Skin in the Game with Nick Tomaino

We're joined by Nick Tomaino - GP of 1Confirmation to talk about the evolution of crypto art and onchain culture. We chat through their investment in DEGEN and why Music NFTs haven't clicked.

Onchain Summer 2024 with Jesse Pollak

Onchain Summer 2024 is here. We’re joined by Jesse Pollak to chat about all things Base - from their strategy to bring the world onchain to the Smart Wallet and resetting the price of a free mint. 25 minutes of onchain energy!

The Origin of DEGEN with Jacek

We're joined by Jacek - the founder of DEGEN to unpack his journey launching the biggest token on Farcaster. We dive into the vision for Degen Chain, the new season of tip allowances, RainDrops and what its like to be a token founder in 2024.

How to get a million mints with Boost

We’re joined by Brian Flynn to chat about onchain boosts - the core driver of mints at Coop Records. We unpack onchain ads, airdrop farming, L3s and their ongoing Creator Fund.

Music on Farcaster with Sonata

We’re joined by Sebas and Sweetman to chat about the first FC music client - Sonata. We cover the history of onchain music, the role of decentralized channels, why open source matters and much more.

Onchain record labels with Coop Records

The inaugural episode of the Coop Records Podcast featuring the core team - Cooper, Ramie, Jake and Cece. We cover the origins of Coop Records and everything you need to know about running an onchain record label in 2024.

Yearn Founder Andre Cronje Says DeFi Comes With Responsibility

Andre Cronje is the developer of the yearn platform and YFI token. There’s this sort of mysticism around Andre. The solo genius builder who relentlessly releases code even if it hasn’t always been properly audited or tested. The DeFi wizard capable of turning a token which he himself claimed to be valueless to be worth thousands of dollars in a few days. He talks about the actual paralyzing fear that comes with building money protocol, the huge responsibility he feels, and how finger-pointing has caused him to quit the space before. But he says the drive to continue innovating has helped him overcome that fear and keep building.

Synthetix’s Kain Warwick Talks About What it Takes to Scale

This week, we sat with Kain Warwick, DeFi OG and founder of Synthetix. In some ways, last year wasn’t a great one for the synthetic assets protocol. As many DeFi projects boomed, SNX’s price and TVL dropped. Kain says he was too optimistic about how soon Synthetix would be able to scale with optimistic roll-ups. If he were to do things again, he would probably use Polygon first and move to Optimism once the solution was ready. But last year was also a time to build on a strong foundation. He’s looking forward to the months to come, when all of that effort hopefully comes to light, with the protocol fully live on Optimism, with perpetual swaps expected to be launched too. He’s a firm believer that Ethereum and its Layer 2 solutions will capture the most value being built in DeFi and web3.

Aave’s Stani Kulechov Talks About Building the Biggest DeFi Lender

Stani Kulechov the founder and CEO of Aave. When we spoke Aave was the second-largest DeFi protocol, but in the days after our conversation, it rose to overtake MakerDAO and become the DeFi platform with the most assets held in its smart contracts, at over $1B in digital assets. It’s been an exponential rise for Aave, which launched just eight months ago and in that short time was able to climb the famous Defi Pulse Total Value Locked ranking to the top. It’s done so pushing DeFi forward by driving innovation in interest-generating tokens, flash loans and delegated credit lines, which are all lowering the barriers of entry to users from all corners of the world to access financial applications. We also get into all the recent yield farming craziness, which he wishes was more restrained.

MakerDAO Founder Rune Christensen on DeFi’s Biggest Test Yet

In the first episode ever, we speak with Rune Christensen, the founder of MakerDAO, the largest lending platform by assets in decentralized finance and the issuer of the Dai stablecoin. Rune has been in crypto since 2011 and is no stranger to volatility and crazy market conditions. Still, last month was the most shocking for him yet. On March 12th 2020, MakerDAO’s mechanism to heal loans that become under-collateralized broke down amid the market crash, allowing one trader to run off with more than $4 million in free ether. He calls it Maker’s toughest test yet, and he believes the protocol passed it. Key things we talked about: • MakerDAO’s plan to hand control to its community and dissolve the Maker Foundation • MKR auction and token whales • The decision to add centralized collateral to back Dai • Whether Maker will add Bitcoin as collateral and create a euro-pegged Dai • Collateral holders who lost 100% of their funds in the March 12 crash • Rune’s long-term vision for DeFi and Maker, as an enabler for financial inclusion

Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov Says Devs Neglect Oracle Risks

This interview is with Sergey Nazarov, the cofounder of oracle provider Chainlink. The way blockchain applications get their data has proven to be crucial, as failures in those systems have been at the core of many of the latest attacks in decentralized finance. He says developers are currently underestimating the complexities of building data aggregators and oracle systems and says, the only reason these dangerous patterns are not as discussed is because the losses have not been Mt. Gox level. In this conversation Nazarov makes the case on why the Chainlink platform is meant to help avoid those risks. We also talk about the main trends he’s seeing in the space, Chainlink’s plans for the coming months, and his vision for a more decentralized future.

Ep 35 - Lucas Campbell

We're joined by Lucas of Pods to chat about the future of onchain media. We cover his journey building a career in web3 out of college and dive into new form factors for the next bull market.

The Biggest Buyer on NBA Top Shot

Someone Just Spent Over 2 Million(!) Dollars on NBA Top Shot and We Got Them on The Show! Special Guest joins the show in a first-of-its-kind interview format to share about why he’s after #1 serials, his motivations for buying right now with the market in a slump, and where his unique name comes from. LG recaps this week in Top Shot including Cool Cats 5, Baller Status, and the Luka MGLE Challenge. Hosted by

Live Show - TOP SHOT, BORED APES AND BONSAI TREES

The First Mint Live is back for another wild Thursday night. June 3, 2021. Join LgDoucet, TheReelPhilD, and Special Guests as we dig into the past week in NBA Top Shot and NFTs! We got: JOSH ONG, the king of the Bored Apes We got: THE BONSAI TREE DUDES! We got: APE TRIVIA

NBA All Star Week on the Marketplace [FEAT. PHIL D]

The First Mint is making moves on the charts. We cover all things Cool Cats in NBA Top Shot, like the Anthony Davis challenge, the Towns drop, and Master Challenge. We recap Metallic and Pre Order. Then LG chats with TheReelPhilD about how the marketplace will react to the NBA All Star Game and Dunk Competition. Hosted by LgDoucet

Daryl Morey is deep into NFTs & NBA Top Shot (and he's not selling!)

Today we're joined by Daryl Morey, President of Basketball Operations of the Philadelphia 76ers. He joins LG to chat about collecting NBA Top Shot and his extensive experience in NFTs and Blockchain. Listen for the Moments he has bought and the first NFT that he has created. Skip to the 11 minute mark for the interview! Hosted by LgDoucet

The #1 Account on NBA Top Shot [FEAT WHALE SHARK]

WhaleVault, the biggest account on NBA Top Shot, is worth over $50 Million USD. And on this podcast we talk to the man who runs it. WhaleShark is a one of one in the NFT space, and runs one of the most unique and fascinating communities in the metaverse. LG sits down with him for an in-depth chat on the WhaleVault strategy, long term holdings, and how it all came to be. Plus, WhaleShark reveals details about his personal life and past in Basketball. The interview is preceded by a quick PSA about Top Shot Challenges and a preview of the Packs that are coming very soon. Hosted by LgDoucet

Pods Onchain Podcasts

This episode of OP Radio features Lucas, the founder of Pods: a platform for putting podcasts onchain. Together we get in to the value proposition of onchain media and how this new paradigm it empowers both creators and collectors alike.

OpenSea with Devin Finzer - Episode #2

We talk to Devin Finzer of OpenSea in April 2019 about: - OpenSea’s first customers, platform power users, and NFT games using the marketplace - The marketplace's unique revenue share business model with NFT developers - Open game economies, DAO-ifying OpenSea and open game economies This is one of the earliest podcasts with Devin and OpenSea, well before NFTs had any recognition in the space.

OP Radio #49: Why Binji is Optimistic About the Future

In this week's episode of OP Radio, we spoke with OP Labs' team member and Optimism Collective contributor Binji about a wide variety of topics, including AI, deep fakes, consumer facing crypto products, and Retroactive Public Goods Funding.

OP Radio #5: The Past, Present, and Future of the Optimism Collective

Hear from one of the co-founders of Optimism and the current Executive Director of the Optimism Foundation Jing on Optimism's past, present, and future of the Optimism Collective.

OP Radio #34: Bedrock Upgrade with Karl & Ben

In this episode of OP Radio, we talk with OP Labs CEO Karl Floersch and Optimism Co-founder Ben Jones about the the Bedrock upgrade. Bedrock is a big deal for a number of reasons, not the least of which is it lays the foundation for the OP Stack with a simplified, modular codebase. Hear about this significant Optimism milestone from two of the individuals who have been at Optimism from the very beginning.

OP Radio #50: OP Stack Fault Proof Alpha

Optimism co-founder and OP Labs CEO Karl Floersch visits us on OP Radio to discuss the alpha release of the OP Stack's fault proof system. Karl walks us through what a fault proof is, the purpose it serves, and how the modular OP Stack is designed to for redundancy in every component of the system.

OP Radio #11: Supreme Optimist Kelvin Fichter

The notorious smart contractor extraordinaire Kelvin Fichter joins this episode of OP Radio to discuss his Ethereum origin story and why he's dedicated his life to building Optimism.

Exploring Consumer Crypto with SC06

A look at the people and products in SC06, Seed Club’s Consumer Crypto Accelerator