NFT.nyc vision

60 / Learn about NFT.nyc's vision for the future of the NFT space and how they're planning to bring the community together to share ideas. Hear from Jodee and Cameron, organizers of the largest event in the NFT and crypto space, about what to expect in 2023.

Timeline

00:00 Intro

01:26 Introducing Jodee and Cameron

01:59 The dream of the event

03:41 Announcement: the new fourth value

04:02 How to be a speaker

04:23 How to feature your art

07:42 The trend for 2023

13:14 Are blockchains the new operating system wars?

15:51 What is the role of bridges?

16:18 Coinbase is a bridge!

21:05 silo found the taxman

23:43 How to not get in trouble with the law

26:54 Digitize... as insurance

Participants

@fulldecent

William Entriken

@dtedesco1

Daniel Tedesco

@WingDude

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@CameronJohnBale

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@VjDeliria

Vj Deliria

@sylo_tv

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@qbuttonphd

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@037

AKM

@exstalis

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@lorvg_eraeu

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@mlitman

Michael Litman

@yodude38

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@EllieVoxel

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Episode notes

• NFT nyc

• Special guests: Jodee & Cameron organizers of NFT.nyc // what is NFT.nyc’s vision for the future?
  • Largest event in NFT space, and probably largest event in crypto!
• History
  • Registered the url in 2018
  • Not even sure if “NFT” was the right name
  • 2019 had more speakers than attendees
  • 2020 started taking off
• Goals
  • 1 Give the community a voice, anyone that is passionate, get them on stage
  • 2 Bring likeminded people together to share ideas
  • 3 Prospertising
  • 4 (new!) Use NFTs to create collaboration and engagement
• Status for NFT.nyc 2023
  • 2000 speaker applications for this year
  • A dozen different tracks
  • 4000 artist submissions
• Where’s the space going?
  • Will: Not gonna get the same sponsors, but thinning out the lame people
    • A lot more famous people
    • Brands that want to sell things
    • If you have three credits on IMDB (any role!) and over 3000 followers on Twitter, you should be selling NFTs
  • Jodee & Cam: In 2023 we’ll likely see
    • Gaming
    • Ticketing
    • Anything to do with fan engagement
• Will we converge to one chain?
  • ETH already kind of won
    • Includes EVM-compatible chains and L2s
    • It’s essentially an internet
  • Solana, Bitcoin are notable, but bridges are hard
  • Using the blockchain networks of today is like similar to dialing in to the internet in the 90s
  • Private networks are fine too
• Bridges
  • Bridges make a lot of sense
  • Anyone holding your stuff is essentially a bridge
  • Bridges are hard – mismatch between size of bounties and size of the pot
  • Needs someone with reputation to come out
• Applications used at the event
  • Digital twin—
  • Working with Eventbrite
• Coinly tracking your taxes
• How not to go to jail in the NFT space