In this episode, Natalie chats with Mat Dryhurst — long-time musician, technologist and artist advocate. We dive into Mat’s early background and initial forays into blending frontier technology with creative practices, how & why Art is becoming increasingly intertwined with technology, “Protocol Art,” what it means to be creative in the age of AI, spawning vs. sampling, reviving the ethos of “the commons” and “public goods” as it relates to media, the responsibility of artists today, and much more.
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How to Build Delightful Crypto Products | Max Segall
In this episode we chat with Max Segall, COO of Privy. We dive into the world of crypto wallets & onboarding infrastructure, embedded wallets & Privy’s perspective on the market, the evolution of crypto’s application landscape, new emerging use cases for Privy, minting as a new user behavior, network effects in crypto infrastructure, and much more.
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Designing the Future of Fashion | Charli Cohen
In this episode we chat with Charli Cohen, long-time fashion designer & founder of RTSLSS. We dive into Charli’s original vision for RSTLSS and digital fashion, working with legacy brands & IP, influences & opportunities beyond the world of gaming, the baggage around the term “metaverse,” and much more.
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Come for the Tech, Stay for the Friends | Funghibull
In this episode we chat with Funghibull, co-founder of SHILLR and very close friend of the pod. We dive into Fungi’s current focus and view on the market, the latest consumer apps & tools, the evolution of collecting culture, how to discovery great new art, the ethos & culture of different chains, the role of media in crypto, maintaining integrity in marketing & community building, and much more.
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The Future of AI is Onchain | Teng Yan
In this episode we chat with Teng Yan, founder of Chain of Thought, a research firm focused on exploring the intersections of Crypto and AI. We talk about Teng’s journey from health tech startups into crypto, what “Crypto <> AI” really means and looks like, compute markets, decentralized training, how to think about “AI agents,” and much more.