrating Gambling(01:14:25) New NFTs Becoming Widely Adopted(01:14:53) Let's Talk About DeFi(01:18:54) A Lot of Solana Founders Feel Threatened By Jupiter(01:20:18) Qiao: I've Slightly Changed My Mind About Aptos and Sui(01:24:01) Hyperliquid is Doing Something Very NobleSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Luca Netz to share his founder journey upon acquiring Pudgy Penguins.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:37) Welcome to Good Game(01:05) Pudgy Penguins' Walmart Expansion(03:09) There's No Other Collections That Do What Pudgy Penguins Does(04:21) The History of Pudgy Penguins(06:13) Pudgy Penguins' IP Worth Today(09:01) What's The End Game?(11:19) How Do You Compete with Someone Like Disney?(12:19) Thoughts on The Recent Controversy About Yuga Labs(15:15) Let's Bring on Luca(16:53) The Acquisition of Pudgy Penguins(23:29) Why Pudgy Penguins is The Most Universal Brand?(26:32) What Was Actually Acquired?(26:55) Which Asset is The Most Valuable?(31:12) Is Minting Additional Collections Net Dilutive?(34:51) The Current Battle Pudgy Penguins is in Today(36:58) Thoughts on ERC or DN404(38:47) The Most Important Project Milestone of Pudgy Penguins(41:21) How to Build an Organic Community Within Tribal Chains(43:27) The Rationale Behind the Strategy of Focusing on a Single IP(46:32) Can Luca Steelman CryptoPunks?(49:37) Luca's Favorite Art Collection(50:10) Thoughts on OpenSea vs. Magic Eden(54:46) Luca's Thoughts on Yugalabs Having Their Own Marketplace with Magic Eden(55:39) Luca Not Very Bullish on Blur?(56:56) Luca's Thoughts on Blur Farmers(01:00:07) Is Luca Bullish Ordinals?(01:02:06) Luca's Favorite Collection on Solana(01:02:35) Luca's Top Ethereum Picks(01:04:31) Fun Exercise: 1 Word For Each Collection(01:05:06) Thoughts on Mochimons(01:05:53) Luca's Thoughts on NFT DeFi(01:06:31) Luca's Go-to DeFi Protocol for NFT(01:06:49) Crypto Startup Stories: Wasabi(01:07:39) Wasabi and MetaStreet(01:07:52) Yuga Labs Launching Their Own Chain with Arbitrum(01:09:29) When Will Pudgy Penguins Going To Win The Battle and Become Number 1(01:10:06) Final Words(01:10:26) What We LearnedLuca Netz Twitter/X: https://x.com/LucaNetzSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Meow, Richard Wu, and Ilja Moisejevs, founders of Jupiter and Tensor to share founder lessons and talk about what's happening on Solana.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:05) Welcome to Good Game(01:44) Thoughts on the Points Meta(06:00) Is the Points Meta Here to Stay?(08:09) Incentives in Crypto Never Goes Away(09:10) Out of All Copy Pasta in the History of Crypto, Only One Worked(21:31) How Do We Make Trading NFTs More Efficient(25:08) Finding Your Wedge(27:22) New Segment: Crypto Startup Stories(33:11) "When Jupiter NFTs?"(37:21) Where is the NFT Space Going?(47:07) Does Tensor Feel Threatened by Aptos and Sui?(50:10) Some Reasons Why Ethereum Would Beat Solana(01:01:34) Solana Token Extensions(01:04:09) Solana Firedancer - When and How Much Faster?(01:09:34) Why Polkadot and Cardano Didn't Take Off(01:13:02) Is Crypto Still Going To Be Tribal 10 Years From Now?(01:15:48) Thoughts on Blur Launching Blast(01:19:41) What is The Future of Jupiter and Tensor?(01:24:25) Stablecoin Skyrocketing in Countries that Don't Have Financial Rails(01:29:59) When Jupiter/Tensor Token?(01:30:55) Why Shill Alliance?Meow Twitter/X: https://x.com/weremeowRichard Wu Twitter/X: https://x.com/0xrwuIlja Moisejevs Twitter/X: https://x.com/_ilmoiSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Sandeep Nailwal and Mihalio Bjelic (Polygon) to discuss whether the Polygon's Chain Aggregation can unify all L2s.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:45) Welcome To Good Game(02:02) Things We're Excited To Talk About With Sandeep And Mihailo (Polygon)(05:27) Quick Note On The Vitalik's End Game(09:18) Sandeep And Mihailo (Polygon) Introduction(11:08) Addressing Fud Surrounding Polygon's Impact And Partnerships(19:43) Addressing Misconceptions And Branding Challenges In Polygon's Journey(22:17) People Say Polygon Has Too Many Narratives And Always Jumps On To The Latest Narratives(24:32) Exploring Polygon's Parallel Evm And Aggregation Layer(32:27) Transitioning Perspectives(36:02) The Token Rebrand(39:55) The Reason Behind The Layoff(46:17) Final Words(46:58) Putting Aside The FUDs And Narratives(49:50) Wrap Up(52:00) Partnership Vs. Competition(55:02) There Is A Disconnect Of Information(57:05) How Polygon Moved From Proof Of State To A ZK Validium(58:54) Polygon's Move To Parallelization(59:49) Founder Anecdotes That Imran Learned(01:01:05) Polygon Laid Off 20% Of Their Staff(01:02:25) Polygon Could Have Continued To Compete With Optimism And Arbitrum(01:04:35) Twitter Narrative Is So Different From The Real WorldAggregated Blockchains: A New Thesis - https://polygon.technology/blog/aggregated-blockchains-a-new-thesisSandeep Nailwal Twitter/X: https://x.com/sandeepnailwalMihailo Bjelic Twitter/X: https://x.com/MihailoBjelicSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao bring on Julian Koh to discuss App Rollups and if they can compete with Monolithic Chains.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:21) Welcome to Good Game(04:16) Outside Perspective on Building on App Rollups(05:11) Ethereum vs Solana on Twitter(09:30) Let's Bring on Julian(11:44) Navigating app rollouts, partnerships, and token airdrops in the crypto space(15:50) Crypto Ecosystem Strategies(17:51) Lessons from DeFi Protocols and the Strategic Move to Conduit(19:51) The Strategic Shift to App Rollups: Founder's Journey and Design Decisions(24:52) Optimizing Costs and Enhancing User Experience(27:03) Why did Aevo Start using Celestia as their Data Availability Layer?(30:48) When Eigen on Aevo?(41:40) The Hardest Part of Building New Exchange(48:51) What other Products is Aevo Looking At?(54:35) Doubling Down on What You're Good at(58:18) Points Fatigue(01:01:19) Normie Marketing(01:07:31) Lessons to Crypto Founders(01:13:23) Saving Nearly 100% Cost Using Celestia(01:15:20 ) We Need Fit Vitalik Back(01:16:03) Ethereum Needs a Memcoin(01:17:12) Julian Being Very Bullish Solana But Staying on Ethereum(01:19:48) Centralized vs. Decentralized On-Chain Perps(01:21 57) Discussing MoatsJulian Koh Twitter - https://x.com/juliankohSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao discuss everything happening in crypto and the biggest trends in 2024.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:47) Welcome to Good Game(01:09) Qiao's top-of-mind topics(02:38) dogwifhat (WIF)(06:28) Qiao's Analysis of the Popular Meme Coins(11:04) People are Now Actually Using Stablecoins(15:55) Timing is Important(18:29) Tokenization of Real-World Assets and Diversification(22:19) Exploring Collectibles and Crypto Trends(28:30) Alliance Application Data Breakdown(33:31) Why Qiao is Very Bullish on Base(41:05) The Current State of Ethereum(47:13) Potential of Celestia and Bitcoin Demand(51:34) The Bitcoin Ecosystem(54:20) How Painful Buying BRC20 Tokens is(57:43) NFTs and Memecoins as Lifestyle Brands(58:44) Pudgy Penguins(01:05:40) Monthly Active Developers by Developer Type(01:06:33) What are we excited about ETH ETF(01:08:44) ETH ETF Prediction(01:09:01) Taking a Step Back to Appreciate Where We Are(01:10:00) FriendTech Messed Up(01:12:40) What Should a Social-Fi App Look Like(01:14:38) The Ends Justify the Memes(01:15:29) Social-Fi Will Be Big(01:16:40) BRC-20 and BTC Will Stay Big(01:17:46) The NFT Trifecta and Down WIF it(01:19:22) Solana Will be #1 in DEX and NFT VOL in 2024(01:20:21) Easy Predictions(01:20:52) WIF Price Prediction(01:21:18) Pudgy Penguins Prediction(01:21:40) BTC Price Prediction(01:21:59) Stuck in the 4-year Cycle Mindset(01:22:45) What Startups Would You Like to SeeSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Anatoly and Meow to discuss why Jupiter on Solana will be bigger than Binance.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:36) Welcome to Good Game(01:07) Who is Meow and what is Jupiter?(02:01) How we met Meow(03:14) Let's bring on Anatoly and Meow(03:19) Notes and updates about Solana(05:22) Anatoly's Idea about being able to disrupt the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq(09:58) Technical abilities that Solana has(14:04) Why is it better to build a Nasdaq or NYC on Solana VS on an Ethereum Layer 2(14:56) The one massive advantage of a decentralized system(17:18) What is different about the Layer 2(21:35) Is Compulsivity really important?(23:56) What is The Most Important Application of Compulsivity?(24:54) Why people use Uniswap for Ethereum and Jupiter for Solana(28:32) Hotspots programs for Anatoly and how that scales over time(38:14) Is this something Ethereum could adapt(39:28) Understanding How to Leverage EVM(41:23) Qiao's opinion about the difference between Solana and Ethereum's DNA(43:43) If Anatoly believes Solana won't experience Layer 2, what is his opinion?(46:00) Anatoly's definition of layer 2(48:48) Types of applications that are only possible for Solana that they're excited about(57:26) Where do they see the space going against Uniswap?(01:01:47) Insight about Ethereum being instituted in Solana(01:05:08) Anatoly's feeling about where Solana is today(01:07:02) Areas that Solana can improve on(01:08:32) Final thoughts(01:10:40) Learnings from the conversationAnatoly Twitter - https://x.com/aeyakovenkoMeow Twitter - https://x.com/weremeowSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice. 

Imran and Qiao bring on DCF God to talk about all things degen.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:59) Welcome to Good Game(01:08) Who is DCF God?(02:34) Is there a massive blindspot towards the degen world?(09:11) Welcome DCF God(09:13) DCF God's avatar(12:01) What is the Degen community like and the types of it(14:04) Prisma(15:23) Curve-Convex Flywheel - Why it was a good bet at the time(19:17) Insights on how to find projects and what to look for(24:36) What are the typical audit companies you want to see(27:36) Which reputable founder would you put your trust in?(30:32) The importance of calling out the things that should be called out(40:21) How DCF God funds responded with Aragon(47:17) Insights about the current market(50:19) ETH price target for 2025(57:21) Things we learned(01:06:13) Final commentsDCF God Twitter - https://x.com/dcfgodSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice. 

Imran and Qiao bring on Kyle Samani to discuss Solana Breakpoint trends that could revolutionize crypto.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:57) Welcome to Good Game(02:12) The excitement about Jupiter(06:04) Tarun's local fee market(09:41) Other areas Kyle is excited about with Breakpoint(16:10) How important it is for Solana to stay focused on scaling(27:20) Could Ethereum start to enshrine more of the things that they're giving out to the public?(32:30) The speculative apps space from Kyle's lens(34:44) Investing on Unlonely(41:20) Should crypto payments be consumer-led?(49:28) Why speculation is a superpower for crypto?(57:00) Crypto enables more social activity with speculation(01:00:15) Qiao's view on Filecoin(01:04:00) What is an application that can only be built on Filecoin?Kyle Samani Twitter: https://x.com/KyleSamaniSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice. 

Imran and Qiao bring on Scott Lewis to discuss the growing trend of tokenizing real world assets.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:51) Welcome to Good Game(01:15) What we are going to talk about today(01:54) Real world assets gaining traction in DeFi(03:26) Rapid growth of RWAs in Maker and other protocols(04:29) Stablecoins settling over $11 trillion on chain(06:32) Interesting data points about stablecoin usage(08:41) Factors contributing to the success of crypto payment startups(09:47) Challenges faced by early attempts at crypto payments(11:18) Commercialization of real world asset utility through startups(12:36) Importance of understanding demand before tokenizing assets(14:25) Tokenizing treasury bills as a potential asset class(20:24) Potential tokenization of collectibles like Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering cards(22:26) Appreciation of collectible cards and nostalgia driving demand(23:44) Nikita Bier's tweet on belief in crypto and global events(24:10) Potential demand for tokenized gold.(25:52) Tokenized carbon credits and their potential on-chain.(27:49) Tokenizing assets without a liquid secondary market.(29:01) Composability of RWAs with DeFi protocols.(31:21) MakerDAO's plan to create a new brand and extending capital base into real-world assets.(35:50) Let's bring on Scott Lewis(37:43) Lack of strong thesis on why tokenizing assets makes sense(38:24) Scott's background(41:25) Scott's interest in real world assets due to solving important problems(41:43) Tokenizing assets provides open liquidity and transparency(44:39) KYC/AML requirements vary for different issuers and money markets(45:20) Real world assets in DeFi are a hybrid of centralized and decentralized(46:59) Gabriel Shapiro's tweet - 3 types of RWAs that exist(48:29) Scott's role as a builder of infrastructure for real world assets(48:42) Discussion about representing builders(49:48) The difference between tokenizing stocks and US Treasuries(51:05) Excitement about tokenizing specific asset classes(54:24) Question about the demand for on-chain T-bills(55:45) Underground trading groups and interest rates as a tailwind for DeFi(57:28) Discussion on the demand for traditional assets in DeFi(59:55) Bullish or bearish on tokenizing real estate?(01:00:11) Uncertainty about tokenizing precious metals and collectibles(01:00:29) Pokemon cards and Magic: The Gathering cards discussed(01:02:05) Speculators vs end collectors in the collectibles market(01:02:46) Making access to real world assets easier(01:05:38) Debate on the importance of real world assets in crypto(01:08:36) Demand and cost efficiencies driving real world asset tokenization(01:12:01) The next asset class that is most likely to get tokenized and succeed on-chain(01:13:31) Music NFTs and their potential in the marketScott Lewis Twitter: https://x.com/scott_lew_isSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao bring on Aric and Jae to discuss whether Friend.tech is the Uniswap moment for social. No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:46) Welcome to Good Game(00:58) Aric and Jae's background(04:03) How did they feel about Friend.tech when it first launched?(14:45) Why Friend.tech is so exciting?(20:29) Is Friend.tech really a social network?(26:44) Why do we think (3,3) can actually be a guarded ponzi?(31:22) Could this be a start to an on-chain reputation system that could interact with DeFi?(34:14) What could be built on Friend.tech?(40:19) What is Friend.tech going to build natively and what is going to be left open to DeFi?(43:49) How big of a problem this immutable bonding curve is(47:23) Friend.tech vs. Worldcoin(48:45) Things that could be built on Friend.tech using your identity(51:45) How Friend.tech onboarding can be improved even further?(54:35) The security scare(59:49) When will they enable 2FA?(01:01:23) What does it take for funds that have LPs money and not prop money to get onboarded?(01:02:44) Could Friend.tech build a desktop app?(01:03:51) 0xngmi's tweet regarding an attack vector(01:05:17) A cool thing about Friend.tech(01:06:29) Meta perspective -- Is this always going to be speculative driven? Are they building a habit?(01:17:05) Are our Friend.tech keys securities?(01:20:42) Forks -- Bullish or bearish?(01:27:53) What do we want to see built on Friend.tech?Aric Chang Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_chang888Jae Chung Twitter: https://twitter.com/_jaechungSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao invited Stani Kulechov to discuss how Lens V2 will impact decentralized social media.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(01:14) Welcome to GoodGame(01:29) It seems like the next era of crypto is going to be decentralized social(02:38) Key differences between decentralized social and DeFi(06:42) Qiao: Social is the single most interesting area that's happening in crypto right now(07:39) What we would like to learn from Lens and Stani(09:48) Let's bring on Stani(11:31) What is Lens?(14:24) Lens didn't have a client app when it launched?(18:26) The biggest difference between Lens and others (e.g. Farcaster)(26:00) What's new with Lens v2?(33:08) Everything is on-chain on Lens v1, how about v2?(37:20) Is Momoka based on existing availability layer?(44:52) The follow function(50:17) Stani's thoughts on Friend.tech(52:02) You can build Friend.tech on Lens v2, right?(53:16) What does Stani think about RWAs? Does AAVE want to do anything in that area?(54:00) What's the most obvious asset to be tokenized next and get adopted in DeFi?(1:03:03) How did AAVE found its first 100 users?(1:05:09) How big of a role did AAVE token play in terms of growth?(1:05:57) Any major pivots from AAVE?(1:09:03) Stani's thoughts about point system and speculation(1:10:46) Is Lens thinking about airdrop, speculative points, etc?(1:11:36) Stani's final comments/thoughts(1:12:13) Outro / Debrief(1:12:26) Points that stood out to Qiao(1:13:58) One of the Lens v2 features Imran is excited about(1:17:22) Monetization of the value chain(1:20:27) Which app would be easy for normies to get onboarded to?Stani Kulechov Twitter: https://twitter.com/StaniKulechovSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao sit down with Dan Romero, the founder of Farcaster and Warpcast, for a deep dive into the world of decentralized social media. No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:38) Welcome to Good Game(03:33) Imran's experience with Friend.tech so far(04:46) Start of the interview with Dan(05:15) Quick background on Dan(05:34) What is decentralized social media and why is it important?(07:21) An example of being deplatformed(13:28) Who decides if a user is going to get banned by the rest of the network?(19:28) Is there any client that can rival Warpcast today?(20:31) The technical implementation of Farcaster(32:48) Why move to OP stack?(37:12) Why choose OP mainnet instead of launching your own chain?(40:45) Qiao: What do you think of Friend.tech?(45:20) How about Lens?(49:18) Comparing Farcaster and Lens from a user's POV(55:03) Imran: How do you view incentivized usage?(58:51) Imran: Where do you see Warpcast/Farcast go to get the average normie to switch from Twitter to Warpcast?(01:03:28) How do we think about Twitter-like scale?(01:08:42) Dan's advice for founders(01:10:00) Dan's #1 lesson he learned from building Farcaster(01:11:53) Imran and Qiao's learnings(01:15:02) Qiao interviewed Farcaster users(01:32:02) The move to OP stackDan Romero Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwrSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzWeb3 Founders:Apply to Alliance: https://alliance.xyz/Alliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancedaoDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao brought on Will Robinson to discuss fully on-chain games, the current state of it, why people want to put games on-chain, and more.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:53) Welcome to Good Game(01:23) Will's background on the history of games(01:57) How Will got into crypto(04:14) What are on-chain games?(08:35) Which game has the longest shelf life?(09:47) The importance of balancing games' meta(10:43) What is DOTA(12:15) Is CryptoKitties a game?(13:03) What is the definition of a fully on-chain game?(16:26) Can Counter-Strike be a fully on-chain game?(19:32) Can Civilization be a fully on-chain game?(21:54) Why do we want to put games fully on-chain?(26:09) What is Dark Forest? | Game modding(39:06) How would Warcraft III look like on-chain?(42:08) A DeFi analogy by Qiao(45:30) The definition of "games" people don't often think about(48:41) Financialization(52:11) "Speculation" in gaming | Words3 on-chain game(55:46) What makes people scared of fully on-chain games in the future?(01:00:27) What's the TPS needed to build an on-chain game?(01:10:14) What kind of games can we actually build today?(01:14:48) What are the other major constraints on building on-chain games?(01:17:21) MUD (Multi-User Dungeon)(01:22:49) Jared from Subway (sandwich attacker) behavior in games?(01:29:04) Are there any fun games today?(01:29:13) The logic behind Primodium Game(01:32:33) We already have a fully on-chain game and that's DeFi(01:33:56) Any attack vectors on on-chain gaming?(01:36:39) Final thoughtsSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

In this episode, Imran and Qiao delve into the intriguing world of speculative crypto apps and uncover why founders should consider embracing them.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(00:48) Welcome to Good Game(02:13) Imran and Qiao's thoughts on speculation(04:27) Fun facts for people who just came into crypto(07:06) Interesting on-chain experiments in the last few weeks(07:52) CL's "Genesis of Retards Summer" article(12:18) How Qiao got into crypto/bitcoin(15:20) The poor man's bitcoin(16:30) "The harder it makes you laugh the more you want to ape in"(20:01) DeFi summer explained(24:45) BaldCoin(26:59) Nyancoin(27:45) Unibot(29:47) Shitcoin stats(30:46) Things Qiao learned(39:43) The history of crypto gambling(46:49) Moonpay - Stake.us(48:50) The size of the global online gambling market(52:04) Is "speculation" crypto's superpower?(59:11) Why founders should embrace speculationCL Twitter - https://twitter.com/CL207CL's "SCAM SHITCOIN SUPER CYCLE" article - https://www.egirlcapital.com/writings/154108440SATOSHIDice speculation nonsense (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEjQ1d7bpfUSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Imran and Qiao bring on Dan Robinson (Paradigm) and Evgeny Gaevoy (Wintermute) to discuss how UniSwapX and UniSwapV4 will impact DeFi.No BS crypto insight for founders.Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(01:00) Welcome to Good Game(14:13) High-level points that UniswapV4 enables(23:44) Does Uniswap automatically play the liquidity aggregator role?(28:19) Does the current vision of UniswapV4 sound like something that makes you want to provide liquidity more?(29:06) McAMM - Loss vs. Rebalancing(31:13) Early estimate of how much lower the fees will be for contract deployment and swapping(34:13) The current cost of contract deployment on UniswapV3(40:55) Any other interesting DEXs outside of UniSwap?(49:02) What is Uniswap going to look like a few years from now?(44:58) Qiao: Do you ever see Uniswap become an order book many years from now?(47:20) New designs that Evgeny wants to see in the DEX space(50:42) Uniswap launched UniSwapX(56:24) How does a messaging protocol work?(57:39) MEV protection and no cost for failed transactions(01:10:02) Hooks - is it like an app store?(01:11:57) Qiao: Is there anything else in DeFi you guys are excited about?(01:17:01) SummaryDan Robinson Twitter: https://twitter.com/danrobinsonEvgeny Gaevoy Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvgenyGaevoySpotify: https://spoti.fi/3N675w3Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3snLsxUWebsite: https://goodgamepod.xyzTwitter: https://twitter.com/goodgamepodxyzDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.