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Jon Jordan talks to Pixels CEO Luke Barwikowski about the game's forthcoming adoption of the new Apptokens standard, which as well as seeing the launch of the spend/stake-only vPIXEL token, will also herald a new staking model, which will use the token to boost marketing for Pixels and its partner games.[4:42] Games like Axie and Pixels have been massive successes. We need to make them sustainable.[5:25] Some of the issues for web3 games are just gaming issues. Web2 games are not doing well.[7:50] DAUs is not the primary metric for Pixels. It's secondary compared to net revenue.[9:00] We thought we could convert DAUs into paying users. We can but the rate is very low.[11:45] In particularly, it's hard to convert paying users into net paying users.[13:53] We're doing a lot of work to figure out who are the right users to give incentives to.[18:20] The three elements that are required to make a great web3 game. [19:10] Explaining how ERC721C enforced NFT royalties aligns incentives for devs and NFT traders.[20:50] Apptokens (ERC20C) do something similar for fungible tokens. [21:38] A lot of the players we give PIXEL tokens to just sell them - this is misalignment.[21:50] Apptokens allows us to give more tokens to players who spend them in-game. [22:25] We're doing this with our new vPIXEL token, which can only be staked or spent, not sold. [23:48] We want to preference players who use the PIXEL tokens through its tokenomics.[27:36] This is going to be the industry-standard soon. [28:41] The new staking system embraces all the games published in the Pixels ecosystem.[28:50] This sees 28 million PIXEL distributed monthly via these games, giving rewards to stakers.[33:17] This won't be limited to Ronin games, although the staking contracts will be on Ronin.[34:47] How the core Pixels game will fit into this new multi-game PIXEL token ecosystem.[36:35] Pixels is launching a mobile-first Tamagotchi-style pet app in June/July.[38:27] Players who want to convert vPIXEL to PIXEL will pay a c.50% withdrawal fee.[40:47] It doesn't matter how web3 a game is. What matters is whether it works.[42:30] Pixels has given out over $100 million of rewards in terms of PIXEL tokens.

Jon Jordan talks to Marco van den Heuvel, the co-founder and CEO of Beam about the formation of what was originally called Merit Circle as an Axie guild in 2021, then becoming a game investment DAO, and which rebranded as Beam in 2024 as it moved to focus on gaming infrastructure, something it will double down in 2025 with the launch of the Abu Dhabi-based Beam Ventures fund and accelerator. [2:15] Marco's journey in crypto starting with Bitcoin in 2017.[3:30] Started his first company around crypto community management.[3:45] Merit Circle started in 2021 when Axie Infinity blew up.[7:35] Merit Circle started as a guild breeding Axie but quickly expanded to other games.[9:26] It also moved from play-to-earn to become an investment DAO and now running Beam.[12:07] How much of this shift away from P2E was luck[12:44] The data showed that demand for Axies was dropping fast in fall 2021.[15:55] Did Merit Circle invest too widely? Would it have been better to put 200% into 50% of deals?[20:54] Why Merit Circle started making games like Edenhorde.[22:00] We're not a game developer. We intend to become a leading player for gaming infrastructure.[24:35] Why Merit Circle rebranded to Beam. [27:25] It also caused a strong upward valuation on the BEAM token.[28:55] How does Beam compete with Ronin, Immutable, Mythos etc?[30:27] Beam's tech stack can support multiple blockchains such as Immutable, Sophon etc.[31:58] What games should we check out? Trial Xtreme Freedom, Forgotten Playland, Rumble Arcade[34:20] Abu Dhabi-based Beam Ventures fund and accelerator is gearing up for launch in 2025.[37:56] How significant will AI agents be for blockchain gaming?

While DeFi's ultimate goal is to provide an alternative for TradFi, blockchain gaming caters to retail masses, onboarding millions of users to crypto through incentives and fun gameplay. The greatest success story in Web3 gaming thus far has been, without a doubt, Axie Infinity. Apart from creating an engaged community whose early adopters also experienced rags-to-riches stories, it kickstarted an entire movement around play-to-earn gaming. Many have tried copying it, yet most of them failed. Axie Infinity managed to design a sustainable economy that combined NFTs and fungible tokens. The result was the first gamified crypto mining event, at scale. In order to accommodate such a massive demand, in a time when L2 rollups were still in R&D, Sky Mavis founded Ronin, a gaming-oriented Ethereum sidechain. The community that formed around Axie Infinity created a tremendous network effect, solidifying Ronin's PMF as a gaming powerhouse. Before long, many up-and-coming titles migrated to Ronin, and the growth effects in all their key metrics (i.e. DAUs, transactions, revenue, etc.) further fuelled the flywheel.Topics covered in this episode:Jeff's backgroundCryptokittiesJoining Axie Infinity and how it evolvedMonetizing Axie's economyThe recipe for successful blockchain gamesBuilding Ronin, the gaming L1On-chain vs. off-chain game elementsCommunity buildingRonin's economy & composabilityMost suitable gaming genre for Web3AI x gamingCrypto gaming investmentsRonin's current state and future roadmapAxie's upcoming MMOEpisode links:Jeff Zirlin on XAxie Infinity on XRonin on XSky Mavis on XSponsors:Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.ioChorus One: one of the largest node operators worldwide, trusted by 175,000+ accounts across more than 60 networks, Chorus One combines institutional-grade security with the highest yields at - chorus.oneThis episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain.

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan talk through the week's news including:[0:34] Much anticipated game Wildcard dropped its whitepaper.[1:09] CEO Paul Bettner worked on Age of Empires, created Words With Friends. Very smart.[3:00] This was the first time we got insight about how its blockchain works and it's not the game. [4:08] The blockchain bit is Thousands, an integrated Twitch-like spectator platform.[4:34] Wildcard is a F2P PC/console game with cosmetic IAPs. No NFTs. No crypto. [5:40] The WC token is 100% for the community. 20% has already been airdropped. [6:32] You can stake the token and also use it for prediction markets about the game's esport events.[7:55] There will also be Wildorgs, which will act as team franchises.[8:51] It looks like Wildcard will use blockchain for the things it's good for.[10:36] It's interesting that the developer and the investors aren't getting any tokens.[12:33] While Wildcard isn't using Apptokens, we see more games using Apptoken-style controls.[14:31] Pre-registrations for Axie Infinity: Atia's Legacy have passed 2.5 million.[24:44] For a successful web3 game, you need people spending fiat currency as well.[26:06] Even in this market, some games are growing - Alien Worlds, Nine Chronicles, Axie etc.[27:42] What's interesting are games that couldn't exist without using [35:47] "If EVE Online is Rome, EVE Frontier is the building of New York," says CCP Games' CEO.[38:46] EVE Frontier: it's like CCP Games building a specific sandbox platform for EVE games.[40:25] What's really interesting is what new sort of games can we build with blockchain.

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan talk through the week's news including:[1:42] Parallel is the most successful web3 TGC partly through its esport prizes. Just awarded $100,000.[3:22] The second game in the universe is AI experiment Colony, but information is limited.[4:07] Sanctuary is their third game; an extraction shooter. A hard genre to pull-off.[7:20] WorldWide Agents' AI platform went live this week; first time to stake MOJO tokens.[11:03] Wemade's Night Crows game is about to hit its first anniversary: Jon's about to hit level 45. [15:41] Immutable's big hope RavenQuest goes live on 14th March.[21:00] Immortal Rising 2 has done 9 million app downloads but has less than 100,000 DAUs.[23:54] Sky Mavis has announced new MMOG Axie Infinity: Atia's Legacy.[26:36] It follows on from other experimental Axie games]Raylights and Homeland.[29:52[ It looks like it will be more PVE combat-focused with some farming and social elements.[34:20] EVE Frontier has a stark economic model and a new head of economy to test it.

The Samsung Flex Gaming handheld gaming PC concept shown at MWC takes the gaming handheld formula and lets you bend the whole lot in half. Meanwhile, Xreal shipped 350,000 augmented reality (AR) glasses to date and held 51% of the market in Q3, the company said. Are handheld gaming devices the new onboarding tool for Web3 games?Guest: Aleksander Leonard Larsen,  Co-Founder, Chairman, COO of SkyMavisRonin website ➜ https://roninchain.com/~This episode is sponsored by Sui~Pre-Order SuiPlay Handheld Device ➜ https://bit.ly/SuiPlayOX100:00 intro00:14 Samsung Flex Gaming Devices00:48 Nintendo Switch 2 vs SuiPlay OX101:26 Xreal Takes Over Market02:32 XREAL Air 2 Ultra02:54 Mobile Gaming Explosion03:24 Mythical Games Joining Sui?03:56 Ronin Gaming Empire04:24 Aleksander Interview04:42 Ronin Handheld Device?05:19 Porting Ronin Games to XReal06:47 Opening Ronin Ecosystem08:17 Returning Users09:42 Apple Monopoly11:17 Trump Giving Apple a Pass?12:55 Why is Polygon Hated?14:22 BASE Users Growing Faster15:51 Ronin on OpenSea?16:39 Meme coin cycle over?17:57 A.I. Agents in Ronin Games18:49 Onramping Problems with Ronin20:14 Is Ronin Ever Coming To U.S.?22:52 $RON Buy Back Incoming?24:06 outro#crypto #ethereum #nft ~Samsung Reveals Gaming Handheld!

Join Piers Kicks as he hosts Jeffrey "Jiho" Zirlin of Sky Mavis for an exploration of Ronin's evolution from Axie Infinity's scaling solution to becoming the premier gaming chain, now on the cusp of going permissionless with an impressive ecosystem of curated titles.

Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands' chairman Yat Siu about the rise of memecoins, the value of Telegram and TON as a distribution platform, and how AI agents could shake everything up. [3:56] What's the state of memecoins in 2025? [6:28] "We are narrative, story-telling people - money, democracy, politics are all stories." [8:32] "The part that makes me a bit negative about memes is they are being abused by snipers." [11:02] Is PENGU a pure memecoin? Can a memecoin gain utility? [13:18] Will institutions buy memecoins? There will be memecoin ETFs. But this need narrative. [16:45] "Telegram is still the most powerful distribution platform." [20:50] "TON means that Telegram will survive [22:52] Ronin demonstrates the power of community as Axie was joined by Pixels. [23:22] "In web3, they came for the money but stayed for the social." [27:01] 'AI agents can now create tokens and pay humans to do things for it.' [28:31] How Yat deals with vampire agent IP attacks such AImonica and an AI Yat agent. [29:25] AI agents will make it easier for humans to interact with blockchains and wallets. [31:54] Yat's attitude to the AImonica AI agent project. [34:47] What's next for Mocaverse and the MOCA token? [36:15] Reputation systems don't have to just be for humans, but can be for AI agents too. [37:22] How blockchains and reputation can help student loans. [38:07] Why Animoca isn't as focused on building and investing games as it once was. [38:51] "We think NFTs are going to have a pretty big comeback in 2025."

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan chew through the week's news. [0:23] Sky Mavis has announced a new $10 million grants program for developers on Ronin. [3:22] Is the ease of onboarding users to web3 games still a big issue? [7:08] Mobile basketball game Rumble Kong League is migrating to Ronin. [9:50] What will be most interesting about Ronin going permissionless is new non-gaming apps. [11:55] Axie Infinity added $4 million to its treasury in 2024. [15:31] Axie and Pixels believe they can make play-to-earn work as a sustainable business strategy. [16:20] Wild Forest demonstrates that pure token airdrops still don't. [18:08] Explaining Pixel's 2024 financials. [27:34] AI agents doing a live podcast and soon to be playing poker against each other. [32:44] Blocklords launched its Elisa Revard AI agent; people tried to win her hand in marriage. [36:30] Saga has announced Metropolis, which allows AI agents to launch their own blockchains. [38:50] Mighty Bear Games has announced its AlphaGOAT AI agents, dropping 6th February. [44:06] What's happening with The Sandbox in 2025?

For today's episode, we are live from Bangkok again discussing what it takes to build a massive userbase onchain from the ground up. Picture this: It's early days, and Axie Infinity is trying to scale on Ethereum. They experiment with Loom Network, but like many early solutions, it just can't handle their explosive growth. Rather than compromise, they take the bold step of building their own solution - Ronin. Today, that decision has paid off spectacularly. Beyond powering Axie, Ronin now supports rising stars like Pixels, boasting 1.5 million daily active users and generating millions in monthly revenue. What makes Ronin special isn't just its tech - it's the holistic ecosystem they've built. Every piece, from their wallet to their NFT marketplace to their DEX, was crafted with real user needs in mind. There's no unnecessary complexity, no features built just for hype. Everything serves a purpose, tested and refined in the crucible of actual usage. The impact has been transformative, particularly in regions often overlooked by traditional tech. In the Philippines, Vietnam, and Brazil, Ronin has become more than just a gaming platform - it's an economic engine. By breathing new life into dormant NFTs and creating genuine utility through gameplay, they've built something that delivers real value to everyday users. For developers, Ronin offers more than just infrastructure - it provides a blueprint for success. Their strategy of nurturing a core "golden cohort" of users and expanding organically has proven remarkably effective. For players, it means gaming experiences that feel natural and seamless, where the blockchain elements enhance rather than intrude. While Ronin has had its ups and downs, its clear that they are steadfast on bringing new users onchain, which were excited about. Join The Rollup Edge: https://members.therollup.co Website: https://therollup.co/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd.. Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcast Follow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupco Follow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollup Follow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandy Join our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBh The Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl

On this episode, we're taking a look at crypto tokens that, for whatever reason, Paul doesn't currently hold. Are these tokens worth another shot? ~This Episode is Sponsored By Coinbase~ Get up to $200 for getting started on Coinbase➜ https://bit.ly/CBARRON00:00 Intro00:08 Sponsor: Coinbase00:54 Hedera02:05 Aethir02:30 Ronin04:37 Moca05:44 Mavia06:34 Illuvium07:10 Algorand07:30 Helium vs MOBILE08:27 Propy09:15 Predict10:45 Toshi11:55 SNEK12:20 Dorito13:57 Outro#Crypto #bitcoin #etheruem~Top Coins I Don't Own... Should I Buy?️‍

In this episode I talk to Jihoz co-founder of Axie Infinity and Ronin about crypto gaming, the resurrection of Ronin and it's new all time highs, and why crypto gaming is inevitable. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

Check out Jon's daily email at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In episode 183, Jon Jordan talks to Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff 'Jihoz' Zirlin about the maturing of Ronin from the blockchain for Axie Infinity to a gaming ecosystem for dozens of web3 games. [3:09] What is Axie Pals? [5:58] The Axie treasury is generating $300,000/month. [9:52] What is the future for Axie as a brand? [11:24] Making Axie NFTs dynamic has created a sink for AXS tokens. [13:26] How has the change been for Sky Mavis moving from being a developer to a platform holder? [13:44] "We believe we have expertise, the eye, the taste to pick winners." [16:14] Why Ronin's current permissioned approach is not the long term strategy. [17:30] Does Ronin currently have too many MMORPGs? [24:33] Should we view Ronin as having a predominantly southeast Asian community? [27:20] Why is Ronin succeeding when other gaming blockchains seem to be struggling? [28:43] "Web3 gaming's biggest competition is with memecoins." [32:40] Are games big enough to drive a crypto cycle themselves? [35:31] 70% of players claiming AXS via our Bounty Boards are staking or holding their tokens. [36:59] What games is Jeff excited about?

Axie Infinity just announced who can get free AXS tokens, giving players more control in the game and better rewards. Find out how to claim your tokens and what it means for you: https://aliceinfarmland.com/claim-free-axs-tokens-and-unlock-governance-power-your-guide-to-axie-infinitys-airdrop-eligibility-and-staking-rewards/ Alice In Farmland Crypto News City: Fresno Address: 8930 North 6th Street Website: https://aliceinfarmland.com/

As the co-founder of both @AxieInfinity & @Ronin_Network, Jeff has more time in the trenches of crypto gaming than almost anybody in the space. Here's why he believes crypto gaming is going to win

Axie Infinity's co-founder just dropped the ULTIMATE web3 growth playbook! Watch now to get all the key insights, plus a few areas we think need additional consideration! CHAPTERS 00:00 – Overview of web3 growth playbook 00:56 – Axie Infinity's impact on web3 02:13 – UGC / KOL highlights 05:59 – Gifting / partnerships marketing 07:30 – Grinding your way to growth 09:03 – The limits of Axie's playbook 10:00 – Ronin's magnification effect 10:46 – Barriers to entry still exist 11:19 – Apeiron's growth through Ronin 11:51 – Growing web3 vs. growing a game 12:17 – Opposing customer segments 13:39 – Closing and sponsor message Axie's growth playbook: https://x.com/Jihoz_Axie/status/1813340640433807795 Our podcast with Apeiron: https://upptic.com/web2-5-gaming-with-apeiron-frank-cheng-games-growth-with-upptic/ Get more web3 gaming insights at www.upptic.com!

Send us a Text Message.What if you could transform the gaming industry and boost mainstream crypto adoption simultaneously? In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Zirlin, co-founder of Sky Mavis, to uncover the story behind Ronin's development and its massive impact on Web3 gaming. Jeff AKA "Jihoz", is a co-founder of Sky Mavis, the creators of Axie Infinity and the Ronin Blockchain. Axie is the #1 NFT game by DAU, NFT volume (as verified by the Guiness Book of world records), and cultural impactJeff shares the trials and triumphs of creating Axie Infinity and how these experiences led to the birth of the Ronin blockchain—an infrastructure designed specifically for gamers and game developers. We discuss the "Ronin effect" and how this tailored platform is propelling game growth at an unprecedented pace, making blockchain technology more accessible and attractive to gamers who are already familiar with digital currencies.We also explore the booming success of games like Pixels, Pyram, and Kaidro on the Ronin network, breaking down the strategies that have led to their impressive user engagement and growth. Discover the significance of community involvement, maintaining digital economy balance, and the importance of developing games transparently for achieving success in the Web3 space. Jeff provides insights into the future of gaming with blockchain, AI, and the metaverse, emphasizing Ronin's vital role in driving consumer adoption of Web3 technologies. Join us as we highlight how active community engagement on platforms like Discord and Facebook is fueling the ongoing success of the Ronin ecosystem.This episode was recorded through a Podcastle call on June 5, 2024. Read the blog article and show notes here: https://webdrie.net/how-ronin-blockchain-powers-millions-of-gamers-with-sky-mavis-co-founder-jeff-jihoz-zirlin/

In this episode: Shocking leaks reveal Valve's staggering revenue per employee, Axie's new Web3 growth playbook is dissected, and Xbox Game Pass changes spark a discussion on its value proposition and long-term viability. CHAPTERS 00:00 – Opening and summary 00:58 – Valve's INSANE profits leaked 07:51 – Axie's growth playbook REVEALED 21:30 – Xbox Game Pass costs HOW MUCH? 26:16 – Closing and sponsor plug Axie's growth playbook: https://x.com/Jihoz_Axie/status/1813340640433807795 Our podcast with Apeiron: https://upptic.com/web2-5-gaming-with-apeiron-frank-cheng-games-growth-with-upptic/ Get more games industry insights at www.upptic.com!

Aleksander Leonard Larsen er medgründer, styrelder og COO i kryptospillselskapt Sky Mavis. På høyden var Sky Mavis verdsatt til 25 milliarder kroner, men så ble de hacket.Tema:0:03:02 Erfaring og samarbeid i spillutvikling hos Nintendo0:09:29 Figurens styrke, spillbruk og historie som salgsargument0:10:36 Fordeler og ferdigheter i toppen av spillet0:14:16 Axie som en spillplattform og distribusjonskanal0:15:44 Økning i brukere etter hacken og tilpasninger til spill.0:21:52 Inntektskilder og verdi i markedsplassen0:27:12 Skape en spillplattform med stor verdi og nettverkseffekter0:33:29 Hacken som førte til 600 millioner dollar tap0:37:46 Oppdagelsen av hacken0:51:38 Utfordringer med å skape vekstselskaper i dagens Norge1:02:03 Fra staten til å bygge et verdensselskap i spillbransjen1:06:00 Fra Norge til Vietnam: Et unikt eventyr begynner1:10:22 Bitter og sur personlighet etter Big Five-test1:13:43 Fra å være avhengig av investorer til å velge dem1:15:24 Investering krever historie, marked, team og nettverk.1:19:17 Reduser risiko og gjør det enkelt for investoren å bli med.1:22:47 Vektlegging av rekruttering og å være "high agency" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Bitcoin and Ethereum still gaining in recent days, gaming-centric tokens are broadly continuing pace—with buzzy tokens tied to the Ronin and Beam networks leading the charge among large-cap projects.Guest: Aleksander Leonard Larsen Co-Founder & COO Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity)RONIN Website ➜ https://bit.ly/RONsite00:00 intro00:24 "Axie is Dead"00:59 Sentiment Score01:11 Marketplace Activity01:30 Pixels Moves To Ronin02:03 Ronin All-Time-High02:47 NFT Game Checklist03:59 Walled Gardens vs Network Effects05:10 Aleksander on Ronin06:35 Why did Pixels join Ronin?08:15 Pixels still on Polygon09:05 Interoperability with Mocaverse10:12 More Games Coming?13:57 Axie Still Not on App Stores17:00 Honeyland Solution18:21 Axie on Solana?19:32 $RON Buy Fees22:07 SocialFi24:19 Axie on Netflix?25:26 Aleks Still Hates VR/AR26:20 VR Dominates App Store27:06 Unity VR/AR Tools28:16 Axie VR/AR Not Happening29:26 outro#Crypto #Ethereum #Bitcoin~Ronin Blasts Through All-Time-High!

Axie Oh is a NYT and Indie bestselling author. Her book — The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is literary magic. As a Korean American, Axie's stories center Korean culture and characters and are inspired by Korean folklore, but her storytelling reaches beyond any cultural limitations, as evidenced by the fact that her books are translated into over 30 languages. We talk about the deep comfort of the sounds and smells of our shared motherland, a truth that seems to reverberate within our very cells. We swap some outrageous stories including being misidentified, renamed, and asked if we are from North or South Korea. Axie shares her journey to becoming a published author, from the inspired guidance of teachers through racist feedback and rejections, to ultimately maintaining patience and perserverence and not letting the no's stop you. I love Axie's joy for Asian pop culture — K-pop, K-drama, and Pokemon — and we talk about how when touchpoints from various cultures are mixed into and immersed into everyone's day to day life, the result is true inclusion, and more space to understand experiences that are different to yours. Please enjoy the magical — Axie Oh. You can follow Axie on Instagram ⁠@axieoh and you can also find Leah on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leahsoojinkim⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast was produced by Just Breathe, find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠justbreatheproject.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our intro and outro music is from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠purple-planet.com

Fin 2023, cet épisode va vous secouer ! Et si l'investissement du siècle, c'était le Bitcoin ? C'est sûrement le cas. Il est temps de rattraper notre retard sur les Cryptos. On retrouve Christophe, multimillionnaire de la première vague des cryptos. Il sera accompagné de Gilles, qui compte bien être un des multimillionnaires de la deuxième partie. Si vous ne savez pas par où commencer, c'est ici. Christophe et Gilles sont des membres actifs de la communauté FIRE. Pour les retrouver c'est ici : https://bit.ly/3b2iX1n Plan de l'épisode “Tout savoir sur les cryptos - Christophe x Gilles” Première partie: 00: 30 - Présentation 01: 20 - Un peu de bitcoin en 2013, de l'ethereum en 2016 04: 20 - De la croyance dans un énorme univers de smart contracts 05: 40 - Un patrimoine de 10.000 euros 07: 00 - Quel était le déclic ? 10: 00 - Un objectif de 600.000 euros 13: 00 - J'y étais ... mais l'ethereum a chuté 15: 30 - A côté, je poursuis mes projets immobiliers et mon boulot 17: 00 - Fin 2020, les prix explosent ... 20: 15 - Mon FIRE est désormais possible ... alors je revois mes objectifs 23: 30 - T'as retiré combien ? 25: 00 - J'ai acheté quand il ne fallait pas ... 28: 00 - Les cryptos, un raccourci intéressant à mon âge 29: 00 - Devenir un fat FIRE Deuxième partie: 34: 00 - Un potentiel multiplicateur en baisse 39: 00 - Je veux débuter dans la cryptomonnaie, je fais comment ? 46: 00 - Éduquez-vous et cessez d'écouter les autres investisseurs 50: 00 - Comment optimises-tu ton temps (et ta stratégie) ? 54: 30 - Tu mets combien et comment tu décides ? 58: 00 - Comment répartir mon capital ? 01: 02: 00 - Les cartes Axie infinity 01: 04: 30 - Ou encore, les DeFi (Finances décentralisées) 01: 09: 00 - C'est quoi, PolkaDot ? 01: 11: 10 - Et la Binance Smart Chain ? Quid de Solana ? 01: 16: 00 - Achetons ton premier NFT ... 01: 25: 55 - Les wallets crypto et comment les choisir 01: 30: 30 - C'est quoi le prochain truc, après les cryptos ? 01: 37: 55 - Quels comptes Twitter suivez-vous ? 01: 40: 00 - Désormais, qui dit bourse dit crypto 01: 45: 00 - Les cryptos, NTF ... des bulles spéculatives ? 01: 52: 30 - Le copy trading 01: 55: 30 - Peut-on transformer des cryptos en actifs physiques ? 02: 03: 35 - Quel est le pays ayant le plus fort taux d'équipement de bitcoin au monde ? 02: 07: 50 - C'est la fin du podcast ... il est à combien, l'ether ?D'ailleurs, Nalo sponsorise le podcast. C'est un robot advisor qui vous permet d'épargner et d'investir pour vos projets. Les investissements sont en ETF accessibles à partir d'une assurance vie, ou d'un PER. N'hésitez pas à tester avec 50 € pour vous faire une idée. Pour avoir 3 mois de frais de gestion offerts, c'est ici : https://www.nalo.fr/?utm_source=Victor%20Lora&utm_medium=partenariat&idpa=VICTORLORA N'hésitez pas à laisser un commentaire et 5 étoiles

FOMO HOUR #1 - Solana hits 2023 high. Tradfi chases meme coins. PFPs in a mini-rally. Flooring Protocol ‘bank-run'. Axie leads gamefi resurgence. FOMO HOUR brings you all the latest news, updates and headlines from around the world, inside and outside of the Crypto, Blockchain and NFT markets. Join hosts Farokh, Mando and OSF as they cover some of the biggest topics at present with some of the biggest names in the ecosystem. Streaming live 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 10:30AM EST to 11:30AM EST on YouTube and X!

Welcome back to NFT Alpha! Your #1 source for NFT news. In today's video Taco talks about new NFT music dropped by Mastercard Web3 Accelerator, Axie Infinity NFT game, and OpenSea's new 'Deal' feature.

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We're less than a month away from WWDC 2023, Apple's annual conference for developers. Ahead of the special event in Apple Park, the company has now sent out the event schedule for invited developers. Apple is known for revealing big products and among rumored is Apple's long anticipated mixed reality headset to rival Meta Quest. Coincidentally Metaverse crypto tokens spiked over the past day.Guest: Evan AldoEvan Aldo Youtube Channel ➜ https://bit.ly/EvanAldo20% off Evan Aldo Course ➜ https://bit.ly/EvanCourse ➜ Use code "paulbarron"

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably already heard of Axie Infinity. Chances are you might even know its creator, Sky Mavis. But there is a lot to Sky Mavis nowadays than Axie Infinity – even though Axie in itself is already a huge topic to unpack. In this episode of Edge of NFT, co-founder Jiho Zirlin joins the crew to talk about the latest projects they have been working on now that Axie is on its fifth year. The highlight of this discussion is Ronin, a rogue samurai-inspired network that the guys at Sky Mavis envision to be the go-to place for Web3 game developers to launch their products and games and to grow their communities. Jiho also gives us an update on the Axie universe, where there are now multiple Axie games to choose from. Plus, for our hot topics, we welcome Bob Ras, co-founder of Sologenic, who gives us a sneak peek of their newest project, Coreum, the first EGB blockchain providing fast, cost-efficient, and scalable infrastructure for enterprises. Tune in to learn more!More from Edge of NFT:

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably already heard of Axie Infinity. Chances are you might even know its creator, Sky Mavis. But there is a lot to Sky Mavis nowadays than Axie Infinity – even though Axie in itself is already a huge topic to unpack. In this episode of Edge of NFT, co-founder Jiho Zirlin joins the crew to talk about the latest projects they have been working on now that Axie is on its fifth year. The highlight of this discussion is Ronin, a rogue samurai-inspired network that the guys at Sky Mavis envision to be the go-to place for Web3 game developers to launch their products and games and to grow their communities. Jiho also gives us an update on the Axie universe, where there are now multiple Axie games to choose from. Plus, for our hot topics, we welcome Bob Ras, co-founder of Sologenic, who gives us a sneak peek of their newest project, Coreum, the first EGB blockchain providing fast, cost-efficient, and scalable infrastructure for enterprises. Tune in to learn more!

Web3 games are taking off and Planet Mojo is one of the premiere titles leading the way. On Ep 23 of The Zeitgeist, CEO Mike Levine shares the web3 opportunity for game publishers, how digital ownership empowers gamers, and the future of community gaming. About Planet Mojo:Planet Mojo is an ecosystem of interconnected games built by Mystic Moose and set inside a mysterious alien planet with an evolving narrative. Players compete with customized teams of fantastical creatures in a suite of eSports, PvP games. The long-term goal is to create a sustainable and growing catalog of games for the next generation of gamers, empowering players by allowing them to own their in-game assets and have a say in the project's future direction.Show Notes:01:02 - Background and how he started in Web3?04:34 - Unique challenges in Web307:25  - What is planet Mojo?         11:17  - Owning your assets in planet mojo12:50 - Is Mojo Planet a Play-to-own model?13:5 - The future of in-game economy in Web319:31 - Why are traditional gamers skeptical of NFTs?23:15 -  Would traditional games benefit from adding a Web3 component?24:54 -  The future of Web3 gaming    28:58 - A builder in the Web3 gaming ecosystem he admires?          Full Transcript:Brian Friel (00:00):Hey everyone and welcome to the Zeitgeist, the show where we highlight the founders, developers, and designers who are pushing the web 3.0 Space forward. I'm Brian Friel, developer relations at Phantom, and I'm super excited to introduce our guest, Mike Levine. Mike is the CEO of Planet Mojo, one of the leading games on Polygon. Mike, welcome to the show.Mike Levine (00:28):Hello. Thanks for having me, Brian. Excited to be here.Brian Friel (00:32):I'm excited for you to be here as well. We got a lot of really awesome stuff to talk about. Just the time of recording this, I saw you guys sold out your first mint on Magic Eden. You've got this great ecosystem you guys are building out related the web 3.0 gaming. But before we dive into all that, I want to learn a little bit more about you. You have a very interesting background. You're a veteran of the gaming industry and you spent a lot of time at Lucas Arts Entertainment. Can you walk us through what your background is and why you started working in web 3.0?Mike Levine (01:02):Yeah, I started working at Lucas Arts in the early 90s, I'm going to make myself sound as old as I am. But I'm from the east coast in Massachusetts where I am now. But went out to California with dreams of, well, really going to grad school. But I needed a job and amazingly Lucas had one in the paper. Lucasfilm games at the time, and I went in and somehow convinced them to hire me, and just really clicked. I never considered it for a career at all. I'd played video games my whole life growing up and Nintendo and all kinds of other games, but I hadn't really played PC games, so I kind of had to lie a little. I remember when I called a friend back east who was like, tell me some PC games that I could tell them about. Little did I know they were about to release their first console game, so it was like, oh, you played console games?(01:52):And they're like, so yeah. And I started at the bottom floor I guess doing QA, which is a great place to start in the industry. But I didn't sort of let my dreams of why I moved to California die, and I took an internship, and I was working 90 hours a week at Lucas and this other place and I was learning all about basically the beginning of digital media and video, and started using the computers at Lucas. And next thing I knew I was working in the art department, I was really just using their Macs to practice Photoshop and the art director noticed it and was like, wait, you know Photoshop? But then I started to get more brave and propose ideas because I was just using these cutting edge tools. And I guess anyways, to fast forward, that theme has gone throughout my whole career because I'm always sort of tinkering with what's new and what's next.(02:40):And yeah to give you the quick version, worked on some amazing games at Lucas. Went on to sort of create the visual effects department there, and did some great games. And eventually it was a pretty big mass exodus of people that I was at the beginning of. But went on to do a startup with people from ILM because the visual effects department or company that Lucas owns or did. But I had worked with them a lot just because all these techniques we were doing and Skywalker ran, so did a startup with those guys for a couple years, it was more about tools and effects, and wanted to get back to games. I missed games after not being in it. So I moved back to the east coast, started my own companies, and over the years I've just done a mix of our own games but also done service work to survive with Hasbro and Spin Master and other things.(03:33):And we had a great run doing augmented reality, and we had Apples game of the day, and worked with Phil Tippett, but also worked with big companies like Niantic and others. And ultimately that disillusioned with mobile AR, at least the short term future of it. And we made a VR game a couple years ago for Sam and Max, which was a game I worked on the original way back at Lucas. So that was a lot of fun. But during that game, that's when I started getting obsessed with first NFTs, and then blockchain and blockchain games, and that's how we got here.Brian Friel (04:09):That's awesome. So you painted an awesome story there. I guess starting from the bottom at QA intern, rising up. And you've worked on titles that you didn't mention, but like Jedi Knight, the Force Within, Rebel Assault One and Two, so you've seen what it takes to make really successful video games. Coming into the Web 3.0 space, what have you noticed that's different? What is uniquely challenging about web 3.0?Mike Levine (04:34):We could talk for the next half hour just about this, but it's completely different, and it's completely the same. And I think that's what we're seeing now, is each company finding that balance of what is a web 3.0 game right now? You have some that are completely on chain and others that are completely off chain. And then there's things like us, which are in between which some people call Web 2.5 or whatever. But I think we're closer to 3.0 than 2.5. But I say as someone new coming into the space, which I was a year and a half ago at least, it's an overwhelming amount of stuff to learn. People say the rabbit hole for crypto and web 3.0 and blockchain. And as I've talked about here, we've gone down other tech rabbit holes in my career learning all about AR and everything related to it.(05:23):That was a pretty deep rabbit hole, but nothing compared to this, right? There's just so much more. And it took at least six months to just sort of get our bearings, get our sea legs basically, where it's like you start to figure out what's important, what's not important. And a big part of that at the beginning, because there was still so much lack of clarity, was making a good game. Making a fun game. We were in the minority I think on that in the beginning when everyone was kind of obsessed with play to earn and we're like, well let's make sure the game's fun. Because everything else kind of stems from that. Or you're really just going to have people there only to earn. And I'm not an Axie slammer, but that's kind of what we saw happen there, right?Brian Friel (06:10):Right, that makes sense.Mike Levine (06:11):So yeah, I mean there's massive differences, and I think it's really about finding your rudder and then once you do, just going for it basically. And there's just a lot of noise in this space. So it's constantly, is this call important? Should we partner with this company? How many partnerships can we do? Because we're still a relatively small company, you can spread yourself thin in this space. And then you have the whole Web 2.0 side of it, which maybe want to save that for another question if it comes up.(06:41):But yeah, just taking that on and trying to bring people over to web 3.0, it's easier when you're just in web 3.0 and these are already the converts, so we don't have to convince them. And I think there are other companies that are content to just sort of stay in this web 3.0 echo chamber right now. But I feel like the reason us and all these companies were able to get funding, the whole idea was games can bring more people into web 3.0. So if we only stay in with the converted, we're not really doing that justice. So that's kind of been our philosophy.Brian Friel (07:15):Trying to grow the pie. I totally resonate with that. So I think this might be a good time to talk a little bit about your project Planet Mojo. What is Planet Mojo in your own words?Mike Levine (07:26):Yeah, planet Mojo is an ecosystem of interconnected games built by us, Mystic Moose. That's the company. It is set in a mysterious alien planet, which we're going to keep revealing more about over time. We're really just the first chapter now, and we like to say it has an evolving narrative, just like the game has evolving seasons, eventually. Players compete with customized teams in our first game, Mojo Melee of fantastical creatures in a suite of eSport PVP games over time, because we plan to make more games soon.(07:58):The long-term goal is to create a sustainable growing catalog of games for the next generation of gamers. Empowering players by allowing them to own their in-game assets and have a say in the project's future direction/ which is a really simple way of saying we believe in decentralization and player ownership, digital property rights and all those fun things.Brian Friel (08:20):And so when you first had the idea to go into web 3.0, did you have this vision of what Planet Mojo would be, and was Planet Mojo the catalyst for this? Or was it more that you were interested in web 3.0, you wanted to tinker with new technologies, and Planet Mojo kind of arose out of that curiosity? Which way would you say that evolved?Mike Levine (08:39):It was a lot of things coming together. I mean first off, we love creating original IP. We've done that over the years. We created an indie game before the term existed, Colin Insecticide, I think part one is still on Steam and it was on the DS as well. And that was a complete fantasy, amazing fictional world that a lot of us worked on, a lot of friends from Lucas Arts. So creating original worlds and IP is not easy, but it's something we enjoy a lot. And we also just know from history sort of that whenever new platforms are born, new paradigms begin. That's usually when new IP is born, or has a chance to be born before the big licenses and IP. We've seen this over and over Whenever a new console launches. You see it with AxiE and things like this, that just IPS kind of rise. So it seemed like a great opportunity.(09:40):But yeah, I mean I guess before that we really had the specific idea, it was just the understanding what web 3.0 was, and we didn't even call it that then, right? Crypto games or game-fi or whatever we were calling it. But just understanding what that was going to mean to the players, to the developers, what it could do to gaming in general. People talk a lot about indie games and that's a big thing in games, but I'm here to break it to you, it's a bit of a fallacy. It's like there's thousands of indie games that don't really succeed, and then we have one or two that sort of propel, it's kind of being a rockstar when I grew up. It was like, good luck, right.(10:20):And that doesn't mean you can't do it, but the game is kind of rigged. There's usually outside funding involved, and publishers, and the platform fees. And so web 3.0 was a way to me also it's like wow, we can flip the script here and have more control as indies, and control of our own destiny, and it was like the evolution of community. We've seen community and gaming become a huge thing over the last decade. This is the natural evolution of community to me.Brian Friel (10:52):Yeah, that's very well put. So let's dive in a little more then. You've mentioned you paint this great picture here of players owning their assets, the decentralization aspect of it. How exactly does this work in Planet Mojo? So for reference, you guys just had this mint madness NFT moment on Magic Eden, you guys sold out in four seconds. I imagine these NFTs are used in game, is that correct?Mike Levine (11:17):Yeah, I mean first and foremost and we really have taken a, we're the tortoise not the hair approach to the blockchain, and we haven't launched our token, and we've always wanted to take a slow and steady approach to it.(11:30):So yeah, first and foremost, and we're literally still hooking this up right now. It's about to be done. But if you own the Champion NFTs, you will have them in the game. We're soon, we've kind of spoiled the players up to now by the way, because we've been in alpha, we haven't really worried about the game progression too much, and we've just kind of given everything to players to make tournaments more fun. But we're really only a few weeks away from being an open beta. And that's when we'll be taking everything away from everyone and resetting all stats, and then people will have to play to unlock champions and abilities, and spell stones, and different skins, and eventually arenas when we hook those up, because those could be NFTs as well, maybe. Intent.(12:16):So, yeah. When you own them you will automatically unlock them to use in teams and play within the game, and you won't have to worry about the progression, just like free to play. But the difference here of course is you truly own it. You can sell it if you want at any point on open markets or our marketplace when we launch it. And our whole thing is as we launch more games, you're going to get to use that character in our other games as well, only if you own it as a NFT.Brian Friel (12:44):And so this model it's kind of like a play to own model, which I've heard about. Is that a correct characterization?Mike Levine (12:50):Yes. I mean I love and hate acronyms I guess I'll just go on record of saying that. But we do kind of need them in a way. And I think I can certainly get behind that a lot more than anything with the term earn in it. Because that was just a bad idea. Free to own, I know Gabe really pushes that, but I always was just like, wait a minute. Let's not take play out of this. If we're really going to have an acronym debate now. The word play should be at the center of this. There's just not enough words. So that's why I like play to own.Brian Friel (13:25):I like that as well. So then talk to us a little bit about the economy of this game. You guys are building this world, you're going to be adding on a piece arenas over time, this thing's going to continually evolve. Players also own their own assets, but you made a point up front to be like, this isn't something where we're just advertising a quick way to make money in this game. How do you see the in-game economy here evolving over time?Mike Levine (13:52):Good question. And back to the last point related too, we do plan to add other features to owning the NFTs. And I didn't even mention by the way that we have what we call a, it's an in-game collection tier basically. And the very easy way to explain it is the more NFTs you own, the more chances for rewards and prizes you're going to get in the game. Because we sort of tally up, look at all of the NFTs you own, there's like a point system, and you'll sort of have a different tier, and then each month you'll get these collection tier points basically that you can put towards our premium quest, which if you didn't own them would take much, much longer to unlock, basically. So that's another thing. And we also want to eventually have some form of sort of holding slash staking with rewards as well.(14:39):And then moving to your question just about the economy. So right now we just have a soft currency in the game, it's called Ore, or you're going to earn it through the battles, it's going to help you rank up, level up. There's a whole free battle pass system that you get battle pass points for that unlock assets, champions, currency, all kinds of things. We're going to have a hard currency too. And by the way, just backing up, because I don't even think we really explained or, I jumped over this, my fault.(15:09):But so our game is Mojo Melee. It is a next generation strategy auto-chess battler. We've been nominated in a bunch of the web 3.0 award shows, which has been in great. The game's currently still in alpha, it's in the browser base game, so you can play it right in our web browser, and we are planning to take it to mobile very soon as well. So I just want to make sure we explain what the game was-Brian Friel (15:34):Cover those bases. Yeah, yeah, yeah.Mike Levine (15:36):And you can play, if anyone has played team fight tactics, that's kind of where these games really came from Dota 2, Underlords, but Teamfight Tactics has sort of become the most popular one. But making this for blockchain and why we say we feel it's like the next evolution of these games, even taking the web 3.0 part out of it, is all those games really came from PC downloadable. There are mobile versions, but TFT matches can take easily 30 minutes to play. And we wanted to make something that was faster paced. Even the browser version, when you play it, you'll notice it feels like a mobile game, that's because we designed it that way. So when you're playing it on mobile, the matches can take 5 to 10 minutes, you can play against one-on-one or eight other players at a time. It's like a round-robin tournament format, which is another one of the big reasons we chose the genre to start off with because we did take a lot of time debating what kind of game do we want to make first.(16:33):And we just thought this was a great way to introduce the world, the characters, and this is the other big thing we changed with these games is we're like, okay, players are going to own their characters. And normally these games up to now and it's very new genre, but you typically played with a shared deck. So players are playing against each other but they're pulling from the same deck. And what we did was kind of make it more like Hearthstone and other games and we kind of took that out of it, we made it more about collection and team building. Where you have just insane amount, every time we add a champion or a spell stone, which is another element we added, it just gives you insane combinations to try and strategy in terms of how you lay them out and use them.Brian Friel (17:18):The theory crafting because endless, yeah.Mike Levine (17:20):Yeah. So we sort of made a new paradigm sort of around that, and as we were making it, Supercell started testing their auto-chess game and they actually did something pretty similar so we were like okay, they're pretty smart, we must be onto something. So it just gave us confidence that we were on the right path.Brian Friel (17:37):That's good validation.Mike Levine (17:39):Yeah. Their game is way more casual. We kind of built something in between TFT and what they built. But yeah, web 3.0 with community we're always listening, and we've taken huge amounts of feedback. I mean we started privately play testing it last August, and so we've definitely listened to the community, we've added tons of features that people have asked for, and we may even add longer form matches eventually, enough people request them. But our sort of goal right now is to get into open beta and test like I was saying the progression and the retention, and all this awards and things like that in the game.Brian Friel (18:20):That's great. That's a big overview. Thank you for that. I guess I'm obligated to ask this question for all your fans who are listening, but when beta? Can you share anything about that?Mike Levine (18:29):I mean we're real close here. I would tell you within two weeks, but we have this little thing coming up called GDC and a bunch of our team is going there, so we may decide to wait till right after that, just till we're all back. So we're talking hopefully before March is over I'm fairly confident we'll get open beta, knock on wood.Brian Friel (18:51):Right on. So I guess switching gears a little bit, at the start of this conversation you talked about the idea of growing the pie and that right now web 3.0 is relatively to all the gaming industries that are out there, it's a small subset of user base. There's people who really resonate with it, but then the vast majority of gamers maybe don't care or don't see the value prop. But I'd say there's also, I've seen a little bit of blow back where anytime the term NFT is mentioned to traditional gamers, a lot of times it elicits this response where people immediately say, no, I don't want it, I don't like it.Mike Levine (19:26):It's a trigger word.Brian Friel (19:27):It has become a bit of a trigger word. Why do you think that's the case?Mike Levine (19:31):Oh, this is very simple actually. And first of all, we don't have NFTs in our game. We have digital collectibles.Brian Friel (19:39):Good marketing.Mike Levine (19:40):And I've seen a lot more people use this term, especially who are bringing it to the masses or trying to. But I was talking about this for many months ago, just that the web 3.0 gaming space needs to break free of the NFT space. And it hasn't yet. Because there are these rules, many of which are very silly in the NFT space. You've got to sell out, and in terms of pricing, and distribution, and quantity and just all the sort of FOMO around it, and not to mention all the scams and rug pulls and it's like, we've been on tons of calls in the beginning of this where meeting with very DeFi crypto groups on Telegram. And at the beginning we were just sort of surprised at all the questions, it was like, how do we know this isn't a scam and all this stuff?(20:30):And we're like, we've been doing this for over 20 years, this is what we do. We make games, we do what we say, but we get it. So I think that's, the mass public, first of all I think it's a myth actually that gamers hate this. I really do. They hate something else. It's all that stuff we were just talking about. And I think we hit the peak hate months ago. I think we've been getting much more people like yeah, I'm interested in this actually, and what's it all about? And I just know from firsthand experience, that's why every time now when I'm doing these spaces or whatever I'm trying to say, everyone on this call, we're in the bubble already. What you have to do is everyone go bring in one friend. Just go talk to your friends about this, because there's nothing more powerful to this day in any media than word of mouth.(21:23):I just saw a chart on this, and it's like over 50% the most powerful form of user acquisition. And I just know from firsthand experience, when I talk to gamers young and old, what are you doing now? I'm making a web 3.0 game. What's that? Crypto. And then I say, well, have you ever thought about owning your assets and what that means? And then literally their eyes open up. What are you talking about? Because they're like gamers, they stream, they're watching Fortnite and playing Call of Duty, like wait a minute, that skin that I paid so much for, I could sell it? Yeah. Ooh, tell me more. So this has to be a grassroots campaign really to win over people. See, this is the big difference here is that people like to compare this to free to play, and it's not the greatest analogy. Because free to play had one thing, I don't know if I should say over us, but it was the main point of it.(22:25):It was free. Right in the title. And to the average consumer, to Joe 6-pack, whatever, they don't care about decentralization and blockchain and immutable and any of that stuff. They want to know is this a good deal for me? What's in it for me? And if we just explain to them, yes, you can own it, there's value in it, you can make it better by playing, and when our new games come out, you're going to be able to use it. Maybe you can use it in other games. It's really a lot of value. It just has to be explained to players.Brian Friel (23:03):Well put. I guess on that thread then, are there any traditional games that you think should be adding like a web 3.0 component in the short term that you think would be in that benefit?Mike Levine (23:16):No, none.Brian Friel (23:18):Interesting. You want to expand on that?Mike Levine (23:19):I want them to pay out and be ignorant and let us dominate. Usually happens in others game cycles and then they come in and want to acquire companies like us or have to play catch up. I mean Disney, other companies, they're still playing catch up on mobile and things like that.(23:39):So look, I can't control what they're going to do. And we're already seeing from Asia, being in North America and Europe, I think we're heavily biased by the sentiment in Asia. From every people I talk to over there, which is a lot and Reid, the sentiment's almost the opposite. They're bullish. So you're seeing, look at Oasis and all the companies that they've brought in from that side of the world. I don't have to even sit here and say what companies should add it because it's happening. Those companies are doing it. Will the big companies from North America and Europe? We'll see. Let's put it this way. If they see those companies making money, you can bet. But there's the legality and all that involved too. And that's where startups can afford to be nimble and take risks. So I don't have a crystal ball, but I know it's going to be an interesting year.Brian Friel (24:33):Yeah. Well I know you said you don't have a crystal ball. But I want to know, blockchain is young, especially in the gaming space in particular, everyone's I think still figuring out what the right kind of primordial soup of ideas and gaming talent, trying new things. Where do you think the space goes from here? In the next year or two, how do you think the space unfolds?Mike Levine (24:55):I mean, there are a lot of roadblocks for games right now in this space. On the mobile side we have Apple with their guidelines, which is depending on who you talk to a step forward or also very restrictive, or sometimes a deal breaker as we've seen with other companies. And on the PC side, again, we're sort of limited. Epic will allow games. So in some ways this space is back to the 1990s and 2000s where everyone has their own website and come here and make your own account and connect your wallet. But yesterday, the Amazon rumor was in the press again, right, about their marketplace. And you're seeing big Web 2.0 players get into the space. So if I'm going to make wild predictions or my hopes even, is that those are the companies that kind of need to help bring in the masses, and hopefully some of those barriers will come down, or the smart ones will realize the opportunity, the GameStops, who already jumped into it.(26:05):And I think those people who have those relationships already, and a lot of those companies like overseas and Japan, China, et cetera where they're so bullish on it, it seems like it's an even easier path. But I think those gateways will sort of lead the way. And of course just more and better games finally coming out. So the public can see, oh wait, there are some cool, actual games here in the web 3.0 space. And I always make the analogy about this space, and I think I've even realized it's bigger than I was making it, because I think it pertains to anything like pro sports, whatever, but I usually make it with gaming. Is that there are ways to earn in Web 2.0 games today. You can go to tournaments, Magic the Gathering, card game, and you can make millions of dollars and travel around there.(26:56):But that only applies to a certain percentage of people in gaming. You think about eSports and all this, right? There's like three spheres to this really that intersect, that help all drive each other. There's the professional level, then there's the spectators, the fans, the people who really pay attention, who are watching. And then there's the mass audience who just plays the game. And that's why I'm saying that it's no different than golf. The people who watch golf or NBA like, oh, I want to wear the shoes he's wearing, and I want to get the shirt he wears. Or like my son, I want to get Jason Tatum's high school jersey. I'm like, are you kidding me? And you're going to see that same parallels here. And it's just like in web 3.0, the earning part is going to appeal to some people. And it should be there and all the web 3.0 aspects, but you have to have those three layers.(27:55):That's why we think we made a PVP game and eSports are important to this. That's why we did a tournament, and worked with a lot of creators. And that's really important here kind of to take it to the masses, and let everyone kind of choose at what level they want to go down their own rabbit hole. Do I want a wallet? Do I want to own these NFTs? And the idea is going to start to snowball. And the early adopters are going to be like yeah, I want to own these things. And then other people are like, why are they owning them? I should probably own them too. I'm putting all this time in here, maybe I should actually own my assets. And yeah, that's where I think it's going to go. That's my optimistic feel. I ended more optimistic than I started.Brian Friel (28:36):That's great. That's a good way to do it. And also on the word of mouth part as well, which you said, the most powerful force of growing, word of mouth.Mike Levine (28:44):Totally.Brian Friel (28:45):Mike, this has been awesome. I guess on this last topic of getting more games into the space, we always end our podcast with a similar question. I want to ask this for you. Who is a builder in the web 3.0 gaming ecosystem that you admire?Mike Levine (28:59):Oh boy. It's easier for me to name projects because we're big fans of multiple people at these projects. So like Trap Knoll, we're very good friends with, and Undead Blocks and Phantom Galaxies, and I mean, I know I'm going to forget people I feel like. I mean, BoomLand were really supportive to us because they did their mint before us. And just Magic Eden, the people there, Matt, Knock, Liz, and Polygon. The people at Polygon are building too, I think. So probably named more than you wanted. But yeah, there's so many projects.Brian Friel (29:40):The more the merrier.Mike Levine (29:41):Yeah, I mean we're always looking at other projects. At the beginning we were always just, whoa, what are those guys doing? And then you get to the point where it's like, well, maybe they don't know any more than we do. So that's where everyone starts, the creativity comes from. You start seeing cool ideas.Brian Friel (29:58):That's awesome. Well, you named a lot of folks there. I guess all potential upcoming podcast guests, we'll have to reach out to them as well. Well Mike, this is a really fantastic discussion. Thanks for sharing a bit about your history and your journey from Lucas all the way to now pioneering web 3.0 gaming. Where can people go more to learn about Planet Mojo and Mojo Melee?Mike Levine (30:18):Easiest is this go to planetmojo.io, and then there are links right on the top right to our Discord, that's really where all the action is. Please join our Discord, Twitter, and there's a link to the game. You can play the game right now in alpha. We're actually hoping to push an update up today. Well, I guess my, it'll be last week when this comes out. But that's a play.planetmojo.io.Brian Friel (30:41):Awesome. Mike Levine, thank you so much for coming on the show.Mike Levine (30:44):Thanks for having me.

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Axie Infinity marked the beginning of Web3 gaming season. But since then, the industry has not seen anything that comes even close to matching the excitement, engagement or adoption of Axie. With Dookie Dash, has Yuga Labs, the team behind many of the biggest NFT projects on the planet, finally built the next hit Web3-native game, and potentially even the beginnings of a Web3 gaming ecosystem? Your host Niko Vuori talks with Web3 analyst Thomas Pan to find out if Dookey Dash is the next big milestone moment in the evolution of Web3 gaming. Dookey Dash: https://dookeydash.com/ Web3 With TPan: https://tpan.substack.com/ If you would like us to discuss any other blockchain gaming-related topics, do reach out at metacast@naavik.co. We'd love to hear your general thoughts and feedback too! And as always, if you like the episode, you can help others find us by leaving a rating or review!TLDListen?: Episode summaryWatch the episode: YouTube video Join the discussion: Naavik DiscordRead more: Naavik DigestWatch more: YouTube channelGo premium: Naavik ProFollow us: Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | WebsiteSound design by Gavin Mc Gabe.

On this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news, including: Albania suffers under another crippling Iranian attack Iran's APT42 using clever, multi-persona phishing State Department cyber snitching program paying off Former NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander sued over alleged IronNet pump and dump Mudge fronts US Senate Judiciary Committee Much, much more… This week's show is brought to you by Stairwell. Mike Wiacek, Stairwell's founder and CEO is this week's sponsor guest and he talks about why they've pushed their Inception platform beyond YARA hunting. You can see a demo of Inception on our YouTube product demo page. Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Twitter if that's your thing. Show notes Risky Biz News: Albania-Iran cyber drama far from over US sanctions Iran intelligence agency over Albania cyberattack - The Record by Recorded Future Tom Uren on Cyber Embuggerance Iranian military using spoofed personas to target nuclear security researchers - The Record by Recorded Future Iranian hackers spy on journalists and government officials, researchers warn - The Record by Recorded Future FBI, DOJ defend ‘offensive' actions against Chinese, Russian operations - The Record by Recorded Future State Department bounty program for cybercriminal tips has 'born fruit,' top FBI official says More than $30 million seized from North Korean hackers involved in Axie crypto-theft - The Record by Recorded Future $30 Million Seized: How the Cryptocurrency Community Is Making It Difficult for North Korean Hackers To Profit - Chainalysis Twitter whistleblower testifies to Congress, calls for tech regulation reforms - The Record by Recorded Future Twitter whistleblower testifies before Senate Former NSA Head Keith Alexander Accused of Pump-and-Dump Scheme Google: Conti repurposing tools for Ukraine attacks using Follina bug, Musk impersonation - The Record by Recorded Future Pro-Ukraine hackers claim attack on Russian TV broadcasts - The Record by Recorded Future Initial access broker or ransomware gang has 'exclusive' access to Mitel zero-day exploit: report - The Record by Recorded Future Cyberattacks against U.S. hospitals mean higher mortality rates, study finds Buenos Aires legislature announces ransomware attack - The Record by Recorded Future Ransomware attack knocked a Kentucky city-operated ISP offline before holiday - The Record by Recorded Future Ransomware attacks on retail increase, average retail payment grows to more than $200K - The Record by Recorded Future Cisco: Log4j vulnerability used to attack energy companies in Canada, US and Japan - The Record by Recorded Future Patreon security team layoffs cause backlash in creator community This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News | WIRED Apple Kills Passwords in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura | WIRED Catalin Cimpanu on Twitter: "They're still recruiting, btw" / Twitter Cyberfella on Twitter: "@campuscodi Please convince Patrick to have a segment about NAFO named "Shitposting Dogs on the Bird App are making Vatniks Seethe and Cope" on the next riskybizz ep

On this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news, including: Albania suffers under another crippling Iranian attack Iran's APT42 using clever, multi-persona phishing State Department cyber snitching program paying off Former NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander sued over alleged IronNet pump and dump Mudge fronts US Senate Judiciary Committee Much, much more… This week's show is brought to you by Stairwell. Mike Wiacek, Stairwell's founder and CEO is this week's sponsor guest and he talks about why they've pushed their Inception platform beyond YARA hunting. You can see a demo of Inception on our YouTube product demo page. Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Twitter if that's your thing. Show notes Risky Biz News: Albania-Iran cyber drama far from over US sanctions Iran intelligence agency over Albania cyberattack - The Record by Recorded Future Tom Uren on Cyber Embuggerance Iranian military using spoofed personas to target nuclear security researchers - The Record by Recorded Future Iranian hackers spy on journalists and government officials, researchers warn - The Record by Recorded Future FBI, DOJ defend ‘offensive' actions against Chinese, Russian operations - The Record by Recorded Future State Department bounty program for cybercriminal tips has 'born fruit,' top FBI official says More than $30 million seized from North Korean hackers involved in Axie crypto-theft - The Record by Recorded Future $30 Million Seized: How the Cryptocurrency Community Is Making It Difficult for North Korean Hackers To Profit - Chainalysis Twitter whistleblower testifies to Congress, calls for tech regulation reforms - The Record by Recorded Future Twitter whistleblower testifies before Senate Former NSA Head Keith Alexander Accused of Pump-and-Dump Scheme Google: Conti repurposing tools for Ukraine attacks using Follina bug, Musk impersonation - The Record by Recorded Future Pro-Ukraine hackers claim attack on Russian TV broadcasts - The Record by Recorded Future Initial access broker or ransomware gang has 'exclusive' access to Mitel zero-day exploit: report - The Record by Recorded Future Cyberattacks against U.S. hospitals mean higher mortality rates, study finds Buenos Aires legislature announces ransomware attack - The Record by Recorded Future Ransomware attack knocked a Kentucky city-operated ISP offline before holiday - The Record by Recorded Future Ransomware attacks on retail increase, average retail payment grows to more than $200K - The Record by Recorded Future Cisco: Log4j vulnerability used to attack energy companies in Canada, US and Japan - The Record by Recorded Future Patreon security team layoffs cause backlash in creator community This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News | WIRED Apple Kills Passwords in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura | WIRED Catalin Cimpanu on Twitter: "They're still recruiting, btw" / Twitter Cyberfella on Twitter: "@campuscodi Please convince Patrick to have a segment about NAFO named "Shitposting Dogs on the Bird App are making Vatniks Seethe and Cope" on the next riskybizz ep

Matt and Nic return for news and deals of the week. In this episode:  Nic's shoe problem Web3 merch for OTB? The White House releases a report on crypto asset energy usage Why the US should encourage mining within its borders  Coinbase is funding a lawsuit against OFAC  Binance is converting USDC into BUSD on their platform  Poolin is having liquidity problems Russia considers crypto for cross border payments  The US Government recovers $30m from the Axie hack Gensler keeps firing barbs Nic doesn't buy the supply shock thesis around the Merge Will ETH have another high fee era?  What could an ETH carry trade look like?  Content mentioned:  The White House, Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United States Gary Gensler speech at the SEC, Kennedy and Crypto Sponsor notes: Subscribe to the Coin Metrics State of the Network newsletter and read their Mapping out the Merge report  

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022."The Hash" hosts discuss today's top stories, including how the crypto analytics firm Chainalysis helped the U.S. government recover $30 million stolen from Axie Infinity earlier this year, and the personnel shakeup at embattled crypto lender BlockFi before it is bought by FTX.See also: 3 Senior Executives Jump From Crypto Lender BlockFi: SourcesUS Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack-I.D.E.A.S. 2022 by CoinDesk facilitates capital flow and market growth by connecting the digital economy with traditional finance through the presenter's mainstage, capital allocation meeting rooms and sponsor expo floor. Use code HASH20 for 20% off the General Pass. Register now: coindesk.com/ideas-This episode has been edited by Nia Freeman. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

✨ DEBRIEF ✨ | Ryan & David's Unfiltered Thoughts on the Episode https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/121-debrief ------ Vance Spencer of Framework Ventures returns to Bankless to walk us through a tremendous opportunity—the Crypto Bear Market of 2022. With a steadfast thesis and a sober approach, Vance is bullish on Layer 2 ecosystems and GameFi. And of course, all roads lead to Ethereum. Crypto is a “coiled spring on a path to hypergrowth.” Bear Markets are where legends are born. How will you take advantage of the opportunity of a lifetime? ------

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I explain the (latest) biggest crypto hack of all time, this time affecting Axie Infinity. Meta is paying to dish dirt on TikTok. Changes to Google Calendar could kneecap a bunch of startups, while the DOJ is investigating Google Maps. And signs of difficulty in two red-hot startup sectors, the instant delivery sector, and the fast checkout sector.Sponsors:AltoIRA.com/techmemeLinks:Axie Infinity's Ronin Network Suffers $625M Exploit (CoinDesk)Axie Infinity Owner ‘Fully Committed' to Reimbursing Players After Hack (Bloomberg)Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok (Washington Post)Messenger gets new shortcuts that let you send silent replies (The Verge)New Google Calendar feature takes the back-and-forth out of scheduling (Ars Technica)EXCLUSIVE-U.S. probe of Google Maps picks up speed -sources (Reuters)Gopuff Plans Hundreds of Layoffs to Cut $40 Million in Costs (The Information)Why Stripe's ‘Fast' Horse Is Losing the One-Click Checkout Race (The Information)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First we explain the $625M hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge (1:34), then we discuss the engineers at Twilio who allegedly insider traded (17:30). Next we discuss Robinhood extending its trading window by four hours a day (29:50) and wrap with our startup of the day is Subject, a company providing high school courses for credit online (37:39).

First we explain the $625M hack of Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge (1:34), then we discuss the engineers at Twilio who allegedly insider traded (17:30). Next we discuss Robinhood extending its trading window by four hours a day (29:50) and wrap with our startup of the day is Subject, a company providing high school courses for credit online (37:39). 00:00 Molly tees up today's topics 01:34 Axie Infinity's Ronin blockchain was hacked for over $600M 13:31 Wealthfront - Get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life at https://wealthfront.com/TWIST15:00 Regulation and Axie Infinity hacks 17:30 SEC has charged three Twilio employees for insider trading 28:39 iTrust Capital - Visit https://itrust.capital/twist to create your Crypto IRA today 29:50 Robinhood extends trading window by 4 hours 36:22 Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST 37:39 Startup of the Day: Subject.com (accredited learning platform) 48:22 Final thoughts on the 2022 Oscars moment FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood