Show notes
In this episode, current VeeFriends holders Michael Trompeta + Tim Lowe explore the history of CryptoPunks. They provide insights + statistics that offer us a rich understanding on the impact Larva Labs has had within the NFT industry. Also giving the Canadian developers Matt Hall + John Watkinson kudos for providing a template for the smart contracts we now use today as the ERC-721 Non-Fungible Token standard. Listen to gain a deeper perspective of how the project has grown in community + has inspired other projects.(00:20) Welcome + Intros (01:25) CryptoPunks History (02:22) Erc-20 Tokens + Examples (02:58) Smart Contracts Erc-721 Historical Value (03:34) Stats + Original Mint Eth Value (04:11) Mashable Article, Sell-Out + Rise of Floor (05:11) Original Mint Value 28 USD (05:30) Year Over Year June 2020 + Current Floor (06:03) 98% of Sales Statistic (06:50) Business of NFTs + History of IPOs (08:00) Media Coverage (10:24) Marketing + Deliverables (11:29) Imperfect Action, A Bug in the Contract (12:38) Immutable on the Blockchain + Importance of Good Developers (13:05) Wrapped Solution + Transparency (13:50) CryptoPunk Sold Too Soon (17:34) First Rug Pull NFT (20:06) Importance of Caution + Demand for Transparency (21:44) CryptoKitties + Breeding of the Blockchain (23:45) CryptoPunk Rarities + Inspired Projects (27:44) Nikole Sariotis Thanks Mikee + Tim for Presentation + Opens Qs (28:12) Q + A Begins w Loïc Ramboanasolo - CryptoPunks Derivatives (31:45) Mikee Compares to Jordans (32:49) Avatar Fatigue (34:34) Justin Stevens Asks OG Status Implications (35:45) Mikee Caveat of Supply + Demand, Curio Cards + Moon Cats (38:12) Tim Compares Current NFTs to Myspace Days of Social (39:34) Matt Mazzaferro Asks Crypto Strikers (41:44) Mikee Talks Personal Preferences, + Mentions Dead Heads, Cool Cats, Gutter Cats, World of Women (42:44) Loïc Contrasts Dead Heads + Crypto Strikers, coins "Gary Wave" (44:39) Consider Real World Performance of Athletes (46:40) Potential Risk of Using Likeness on the Blockchain without Permissions (48:29) Wrapped Tokens Technology Affect on Inventory of Editions (50:02) Matt Confirms Rights to Likeness (51:20) Nikole's Room Reset + DYOR Reminders (52:18) Berk Ross Photographer (53:54) Accountable Ants - Being Your Own Critical Thinker (55:50) Mario Asks Current Project Potentials (56:50) Tim Talks His Current Projects (59:00) Loïc Offers Personal Logic + Uses BAYC as Case Study (66:00) Mario Longtin Talks FvckRender Crystal (67:07) Risky Hobby + Missteps Noted (68:05) Matt Talks CryptoFighters + Growing Attention of OG Projects (68:50) Nikole Prompts Future Show Planning of Avastars + Closes ChatAdditional Resources: How to Set Up Meta Mask Hardware + Other Wallet Options How to Purchase Eth Beginners Guide to NFTs VeeFriends Discord Join Us on Clubhouse