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Send us a Text Message.Curious to learn how blockchain can redefine your fandom experience? Join us as we sit down with Eric Ginsberg, Group Director and Head of Marketing at Candy Digital, to explore the future of fan engagement through Web3. Eric brings invaluable insights into how his company is revolutionizing the space with digital collectibles that offer exclusive access and tangible proof of fandom. Learn about the transition from traditional terms like "NFT" to more accessible concepts like "collectibles," and discover the importance of community and a long-term vision in this evolving landscape. We also tackle the challenges of integrating Web2 methods with Web3 innovations, featuring partnerships with Major League Baseball, DC Comics, and Netflix.In this episode, we break down the complex dynamics of engaging both Web2 and Web3 audiences. Eric delves into the fervent dedication of Web3 enthusiasts, who thrive on platforms like Discord and X, contrasted with mainstream tactics for Web2 audiences on Instagram and TikTok. Through storytelling and high-touch interactions, discover how Candy Digital's unique offerings, like the Bat Cowl, allow fans to be part of the narrative and even co-create characters with DC Comics. Eric also shares his experiences with culturally relevant marketing initiatives like the Revolt Summit, which celebrated hip-hop as a powerful cultural force.Get ready for an inside look at the innovative world of experiential events and the expansion of AR and VR technology through digital collectibles. From collaborations with icons like Snoop Dogg and Issa Rae to live events and streaming on platforms like Revolt TV, we explore the multifaceted ways Candy Digital is enhancing fan engagement. This episode is packed with insights into creating lasting experiences that go beyond mere transactions, offering fans new and immersive ways to engage with their favorite content.This episode was recorded through a Podcastle call on April 22, 2024. Read the blog article and show notes here: https://webdrie.net/major-league-baseball-and-beyond-web3-fan-interactions-explained-with-eric-ginsberg-of-candy-digital/

Digital Currents hosts, Mark and Xavier, connect with Dan Heyman, Chief Strategy Officer at Candy Digital and a veteran in the blockchain industry. Dan shares insights into his journey from co-founding PegaSys to his current roles at Candy Digital and Board Member of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance. With a rich background in developing enterprise-grade blockchain protocols and a deep understanding of Ethereum, Dan discusses the significance of NFTs, the transition to Ethereum 2.0, and the implications of recent Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) like proto-danksharding (EIP-4844) as part of the Dencun Upgrade. He also explores the potential of ETH scalability and addresses concerns regarding centralization risks. Listen to Dan's vision for the future of blockchain technology. To learn more, visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/morgan-creek-digital/. To speak to a member of our team or sign up for other content, please email mcdigital@morgancreekcap.com

In this episode, we'll be discussing huge digital collectible sales, crafting on VeVe Digital Collectibles, updates on the Candy Digital platform, the Warner Brothers partnership with AI company Futureverse, and more!If you enjoyed this video, please make sure to Like and Subscribe! As always, this video is made for entertainment purposes only and is never financial advice. Support the podcast and use our link when you buy Cryptoys: https://bit.ly/ComicsandCryptoIf you enjoyed this video, please make sure to Like and Subscribe! As always, this video is made for entertainment purposes only and is never financial advice.Check out our community resources and socials: https://linktr.ee/comicsandcryptoWe have MERCH: https://www.comicsandcrypto.io/merchDownload the Lolli extension to earn Bitcoin back on your online purchases.https://lolli.com/share/TUzemVnZCVDonation AddressesETH: comicsandcrypto.ethWAX: comicscrypto

Was this a great World Series and why does it feel like complaints are louder than compliments in baseball?! Stadium's Russ Dorsey joins the party early on to chime in about the entertainment factor, a Rangers successful spending spree & immediate offseason storylines that will emerge over the next week. (3:05)(24:50) Is it OK to ask Corey Seager about the Dodgers letting him go or was the timing awkward? Braun, Pierzynski & Kratz see this one differently.(39:10) We also point out some Diamondbacks players (besides Corbin Carroll) who put their name on the map in the sport. And should Torey Lovullo have to apologize for Arizona coming up short?Who was the most outstanding player in baseball this year?! Tap in at 7p ET on 11/2 (or on-demand afterward) to watch the Players Choice Awards presented by Candy Digital!--Candy is your official destination for MLB digital collectibles. You can collect, buy, sell, and earn rewards like meet & greets with MLB stars, and even game used gear and signed memorabilia. As a special offer for Foul Territory listeners, Candy is offering FREE MLB Team packs to get your collection started. Visit go.candy.com/pack

Was this a great World Series and why does it feel like complaints are louder than compliments in baseball?! Stadium's Russ Dorsey joins the party early on to chime in about the entertainment factor, a Rangers successful spending spree & immediate offseason storylines that will emerge over the next week. (3:05) (24:50) Is it OK to ask Corey Seager about the Dodgers letting him go or was the timing awkward? Braun, Pierzynski & Kratz see this one differently. (39:10) We also point out some Diamondbacks players (besides Corbin Carroll) who put their name on the map in the sport. And should Torey Lovullo have to apologize for Arizona coming up short? Who was the most outstanding player in baseball this year?! Tap in at 7p ET on 11/2 (or on-demand afterward) to watch the Players Choice Awards presented by Candy Digital! -- Candy is your official destination for MLB digital collectibles. You can collect, buy, sell, and earn rewards like meet & greets with MLB stars, and even game used gear and signed memorabilia. As a special offer for Foul Territory listeners, Candy is offering FREE MLB Team packs to get your collection started. Visit go.candy.com/pack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Adolis Garcia a superstar?! Ken Rosenthal roasts a fan that tried to toss a book of stats at his claim. Our FT Senior Insider also covers all the big World Series storylines before he hits the field for sideline TV coverage of the game. (16:20)(30:23) Ken salutes Dusty Baker with some personal stories that speak to his character.(34:30) Ken also replies to AJ Preller disputing his story about the Padres (newsflash: the story was FACTS).PROGRAMMING ALERT: Real talk FT postgame shows after every World Series game HERE(52:03) Braun, Kratz & Todd Frazier back up Zac Gallen's perfect answer to his Philly fan trolling and kick around the "every ump gets a medal" approach to World Series responsibilities. Not cool.(39:08) Perfect timing to hit the Most Outstanding NL Rookie category for the Players Choice Awards, presented by Candy Digital. Is there any world where Corbin Carroll doesn't grab every vote?!--Candy is your official destination for MLB digital collectibles. You can collect, buy, sell, and earn rewards like meet & greets with MLB stars, and even game used gear and signed memorabilia. As a special offer for Foul Territory listeners, Candy is offering FREE MLB Team packs to get your collection started. Visit go.candy.com/pack

Is Adolis Garcia a superstar?! Ken Rosenthal roasts a fan that tried to toss a book of stats at his claim. Our FT Senior Insider also covers all the big World Series storylines before he hits the field for sideline TV coverage of the game. (16:20) (30:23) Ken salutes Dusty Baker with some personal stories that speak to his character. (34:30) Ken also replies to AJ Preller disputing his story about the Padres (newsflash: the story was FACTS). PROGRAMMING ALERT: Real talk FT postgame shows after every World Series game HERE (52:03) Braun, Kratz & Todd Frazier back up Zac Gallen's perfect answer to his Philly fan trolling and kick around the "every ump gets a medal" approach to World Series responsibilities. Not cool. (39:08) Perfect timing to hit the Most Outstanding NL Rookie category for the Players Choice Awards, presented by Candy Digital. Is there any world where Corbin Carroll doesn't grab every vote?! -- Candy is your official destination for MLB digital collectibles. You can collect, buy, sell, and earn rewards like meet & greets with MLB stars, and even game used gear and signed memorabilia. As a special offer for Foul Territory listeners, Candy is offering FREE MLB Team packs to get your collection started. Visit go.candy.com/pack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Pete as guest co-host this week is Pet Berisha from Sporting Crypto, the number one Web3 Sports business exploring the intersection alongside 3000+ subscribers from the biggest sports and crypto brands in the world. In this episode, Pet and Pete dive into whether or not the Sam Bankman-Fried trial actually matters, without digging into all of the gory details, and they also look at the state of crypto fundraising through the lens of Messari's report of the same name for Q3 2023. They also talk through the latest news on Web3 gaming with the story of how one game from the team behind the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Atlas drove transaction volumes on the Solana blockchain to unexpected levels. The Sporting Crypto newsletter is read by leaders from Meta, the EPL, Candy Digital, NBA, LaLiga, MLB, Sorare and many more. Sporting Crypto is also multi-media, with a podcast interviewing 15 industry leaders at the intersection, and they also host industry-leading events on a regular basis.  Sporting Crypto is also an advisory and consultancy service that has worked with Adidas, Infront Sport, COPA90, Universal Music, Flannels, Karate Combat, W3FC and more. Pet Berisha is hosting two upcoming Sporting Crypto in-person events in London and NYC, check them out below: -London, 25th October: https://www.sportingcrypto.com/events/event-three-448m9 -NYC, 16th November: https://www.sportingcrypto.com/events/event-three-448m9-srkzf Finally, the Techstars Web3 accelerator is now open for applications for the class of 2024.  If you're building in web3, jump over to Techstars Web3 to apply. STORIES COVERED: The Judge is So Fed Up with Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers (Slate, 5-Oct-23) State of Crypto Fundraising (Messari, 5-Oct-23) Just One Game on Solana Is Doing More Daily Transactions Than All of Polygon (Decrypt, 9-Oct-23) LINKS: Follow Pet Berisha on LinkedIn and X/Twitter Subscribe to the Sporting Crypto newsletter Leave a review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify  Check out our MoneyNeverSleeps website and email us at info@norioventures.com Follow us on Twitter:  MoneyNeverSleeps  |  Pete Townsend Follow us on LinkedIn:  MoneyNeverSleeps  |  Pete Townsend --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moneyneversleeps/message

In this episode we will be discussing VeVe's new comic book dropping Thursday, September 14th. Should you HODL or Sell? We will provide the facts to help you make the best decision for your collection. If you enjoyed this video, please make sure to Like and Subscribe! We will be dropping HODL or Sell videos the day before each drop. As always, this video is made for entertainment purposes only and is never financial advice. Buy the Batman #1 NFT: https://nft.dcuniverse.com/splashSupport the podcast and use our link when you buy Cryptoys: https://bit.ly/ComicsandCryptoIf you enjoyed this video, please make sure to Like and Subscribe! As always, this video is made for entertainment purposes only and is never financial advice.Check out our community resources and socials: https://linktr.ee/comicsandcryptoWe have MERCH: https://www.comicsandcrypto.io/merchDownload the Lolli extension to earn Bitcoin back on your online purchases.https://lolli.com/share/TUzemVnZCVDonation AddressesETH: comicsandcrypto.ethWAX: comicscrypto

Scott M. Lawin is CEO/COO of Candy Digital, Inc., a next-generation sports and culture digital asset platform, providing authentic objects and experiences that deepen fan engagement and connect people to their passions.Before launching Candy, Mr. Lawin founded Parametric, LP, a private investment and advisory firm focused on early-stage opportunities in blockchain, fintech, art, and real estate. From 2010-2017, Mr. Lawin was the Chief Operating Officer of Moore Capital Management, a $15bn global alternative investment management company. Prior to joining Moore, Mr. Lawin served as Chief Operating Officer of the Liquid Markets business at Fortress Investment Group following a 12-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co.Mr. Lawin serves on the Boards of Art Money and Srinidhi Investment Group and is an Advisor to the MIT MET Fund, Stonyrock Partners, Dore Partnership, 24/7Office, and Streetlinx. He is the Founder of Museum of the Street, Vice-Chairman and Director of Hudson River Park Friends, and an Advisory Board member of JUST Capital and The Kitchen.Mr. Lawin earned his BS in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993 and is a Founding member of the Dean's Advisory Committee for the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. He and his family reside in Tribeca in New York City.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Exciting Summer Surprise! While our podcast is taking a short break for the summer, we've got something special for you. Joining us on this episode is none other than Gary Vaynerchuk for an insightful conversation from Cannes Lions in France in June. We were both on a panel at SRMG Beach, discussing all things culture and tech. Gary delivers his trademark raw and practical knowledge bombs. Get ready for an epic podcast episode! Don`t miss our signature Rapid-fire questions in the end & prepare to be inspired! Let us know your thoughts on Instagram. Your feedback means the world to us! Stay awesome and enjoy your summer while we gear up for the return of Season Eight on Savvy Talk. Happy listening About Gary Vaynerchuk Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur, and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends.  Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what's next in culture, relevance and the internet. Known as “GaryVee” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business – he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior. Whether its emerging artists, esports, NFT investing or digital communications, Gary understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber.  Gary is an entrepreneur at heart — he builds businesses. Today, he helps Fortune 1000 brands leverage consumer attention through his full service advertising agency, VaynerMedia which has offices in NY, LA, London, Mexico City, LATAM and Singapore. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX holding company which also includes VaynerProductions, VaynerNFT, Gallery Media Group, The Sasha Group, Tracer, VaynerSpeakers, VaynerTalent, and VaynerCommerce. Gary is also the Co-Founder of VaynerSports, Resy and Empathy Wines. Gary guided both Resy and Empathy to successful exits — both were sold respectively to American Express and Constellation Brands. He's also a Board Member at Candy Digital, Co-Founder of VCR Group, Co-Founder of ArtOfficial, and Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Gary was recently named to the Fortune list of the Top 50 Influential people in the NFT industry. In addition to running multiple businesses, Gary documents his life daily as a CEO through his social media channels which has more than 34 million followers and garnishes over 272 million monthly impressions/views across all platforms. His podcast ‘The GaryVee Audio Experience' ranks among the top podcasts globally. He is a five-time New York Times Best-Selling Author and one of the most highly sought after public speakers.  Gary serves on the board of MikMak, Bojangles Restaurants, and Pencils of Promise. He is also a longtime Well Member of Charity:Water. You can find Gary Vaynerchuk on Instagram and on his website. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:36 Getting Consumer Attention in the Age of Speed and Noise 3:39 What Brands Are Getting Wrong in Shifting Consumer Attention 4:30 Brands Lacking Common Sense in Modern Marketing 5:39 The Key to Being Culturally Relevant: Caring 8:56 Understanding PAC: Platforms and Culture 12:52 What Brands Can Do to Be Culturally Relevant 15:14 The Underappreciated Value of Social Media for Brands 16:25 The Unavoidable Future Impact of Deepfake Videos 24:07 Embracing Evolution 25:14 Rapid-fire section - Word Association Game 26:23 Optimism for the Middle East 26:58 The Broken Concept of Branding 28:20 Media and Creative Under One Roof 33:40 Your brand is your reputation. The single most important thing you have. 36:36 outro

The sports and entertainment industries would not exist without its passionate fan communities. This can be greatly seen in the huge market for collectible items, where fans actively engage and showcase their identity. Taking the fan experience to a whole new level through an innovative NFT ecosystem is Scott M. Lawin. He is the CEO of Candy Digital, a leading platform specializing in sports and entertainment digital collectibles. In this episode, he joins us to share all about their new digital asset company, its origins, and why they think this technology has broad appeal to a mass market audience. Scott also talks about how NFTs are transforming the fan experience, citing their sales of over 1.9 million NFTs. He then discusses the future of the sports and entertainment industries, especially as they weave into Web3 and digital ownership. The fan experience is only going to continue to evolve with digital assets. Don't get left behind by the opportunities this present.More from Edge of NFT:

The sports and entertainment industries would not exist without its passionate fan communities. This can be greatly seen in the huge market for collectible items, where fans actively engage and showcase their identity. Taking the fan experience to a whole new level through an innovative NFT ecosystem is Scott M. Lawin. He is the CEO of Candy Digital, a leading platform specializing in sports and entertainment digital collectibles. In this episode, he joins us to share all about their new digital asset company, its origins, and why they think this technology has broad appeal to a mass market audience. Scott also talks about how NFTs are transforming the fan experience, citing their sales of over 1.9 million NFTs. He then discusses the future of the sports and entertainment industries, especially as they weave into Web3 and digital ownership. The fan experience is only going to continue to evolve with digital assets. Don't get left behind by the opportunities this present.

Scott M. Lawin is CEO/COO of Candy Digital, Inc., a next-generation sports and culture digital asset platform, providing authentic objects and experiences that deepen fan engagement and connect people to their passions.Before launching Candy, Mr. Lawin founded Parametric, LP, a private investment and advisory firm focused on early-stage opportunities in blockchain, fintech, art, and real estate. From 2010-2017, Mr. Lawin was the Chief Operating Officer of Moore Capital Management, a $15bn global alternative investment management company. Prior to joining Moore, Mr. Lawin served as Chief Operating Officer of the Liquid Markets business at Fortress Investment Group following a 12-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co.Mr. Lawin serves on the Boards of Art Money and Srinidhi Investment Group and is an Advisor to the MIT MET Fund, Stonyrock Partners, Dore Partnership, 24/7Office, and Streetlinx. He is the Founder of Museum of the Street, Vice-Chairman and Director of Hudson River Park Friends, and an Advisory Board member of JUST Capital and The Kitchen.Mr. Lawin earned his BS in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993 and is a Founding member of the Dean's Advisory Committee for the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. He and his family reside in Tribeca in New York City.In this conversation, we discuss:- Building businesses and connecting with communities- Partnerships and collaboration in the Business of Content and IP Ownership- Exploring the impact of NFTs on fans in the digital landscape- NFTs and their influence on content creators and monetization- Forming and developing partnerships- Collaborating with brands and institutions- The intersection of technology and finance- NFTs and digital innovations- Mainstream adoption- Unlocks around crypto and web3- Democratization and participation of artistsCandy DigitalWebsite: www.candy.comTwitter: @CandyDigitalDiscord: discord.gg/candydigitalScott LawinTwitter: @lawinesqueLinkedIn: Scott Lawin   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT.  PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers.  PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions.  Code: CRYPTONEWS50  This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below:  PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50 

This episode is 99% NBA Playoffs, 1% disgraceful Toronto sports fans. We spend this week's show going into deep personal anecdotes - such as Phil trying to roll his own cigarettes at age 13, and LG visiting not one, but TWO different dumps in his small town - interspersed with commentary on Top Shot, Sorare and Candy Digital. OUTLINE 2:00 - AI generated music 11:00 - Phil used to make his own cigarettes 19:00 - LG went to the DUMP 26:00 - New animals on the planet 31:00 - NBA Playoff Reactions 40:30 - The Raptors are trash 47:00 - The most disgraceful fan moments in sports 1:00:00 - More NBA Playoff talk 1:06:00 - NBA Champion Trivia 1:12:00 - Top Shot Playoff Packs 1:22:00 - Dollar Hot Dog Night 1:25:00 - Back to Redemptions on Top Shot 1:32:00 - Top Shot Pack Opening 1:36:00 - Phil's needs tickets to Goo Goo Dolls 1:44:00 - Back to Redemption 1:46:00 - Sorare NBA Playoffs 1:51:00 - Comparing Top Shot to Sorare 1:55:30 - Phil won at Sorare MLB 1:59:00 - Fake News NHL announcement?? 2:06:00 - Candy Digital Packs Openings 2:13:30 - Nate Diaz vs Jake Paul 2:22:00 - Hot Take of the Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠

NFTs? Yes, today we're talking digital collectibles with Matt Novogratz from Candy Digital. They have partnerships with MLB, WWE, NASCAR and others which allow them to make digital collectibles. We discuss the products they offer, and how Matt sees both physical and digital collectibles fitting in a collection. Learn more about Candy at Candy.com. Sponsors of this Episode COMC.com The Sports Card Shop at MoCo You can also support the show by using the following affiliate links if you are in the market for some cards or supplies! Topps.com Sportlots.com eBay.com Amazon.com Fanatics.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waxpackhero/support

Enter our Contest for a Luka Doncic Top Shot Debut! https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint/status/1643591571219136512 It's a great time of the year for sports! The NBA Play-In matchups are set, and we are ready to go to the playoffs with Sorare and TS (except for the latter's supply problem). Today, we give our Finals predictions, praise Sorare NBA for their playoff format and Candy Digital for their sold out drops, and as usual sprinkle in some pieces of every day life. EPISODE OUTLINE 2:45 - Easter Eggs and Ketchup Chips 07:00 - LG's Easter Shenanigans 12:30 - Easter Children's Royal Rumble (Phil Story) 24:30 - The First Mint Contest going on 30:00 - UFC 287 Reaction + Showboating 38:00 - What this means for the UFC 44:00 - Phil talks about Tekashi 69 50:30 - Rudy Gobert Drama 58:00 - How the NBA Dominated Headlines 1:01:00 - NBA Playoff Predictions 1:14:30 - Phil Receives a Present from a Fan 1:16:20 - LOSE PHIL 1:19:00 - Sorare NBA Playoff Preview 1:25:05 - Sorare Baseball Moves 1:31:00 - Candy MLB is doing super well 1:38:00 - Baseball Ticket NFTs 1:43:00 - Top Shot 50 Drop Last Week 1:54:00 - Dapper Play Policy 1:59:00 - Phil's Performance Review at Work 2:07:00 - Quick Hits: Dez Bryant and Shaq in Big Trouble 2:10:00 - Hot Take Of The Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠⁠

This week we made a promise - to talk about NFTs much early in the show! And we sort of succeeded, as we hit on FREE nft distribution around the 34:00 mark, and then take a detour up until 1:17:00 mark where we finally get into Sorare Rewards, LG's playoff strategy, and how Candy Digital could be much better. But fear not, for the first hour is full of many personal goodies, such as a story about the posters Phil had in his bedroom growing up. The answer may shock you! EPISODE OUTLINE 02:45 - What Phil's bedroom looked like as a teenager 10:00 - Why Phil struggles with fortune cookies 19:00 - LG ate burnt ribs and it might kill him 25:00 - Our diets 34:00 - Free Mints are back! 37:30 - Stupid Sexy WWE Undertaker 41:00 - Phil was a wrestling promoter in high school 47:30 - NCAA Final Preview 1:01:30 - MLB Pitch Clock is great but will ruin games 1:17:00 - ETH Rewards on Sorare are too low 1:37:00 - Sorare NBA Playoff Strategy (SGA!!) 1:49:00 - We want binders for Candy Digital 1:57:00 - Top Shot Challenge Strategy and more Spotlight 2:03:00 - Hot Take of the Week Twitter Links The First Mint ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint⁠⁠ LG Doucet ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LgDoucet⁠⁠ The Reel Phil D ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TheReelPhilD⁠⁠

EPISODE 121 - Clark and Hyung start the show talking about Philadelphia Phillies reliever Matt Strahm's unique baseball card collection. They also discuss how cool and interesting it is to hear more athletes, past and present, getting into card collecting and what they have in their personal collections and the stories behind them. Then Clark interviews Matt Novogratz, Candy Digital Co-Founder, about the future of digital collectibles and NFT sports cards as well as what Candy has coming to coincide with the start of another new MLB season (Showstopper ICONs!). During the interview, they also go deeper into how collecting digitally can lead to more unique and cool experiences for the collector including being rewarded for completing an online collecting challenge or opening a digital card that has special utility behind it (ie. meet and greet player on the card). They also discuss which demographic is helping grow the Candy customer base (ie. old school collectors dabbling in opening NFT packs vs. purely digital asset collectors or a combination of both). Then to round off the show, Clark and Hyung play another round of Overrated/Underrated with the theme being "non-rookie cards." Some of the cards they debated include modern autograph cards of retired players, superfractors of non-rookie cards, and second-year vintage sports cards. Lastly, they finish the show off with the regular "Pick One" segment where each host names two cards or sets, and then debate which one they would rather invest in. The pairs chosen this week include: Bobby Witt Jr. 2022 Topps Update SP image variation vs. Bobby Witt Jr., 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire #72; Kyle Tucker 2015 Bowman Chrome Refractor Autograph Card vs. Rafael Devers 2015 Bowman Chrome Autograph Card. -------------------------------- CONNECT WITH US! Instagram: @cardstothemoon | @fivecardguys (Clark) | @yntegritysportscards (Hyung) | @tradeyouatrecess (John)Website: https://fivecardguys.com/podcastDaily Auctions: https://fivecardguys.com/dailyauctions If you have any questions about the hobby that you would like addressed, email us at hello@fivecardguys.com or DM us on Instagram at @cardstothemoon or @fivecardguys.

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up .5% at $22,890 Ethereum is up .5% at $1,634 Binance Coin is up slightly at $303 DCG wants to sell off assets including Coindesk. Fantom releases Ecosystem Vault funding for dApps on the network. Candy Digital raises $38.5M. NIL Foundation raises $22M Escape Velocity raises $25M ZK startup Hyper Oracle raises $3M Multichain wallet Cypher raises $4.3M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on our show:Target stock downgraded by Wells FargoBed Bath and Beyond could go out of business soonFanatics divesting its 60% stake in NFT firm Candy DigitalAmazon launches Buy with Prime this monthhttps://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ Today's episode is brought to you by Olive, a next generation logistics company serving premium fashion brands. Are your e-commerce logistics costs going through the roof? Olive is here to help. Olive offers brands and retailers over 50% off on return shipping expenses instantly while offering customers a sustainable, waste-free packaging and delivery experience. The solution is turnkey and no development work required. You simply download their Shopify app to get started. To learn more visit shopolive.com/watsonweekly. Save Money, save the planet.

Orange Comet has captured the attention of some of the biggest IPs in the world. What goes into this massive success? Joining Jeff, Eathan, and Josh is Dave Broome, who tells us how the world's premier Web3 entertainment company helps drive the digital revolution by working with some of the biggest brands in sports, music, arts, and entertainment. Dave discusses NFTs as content and how great content will always find a way to bubble up. Plus, for today's hot topic, we are joined by Jeremy Fisher, a talented stop motion director, animator, and founder of Lucky Ducky, who tells us all the cool projects they have going on in the intersection of NFT and animation. Join in!More from Edge of NFT:

Orange Comet has captured the attention of some of the biggest IPs in the world. What goes into this massive success? Joining Jeff, Eathan and Josh is Dave Broome, who tells us how the world's premier Web3 entertainment company helps drive the digital revolution by working with some of the biggest brands in sports, music, arts and entertainment. Dave discusses NFTs as content and how great content will always find a way to bubble up. Plus, for today's hot topic, we are joined by Jeremy Fisher, a talented stop motion director, animator, and founder of Lucky Ducky, who tells us all the cool projects they have going on in the intersection of NFT and animation. Join in!

Theme: NFT Draft Season - Platforms compete for Projects Tis the season to be poachings, Polygon won this without having the highest bidPolygon Paid y00ts NFT Collection $3 Million to Leave Solana - Decrypt  Did initial headlines/narratives mislead people to thinking Polygon was chosen organically?https://magiceden.io/marketplace/y00ts?activeTab=stats Reasons to leave Solana? Who else might be targeted? What happens to these assets - are they bridged?   Warning this is a scam: https://opensea.io/collection/the-rugradio-origin-reveal-pass  NFT News China state-backed NFT trading platform to launch on Jan. 1  Fanatic sells 60% stake in Candy Digital amid ‘imploding NFT market'  The Block: Early Facebook investor and Proof CEO Kevin Rose signs with Hollywood's UTA: Exclusive  Logan Paul's CryptoZoo NFT Game Accused Of Being A Scam: What Happened?  Manchester United accused of copying work of NFT artist DesLucrece  ApeFest Severs Ties with NFT NYC       Rough summary [00:00:00] audio1487909992: Today on all about affordable NFTs, we're talking about the NFT draft season when platforms compete for projects, so we'll get to that in a little bit, talking. Talking about how Polygon made some moves in, uh, the 2023 draft season, which I didn't know was a thing. Anyway, Andrew, how's it going? How's the break? [00:01:05] What's new in your wallet? Happy, happy New Year, George. Good to Happy New Year. Good to talk NFTs again. I feel like, man, it's, it's been been a little bit longer than usual since we talked, and man, I am, I'm lost in the nft. It's taking, it's, it's taken me, you know, I've been up all night trying to just study to what's been going on to get ready for this podcast. [00:01:24] Well, I have to hand it to you. You officially accomplished something that we thought was just out of the realm of what we would do, which is an outsider interview. You brought in a couple experts, so if you've been listening, go. Past two episodes. Past two episodes, we had some great guests on. Uh, and really from that data perspective, uh, I liked how they were looking at the actual data profiles of, you know, hos versus flippers and how you could actually like see some of those things from, uh, from their different dune dashboards. [00:01:58] So thanks for doing. Yeah. Finally got the, those, those first interviews on. You know, if you have been listening, you may have noticed that, uh, that we talked intro wasn't quite accurate until now. Now we can say that we've had guests on, so we're good. Yeah. To, to a year. Let's not, let's not raise it. Uh, all right. [00:02:18] So what's going on? What's, what you've been active in, in your N F T trading? Any, anything going on in your wallet? What's up, George? Well, I'll say I did some end of year aggressive, so the biggest thing in my wallet really was end of year aggressive harvesting. Just like good, taking a hard look at the things that frankly just didn't perform. [00:02:36] I pruned them and. It looks like I accidentally pruned a little too hard. I left one, uh, floating out there. Rug radio, which we'll we'll talk about today. There, there's a rug radio re reveal pass, so, uh, looks like I accidentally sold that for 0.1 below the floor. So, uh, it's been exactly 10 days before making a mistake in N F T trading this year. [00:03:00] I think that's a new record for me. 10 days is, yeah. Yeah. I mean, pretty good. It hasn't doubled yet. I Exactly. I can't listen into this. Hey, if it was one of you, if it was one of you who bought it, you know, because you know how things go when George sells. It must be going up. Um, oh God, please, please again, if you want hot tips. [00:03:19] Uh, it's like the, uh, I'm like the, the, the Jim Kramer of this stuff where it's like, if I'm doing the thing, just go the opposite direction and you're in a good. The reverse portfolio , the reverse reverse portfolio. Um, yeah, so there's your, there's your hot tip for 2023. So far, uh, anything you said you were pretty quiet. [00:03:39] This is, this might be the longest stretch of inactivity for you. I saw you were, you were throwing some bids around on picking up market psychology a while back. I actually just threw a bit out there. I like where that project is right now as a. Uh, by Colby, anything you're Ben Flo still floating? I had been putting some bids out there. [00:03:57] I haven't done that in a bit. Uh, last, let's see, I was looking, I checked my activity to, to confirm what I had been doing. So I was pretty, pretty inactive over the holidays and um, I had picked up some tabs, uh, the N F T from Alien Queen, um, I think, yeah, that had actually, I believe that got up. Point four or something at one point. [00:04:18] I think it's down at 0.2. I had a free mint opportunity, so it wasn't a real big, real big decision for me to vent that one. Um, but that, that is from the artist Alien Queen. So that's one that is in my wallet. That was the last thing that I had picked up. Um, but yeah, otherwise been, been relatively quiet. I did, I noticed, um, you know, beginning some offers again on my, uh, friendship bracelets. [00:04:39] Uh, still have a couple of those. Um, those were the, uh, the projects we've talked about from our blocks. Along with from Snow Row and Alexis Andre, I believe is more the artist behind it, but they find, I think today as we are talking, is the final day to mint those. So what I've heard is that they, I think they're up over 36,000 total friendship bracelets. [00:05:02] Uh, if you remember, there were. for every piece, every wallet that held a, an art block piece as, as of the, the, uh, snapshot date, which was taken, I believe in early November, um, could admit two of these. So there are now over 18,000 wallets that have minted these, um, you know, saw a surge in the last few days as people realized that the, the deadline was approaching, I think that floor price did come down. [00:05:27] Although I'm still seeing a lot of activity in those, I'm. Hey, I'm surprised by how well those have held held up. It's shocked. A big, yeah, that's a big mint, uh, number and you know, there is. At least they're gonna stop being minted now. So, um, you know, I think there are, uh, you know, there's good case for, to be made. [00:05:47] They will, uh, become more collected at this point now that, uh, you know, that they're, you know, more of the, the final rarities. Um, I, I think there are some that are the snow fro, uh, pallet that are up over four, eighth or so. So if you do have any of those, you may, you know, take a look before before you do. [00:06:07] Because some of those pallets are quite rare. Um, but, you know, interesting collection. Nice to see that it is finally done. Um, because I think it's, it's nice to know the final number. Um, well maybe not quite yet, but close to it. . Yeah. Yeah. And I imagine there might be some, some price, uh, volatility on that. [00:06:24] So waiting carefully, especially with 33,000, uh, of them. I don't know if any future promised access or utility on those right. Feeling that could be over 40 by the time this is done. Yeah, those deadlines tend to push people. No, there's nothing there. I mean, there's the utility, I guess, is you get instructions of how to make a real, I mean, a real friendship bracelet. [00:06:48] But I don't know that you need an N F T for that. You know, I, I think you need a kindergarten class and some yarn. . Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Sorry. Second grade. Second grade. Uh, alright. What do we, oh, go ahead. Well, before you go to the news, I, I'm kind of interested cuz it seems like there's, um, as we kick off the year when I like look at macro data on like Crypto Slam and others, that overall sales volume in sales dollars is up, but transactions down, buyers down and it seems to be like just whales moving around right now. [00:07:28] So it's kind of like a, a tale of tale of two, uh, two numbers here, you know, in terms of participation, not as much, and a real thinning of the herd so far. Hard to say, you know, 10 days in, uh, we were joking before this pod got started that, uh, we're gonna hold off on our predictions until the, uh, the end of 2023, which will then back date. [00:07:47] No, I'm kidding. We're, we might do some predictions in February when we know, um, a, a bit more just to cheat because we did so well last. Yeah. Right. If you listen to that one, you'll realize that how far off we were. So, um, you know, don't come to us for, uh, for predictions on the future. For sure. Yeah. We'll just wait, we'll wait it out. [00:08:09] Uh, but I'm kind of curious, like, so moving into this year, what, what is your, your wall planned? Kind of like stick and hold on this thing. Like, you're not doing too many transactions right now. I can see, I. Probably just sort of paying attention to your existing access wallets, drops, things like that. . Yeah. [00:08:29] That's, that's been, I mean, yes, I should be paying attention more to those things. , I've been, you know, I have too bad the last couple weeks. You know, it as, as, I mean, as you know, you're, when it takes a lot to stay on top of all of these different projects and man, it is nice to kind of, uh, forget about it for a bit. [00:08:48] And yeah, I think, you know, I. . I mean, I think I've, I've shifted some of my, uh, I don't know, sort of my collector mindset a bit and, and trying to think of things that I, trying to really collect things that I, I'm more okay holding for a long term and not being , not really jumping at a lot of new projects. [00:09:07] I mean, that, that's, I feel like how I've. Have shifted anyway before this. Um, you know, I think I'll continue that this next year. Um, you know, we've, it's, yeah, don't wanna, I'm not gonna say what's gonna happen, but I, you know, I, I do see that we, we've seen that, we've seen some, some of the. Stronger use cases of NFTs that some of the things that have stuck around art has definitely persisted as one of the stronger use cases. [00:09:32] Digital art has found a, you know, a real home in NFTs. Um, you know, I think that's probably going to persist. You know, we, I, I, I don't know that, that something like gaming is coming this year. I think that we, you know, as you know, we, I dunno, I see that we still have a lot of people around and at the same time, you know, there's not the same excitement, there's not the same, um, you know, let's go try everything, uh, kind of mentality. [00:09:55] From the crypto or N f T market as a, as a whole. So I kind of think that that's, that those, those sort of far off things that gaming and stuff may not, uh, may not really see much light this year. No. Again, if you can somehow survive and, and make it back to the, the next bull bull cycle, I think, uh, it'll come with the, again, general crypto markets. [00:10:20] I think, you know, in some ways NFTs are lever, but you. It's, um, it's winter, it's wintertime, so I, I agree with that. I'm kind of doing similar things looking. Artists that I know will continue to produce and actually like look in terms of a flight to value, we're starting to see it like the values coming back in Max Pain and Friends, which was previously the lowest value wax comedy, right? [00:10:47] It is. You, we are almost dangerously back to break even on, on that mint price. Ferocious is, uh, just strong in terms of like his canvas and the paint pieces that are, are seemingly increasing. . Um, other things that, you know, we mentioned, uh, Pinder Van Armen in the past, um, in his pods. Like those are up. So we are seeing some life in some of these older quality pieces. [00:11:14] So that's given me hope while on the other side of it, like my whole like obsession with like the Nike dunks was. Poorly timed. I'd say overall, like they just, you know, oh are floating around at like point 0.25. What's the common story, George? That's, you know, whatever num number down number, not zero, cuz they're not gonna give up on it, but people are not happy with that. [00:11:36] So, you know, a mixed bag. But, um, I'm setting a, a sort of play budget and, and focusing, I think similarly. On that as I was talking, I had to pick up that floor market psychology. It was too far below the, uh, . I cleaned up that floor. I cleaned it up. Is that I couldn't turn it down. Is it 1 25? Oh man. I mean, it's below the original Mitch, and it's below original Mint was, there's breaking news. [00:12:05] Uh, it is now a new. There you go. . There you go. Clean. Clean that up. Um, so you know, if we just go by those metrics, you're up. Yeah. Sure. That All righty. All right, let's roll into news. Let's roll into news. Yeah. What, what do we have in here? Get some headlines here. Oh, man. We've got, it has been a bit since we've talked, so we've got a, well, I don't know, we've got a lot on, we've got a lot of these here. [00:12:32] I don't know how big a lot of these are. Um, so one that we've got is the China who, let's see, the country's previously. Band, NFT and, and crypto, uh, NFTs and crypto. And now they are, or they have launched a an N F T trading platform. I haven't actually heard much about it. This is one that I had kind of bookmarked, uh, you know, back before the new year launched on January 1st. [00:12:56] I haven't heard much about what's going on there. , um, a little hard for me to understand how they're gonna have a lot of activity on this N F T marketplace while they've been cracking down on it heavily within the country. So, can't imagine there's a lot of users ready to, to go for it, but that's, it's quite the turnaround. [00:13:11] And, uh, I don't know. I mean, I guess maybe they see what, uh, You know what the potential is. Um, , I don't know. What do you think here? Uh, I think this summarizes it pretty safely for me. The marketplace is built on WBA chain. Uh, it is a heritage protection chain that is owned and operated by art exhibition China. [00:13:32] So I wouldn't call it crypto or blockchain so much as. It's something that is masquerading at it. I get the sense that, uh, transactions can be probably reverted and aren't quite as That's, that's true. Yeah. It's probably not all sales are not necessarily final type of way to, to maybe put an app out there in the world that you, you know, get maybe a lot of usage and learn a lot about people [00:13:57] Um, if, if it does pick up any kind of traction Yeah. Look, um, , it's interesting to see if they can take the, the firewall approach to blockchain tech and, and what happens. Uh, a lot of people in China, so we'll see. All right. Now we've got fanatic. This is the, let's see, this is a, a , let's see, a fan goods company that they do own, they own a 60% or, or steak in candy Digital. [00:14:27] That's been big with the, uh, M L B. Some of the MLB attempts at NFTs. Um, as we've talked about, NLB has, major League Baseball, has tried a few different ones. They are selling their steak and candy Digital sounds like they, uh, maybe are just through with, uh, the, the NFT market. You know, as we've seen, they haven't been all that successful and I, um, uh, frankly, I'm a little surprised that they were able to find a buyer right now. [00:14:54] So, you know, maybe not such a bad idea. I don't know. They said fanatics was founded in 2011, become a well-known name in sports and e-commerce valued at 31 billion, which is sizable, but I don't see the, the price that they. Yeah. I mean, it's hard to know what they, I mean, they're probably, for them it's a, probably a , um, good loss, uh, that they can write off against. [00:15:17] Yeah, there you go. I was doing some of that, just a smaller scale at a pony level. Yeah, right. Um, but you know, it doesn't say a lot of what they, uh, What they think about the future here. And you know, like as you said, they haven't , major League baseball has not figured out NFTs to any extent, and I I don't think that's where it's gonna happen. [00:15:37] Yeah. So they have a quote in your, we believe digital products will have more value in utility when connected to physical collectibles to create best experience for collectors. As a reminder, this is the group fanatics that acquired tops trading cards for, for half a bill. Uh, so you can see them still. [00:15:54] Sadly fumbling through the, the Major League Baseball's entry into NFTs in a railway. [00:16:00] All right. We've got another headline here from the, yeah, about proof. Uh, C e o Kevin Rose, the, the Man Behind the Moon Birds project as well. Um, they have signed a, a deal with Hollywood, U t A, uh, so I was a little surprised by. I was a little surprised by this one. It just, it, it seems like what some of these, uh, kind of caricature type of NFTs have done. [00:16:27] Um, but you know, they are big and they are, they are able to get deals. So, you know, maybe shouldn't be surprised by, by the route they're taking here. Yeah. Moon birds have kind of come down floor price 8.5 as of, uh, recording this, like, there was like a little bit of bump, I think. with that announcement there. [00:16:46] Um, it got almost back up to 10. It was down at seven. So, you know, you, you have these like news runs, but a re a regression back to the previous, which that's what we classically saw with like, hey, sell the news moments that we'd be like, you know, win, update, win, update, all the, always in discord. And, uh, the underlying value isn't there. [00:17:06] Community isn't holding, like, I, I, it's like sort of, you know, bumps along the bottom. I mean, nothing. Shake a stick out. You're still at eight AbbVie. It's pretty good. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. But you know, it is, it's a long ways from where it was at 30 plus [00:17:21] all we've got another. Another scam cuz you know, it's NFTs. Uh, this one's involving Logan Paul . Uh, I don't know. This is no shocker here that he's involved in a scam, at least not to me. But this one is, I don't know. This was a game called Crypto Zoo that they've sold millions of, millions of dollars worth of NFTs. [00:17:41] The, there is no game to be played. Uh, this was, let's, uh, let's see. The scam was investigated by, let's say, KA. Cilla, uh, is the, the YouTuber's name. Um, Logan Paul then was threatening him with a lawsuit and then also inviting him on his podcast. Um, you know, it sounds like he's now blaming the developers that he hired, which, you know, for some reason he thinks isn't his responsibility. [00:18:10] I'm not sure. But you know what wouldn't be another podcast, uh, another podcast episode without talking about Apod. NFT scam, right? Yeah, I think there's the sort of hype and promise of we're going to build the next great game, which is a lot easier to say than do, and I, I think it's, yeah, I think it's tough. [00:18:30] I don't know enough details here, but the, you know, the, the details that I did were questionable. Yeah, I can look. Probably shouldn't just believe, I mean, we're way past what somebody would jump into it, something like that. But you know, maybe we shouldn't have just believed that he was gonna build the next or the killer N F T game. [00:18:52] But, you know, we all thought that everything was gonna just work out as, as the founder said at the time. Right. ? Yeah. This is a pretty impressive fall. [00:19:03] All right. We've got a, an NFT project from Manchester United, the soccer team in, uh, in England. Uh, they have been accused of, Of ripping off the artist. I, I don't actually know how to say the, the name. Des Des Lare, and it's d e s l u c r e c e. It'll be in our, uh, notes of course, but , it is, man, the, the resemblance is quite striking. [00:19:31] They are super similar, pretty obvious that they were, uh, influenced here and. Not a great look for ferment. And United Believe has already had some, uh, some quite a bit of backlash to the idea that they were doing NFTs from their fans, uh, to begin with. Oh, that's, yeah, that's, that's brutal. I mean, it's this sort of black, red skull with white, and they're, yeah, they're pretty darn close. [00:19:58] Uh, looks like they went with the Tezos, um, Tezos platform for Manchester United, which is interest. Yeah, so there's that all you have that . Uh, alright. And then, uh, let's see. Last text, last headline I've got here. I cut out quite a few of the , the not so interesting ones, but I thought this was somewhat interesting. [00:20:19] N F T N Y C coming up this year in April. They, they seem to change that every year to really just throw people off. Um, ape Fest will not be holding their own event at the same time. Um, you know, in the past they have held it at the same, same week as the event, not as an official part of the event. So this headline here that I'm already reading is, you know, somewhat off base. [00:20:41] They're severing ties. I'm not sure that there was an official tie, but I do think that we've, we're seeing a lot of people kind of maybe move beyond N F T N yc, which. I don't know, I think is somewhat struggling for what is the actual event and what are people coming there for versus are people coming versus just the outside events that that happen to be in New York. [00:21:02] Yeah. It seems like they just weren't ready to do it early enough based on the, you know, tweets that I'm reading here, saying that like they wanted to do it later in the year and export new locations. That could, that could mean many different things, but you know, maybe this is not the time they want to start celebrating. [00:21:19] Maybe they wanna wait a, I don't know, for a couple lawsuits to shake out or news pieces, , hey, that could be, you know, get solved. Right. Well that could be a real long time then. Later, later date. Yeah. I mean, we could get into all the lawsuit stuff. The, it's, it's hard to keep track of what's going on with you getting their lawsuits though, [00:21:38] Yeah, I feel like that's an episode all its own, but also one. I, I'm just not that interested in ultimately, although it is a dominant four still, if you're looking at the top 10, you know, crypto projects right now, like the fact that three of them are essentially, uh, yuga is, you know, quite, quite impressive. [00:22:00] Four. Yeah. Crypto punks. Yeah. Five. Geez, bored. Eight Yacht Club. Mutate Yacht Club are one and two. Uh, bored. Eight. Kennel club number five, crypto punks. Seven. Other deed nine, like wow. Okay. Other deed. I was gonna say, there's no way mee bits are on the top. 10 . Oh, poor mee bits. Ooh, no, you gotta, you gotta go down the ways. [00:22:25] I haven't checked the floor price of me bits in a while. I'm kind of curious now. Here we go. Rabbit hole. I would guess 0.5. Oh, I'm gonna get higher than that. 3.85. Oh gosh. I was way off. How was I so wrong? 3.85. Oops. That's, that's impressive. Yeah. Huh. Good for them. . Yeah, right. Glad I sold mine at two and a half. [00:22:54] Whatever. Add it to the list. It was when was more, and I'm sure you immediately got that us. That's true. I immediately pull, I did something very safe with it. I definitely didn't throw it away on dog coin. Dog coin ponies. I actually threw away. Yeah. There's offers on these, huh? Market Market is stronger than I would've guessed. [00:23:19] All right. There you go. That's what I get for making fun of it. All right. The T draft season platforms compete for projects this. Interesting cuz at first I thought in my mind the narrative was around with regard to Utes, uh, leaving Solana and Degos I think as well, right? Ts and Degos leaving Solana for Polygon. I was like, you know, sort of dancing on the sort of Solana sex train, which it does. [00:23:47] Um, to be clear. Uh, but I thought it was of their own position to move, but it was not what actually hap why did they do this? Got paid. Ah, 3 million. Okay. . So I see 3 million relocation fee, I guess right from, uh, leave Solana head to Polygon. And I think we're maybe seeing how Polygon, uh, polygons, business dev works and why they're so successful. [00:24:15] Um, yeah. Right. So what does this mean? Incentives? ? Yeah. Use that foundation money. Like, oh, you get a grant . Okay, great. Uh, you know, with regard to what this means, I think it's interesting because if projects are suddenly, and labs are suddenly able to create a breakaway sensation, or some sort of momentum on, we'll call it a, a tier two or a less than chain. [00:24:49] They may be able to run this play going forward saying like, Hey, uh, why not go to the highest bidder? And I don't think, according to some reports that Polygon was the highest bidder. I think Avalanche was also. Looking for their business with a bid and um, maybe another, but uh, the move to, I heard that's interesting. [00:25:11] Um, yeah, but I think they weren't the only weapon Polygon, the only bidder, polygon does seem to have more. Um, maybe more legitimacy among, uh, among the crypto or N f T crowd? I would say, I mean, for, for N F T networks, I, I think Polygon is taken pretty seriously by most, um, most Ethereum N F T holders, uh, you know, since it is just that layer two and gets the cheap fees and yeah, with that money, it, uh, It's, it'd be hard to pass that up when you've got the, the issues that, that that plague Solana. [00:25:48] Yeah. Look, if your platform's going down every month and your coin is being sort of shielded and manipulated by the second coming Bernie Madoff, like there's a lot of tough headlines there, right? Um, and it's maybe unfair, uh, some look, it's maybe unfair to say that a Solana simply. , a scam artist used that platform to sort of like burnish their reputation and sort of buy into it and try to manipulate the price that that's not their fault really. [00:26:17] But the truth is that there isn't, there's some guilt by association assumed in some of these, uh, headline articles and titles. So I wouldn't be surprised if they were trying to sort of survive beyond that. You. D D labs based in Los Angeles. They've had just with Utes, I think a total volume of 2.7 million if I'm reading the analytics properly, which, you know, like, look, volume on platform, volume on platform actually will return value. [00:26:45] So if people continue to, uh, trade these, maybe you can answer this question for me if, you know, like, is it like what is involved? Are they going to. Create some sort of burn transfer mechanism because you can't just yank this off of people's wallets and move it over. Can you, you can't just be like, ta-da, you're on polygon. [00:27:08] Like you can't, I mean, that elegantly, right, right. I mean, they definitely can. You don't even know. It's not the same address when you're using, when you're going from Solana. It's a polygon. Now, if you're going from Polygon to era, from Ethereum to Polygon or, or optimism or any of these Ethereum based networks, you'd have the same address. [00:27:28] But with this, it's a new, it's a new wallet address. There's no way to just simply airdrop it. It's got to be some sort of claim. Um, I imagine. You'll, you know, have to claim it and then bridge over to the new network. Um, that is interesting though, you imagine, um, that not everyone's going to do that, you know, , it's, uh, you know, people pay a lot of attention and there are also people, I'm not saying that, you know, that, um, you should necessarily. [00:27:56] What do we say to buy and hold for something? You know, is it really expecting that people are paying attention all the time to, to these things? And you know, I'm sure there will be opportunities, but you know, it'll be interesting to see how many actually make it over. Um, there's been talk in the past about projects like, like crypto punks and, you know, obviously old project people really didn't know the value of these things, um, at the time and. [00:28:17] you know, how many of those are, are, are, are missing completely. You know, in something like this you'll be able to see a little bit better. But even with these youth projects, I mean, it came out a while ago and there were a lot of people getting into Solana because. Somewhat because they felt like they missed out on Ethereum. [00:28:30] So I think you'll have a lot of people that maybe didn't , um, keep track of their wallets very well, or, or wallet security. And, uh, I imagine that not all of those will, um, make their way over to Polygon if it does require actually actual action on the, the holder part, which I can't imagine it would work any other way. [00:28:49] I have a weird question for you and I have no way to. If I were to create a Venn challenge accepted , if I were to create a Venn diagram of Solana wallet holders and Ethereum holders, right? Like people that had one and not the other, like, what do you think? Do you think like one has more of the other, or do you think that there are like Republicans and Democrats? [00:29:16] It's like, well, I'll never vote across the aisle. I'm also. or do you think like if you're a DJ you just are popping around with different wallets in different places? I mean, to be honest, it's probably a pretty big crossover. I, I think we, we know that the ecosystem just isn't, it's almost just not big enough to, to support all of these different, unique. [00:29:38] Ecosystems on their own. I mean, I think there's, there's probably a, a good amount of p fp Ethereum collectors that, that I think are more likely to be on Solana. I think our box collectors maybe are more likely to be on Tezos. Um, that would be my , that's what I would guess. I don't know how you'd, how you'd go about trying to. [00:30:04] Trying to really get numbers on those since they are, you know, you can't really tie two separate wallets right to the other, you know? Yeah. Until bridging becomes a different thing, you could probably begin to do that. But yeah, it's, um, it's certainly a little messy, uh, But it'll be an interesting project. [00:30:23] Look, I'm interested in, in that once it moves to the Ethereum network a lot more, uh, because frankly, the base currency, the, the base currency has always been one of our. Jesus is then denominated in, uh, we and Eateth, which is Yeah, which would be down less than so long. don't lose, here's the thing, you'll lose money at a slower rate, and that's what I'm here. [00:30:48] That's, that's what this is about. That's losing money longer, less over longer periods of time. It's science. , this is a good time to disclose that this is not financial advice. None of this should be taken. It is interesting. So what do you think, um, uh, guess the Ute floor in eth, I just calculated it. What do you think the Ute floor in, uh, let's see. [00:31:15] I. I don't know, the u I don't know Ute at all. I think. Well, with D gods I think is the more expensive collection. Is that, that sounds right to me. Correct. Um, I don't know. I guess I'll say two E. Wow. You were shockingly close. 1.7. Um, that's impressive. All right. Nice. That is, that is press impress cause we've brought it up. [00:31:36] We'll go with the floor. Uh oh, gosh. Yeah. So I'll give you, I'll give you a chance at, and you can play at home right now. I'll guess that price. I always like to guess that price. All right. So I have, uh, the D gods, like, what do you think the eth price is on that floor? Okay. How about, um, about six. Wow. Well, no tricking you today. [00:31:58] Uh, 6.69. I did not make that up. Oh, sulfur five 50. Oh, how could I not put that in there? I, if you had spiked it, I would've been, you would've . So I wanted to mention something. This, I don't, don't know what's going on with this, but this bons. Collection, have you heard of this? B O N K Z. I'm sure if you've been paying attention you, you may have heard about this one, but it is a collection on Solana that's getting all sorts of attention. [00:32:22] Now. I see that they've got over one point. Is this crypto cryptos? Is that it? I possibly, let's see, um, no 1.6 million in sales. Oh man, they're flying right now. Um, but yeah, so there's, you know, there are still, this looks like it's a pretty reveal. Um, Collection right now. So, you know, there's still activity over there. [00:32:47] That's a new salon collection that just launched. And, uh, you know, it's, you watch one leave and, you know, maybe it's in a way. Maybe it's making an opportunity for somebody else to step in. You know, I, I'm not a big salon fan. Mm-hmm. , and I don't think that it's, I don't think it's heading, you know, maybe it heads to zero eventually. [00:33:05] I don't think that we're there at this point. I think there's still. Uh, there's, there's still people there that wanna make something of it, and I think you'll at least see some , some fight, uh, from those that are are working on the chain. The fundamental truth is that the, uh, The inflationary element of Solana is exceeding the rate of transaction value generated. [00:33:29] Uh, it just, you know, it doesn't, it doesn't math out for the holders that are gonna get vested, uh, vesting schedules that show up where they can then dump their so salon on the public market. And then on top of that, it's like inflating, uh, at the same time. And so you also see that like when Disney, when. [00:33:51] Nike when Starbucks, when these folks are choosing platforms to build on, like into the future. Um, I don't see Solana's name coming up very often. [00:34:00] No, I don't either. And you know, I think that is, I don't, I think that's a big reason of why Polygon went for something like this was Ben in the discussions for sort of the business infrastructure, you know, business infrastructure, NFTs, and, you know, that is one thing, but it doesn't get, doesn't really get consumers looking at, you know, working on the network, bridging assets over and on it. [00:34:23] And I think this is a, it's a different, Different way to go about it gets different attention, gets people actually on that chain and, and active. Yeah, I, you know, go ahead. I was surprised not to see more activity on, uh, on Utes in terms of, I was just like looking at the analytics and I didn't see a big price bump. [00:34:41] It doesn't seem to have really moved it that much. And here, here's what I know, it's like per our last conversation of Yuga taking up the top five of the 10, , there's just an inevitability that you can't stay on the top forever. It just doesn't work that way, you know? Is this shift a signal that they're able to, you know, potentially build that? [00:35:12] Is this D-lab? I don't know very much about them at all, but heck, if you're thriving in a bear market like this, is this something to look at? , you gotta see how the, the transition goes. Oh, you mean as far as like a project to follow? Um, yeah, like, yeah. I don't, I mean, that's a good question. You know, is this, is this, you know, is this the, uh, the, by the news or, or by the news point where it's up high and, you know, I see that there's a decent amount of volume. [00:35:41] Um, yeah. You know, does it become a, I mean, what is, what's the biggest NFT collection on poly? [00:35:49] I can probably figure it out. Um, just a note. You know, there's just not, I don't think there's like one collection that you associate it with it, whereas, you know, before I, I, I think that you could have said like Degos and, and Used were definitely the biggest projects on Solana and you know, you know, we know that we know the big ones on Ethereum and I think this is. [00:36:10] You know, it's, it's a bit of just having a name of a big collection. And maybe it does, you know, I, I'm not betting against it. I'm not, certainly not jumping into this . No. Especially, I also wanna, I wanna backtrack a little bit. Like when you look at Utes, like the actual art of it, it is a pathetic board. A knockoff. [00:36:32] Yeah. I think is my, is my hot take on it. . Um, they're just, it's fuzzier and less. Right. I mean, it was something that we, it's not good. When we looked at the Solana Network a while ago that the, I don't know, it feels a little stuck in, in the, the, the p fp era of, you know, just make any animal, make 10,000 of any animal and, and it can be successful if you have a Discorded Promise merch and whatever. [00:37:00] Um, and it's. , you know, I don't know. It's, it's, I don't know enough about it to, to talk about the other aspects of it, but, you know, based on face value, I'm, I'm with you. Yeah. So, , I think in general. What else might be targeted? It, it's interesting to think that other projects on, on other platforms might be shopping around to the folks that still have money, which are, you know, apparently like the kind of avalanches and, uh, avalanche polygons and arbitrary on my bed probably would've, you know, been in the mix. [00:37:33] Mm-hmm. , uh, saying like, how do we get and entice, uh, developers to move into it? Uh, but it's interesting. . Yeah, it definitely is. I mean, it's not, I didn't really thought about that aspect and I was definitely under the same, um, impression as you at first that it was more or organic choice versus a, you know, poaching by, by Polygon. [00:37:54] Um, I'm sure that there are others looking at this if they hadn't been thinking about it before and now thinking, Ooh, that that's a pretty good method. Hey, that we, we still have, we still have money and a lot of others don't, so maybe we should use that in a different way. Yeah, pulling projects that are well teams that are building projects, they're still out there. [00:38:15] Yeah. I mean, I see more from Solana even because that network's been so hurt and you know, there has been a lot of talk about the, the number of, of, you know, developers that are on the network. So Yeah, I I could see it there, I could see it from other networks. I think there's, I think we'll see some other alt chains, um, face problems or already facing problems. [00:38:35] There's, there's a lot that you don't hear anything about, and. You know, at least we're hearing something about Solana. There's some that you just aren't hearing anything about. So I think you'll start seeing some attrition from those as well. And yeah, there, there may be some, some, some bidding words going on among some of these other chains. [00:38:53] Well, I'm still rooting for our moon Cats . Oh boy. Oh boy. We called the bottom when they went. When they went away. Pond. Pond. Where will rise again? It'll happen. Moon Cats won't go below that threshold of, uh, 0.3 though. It's really funny, man. What will happen to the Moon Cats you think? Uh, you, you still think Kevin Rose might, might pick 'em up? [00:39:18] I just, I think they're just an awesome, uh, I think they're an awesome long-term like Relic. Um, I've, I've been, I've fallen for the Relic in the past, but this of, of all of them has been the one that like. Kind of has, has actually like held and not gone to absolute zero. Like I'll, I'll just say, what was it, the stupid crypto bots that I thought the world of like two years ago being like, oh my gosh, it was the first on game, whatever. [00:39:45] Like, yeah, not very much there. Now how about this? What if we could race our moon cats? Then , we put 'em in the state, [00:39:59] Yeah. Now you have my attention. Cats Project. Huh? . Now you have my attention. Yeah. Moon Cats. They're hanging out at a four floor. Good job. Moon Cats. Oh yeah. Huh? That's, yeah, that's a little, they've moved up a bit. Yeah, I mean, as soon as I, I'll, I'll let, I'll let the group know. I only have two of 'em. Maybe I'll get another and force the price down so you all can afford 'em. [00:40:25] Oh man. Is that helpful? [00:40:27] Uh, well, yeah, I think that's, I think that's about it for these, the, the, the project poaching. Um, you know, I think I, is this a prediction or you think we're gonna see more of this this year? George Chain jumpers. I think that I'll put that, uh, I'll, I'm gonna claim this one, uh, chain. All right. Do it. Chain jumping. [00:40:48] Yeah. I like that. That's a good one. Um, some warm, yeah, it'll be, It won't be the only one of, you know, there are good projects out there that are caught on , on bad chains. Um, and then there's things like this too. So, um, you know, take that for , however you wanna take it. . Cool. All right, well, I'll see you out there. [00:41:13] All right. Bye George. Bye.

Mike and Jesse start the pod by talking about some NFL playoff narratives and their potential impact on the hobby (6:21). Then, they are joined by Chris McGill to talk about some of the new features on Card Ladder (24:14), and discuss the first NBA All-Star voting returns (31:01). Later, they discuss Fanatics selling their stake in Candy Digital, as well as some other news and new releases (1:02:10). Then, they finish by answering some of your mailbag questions (1:14:37). Hosts: Mike Gioseffi and Jesse Gibson Guest: Chris McGill Associate Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DAILY SLAB, Ep. 68, Jan. 6, 2023 — In this video, we'll talk about the death of digital sports cards with the recent news of Fanatics QUICK EXIT from CANDY DIGITAL. What does the future holds for digital sports card collectors? Physical sports cards are an "old" format, but the physical nature is why they are here to stay. If you're a sports card collector, this video is for you! We'll discuss the reasons why digital sports cards have taken a huge hit and what the future holds for collectors. So if you're interested in the short history of digital sports cards and future of the sports card hobby, this is the video for you! Subscribe to the Daily Slab and you'll never miss a daily sports card take from SlabStox.

EPISODE 105 - Clark, Hyung and John start the first Friday episode of 2023 by talking about @Shyne150's recent "re-acquisition" of the Luka Doncic Logoman Autograph Card for $3.1M – the same card he sold about a year ago for $4.6M (resulting in a profit of $1.5M plus having the card back in his possession). Then for the Friday hobby discussion, the guys respond to the recent news that Fanatics is divesting 60% of its stake in NFT company Candy Digital. Is this a bad sign for the future of NFT trading cards and digital collectables in general? Or is this just simply growing pains with the new blockchain technology still an inevitability in the hobby? -------------------------------- CONNECT WITH US! Instagram: @cardstothemoon | @fivecardguys (Clark) | @yntegritysportscards (Hyung) | @tradeyouatrecess (John) Website: https://fivecardguys.com/podcast Daily Auctions: https://fivecardguys.com/dailyauctions If you have any questions about the hobby that you would like addressed, email us at hello@fivecardguys.com or DM us on Instagram at @cardstothemoon or @fivecardguys.

On December 7th for the 2nd year in a row, Candy Digital will be dropping their MLB Uncut Diamonds ICON set. This year it will feature 40 of MLB's top prospects including Henry Davis, Jordan Lawlar, Anthony Volpe, Grayson Rodriguez, and more. Jim & DiNardo are here to talk each player and more.

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Analysts expect a significant increase in World Cup bets, Manchester United's stock is surging on sale news, the Portland Thorns owner looks to sell, and Candy Digital lays off employees.

Analysts expect a significant increase in World Cup bets, Manchester United's stock is surging on sale news, the Portland Thorns owner looks to sell, and Candy Digital lays off employees.

Dustin, Greg, and Mike talk content, candy, and the wide world of dapper sports.

We talk Candy, Top Shot, All Day, Aubrey, F1, and more.

Megan and Marc discuss lessons from theater, the power of mindfulness and empathy, and new digital frontiers for managing successful CX. Megan Merrick is a passionate advocate for building unrivaled customer experiences for companies. She is currently championing this pursuit as Head of CX at Candy Digital, a digital collectables company that works with household names like the MLB, WWE, and Netflix. Megan was recently recognized as a CCW 2022 Next Generation Leader. --- Follow Marc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baltoceo/ Learn more about Balto: balto.ai --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marcbernstein/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marcbernstein/message

A wild weekend of NFL games, challenges, run it backs, and a Candy Drop!

This week, Wayne Kimmel's guest on the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show was Scott Lawin, CEO of Candy Digital, Candy provides digital authentic collectibles and experiences that deepen fan engagement and connect people to their passions through deals with MLB, WWE, Netflix, and more. Prior to Candy, Lawin founded Parametric, LP, a private investment and advisory firm focused on early-stage opportunities in blockchain, fintech, art and real estate. From 2010-2017, he was Chief Operating Officer of Moore Capital Management, a $15 billion global alternative investment management company. Lawin has also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Liquid Markets business at Fortress Investment Group following a 12-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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Michael Rubin - CEO, Fanatics Gary Vaynerchuk - CEO, VaynerMedia Jessica Gelman (moderator) - CEO, Kraft Analytics Group Serial entrepreneurs Michael Rubin and Gary Vaynerchuk are two of the most prolific disruptors in sports and entertainment. From an early embrace of technology and a focus on how customers want to engage with sports, Michael and Gary have rewritten the ecommerce, social media, and now NFT landscape while growing global brands and movements. Their shared drive for embracing the “new” has led both entrepreneurs into the NFT world and to each other with the creation of Candy Digital, a next-generation digital collectible company. Join Michael and Gary as they sit down with Jessica Gelman to discuss how the blueprint for succeeding in business has changed over time and how technological innovations are on the horizon will upend the sports ecosystem.

Yesterday Candy released their 6th of 7 lineups in their leadoff series and we are here to rip! Before so, let's discuss the updates this week to the new Titan Trivia game in their discord in which they're revealing the upcoming Titan rarities while also giving 5 winners a $25 fanatics gift card. Also, Candy has utilized their Basketball Sweet Futures to give away potential winners an autographed jersey who own a Sweet Future and correctly pick the order the players are drafted in the upcoming NBA Draft.

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It's another pack drop! Today Candy released its 5th out of the 7 lineups of their Leadoff Series. Highlighted is Juan Soto, Jose Ramirez, & Clayton Kershaw. There's not a ton of news to discuss this week, so let's get to ripping!

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Suns and Heat Roll. New Challenge and new packs.

Today's episode is a recent keynote I had with Michael Rubin, Executive Chairman of Fanatics. We started by telling the story of how we started working together during the pandemic and our work during the All In Challenge. Then we look at the current state of the NFT market and how they work, how Candy Digital came to be, my new book, entrepreneurship, and finally, the humility required to learn. Enjoy! Let me know what you thought. Check out my new NFT project: veefriends.com Join the VeeFriends Discord: https://discord.gg/veefriends Tweet Me! @garyvee Text Me! 212-931-5731 My Newsletter: garyvee.com/newsletter

Today's episode is a recent keynote I had with Michael Rubin, Executive Chairman of Fanatics. We started by telling the story of how we started working together during the pandemic and our work during the All In Challenge. Then we look at the current state of the NFT market and how they work, how Candy Digital came to be, my new book, entrepreneurship, and finally, the humility required to learn. Enjoy! Let me know what you thought. Check out my new NFT project: veefriends.com Join the VeeFriends Discord: https://discord.gg/veefriends Tweet Me! @garyvee Text Me! 212-931-5731 My Newsletter: garyvee.com/newsletter

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur, and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Known as “GaryVee” he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business - he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior. Whether its emerging artists, esports, NFT investing or digital communications, Gary understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber. Gary is an entrepreneur at heart -- he builds businesses. Today, he helps Fortune 1000 brands leverage consumer attention through his full-service advertising agency, VaynerMedia which has offices in NY, LA, London, LATAM, and Singapore. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX holding company which also includes VaynerProductions, VaynerNFT, Gallery Media Group, The Sasha Group, Tracer, VaynerSpeakers, VaynerTalent and VaynerCommerce. Gary is also a Board Member at Candy Digital, Co-Founder of VCR Group, Co-Founder of ArtOfficial, and Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. Gary was recently named to the Fortune list of the Top 50 Influential people in the NFT industry. In addition to running multiple businesses, Gary documents his life daily as a CEO through his social media channels which has more than 34 million followers and garnishes over 272 million monthly impressions/views across all platforms. His podcast ‘The GaryVee Audio Experience' ranks among the top podcasts globally. He is a five-time New York Times Best-Selling Author and one of the most highly sought after public speakers.

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We have a special edition of the Morning Marketplace where we chat all things Baseball with Candy's Matt Novogratz