The Web 3 Show: Recent Episodes
Luca Bersella, QUE 🌖, Luca Steiner 🌔
Wizards Luca, GalacticQUE and Your Guy in TradFi cover all things Crypto and NFTs as they wonder around Web 3.0 each week.
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0:00 Show Intro
1:25 Wizards check-in
3:54 QUE’s market update, Short & medium term outlook
11:55 Highlighting market sentiment on the ground, Investing strategies for current set up
22:45 Market implications of ETH 2.0 merge failure
28:42 LUNA 2.0 airdrop, What next for TFL & Do Kwon
36:24 Wizards recap the first NFT company to list in public markets, Highlighting what the bear market holds for crypto companies
47:30 Metaverse fundamentals & outlook
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Join the Wizards as they break down a16z’s new ‘2022 State of Crypto’ report & the latest with Terra/Luna amidst a considerable amount of market uncertainty…
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0:00 Wizards Intro, Crypto Top 10 check in
3:17 QUE breaks down the current market set up, Short to medium term outlook
14:42 Reflecting on Terra’s collapse, Breaking down what went wrong & lessons learned
21:40 Are algorithmic stablecoins destined to fail?
29:01 Highlighting risks inherent in the Terra ecosystem, How to hedge against network risk
39:01 Analysing Do Kwon’s rescue plan for Terra, Probability of an ecosystem resurgence
50:51 How to handle emotions during crashes, Investing strategies for downturns
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The Wizards break down the recent market dump, what is driving negative price action and outline the path forward.
The depegging of UST (Terra’s native stablecoin) is analysed as a possible systemic risk to the market.
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0:00 Show intro, Breaking News Updates: Pixelmon, BAYC Hack, Elon’s Twitter offer goes through
6:20 QUE’s market update, Market catalyst events
11:35 Moonbirds update on price and trading volumes, Breaking down project supply dynamics and how they affect ST vs LT incentives, Comparison to PROOF Collective
23:10 Controversy surrounding PROOF/Moonbirds COO departure right after mint, Web 2 vs Web 3 behaviour
32:50 Coinbase NFT launches in Beta, Platform breakdown and highlights, Reactions from Wizards, Outlook vs Opensea & LooksRare
40:24 Reflecting on Meta’s proposed NFT take rate/fees on their metaverse platform, Comparing to Apple App Store, Employee churn going from Meta to start Web 3 companies
40:25 Show closing, QUE warms up for his keynote
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0:00 Wizards intro, Holiday recaps, French vs Norwegian vs SA crypto ads
2:41 QUE’s market update
8:13 How will crypto fair in a recession, QUE’s identity crisis, Macro outlook & strategies
11:04 Breaking down Elon’s offer to buy Twitter outright and board/employee resistance, Wizards’ reactions and best Twitter takes
22:55 Speculating what happens next for Crypto Twitter, Bot problem, Unassuming participants getting rugged, Changing NFT landscape
29:57 Breaking down unprecedented Moonbirds launch, Mint price & supply dynamics, Cash grab characteristics, Crypto vs non-crypto funding
35:00 Your Guy in TradFi’s Moonbirds conspiracy theory, How trading volumes can be manipulated
42:48 Crypto influencer FOMO hype narrative & negative effects on crypto beginners, Rug pull stats
52:43 Recapping E22 Jack Mallers payments segment in light of Chamath’s payments prediction vs Solana Pay
59:33 Show closing
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0:00 Show Intro, Housekeeping, Market dump shopping lists, Portfolio construction in recessionary times
5:09 QUE’s market update, Macro effects of coming inflation, China lockdowns & Fed rate hikes
13:49 Breaking down Elon’s $3B investment in Twitter, Potential power play, Design upgrades, Dogecoin integration, Commenting on meme culture
31:45 Bitcoin Miami 2022 mind-blowing stats & notable appearances
34:10 Jack Mallers headline announcement at BTC ‘22, Strike integrates with Shopify & largest POS providers to bring Lightning network to payments
44:00 Bullish Corner; BTC mechatronic bull, Peter Thiel, Cash App, Trezor direct-to-self-custody, Robinhood Lightning Network, Countries making BTC legal tender
51:42 Show closing
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0:00 Show Intro & Opening Shenanigans
2:28 QUE’s market update, Inverted yield curve, Potential impacts of a recession on crypto, How investors should position themselves
13:05 Breaking down the Axie Infinity hack, How Ronin blockchain and Axie ecosystem works, Security flaws and negligence from Axie devs, Impact on future of play-to-earn
27:48 QUE breaks down four bullish arguments driving the Solana rally, Opensea NFT integrations & other developments, VC buy in, Risks to SOL in light of “Blockchain Trilemma”
42:55 Logan Paul NFT marketplace, Elon Musk acquires 10% stake in Twitter, Dogecoin
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0:00 Show Intro
1:20 QUE’s market update, price predictions for the next 2-4 months
7:05 BTC fundamentals lining up with 2020 pre-bull run, is history destined to repeat
10:57 Breaking down Terra & Do Kwon’s BTC buys, “run on the bank” risk for UST & Anchor protocol
34:37 Ethereum 2.0 merge and it’s changes it will bring, ETH as the top L1 with a successful merge, staking rates and other key stats to pay attention to
44:46 Importance of change to PoS from an energy use view point, ETH becoming more ESG friendly to institutions, Comparing to Bitcoin
50:05 The Wizards bring up TJ (@imo) for a discussion on how crypto will deal with the majority of the wealth being held by a minority of investors
1:00:20 Show closing, Stargate Finance & Will Smith Inu
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0:00 Show Introduction, Wizards’ check in
2:05 QUE’s weekly market update
8:55 ApeCoin’s stellar launch, The legendary short, Breaking down tokenomics and future outlook for the ecosystem, risks inherent with altcoins like this
35:05 Bitcoin Lightning vs other payment networks, Debating which network could become the global payment network, explaining Layer 2s vs Layer 1s in Crypto
50:28 Show closing
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0:00 Wizards’ Intro; Do Kwon’s $1 million bet on LUNA’s price
3:10 QUE’s market update, Potential market catalysts going forward
8:53 Breaking down and reacting to Biden’s Crypto Executive Order, Outlining the financial arms race underway, Discussing whether the EO is net positive for crypto, Highlighting the role of CBDCs in the future and how governments can foster innovation
25:09 Breaking down Yuga Labs’ acquisition of the IP to Cryptopunks & Meebits
31:21 Curated, the fund that is investing solely in NFTs and backed by Andreessen, Fractional investing in NFTs
33:07 Discussing prospects for the ApeToken and Yuga’s Bored Ape metaverse, Network effects that they are creating, Potential payment rails within their ecosystem linking BAYC commercial brands & metaverse users, Sentiment toward metaverse land sales
48:47 Show closing, Your Guy in TradFi updates on Defi Pirates rebrand, Web 3 Show to acquire a Bored Ape?
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0:00 Wizards Intro: Your Guy in TradFi travels the world & Wi-Fi trouble
2:00 QUE’s market update, Fundamental data affecting crypto market currently
12:40 Breaking down how certain sets of users were banned from Metamask & Opensea, debating whether decentralisation really exists in crypto & if people from Russia should be financially excluded
32:24 Recapping Ukraine’s cancelled airdrop & NFT announcement, Using crypto as a freedom narrative against Russia, Brainstorming how an NFT/airdrop could look for Ukraine and what value it would add
49:05 Closing; Wizards plan a future meet up
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0:00 Introduction; pledging our support to the people suffering in Ukraine & Russia
3:37 QUE’s market update, breaking down what happened post Russia-invasion, highlighting crypto fundamental data
12:20 Debating what the conflict going forward holds for crypto, and talking through different scenarios/Black Swan events
29:25 Recapping the Pixelmon NFT project flop as a potential watershed moment
38:15 Your Guy in TradFi breaks down the launch of Mars Protocol in the Terra Ecosystem
45:35 Top 20 crypto assets in the future
50:25 The Wizards take on their first ever caller!
51:10 Potential for hyper-adoption of stablecoins & crypto donations to Ukraine
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0:00 Intro & The Show’s branding dilemma
2:40 GalacticQUE’s market update
7:50 Around the Block News Highlights - Opensea phishing hack, DAOs lose $3 billion, Snoop avatars and more
22:05 How crypto influencers have lost the plot and the irresponsible behaviour from Crypto Twitter
36:00 Framing what’s happening in Canada in terms of where BTC derives its value from
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0:00 Introduction & this week’s Fin-Tok highlight
2:20 QUE’s market update
7:00 Effect of NFT project hacks on the market, Current sentiment to NFTs, Danger for retail investors
14:05 Current Metaverse projects of interest, Frothiness in this market segment, Definition problem, Noise vs fundamentals
33:03 The Wizards give their consensus on a few Metaverse projects, are they GMI or NGMI?
42:45 Recapping the US gov seizing $3.6 billion of Bitcoin, How the criminals were caught and breaking down who should get the crypto
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0:00 The Wizards welcome back GalacticQUE
1:45 QUE’s market update on crypto and NFTs
8:25 QUE’s outlook for Bitcoin in the short to medium term as a leading indicator in the market
12:04 Recapping Michael Saylor’s interview with Jack Dorsey, arguments for BTC winning crypto in the long term, becoming a “risk off” asset
19:08 Will Microstrategy become a Bitcoin spot ETF?
22:25 Breaking down the Wormhole exploit and technicalities within Bridges
33:40 Bridges as a systemic risk to crypto
36:20 Does the Wormhole exploit damage Solana’s investment thesis?
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Join the Wizards for another episode wondering around Web 3:
TOPICS: - LooksRare vs Opensea - Paris Hilton’s NFT - LeBron partners with Crypto.com - Tom Brady’s NFT startup - Breaking down the Wonderland ($TIME) scandal
Timestamps below 👇🏼 click the “i” button
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0:00 QUE’s trading challenge
2:00 Update on Luca’s $SHIB investment, QUE holds Tether?!
4:06 QUE’s market update
9:30 Concluding the Web 3 Debate
38:00 Twitter NFT verification in pfps, Meta adds NFT functionality
46:51 McDonald’s dunks on crypto Twitter
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Wow, we’ve done 10 Episodes already…
0:00 Developing “The Crypto Psychedelic Retreat”
01:10 Episode Intro
02:08 How Luca nearly got rich overnight
04:09 Breaking down how Fantom’s technology works & the ecosystem’s epic branding
06:52 QUE’s weekly market update, Wizard’s debate different trading strategies for the current period, Mental models for crypto value investing, The value in de-risking, Solana as a case study for long-term investing
29:08 Breaking down Tether’s recent news and the controversy surrounding the stablecoin, Systemic risks to crypto
43:24 Ramp adds USDC to their treasury, General treasury approach to investing, Parallels to Michael Saylor & Microstrategy investment in BTC
49:00 Weekly Memes, Luca commits to buying $1 of Shiba for each like the pod gets…
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0:00 Wizard’s holiday catch up, future meet up plans
2:56 Market update, best strategies for a downturn, breaking down Fantom’s ($FTM) epic rise, assessing different market scenarios for 2022
22:09 QUE breaks down his NFT Project - Wild Safari (@bigsafarinft), breaking down mental models for building NFT Projects, what should founders focus on
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In the first Episode of 2022 we pretend to be real Wizards and share our New Year’s predictions for Crypto, NFTs and Web 3.0…
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Our final episode of 2021 - please enjoy:
0:00 Wizard’s holiday catch up
1:58 GalacticQUE’s Market Update
11:00 Breaking down Jack’s Twitter rage and other tweets that challenge the validity of Web 3.0, addressing misconceptions around Web 3 and the Crypto space, Long term role of VCs, Is Web 3.0 doomed?
35:35 Warning of scam/ponzy NFT & GameFi projects, tying into the market hype
44:00 Closing
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0:00 Wizards’ Intro & Check-in
1:58 Detailed crypto market update, Strategies for the downturn, Projects/Verticals to be weary of, Terra Luna anomaly
18:26 Breaking down the Crypto hearings at Congress, Future implications for stablecoins, Energy misconceptions, Notable non-attendances, Who else should’ve attended?
49:28 Ubisoft Quartz NFT project & subsequent backlash from users, parallels to Discord controversy, Way forward for game developers with NFT projects
54:00 Closing
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0:00 Wizards catch up
3:09 QUE breaks down the market crash
9:50 tbDEX whitepaper deep dive, breaking down how the protocol will work between institutions and crypto natives, what’s next for Square/Block and Jack, Block’s new group structure
40:50 Block meme
42:37 Opensea going public teaser (bonus meme)
47:20 Closing
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0:00 Wizard’s Intro
1:15 GalacticQUE’s Market Update
5:07 Axie Infinity Record Digital Land Sale, implications for metaverse and gamefi, native NFT platforms and utility, digital vs analog use cases
25:40 Quentin Tarantino’s NFT drop, getting sued by Miramax, Battle for established IP, Web 3 vs Web 2 Mindset, Crypto.com arena, Beer.eth & Adidas.eth
41:50 Reflections on the Bitcoin DEX Whitepaper, Jack Dorsey resigns from Twitter
51:30 Closing
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0:00 Wizard’s Intro
1:10 QUE’s crypto market update
3:00 NFT Landscape, analysing Opensea’s current dominance vs the potential of Coinbase NFT, impact of celebrities & influencers on NFTs and shady behaviour…
29:25 Polkadot ecosystem deep dive, Gavin Wood, Acala & Moonbeam, current Parachain Auctions ongoing, potential of the ecosystem
47:02 BREAKING: TBD the DeFi division of Square announces Bitcoin DEX
53:20 Trying to get Jack Dorsey on the pod & Closing
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “ETH is like Yahoo, DOT is like Google and Cardano is like Bing…”
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Welcome to Episode 2 of The Web 3 Show!
In this episode - The Wannabe Wizards of Web 3 break down the state of the crypto market, the controversy surrounding Discord’s crypto integration teaser, the ENS airdrop and its broader implications for Web 3.0.
And, of course, wrapping it up with the crypto memes of the week!
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction
2:35 Crypto market update
7:02 Discord teases crypto integration & the subsequent uproar from Discord users, Discord’s Web 3 Opportunity & Challenges
21:46 ENS Airdrop, Protocol to DAO, Coinbase buy in, Use cases for ENS, Implications for Web 3.0 Adoption
42:36 Weekly meme breakdown & Closing
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On the first episode of The Web3 Show:
We introduce the Wannabe Wizards of Web3 aka Luca’s crypto entourage, breakdown Facebook’s rebranding to Meta, touch on current Stablecoin Regulation and give a brief market update…
And throw in the Meme of the Week!
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