Episode 1200

MetaKovan on buying Beeple’s $69M NFT plus Clubhouse facing new competition in social audio | E1200

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Show notes:

00:00 Intro

02:44 What is going on in casual audio?

04:40 Breaking down the Zuckerberg audio announcement

08:29 Analyzing the massive drop in Clubhouse downloads & a16z's continued investment

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16:35 MetaKovan's backstory & his first company BitAccess

20:10 The Metapurse fund & why they paid $69M for an NFT

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26:54 How MetaKovan thinks the crypto-asset market will evolve

31:50 Bitcoin is a religion that underpins blockchain valuations

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37:13 How MetaKovan is seeding NFT artists with grants

46:49 Why MetaKovan's net worth is 99% in crypto & owns no house

50:15 "Crypto is the new America"

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