Shaping Culture with Shape and Deca ft. Bonafidehan
Bonafidehan is the Founder and CEO of Deca.art and Shape. In 2021, he ventured into the world of NFTs and digital art, rapidly becoming one of the space’s most successful collectors. With extensive experience across various tech companies, he specializes in entrepreneurship and product management. In today’s episode, we discuss: Han's Background (00:00:49): Han shares their journey into the crypto and digital art space, including early investments in NFTs. Community Connections (00:03:07): The rewarding aspect of building friendships and connections within the NFT community is highlighted. Organic Growth of Influence (00:05:04): Han reflects on becoming a trusted figure in the community, helping others with their NFT purchases. Transition to Building (00:09:24): Discussion on Han's shift from classic tech building to creating in the art space with Deca. Deca's Functionality (00:11:21): Overview of Deca's features, including artist pages, collector pages, and leaderboards for community engagement. Importance of the Leaderboard (00:14:31): The leaderboard's role in fostering real connections between artists and collectors while combating bot activity. Introduction to Shape (00:15:33): Han explains the motivation behind creating Shape, a blockchain dedicated to culture and art. Tooling for Artists (00:21:40): Overview of various platforms available for minting and trading NFTs on Shape. On-Chain Opportunities (00:24:24): Exploration of the feasibility of storing digital images directly on the blockchain. Gas Back Concept (00:26:29): Explanation of the gas back mechanism and its benefits for artists and the community. Digital Art's Future (00:31:30): Insights on the inevitability of NFTs and the future of digital art in society. Challenges of NFT Acceptance (00:35:06): Discussion on societal acceptance of NFTs and the complexities involved in understanding ownership. Emerging Artists to Watch (00:39:00): Recommendations of lesser-known artists in the digital art space worth following. Mentioned: Deca.art, Shape, Hypersub, MetaMask, Highlight.xyz, Transient Labs, NFT Studios, Decagon. Collections: Fidenza. Artists: Tyler Hobbs, XCOPY, Sigma-x, Josei, Deconstruct, Nygilia, Kjetil Golid. Until next time, - Kaloh 📣 Interested in sharing your product, brand or content to 17,000 onchain enthusiasts? Reach out at hi@kaloh.xyz 🫂 Support my newsletter & podcast, get access to token-gated articles and airdrops by collecting my NFT Subscription. ⏭ Did someone forward this to you? Click here to join ~17,000 readers
Why Social Needs a Layer 2 ft. Ryan Li of Cyber
This episode welcomes Ryan Li, Co-Founder of Cyber, the layer 2 for social. We spend this conversation diving into Cyber’s evolution, The launch of their L2 on Optimism, and their goals for their creator grants program and products they hope to see be built on their network. I’m excited to help Cyber social summer campaign with a jam packed discussion. Enjoy!
How Crypto And Web3 Will Change Social Media Forever
Mint Season 5 episode 9 welcomed Wilson Wei and Ryan Li, who shared their vision for putting creators and users at the forefront of ownership with their decentralized social graph, CyberConnect. Throughout the hour, we discussed: 09:13 – What Inspired Ryan and Wilson to Build in Web3 Social? 15:07 – Elon Musk’s Potential Acquisition of Twitter 18:34 – How To Defeat Bots and Spammers in Web3 Social? 20:53 – What Does Ownership Actually Mean in Web3? 29:59 – Web3 Social Tools to Empower Creators 33:08 – How Does Virality Work in the World of Web3 Social? 42:38 – What is a Social Graph? 54:12 – Big Picture Vision for Web3 Social I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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.
