MomentRanks Podcast: NBA Top Shot Podcast

Arpeggi Labs is the first on-chain music creation studio that has the potential to revolutionize the way music is made and empower creators. Their digital audio workstation (DAW) allows anyone to create and mint music NFTs using CC0 samples and stems from artists around the world — all on the Ethereum blockchain. We sat down with Arpeggi Labs' co-founders James Pastan and Evan Dhillon to talk about creating a music NFT platform, the upcoming V2 of Arpeggi Studios (their DAW), and how blockchain can change the way music is sampled forever.  Follow Arpeggi Labs on Twitter: @arpeggi_labs Join the Arpeggi Labs Discord: discord.gg/arpeggi Follow James on Twitter: @utility_maxi Follow Evan on Twitter: @evan_dhillon ~~~ On this episode ~~~ 0:00 - Intro to NFTs and how Arpeggi Labs began 6:30 - What makes Arpeggi Labs unique? What is a DAW? 9:00 - Improving music collaboration with Arpeggi Labs 13:20 - The model for monetizing Music NFTs 17:00 - Improving music sampling with blockchain 21:30 - The Arpeggi Studios Genesis Pass 25:15 - The future with Arpeggi Labs V2 31:20 - Creating a Web3 company vs Web2 ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles and find your NFT home at MomentRanks.com.

Building dapps in Web3 can be intimidating, but Decentology is making it easier for builders to launch their Web3 projects. Decentology founder and CEO Nik Kalyani joins the podcast to discuss the accessibility of Web3 and crypto today, why Decentology exists, and building the future of Web3. Follow Nik Kalyani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/techbubble Follow Decentology on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decentology ***** 0:00 - Intro to Nik Kalyani, CEO and Founder of Decentology 4:30 - What is Decentology created for? Building Blocks for Web3 Development 9:00 - What are the pieces of Web3 Development? 13:30 - The future of NFTs and utility 17:00 - Is Ethereum the best chain for Consumer Applications? 21:00 - Blockchain security and user experience 30:00 - Improving user onboarding to NFTs and crypto 42:30 - Bringing new developers into Web3 46:30 - What does Decentology solve for? ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles and find your NFT home at MomentRanks.com.

Carlini8, founder of Purrnelope's Country Club and an OG CryptoKitties user, joins the podcast to discuss how he got started in NFTs, his work in NFTs, and the roadmap for Purrnelope's Country Club. We also dive into his early work in NFTs on Pranksy's Loot Boxes, how the NFT space has changed, and where NFT projects are going — including the future for Purrnelope's. Folow Carlini on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Carlini8N Follow Purrnelope's Country Club on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PurrnelopesCC On this episode: 0:00 - Intro to Eric Carlini 1:45 - Getting Started in NFTs with CryptoKitties 7:25 -  The CryptoKitties Community 8:40 - How Top Shot and CryptoKitties are similar 13:20 - Carlini's work on Pranksy Loot Boxes 18:30 - Creating Purrnelope's Country Club NFT 22:00 - NFT Roadmaps and PCC's Roadmap 31:00 - Replacing Discord/OpenSea with a Project Website 34:00 - PCC World Building, Games, and Storyline 39:00 - PCC Token and Utility 44:00 - The PCC Team & Organization 48:45 - Following Purrnelope's Country Club ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles and find your NFT home at MomentRanks.com.

Flowty co-founder Michael Levy (@mbl267_NFT) joins the podcast to explain lending Top Shot Moments and other Flow NFTs for loans on his new peer-to-peer platform, Flowty.io. Levy and host Max Minsker discuss how the platform works for borrowers and lenders, borrowing Top Shot Moments, how the NFTs are protected, and where the platform could be headed in the future. Flowty official website: https://flowty.io/ Follow Flowty on Twitter to learn more: @flowty_io Follow Michael Levy on Twitter: @mbl267_NFT ~~~ On the podcast ~~~ 0:00 - Intro to Michael Levy, Flowty co-founder 4:00 - Experience in Crypto and NBA Top Shot 7:30 - Building in the NFT space with Flowty 10:30 - How does Flowty work? 21:40 - How to lenders protect themselves on Flowty? 27:00 - How are the Asset and Loan protected? 31:00 - Peer-to-peer NFT Lending on Flowty 42:00 - Community Feedback to Flowty 46:00 - Borrowing/Lending Ratio 53:00 - RJ Barrett … or? ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles and find your NFT home at MomentRanks.com.

We sit down with two of the creators of Human Park, a expansive metaverse experience being built by the creators of ZED RUN — Virtually Human Studio. Steven Na and Dez Rhodes join the podcast to discuss what Human Park is, the vision for the platform, and where it may go in the future. The project is creating free-to-mint Noods which gives access to the Human Park platform. Human Park is a virtual space that NFT platforms can build on top of — from games to experiences — with high-quality visual aesthetics. Human Park official website: https://humanpark.io/ Follow Human Park on Twitter: @freehumanpark ~~~ On this podcast ~~~ 0:00 - Intro to Steven Na and Dez Rhodes from Human Park 5:00 - What is Human Park? Is it a Metaverse? 9:00 - The Human Park Experience & Avatar Minting 14:00 - The Vision for Virtually Human Studio 16:00 - Spectre Studios and Human Park 20:00 - Expanding on Human Park: What is coming? 33:00 - What is the Look of Human Park? 39:45 - What is the long-term vision? 47:45 - Integrating AR/VR into Human Park ~~~~~ ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles and find your NFT home at MomentRanks.com.

Host Max Minsker sits down with the creators of Gimmicks NFT — Toonstar's John Attanasio and Pro Wrestler Rocky Romero, a voice actor for the show. Romero created the show with Toonstar, a Web3 animation studio, and Mila Kunis's Orchard Farm Productions. The Gimmicks is "South Park meets professional wrestling," in short-form animation, with contributions from NFT holders.  The show includes voice acting from WWE stars Luke "Doc" Gallows, Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson, nZo Amore, and Romero. The NFT project will mint on Friday, March 18 for free on Solana. Mint will be available from The Gimmicks website here: https://www.therealgimmicks.com/ On the show, John and Rocky discuss creating The Gimmicks NFT, building an animated series with NFTs, developing the story, and working with Mila Kunis' Orchard Farm Productions. Plus, future plans for The Gimmicks. The first episode is scheduled to play on March 25, and holders will be able to participate in future episodes of the show. ~~~ On the podcast ~~~ 0:00 — Intro to Gimmicks NFT 2:00 — What is The Gimmicks NFT? 5:30 — Rocky Romero's Role in The Gimmicks 9:30 — Mila Kunis supporting The Gimmicks 12:00 — What is Toonstar? Web3 animation studio 17:00 — How was Gimmicks NFT started? 22:00 — Developing the Gimmicks Story and Character 29:00 — Making Gimmicks a free mint on Solana 35:00 — Gimmicks NFT minting + social media ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

Host Max Minsker sits down with NFT builder, collector, and influencer DannyUkes — also known as Dan Verno. They discuss how he got started in NFTs, where NFTs have taken him, how he chooses NFT projects, and working full-time in NFTs with BYOPills and now House of First. Plus, DannyUkes sheds light on his experiences as an NFT influencer and the way his trading strategy has changed since getting started. Follow Danny on Twitter: @DanVerno ~~~ On this Podcast ~~~ 0:00 — NFT Intro with DannyUkes 1:45 — How did his NFT journey start? 4:00 — Starting to work in NFTs 10:00 — Choosing NFT projects 21:00 — Pseudonymous people + Influencers in NFTs 35:30 — Working at House of First NFT ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

Host Max Minsker sits down with Brandon Sowle, the NBA Top Shot Content Inventory Lead and former MomentRanks content creator, to discuss his role at Top Shot, how he landed the Top Shot job, and the broader NFT space. Follow Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonsowle ~~~ On this episode ~~~ 0:00 - Intro to Brandon Sowle, NBA Top Shot Inventory Lead 2:00 - Working at NBA Top Shot / Dapper Labs 3:30 - Getting started on Top Shot with a Jalen Brunson Moment 4:30 - Getting started in content with Thunder Heads 9:30 - How Brandon got a job at NBA Top Shot 13:15 - Working in NFTs 17:00 - The future of NFTs 22:30 - NFT Communities 25:45 - Advice for someone who wants to work in NFTs ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

Weather Report, an NFT project set to mint next week, has recently come under fire from its original artist Dentin, with claims of unfair treatment and art theft before he left the team. With MomentRanks content lead Christian Hardy, we take a look at what has happened with Weather Report to this point, and how the drama all got started. Follow Christian Hardy on Twitter: @ByHardy ~~~ On this Podcast ~~~ 0:00 - Christian Hardy Intro 2:10 - What's happening with Weather Report NFT? Recap 7:40 - How Weather Report vs Artist Drama played out on Twitter 25:10 - Dented Feels NFT competing with Weather Report 28:00 - Copyrights for NFT art for Weather Report 31:10 - Pre-mint NFT drama + whitelist hype 37:10 - NFT Ethics Twitter Account exposing NFT scams ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

After the most chaotic NBA trade deadline in recent history, host Max Minsker welcomes Chugsnbugs onto the podcast to talk about the moves and the latest NBA Top Shot pack drops. They hit on the Ben Simmons-James Harden trade, biggest winners and losers, and future Fresh Threads Moments from the trades. Follow Chugsnbugs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chugsnbugs ~~~ On this podcast ~~~ 00:00 - Chugs N Bugs Intro 01:20 - Ben Simmons-James Harden Trade 7:30 - NBA Finals Predictions 15:45 - Chugs' Grizzlies fandom 22:00 - Losers at the Trade Deadline 34:30 - Top Shot Fresh Threads Moments 37:30 - Recent Top Shot Pack Drops ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

In this episode, MomentRanks correspondent Clegainz explains the problem with the KD Certified Elite pack drop, which did not distribute Rare and Legendary Moments evenly throughout the queue. Here's a brief explainer on the KD Elite pack drop: On Thursday, Top Shot released their first-ever packs to include certain odds on landing Common, Rare, or Legendary Moments in the same pack — rather than guaranteeing exact pack contents. During the first drop, for the KD Certified Elite packs, the Moments were not distributed evenly and randomly throughout people in the queue, with the Rare and Legendary Moments only going to the last people in the Top Shot queue. Read Top Shot's response in this audit: https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/elite-pack-distribution-audit Follow Clegainz on Twitter: @clegainz ***** On the podcast: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - What happened with the NBA Top Shot KD Elite Pack Drop? 06:30 - Community Sentiment after the Elite pack issues 11:50 - What could Top Shot do next? 17:40 - How should Dapper Labs go about unfreezing the Moments? ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.  

Host Max Minsker dives deep into the catalyst for the recent crypto downtown to start 2022, then discusses why NFTs matter, and what digital ownership can unlock. Plus, a quick look at the NBA Top Shot market following the Holo Icon and Premium MGLE pack drops. ***** On this NFT podcast: 0:00 - Intro and agenda 1:00 - Crypto market downturn and why? 10:30 - How are NFTs affected by crypto downturn? 12:30 - NBA Top Shot market update after Holo Icon pack drop 19:45 - Why do NFTs matter? NFT macro talk 33:00 - Tokenization vs stock ownership and the future ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

MomentRanks content specialist Justin Perri joins the podcast to talk about the latest happenings in NFTs, including Twitter NFT profile picture verification and Dapper Labs big moves with UFC Strikes.  ***** 0:00 - Intro to Justin Perri 2:00 - Twitter starts verifying NFT profile pictures 7:00 - UFC Strikes coming to Dapper Labs: UFC NFT platform 10:40 - NBA Top Shot Kevin Durant marketing campaign 14:30 - Upcoming NBA Top Shot packs: Holo Icon and MGLE 17:30 - Hapebeast NFT drop and House of Kibaa 23:00 - NFTs Justin is interested in right now 38:00 - Working full-time in NFTs 44:30 - Advice for getting involved in NFTs ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

On this MomentRanks podcast, host Max Minsker runs down some of the latest NFT news from ZED RUN, $LOOKS token airdrop from Looks Rare, and how the U.S. Federal interest rates are affecting crypto prices. Plus, a look back on the NBA Top Shot Hustle and Show pack drop. Catch up on all things NFTs on the MomentRanks NFT Podcast. ***** Timestamps: 0:30 - Hustle & Show pack drop + Top Shot market dynamics 4:20 - ZED RUN release 2022 roadmap — set to tokenize 11:00 - Token Airdrops to NFT Collectors — $LOOKS 14:30 - Washtrading on Looks Rare NFT Marketplace 18:00 - How Decentralization changes the start-up model 19:45 - U.S. Fed and interest rates affecting crypto prices ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

As we shift gears on this podcast to focus on the NFT ecosystem and the future of Web3, we start with one of our very own: Corporate Trash, a writer at MomentRanks and a contributor at Evaluate Market, Aspen NFT, and others. Most of all: a fellow NFT collector (and degen) since early 2021. On this show, we discuss working in the NFT space, using Ethereum vs other blockchains like Solana, and what NFT trends to look for in 2022. You can see Corporate Trash's work here: https://www.corporatetrash.io/ Follow Corporate Trash on Twitter: @corporatetrash1 ***** Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro + NFT pod news 1:40 - How did you get started in NFTs? 4:00 - What is working in NFTs like? 8:00 - What kind of NFT content is important to you? 9:05 - Ethereum vs other blockchains for NFTs 12:30 - How to decide what NFT to buy 19:40 - Are NFT PFPs saturated? Will it keep growing? 25:00 - Play-to-Earn gaming in 2022 30:20 - Future applications of NFTs in 2022 33:30 - Advice for new NFT collectors ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuations, rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com.

Taylor Stein and Greg Murray join the MomentRanks podcast to discuss the creation of their new NFT project, Swish Dreams, Swish Dreams is an NFT collectible project made up of basketball performance artwork. Each NFT tells the story of a player's scoring night through the use of custom stylized shot charts. Swish Dreams will open for public mint on December 10. More about Swish Dreams: https://mintedmoment.substack.com/p/swish-dreams Swish Dreams website: www.swishdreamsnft.com Follow Swish Dreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwishDreamsNFT ***** Timestamps for this podcast: 1:50 - What is Swish Dreams? NBA Shot Chart NFTs 4:00 - How was Swish Dreams created? 9:00 - Creating Shot Charts for NBA games that haven't been played 13:00 - What was the process for launching Swish Dreams? 19:00 - Advice for launching an NFT project 21:30 - The future of Swish Dreams ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NFT resource for NFT valuation based on rarity, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com

As the NBA season tips off, NBA Top Shot released its long-awaited Series 3 roadmap, detailing the packs, sets, edition sizes, and more expectations for Series 3. On this episode, Max Minsker explains everything you need to know from the roadmap, including sets we can expect. The pod starts with updates from the Top Shot dev diary and the EV of the WNBA In Her Bag packs. Read the Top Shot Roadmap: https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/the-series-3-pack-release-and-set-roadmap Read the new Dev Diary: https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/dev-diary-14 ***** Timestamps for this podcast: 1:00 - Recapping the Top Shot Dev Diary 4:15 - WNBA In Her Bag Legendary pack drop 7:10 - The Top Shot Series 3 Roadmap 11:50 - Common Top Shot sets coming in Series 3 23:15 - Rare Top Shot sets in Series 3 28:00 - Legendary Top Shot sets in Series 3 32:00 - Overall Top Shot Roadmap thoughts 40:00 - Considering the S3 Market Cap ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com

After the long-awaited Run It Back pack drop, Max Minsker discusses the new set on NBA Top Shot and how the market has reacted. Plus, a full recap of other NBA Top Shot news, including non-custodial wallets, NBA Top Shot all-access events, the Kevin Durant partnership, and the upcoming NBA season — starting in one day. More on non-custodial wallets for Legenday Moments: https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/legendary-moments-just-got-more-utility More about Kevin Durant and Boardroom partnering with NBA Top Shot: https://boardroom.tv/boardroom-35-ventures-dapper-labs/ ***** On this podcast: 0:00 - Run It Back Pack Drop 7:20 - Non-Custodial Wallets coming to Top Shot 8:40 - What will self-custody enable for Top Shot? 11:45 - NBA Top Shot All-Access at NBA + WNBA games  17:15 - Kevin Durant, The Boardroom partners with Top Shot 21:00 - Looking ahead to the NBA season ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com

On Wednesday, the NFL, NFLPA, and Dapper Labs announced their deal to release a new NFT platform for NFL highlights on the Flow blockchain. The highlights will be called Moments and come in packs, similar to NBA Top Shot. There will also be a gamification component coming to the NFL NFT platform. In this podcast, Max Minsker dives deep into the NFL NFT announcement, including everything we know so far about the NFL x Dapper Labs project. Plus, NBA Top Shot announced the new Run It Back set will come form the 2005-06 NBA Season. Website to sign up for the waitlist: https://nfl.dapperlabs.com/ Official announcement: https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-nflpa-and-dapper-labs-announce-new-nft-deal-to-create-exclusive-digital-vide Twitter for NFL x Dapper Labs project: https://twitter.com/NFLxDapper On this podcast: 0:49 - NFL x Dapper Labs NFT Project announcement 3:30 - When will the NFL NFT project launch? Who will get early access? 6:00 - What we know about the NFL NFT project so far 8:00 - What does the NFL launch mean for NBA Top Shot? 12:00 - The future of Dapper Labs and sports NFTs 18:00 - ETH NFT Valuations on MomentRanks 19:00 - NBA Run It Back Announcement for 2005-06 NBA Season ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Get 1-of-1 valuations for your 1-of-1 NFT collectibles at MomentRanks.com

Last week, Dapper Labs — the creator of NBA Top Shot — announced they're building a new NFT platform for La Liga highlights. In conjunction with La Liga, Dapper also announced a new raise of $250 million on a $7.6 billion valuation. Host Max Minsker dives into a Twitter thread by Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou discussing Dapper's "master plan," the announcement, and what it means for the future of Dapper and Flow blockchain NFTs. Read the tweet thread here: https://twitter.com/roham/status/1440676950167592974?s=20 ***** Chapters for this podcast: 0:35 - Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou's Twitter Thread on La Liga and the future of Dapper 7:00 - Dapper Labs new fundraising round for $250M at $7.6B valuation 12:20 - Flow vs Ethereum NFTs ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more.

On Thursday, Top Shot announced Trade Tickets, a system for trading in Moments to swap for different Moments previously owned by collectors. On the podcast, host Max Minsker breaks down the announcement, how to get Trade Tickets, and how Trade Tickets might be used. Plus, an update on the Top Shot marketplace after Trade Tickets were announced. ***** Chapters for this podcast about Trade Tickets: 0:00 - Trade Tickets announcement 1:20 - What are Trade Tickets? 4:20 - Why you shouldn't load up on Trade Tickets until Series 3 10:55 - How will Trade Tickets be used? 13:45 - Top Shot Marketplace update ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more.

In this podcast, a detailed recap of Series 2 on NBA Top Shot, including the highs and lows of the quickly-evolving NBA NFT product in its biggest Series yet. From pack drops to marketplace woes to drama, host Max Minsker takes you from the start of the season all the way to looking ahead to what's in store for Series 3. ***** On the Series 2 Recap Podcast: 0:00 - Recapping Series 2 :55 - The beginning of Series 2  5:00 - The Seeing Stars set 8:04 - The Rising Stars set 9:30 - Top Shot Marketplace problems 13:05 - 2021 All-Star Game Packs 17:50 - Dapper Labs announces huge fundraising round 19:30 - Mike Conley Welcome to the Family Challenge 24:30 - The Kevin Durant 69420 movement 26:30 - Withdrawal issues on Top Shot 28:27 - Holo Icon pack drop with open access 32:00 - The Throwdowns pack drop and fallout 34:02 - Vegas Dave multi-accounting bomb 38:35 - The NBA Playoffs on Top Shot 40:09 - Looking ahead to Series 3 ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more.

The NBA Top Shot market has been surging in August — but why? Will the spike continue? In addition to the new WNBA Moments, host Max Minsker talks about the catalysts to the Top Shot market upswing and which Moments are performing better than others. He also discusses how to monitor the Top Shot market, especially when it's surging, using the MomentRanks market page. https://momentranks.com/topshot/market ***** Timestamps for this podcast:  0:00 - The most exciting week in NBA Top Shot 1:34 - Update on the NBA Top Shot market spike 6:00 - Which Moments are performing well on the market? 9:00 - How to monitor the Top Shot market 10:55 - How Moment supply affects the Top Shot market 19:07 - Scarcity driving the Top Shot market 23:20 - Looking ahead to the rest of the offseason ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more.

As NBA Summer League wraps up and we move into the lull of the NBA offseason, Max Minsker identifies the standout players from Summer League. He highlights the performances from Jalen Green, Cade Cunningham, Alperen Sengun, Bol Bol, and many more, plus how he's approaching their future Top Shot Moments. He also touches the recent state of the Top Shot market and the Top Shot kiosk at Summer League in Las Vegas. ***** Timestamps: 0:00 - The Top Shot Kiosk at NBA Summer League 2:58 - Standout performers from Summer League 11:25 - The NBA offseason on Top Shot ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

It's been a busy week around Top Shot: the market climbing to early summer levels, Nine Lives Lounge launching for Cool Cats set holders, plus the first ever in-person Top Shot activations at NBA Summer League. On this MomentRanks podcast, host Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) gives the scoop on everything happening around Top Shot, plus some insights from the first two days of Summer League. Here's the Top Shot talk you'll find in this episode: 2:26 - NBA Top Shot at Summer League: Top Shot's first in-person activation 3:05 - First Mint Fest and the future of NFTs 6:30 - Launch of Nine Lives Lounge 8:09 - Why is the Top Shot Market up? Will is last? 15:20 - Chatting NBA Summer League Action ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com  

After a whirlwind week of NBA Top Shot news, including the LaMelo Ball MGLE, a huge Quavo collaboration, and the NBA Finals Legendary drop, host Max Minsker gives his take on what's happening around Top Shot. After the Top Shot news, Max dives into the NBA Draft, including his top five prospects, their pros and cons, and some sleepers he likes. On this episode: 00:30 - Rewarding Collectors with a LaMelo Ball MGLE 1:41 - Top Shot NBA Draft Promotion 2:52 - Quavo Quest x Legendary Finals Drop 5:39 - Recapping the NBA Finals 10:00 - Previewing the 2021 NBA Draft 27:39 - Who is going to draft Cade Cunningham? 36:40 - Sleepers in the 2021 NBA Draft ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

MomentRanks CEO Danny Adkins visits the show following the news of MomentRanks $1.7 million seed round from incredible investors like Dapper Labs, Boston Seed, and any others. Danny joins the show to talk about how MomentRanks was created, what's coming to our platform, Top Shot's growth, and his favorite NFTs he's collected.  Here's everything in this episode: 0:00 - Intro to MomentRanks CEO Danny Adkins 1:25 - How MomentRanks was started 04:50 - The quick growth of MomentRanks 05:50 - The Top Shot Economy in 2021 and beyond 10:20 - How MomentRanks raised its $1.7 million seed round 12:30 - Where is MomentRanks heading now? 16:49 - Creating MomentRanks Play 21:24 - The future of MomentRanks Play 24:00 - Danny's NFT Collection 28:44 - Working with the Dapper Labs team 31:25 - Advice for starting in the NFT community ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier NBA Top Shot and NFT resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales trends and data, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Host Max Minsker digs into everything happening around the NBA Finals on NBA Top Shot, including analysis of the Bucks-Suns as they're tied 2-2 through Game 4. After breaking down the Bucks-Suns series, Max discusses the first ever Top Shot Suite at Game 5, and the roll out of tiered queues for the latest Conference Finals pack drop on Top Shot. Topics on this MomentRanks podcast: — Bucks-Suns NBA Finals analysis and predictions — Top Shot sending 8 collectors to NBA Finals with an all-inclusive experience — Review of the tiered queue system from the And Then There Were Four drop — The significance of Challenge Rewards ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Max Minsker talks about the end of the NBA Conference Finals, the upcoming NBA Finals matchup, and the injuries that have scarred the NBA Playoffs.  Around 18:30, Minsker discusses the latest from around Top Shot, including new pack drop queues and the market sentiment around the product right now. ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Host Max Minsker dives into the state of the NBA Top Shot market during the NBA Playoffs. Over the weekend, it took nearly two days for the Second Round Playoff Top Shot packs — which were all massively +EV — to sell out. So what happened? Plus, Max gives takes on his favorites to win the NBA Finals, analytics about user engagement from Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou, and what could come next for the Top Shot market. Topics on this MomentRanks podcast: — What teams will win the NBA Finals? — What players on Top Shot could benefit from their performance in the NBA Finals and Conference Finals? — 18:00:  Round Two NBA Playoffs pack drop didn't sell out for two days. Why? — 22:50: NBA Top Shot retention, engagement, and activation metrics from Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou and why they seem disconnected from marketplace activity. — 28:30: Big picture recap on the state of the Top Shot market, future Playoff packs, and what's to come for Top Shot. ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Colony co-founder Jack du Rose joins the podcast to discuss DAOs — or decentralized autonomous organizations — and how they can shape the future of work. With Colony, the possibilities for how companies are structured are endless and accessible to anyone. A DAO is a new way to structure an organization that gives each individual the autonomy to shape how the organization is run. Every shareholder can have a say in proposals and improvements of the DAO.  DAOs have the potential to change what work looks like. And Colony will make it accessible to a wider audience than ever before. Topics on this MomentRanks Podcast with Jack du Rose Why was Colony created? What is a DAO — or Decentralized Autonomous Organization? What's the difference between decentralized and centralized organizations? How DAOs can change the future of work across industries What is the potential of DAOs? How to contribute to a DAO? ***** Learn more about Colony DAOs: https://colony.io/ Join the Colony Discord: https://clny.io/discord Follow Jack on Twitter: @JackduRose ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

One of the world's largest brands, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is diving into the NFTs with its partnership with ZED RUN, the digital horse racing game. Racing in the Life Artois is a groundbreaking partnership, not only for ZED RUN, but also the entire NFT ecosystem, as it brings the metaverse that much closer to the real world. This episode of the MomentRanks, we're joined by Lindsey Mcinerney, the Global Head of Technology & Innovation at AB InBev, and Rob Salha, ZED RUN's co-founder and COO, for an exclusive interview on the partnership, how it came to be, and what it means for ZED RUN to have a global brand attached to the project. The partnership will consist of 50 Genesis ZED RUN horses (five each of Z1-Z10), uniquely named by the AB InBev creative team, with exclusively designed Stella Artois skins. 10 digital horses will be auctioned off on OpenSea each day over the next five days. Each horse will also come with an NFT artwork of the horse. Additionally, ZED RUN is adding a new 3D racetrack inspired by The Life Artois to its ecosystem — a unique dreamscape quite different its other tracks. Topics covered on this special episode:  — What is AB InBev and why make the move to NFTs? — How did ZED RUN and the NFT space get the attention of Anheuser-Busch? — What are the details of the ZED RUN and Stella Artois partnership? — Creating the art for the Stella Artois x ZED partnership — What does it mean for ZED and NFTs to have a global brand involved? — Potential future innovations and virtual reality with AB InBev — Naming the Life of Artois horses ***** Learn more about the partnership: https://www.racinginthelifeartoisnft.com/ Follow Lindsey Mcinerney on Twitter: @themcinerney Find Rob Salha in the ZED RUN Discord: Rob | ZED Run#2855 Join the ZED RUN Discord: https://discord.gg/zedrun ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com  

On Friday, Taylor Stein's latest Minted Moment newsletter revealed that Own The Moment purchased 23 "bottleneck" Moments, starting about 30 minutes after the new Collector Score bonuses were released — more than any other collector. The problem? Own The Moment was given information about these Collector Score changes several hours before the public in a private interview with Top Shot community lead Jacob Eisenberg, giving the OTM team the opportunity to analyze the new requirements and parse out the most advantageous purchases before the public.  Host Max Minsker gives his thoughts on these bottleneck purchases, explains why the community may be overreacting, and considers what Own The Moment and Top Shot can do to rectify the situation. Read Taylor Stein's fantastic newsletter here: https://mintedmoment.substack.com/p/bottleneck-boys Correction: The "OwnTheMoment" Top Shot account discussed in this podcast is owned by Justin Herzig, a co-founder at Own The Moment. The Top Shot account is not managed by the company Own The Moment. Topics on this podcast:  — What is the "bottleneck boys" controversy with Own the Moment? — Explaining errors that Own The Moment made — Community reaction to the bottleneck purchases: why it's valid and why it may be an overreaction. — What should OTM do to correct these mistakes? What about Top Shot? ********** Follow Taylor Stein on Twitter: @Taylor_Stein Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Chris Ebeling, the Creative Director and co-founder of ZED RUN, joins the MomentRanks Podcast to discuss how the digital horse racing game got to where it is today and what's coming on the ZED roadmap. Ebeling chats with host Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) on what's coming to ZED RUN, including additional track attributes, horse attributes (such as fatigue), metaverse utility, and more AR/VR features in-game. Here's a full list of topics discussed with timestamps: 2:00 — How the ZED RUN team came together 8:10 — The start of ZED RUN 11:00 — The visuals and aesthetics of ZED RUN 19:00 — ZED RUN music and connecting ZED to real life 23:30 — Where is ZED RUN in their life-cycle and what’s coming? 28:30 — Upcoming ZED RUN Vision paper  31:30 — The Preakness partnership 34:15 — The lore of ZED RUN and Novus 39:00 — ZED as a play-to-earn model 48:00 — More VR/AR in ZED RUN’s future 56:20 — What’s coming to ZED RUN in the next 6 months? 1:00:00 — When will breeding open on ZED RUN? ********** Try ZED RUN: https://zed.run/ Follow Chris Ebeling on Twitter: @iamChrisEbeling Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ********** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Host Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) talks about the latest movements on the NBA Top Shot marketplace and the dropping market cap, plus share some creative ideas for Top Shot to build hype around the NBA Playoffs. Plus, with the Holo Icon Pack drop coming in the next week, Minsker considers whether he would buy a $1,000 Holo Icon Pack, and how it could affect the market. Topics on this episode of the MomentRanks Podcast: — The Dapper marketing campaigns affect on the Top Shot market — How Top Shot should approach Playoff packs? — A look at the dropping Top Shot Market Cap — How $1,000 Holo Icon Pack Drop could affect the Top Shot market — Should you buy a Holo Icon Pack? — Marketing ideas for Top Shot that could get users excited during the Playoffs ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

On Saturday, the first day of the NBA Playoffs, NBA Top Shot announced two huge marketing campaigns to reward new and existing collectors with Dapper Credits. The most significant campaign is a $50 match on any purchase for new NBA Top Shot users until next weekend, which has come with paid Facebook and Instagram ads for Top Shot encouraging users to sign up.  On this episode of the MomentRanks Podcast, host Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) explains what the Top Shot marketing campaigns mean for the state of the market, and considers if the campaigns will create enough demand (new users) to off-set the recent influx of supply (dozens of 40,000+ Moments). ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Use your Top Shot Moments on Play, the first Top Shot Daily Fantasy game. Sign up, start building your lineups, and compete for Top Shot Packs and Moments on play.momentranks.com

Taylor Stein (@taylor_stein), the creator of Minted Moment, joins the MomentRanks Podcast with host Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) to follow up on some of Stein's work that has made waves through the Top Shot community. Steins hits on how he started creating Top Shot content, his process, negative EV packs, LeBron James as a market indicator, and how the infamous 'vegasdave' scandal unfolded. Here's the full list of topics in this podcast: — How he started created Top Shot content — Considering serial numbers when buying — Negative EV packs and what they mean for Top Shot — LeBron James as an indicator for the Top Shot market — Why LeBrons are the safest Top Shot purchase — How the infamous Vegas Dave scandal transpired ***** Follow Taylor Stein on Twitter: @taylor_stein Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more.

Dapper Labs, the creators of NBA Top Shot, are being sued. But why? Max Minsker read the recent filing, so you don't have to. On this weekend episode of the MomentRanks Podcast, Max explains the lawsuit recently filed against Dapper Labs and CEO Roham Gharegozlou, the case law being argued, and why the allegations against NBA Top Shot are misguided. In the case, the plaintiff alleges that Moments are securities because their value increases with the success of Top Shot (something that collectors may disagree with if they joined in February). Therefore, Dapper Labs should be registered with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, which they are not. The plaintiff is seeking rescissory damages. Read about the lawsuit on Coindesk: https://www.coindesk.com/dapper-labs-sued-on-allegations-nba-top-shot-moments-are-unregistered-securities ***** Hosted by Max Minsker. Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools and analysis, the latest sales, and more.

Greg Murray (@_GregMurray) of The First Mint joins the MomentRanks Podcast with Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) to talk all things NBA Top Shot, including how he started the first NBA Top Shot Challenge Tracker on Twitter, the EV of Challenges, and the state of the Top Shot Market. Here's the full list of topics in this podcast: — Why Greg started the Challenge Tracker — The EV of Challenges — Why Top Shot needed more Moment supply — Top Shot marketing during the NBA Playoffs — Buying Moments for the Playoffs — Top Shot’s Market downtrend — Trade Tickets needed for Series 1 Packs? — How important is Throwdowns Pack EV? ***** Follow Greg Murray on Twitter: @_GregMurray Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy: @ByHardy Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more.

Last Friday, NBA Top Shot finally announced their plan to distribute unreleased Series 1 Moments in the official Top Shot account to collectors. Their plan: Trade Tickets. With Trade Tickets, collectors will be able to trade in Moments for one ticket each. Trade Tickets will be used to acquire exclusive packs that are only available with the Tickets. On this episode of the MomentRanks podcast, host Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) delves into this new feature, what it means for Top Shot going forward, how he's approaching the market after the news, and questions that still remain about Trade Tickets. Read about Trade Tickets on the Top Shot blog, where the feature is promoted as a way to trade unwanted Moments for new ones: https://blog.nbatopshot.com/posts/introducing-trade-tickets Here's the full list of topics in this podcast: — Explaining the Trade Tickets system — Why the price on floor Top Shot Moments rose — How many tickets could be needed for the Series 1 Reserve Packs — Why floor Moments will get to $1 again — What’s in these Series 1 packs? How +EV will they be? — Should collectors be able to trade in better Moments for more Tickets? — Speculating on Top Shot’s long-term plans for the utility of Trade Tickets ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy. Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more.

Today on the MomentRanks Podcast, Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) re-drafts the 2020 NBA Draft according to their future Top Shot value.  If you could have every Moment from a 2020 NBA rookie, and every Moment they will have in their career going forward, how would you rank the value of their Moments? Today, we’re going to rank the top 30 rookies based on that criteria. ***** Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks Edited by Christian Hardy. Music by Soulker. ***** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more.

On this episode of the MomentRanks Podcast, we hit on the latest NBA Top Shot news then connect with GreekFreak, the #8 collector on NBA Top Shot and an avid collector across several NFTs.  We start with updates on the latest in NBA Top Shot, including pack drops this week, queue requirements, Cool Cats and MGLE challenges, and important notes from Office Hours with Jacob Eisenberg.  Then we get into the interview with greekfreak at the 11:50 mark of this episode. We discussed how he started in crypto and NFTs with a wild story involving all of his belongings being robbed, what he looks when buying on the Top Shot marketplace, and how he found a love for NFTs and the NFT community. Follow GreekFreak on Twitter — @art4crypto. Here's a full list of topics: Why he chose “GreekFreak”? How he started getting into crypto and NFTs? What crypto and NFTs have given him? How to trust and invest in digital assets, and especially Top Shot Why buying what you like is important in NFTs? Differentiating between investing and collecting? What he looks for in the Top Shot Marketplace Spending $100,000 the #1 LeBron James Kobe Tribute Dunk, Throwdowns Edition The MomentRanks Podcast is your source for insights on NBA Top Shot. On every episode, we bring collectors the latest news, trends, and marketplace analysis from Top Shot and deep-dives with some of the biggest collectors in the world of Top Shot and NFTs. ---- MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, price alerts, and more. Sign up for The Moment's Notice, a daily NBA Top Shot email newsletter from our team at MomentRanks. Hosted by Christian Hardy — @ByHardy. Music by Soulker.

Dapper Labs, the company that built NBA Top Shot and Flow blockchain, have announced they are raising another round of funding at a $7.5 billion valuation. This is nearly triple what Dapper’s recent valuation was — $2.6 billion — on its latest round of funding (a total of $305 million), announced on March 30, 2021. On the new episode of The Drop, Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker) discusses what the new round of funding could mean for Dapper, and speculates what could be coming for the company following this huge news. ***** On this episode of The Drop:

On April 14, 2021, Dapper Labs CEO and NBA Top Shot founder Roham Gharegozlou tweeted: "I'm deeply disappointed in @Topps. Their product announcement with the @MLB is low quality and bad for NFTs. I feel the same about every other WAX project I've seen." This came on the back of William Quigley, co-founder of WAX, saying WAX is the NFT standard during an interview in March, and dismantling Flow blockchain for their structural differences. The result? A public battle has bubbled up between the two companies coming on the heels of WAX announcing that Topps — the legacy sports memorabilia company — and MLB will launch their own NFTs on the WAX blockchain on April 20. The MLB x Topps project will essentially digitize the static images on Topps baseball cards and make them into NFTs. In this episode of The Drop, hosted by Max Minsker (@MaxMinsker), we discuss the implications of the companies' differences, the problems with the Topps MLB project, and why the quality of the project matters for the budding NFT ecosystem (especially for Roham Gharegozlou). ***** Topics in this episode: — Why does Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou care about Topps x MLB NFTs? — The important distinctions between Dapper Labs and Topps — Why the Topps MLB project looks bad on the surface level — Community discussion playing out about Topps vs Dapper — Everything that’s wrong with the Topps x MLB Release — Topps’ “responsibility” to release a good product for the good of the NFT ecosystem ***** Find the "landing page" that Max discusses here: https://on.wax.io/toppsmlb/ See Roham's Tweet here: https://twitter.com/rohamg/status/1382350062685093897?s=20 Follow Max Minsker on Twitter: @MaxMinsker Follow MomentRanks on Twitter: @MomentRanks **** MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, marketplace tools, the latest sales, and more. Visit us at MomentRanks.com

On this Monday, April 5 episode of the MomentRanks Podcast, we hit on a Legendary pack drop coming in April, the first Moment with player commentary, and more news from NBA Top Shot. Today's interview is with Alxo, the #3 collector on Top Shot. According to MomentRanks, his account is currently worth ~$19 million, including the #1 Zion Williamson and Luka Doncic Comics, Legendary and Rare James Harden jersey numbers, and over 15,000 other Moments. The interview starts at 11:10 in the podcast. Follow Alxo on Twitter — @alxocity. Here's what we touched on: Who is Alxo? Mining bitcoin and 24/7 CryptoKitty breeding Reaction to Dapper investment news Maxing out the credit cards to buy packs and withdrawing only to make the minimum payments on those cards Completing every challenge Take on the current Top Shot market Favorite Moments to buy and misprints What to say to people concerned about the market dip His work in Top Shot feature for players to autograph Moments The MomentRanks Podcast is your source for insights on NBA Top Shot. On every episode, we bring collectors the latest news, trends, and marketplace analysis from Top Shot and deep-dives with some of the biggest collectors in the world of Top Shot and NFTs. ---- MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, the latest sales, and more. Sign up for The Moment's Notice, a daily NBA Top Shot email newsletter from our team at MomentRanks. Hosted by Christian Hardy (@ByHardy). Music by Soulker.  

On this Monday, March 29 episode of the MomentRanks Podcast, we hit on badges, the Dapper stimulus distributed to accounts on Thursday, and more news from around NBA Top Shot. The interview with kyloren, the 10th-ranked collector on NBA Top Shot, the owner of a LeBron Cosmic and Holo MMXX as well as a 5,276 Moment collection. The interview starts at 11:15 in the podcast. Here's what we touched on in the interview: His introduction to NFTs, Dapper, and Top Shot Advice for collectors who are new to Top Shot His favorite player to collect The long-term outlook on the NBA and Top Shot partnership How he approaches the market Choosing challenges Serial number evaluation — 1 or jersey match? What about 3-digit? Why Top Shot has so much room to grow The MomentRanks Podcast is your source for insights on NBA Top Shot. On every episode, we bring collectors the latest news, trends, and marketplace analysis from Top Shot and deep-dives with some of the biggest collectors in the world of Top Shot and NFTs. ---- MomentRanks.com is the premier Top Shot resource for account and Moment valuation down to the serial number, the latest sales, and more. Sign up for The Moment's Notice, a daily NBA Top Shot email newsletter from our team at MomentRanks. Hosted by Christian Hardy (@ByHardy). Music by Soulker.