In this episode, the speakers express gratitude for the opportunity to do their second show despite the challenges of NFT NYC and difficult times for many people. They highlight the incredible support from the community, with positive feedback on their show, which was unexpected but meaningful. They discuss their experience at NFT NYC last year, which gave them a new perspective on the space, highlighting the power of in-person events and the sense of community. Despite the current market downturn, they note that the atmosphere at the event has been positive and exciting, with opportunities to meet great people.
The hosts then introduce their upcoming guests, UltraDao and Corbet, and express excitement about their projects and backgrounds. They discuss UltraDao's involvement in the NFT space since 2021, creating projects, collecting art, and supporting artists. They mention some of the artists involved in their projects and express admiration for their contributions to the NFT community. The speaker also discusses a mechanism for buying and selling art in the blockchain space, which involves minting art pieces without knowing the artist's identity and using on-chain signatures to change ownership in the database. They highlight the gamified aspect of the mechanism, where the value of art is impacted by the artist's reputation and what they have built in the space, and draw from their personal experience as a collector with over 7000 pieces across various blockchains.
The speaker then discusses an upcoming event called "the mid" on April 27th, with a pre-mint closing on April 25th, and shares details about the passes available for the event. They acknowledge that the price for the passes may be considered high in the current market, but they believe it's worth it considering the importance of the project and the potential for high-value art sales. They emphasize that this project is not just a run-of-the-mill PFP (Profile Picture) project, but a well-constructed and unique experience with custom-built applications and smart contracts.
The speaker also discusses the importance of structuring the ecosystem and how it can impact the success of artists in the space, mentioning their team's experience in writing their own smart contracts since day one and working with other projects in the space. They briefly mention their team members' involvement in other projects, such as props, which is a leader in the space working with other projects to build smart contracts and minting experiences. The speaker also shares their background in web two and their involvement in startups, including founding a luxury jewelry brand in Paris called Courbet, which incorporates sustainability and ecology into its designs.
They discuss their interest in Solana, a blockchain platform, and how they initially didn't see the big difference between Solana and other blockchains, but explored it further through rarity sniffer and rarity sniper. They realized that there was a gap between the Ethereum and Solana communities, with few people knowing about Solana projects in the Ethereum world. They mention being drawn to Tezos as an alternative to Ethereum due to lower minting costs, and discuss their decision to mint NFTs backed by physical diamonds on Solana, with the goal of building a small community of 777 members. They outline their plan, which includes dropping their pricing, recalling the gate to provide token holders with access to private sales and exclusive prices, and opening up the reward to implement a unique reward system for token holders.
Overall, the episode covers the speakers' gratitude for the opportunity to do their second show, their experience at NFT NYC, their upcoming guests and their projects, their interest in Solana and Tezos, and their plans for their own project involving NFTs backed by physical diamonds.
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