FOMO HOUR: A Daily Crypto & Web3 News Show

We kicked off the show straight into macros and took a decent dive into the market. Recent events in the ever crumbling scape of DeFi have offered many interesting topics. NFTs seeing some major wins with 1/1 sales, crypto seeming steady. We then dove into the Doodle ecosystem, what their next moves are and how things may play out going forward. Pixelvault's nearly simultaneous launch has it&...

Mando made light work of the market summary today, pointing to possible stability in crypto and a few small rallies in NFTs! Most of the discussion was centered around NFT NYC as nearly every speaker on stage was In NY last week. Stories and highlights were shared and enjoyed by everyone, with so many events packed together it was impossible to see 1/4 of everything. Overall there was a positive s...

Today our hosts Farokh & Mando loosely calculate that we are on episode 69 since the first show, giving way to our new count. The market summary went over yesterdays FOMC meeting that went as expected, especially if you have been listening along! True Crypto OG Santisiri joined us today to give some insight into his origins and dive deep into his beliefs in crypto, NFTs and more so how they ti...

The show opened with heavy macro talks, diving deep into todays upcoming FED meeting that will drop the new interest rate number. We went through what influences this number and how it will influence the overall market going forward, great educational listen. There was a controversy with a DAO named Merit Circle that kicked one of their members Yield Guild Games and refunded their investment. The...

We trudge through another day of rough market macros, discussing yet another day of the cruel red bear. Today however, we were joined by Kaleo and he brightened up the show with good vibes and stories of how he was able to get through the last bear cycle and find success when the bull returned. Jack and his team are creating web 5, the stage discusses what this 'means' and what the diffe...

With Macros in the pits and ETH diving under $1200, the sentiment is heavy across the entire community. We discuss how to deal with the feelings associated with these rough bear cycles and also go deep into what this means financially. Crashes like these birth the "geniuses" of the next bull run and will likely create new millionaires. There is also a huge focus on friendship and leaning...

A pop-up show where the community came together to discuss the latest lows of eth, NFTs and macros. Hear the best share realistic views, make predictions, empathize and talk about all things NFT! GM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. https://linktr.ee/rugradio

Yesterday Sartoshi the creator of the infamous meme collection Mfers left the community and deleted his Twitter account. On his way out he launched an Open Edition piece that sold for .069 eth each. His exit stirred emotions from all parts of the NFT world and we discuss what this all means. Cory van Lew joins us to discuss his upcoming drop on NIfty Gateway that consists of an open edition drop a...

Today we had the pleasure of David Bianchi joining us to talk about his #Spinema project launching on the Async platform. It combines poetry with a unique visual audio experience and David performed a piece live! We also had the 'Rebels by night' crew give us a deep dive into their dynamic NFT launching that allows for customization. Holders can alter their pfp using nfts from outside co...

We started the show today discussing the flat market, then moved into free mints and how they are influencing the current market. Will they be the standard or a trend of the past? We then moved to NFT NYC and talked about different events that are happening with the people that are hosting them and curating them. The NFT top 10 has been dominated by goblins and less than favorable pop up derivativ...

Today's show was joined by Niels Juul, executive producer of The Irishman film, and KinoDao joined us to talk about their upcoming project and the landscape of Film NFTs in general. Great information shared from professionals in both the film and web3 industries. Dippies NFT also joined us to discuss their Dippie van drop and how they are integrating nfts from certain other collections into t...

Today we went over the wild degen minting that happened over the weekend vs the low volumes reflected in established and blue chip collections. Goblin derivatives and literal poop dominated the charts. Discord and it's seemingly never ending discord hacks brought up safety talks from some top mods. There was also talks of what kind of platform could potentially replace Discord. Upcoming Apefe...

The Focus of the show was photography today. We were joined by John Knopf, Eric Rubens and Pastel Papi to discuss where photography is in web3 and what the environment looks like for new photographers entering the space. Collective Strangers was also discussed, looking to make it easier for photographers in the space to find success. Anybody interested in photography and NFTs should listen to this...

Today we opened up the show with macro talks and moved into NFT NYC, set to be the biggest event in the space on June 20-23. Rug Radio will be there at the SuperChief gallery hosting a gallery and live discussions. Former Opensea employee Nate Chastain was charged with federal crimes yesterday. Four different lawyers joined us on stage today to discuss this case, the implications and what the futu...

The show was raided by a witty pack of nasty goblins from the Goblintown NFT collection!!! Originally a free mint, the goblins have created a language, lore and culture surrounding the project. Along with success the goblins have brought humor, delight and even a bit of anger and disgust to the space. Listen in for a sample! We also talk about "early bayc vibes" a reference to when the B...

The market saw some green since the last show, with ETH rallying to just under 2k. There were some positive outlooks about NFTs, Oil prices and even Formula 1 today! Our special guest Gmoney takes us through his journey from traditional finance to web3 mogul. He also discusses admit0001, a thousand piece collection whose Allowlist was carefully curated, NFT dropped as a free mint and now sits at a...

Today's show discussed consecutive days with positive stock action and thoughts on when crypto might follow suit. A test involving Ethereum's Proof-Of-Stake network appears to have failed and caused a wave of fear surrounding delays on the rollout, decoupling it from BTC. Our host OSF spoke on bad news being the news to buy. Soby Joined us on stage to give his views and some amazing insi...

This episode started with stark realistic market talk that actually led to some positive views, comparing numbers in the NFT market to this time last year. The conversation moved to which projects are currently finding success in sales. Then topics on the anticipation of NFT NYC in June. Finally, it shifted into an open community discussion full of amazing insight. Respected members from different...

Today we discussed the tech VC firm, A16Z's fourth crypto fund that totaled 4.5 billion dollars. This gives a clear indication that big money is very much interested in crypto and web3. NFTfi is a lending platform that offers a unique Peer-to-Peer system as opposed to it's competitors that are central lending. The conversation dives deep into this concept, the people getting loans and th...

Today's episode opened up with wide market views on stocks, banks, NFTs, sentiments and positions. It can be difficult to know what to do or feel when things are red, Mando & OSF help navigate these rough waters. Are free mints the new Meta? Recent mints of OSF's Rektguy and gₒbbₗᵢₙ town NFT have seen success and are not alone. Free mints offer a free marketing strategy that also for...

Today our host Farokh came back from speaking and moderating panels at the very first Veecon held in Minnesota, a huge web3 conference arranged by Gary Vaynerchuk. He shares his highlights along with other community members in the audience that also attended the convention. Beeple, one of the biggest artists in the space, was hacked over the weekend bringing up some conversation around safety and...

Today we discussed a controversy with the MIlady NFT founders, any holders are advised to do research. Recently an NFT artist Cory Van Lew spoke out on being owed money from a major auction house. This spurred some great conversation from the community including another artist that also sold at the same auction. Also, Pizza DAO (whose mission involves pizza being free for the world) talks about th...

On today's episode @ArchanNair joins us to discuss his origins as a digital artist. He transitioned from the "rat race" to a successful artist and shares tons of insight on the show! Any artist, builder or human being should listen to Archans motivational words about starting a journey on your own. We also run though the market, discuss what buying an NFT in this market looks like,...

Today we discussed collectors' views on Decentralization, what that looks like in the present and future. The numbers point to a strong belief in teams and leadership, but when does this crossover into centralized practices, and how much of this fits the narrative of a decentralized ecosystem? Where do DAO's fit in on all this and much more..... Introduction to @evincowineryDAO and its c...

A dive into Solana Nfts spurred on by the recent events with the Solana based Okay bear collection and the derivative Not okay bear collection launched on Ethereum. Hear why major players support Solana, and speculation on the future of the $Sol ecosystem. Special guest @kmoney_69 joins us to talk origins and laugh about....well everything web3. We all need a good laugh, especially during these ha...