The First Mint Podcast

Summer is upon us, and its a long weekend in Canada! But that does not prevent another fun episode of TFM, as we discuss Top Shot’s future, the “need” for the WNBA, our picks for the NBA Finals, and some feel good stories in sports. Mentioned in this pod: LeBron is the final player remaining from the 2003 draft https://twitter.com/draftkings/status/1660664531108917250?s=46&t=dzBOtWBaK4XKFWtqkv...

Links DAO is a golf membership group that’s accessible via their NFT pass and provides tons of benefits and discounts to its members. It also promises access to DAO-owned golf courses, a promise that came true last month when members voted to purchase Spey Bay Golf Club in Scotland for roughly ~$900,000 USD. Today on this special mid-week edition of the podcast, we’ve got the cofounder of the DAO...

Real talk - we only briefly talk about our regular NFT slate today. The first hour is pure sports talk, and then for the second hour we are joined by two very special guests: Victor Dimattia and Grant Gelt, two cast members from the original THE SANDLOT MOVIE! And yes, they are on to plug a Sandlot-related project on the show. Links mentioned on the show: - LeBron cries at Celtics game https://www...

As Meme Coins die off, and NFTs sink even deeper into the pits of hell, we discuss wether this truly is the “death” of Top Shot, or if its been dead this whole time. Plus, LG makes another bold pick on the TS Playoffs, and we continue to wait impatiently for NHL NFTs amidst the Maple Leafs disaster. Outline: 2:45 - Maple Leafs Radio (lol) 12:00 - Embiid Went Curb Stomping 16:30 - Jokic Wants To Fi...

Guarantee this is the most hockey talk you will ever listen to, thanks to the Toronto Maple Leafs winning their first playoff series in 19 years! So that takes up the first hour, as Phil reveals all about the celebrations on Saturday, before we then dovetail into NBA Top Shot Redemption strategy, Sorare overview, NHL Breakaway wish list, and the hot take of the week. Episode Outline 02:45 - Why do...

Good news - we actually stay on topic this week! We kick off by recapping the NBA Playoffs, and doing one of the FIRST EVER Top Shot Redemption moments (Brooklyn Nets lol). We then drop into a chat about the NHL's upcoming NFT collection, and what they could get done with a fresh slate in the space (fingers crossed) And here are the links to the videos we discuss in the show: Dejounte Murray r...

This episode is 99% NBA Playoffs, 1% disgraceful Toronto sports fans. We spend this week's show going into deep personal anecdotes - such as Phil trying to roll his own cigarettes at age 13, and LG visiting not one, but TWO different dumps in his small town - interspersed with commentary on Top Shot, Sorare and Candy Digital. OUTLINE 2:00 - AI generated music 11:00 - Phil used to make his own...

The most anticipated interview in a while! Today we have NOAH, the GM at NFL ALL DAY, sitting down with LG to chat about the past and future of the platform as it aims to close out Series 2. OUTLINE 00:00 - Preview of the episode 02:45 - How Noah is feeling RIGHT NOW 03:50 - Why Noah likes crypto 05:40 - Noah started a video game company in College 08:05 - The biggest challenge of NFL ALL DAY Seri...

Enter our Contest for a Luka Doncic Top Shot Debut! https://twitter.com/TheFirstMint/status/1643591571219136512 It's a great time of the year for sports! The NBA Play-In matchups are set, and we are ready to go to the playoffs with Sorare and TS (except for the latter's supply problem). Today, we give our Finals predictions, praise Sorare NBA for their playoff format and Candy Digital for...

This week we made a promise - to talk about NFTs much early in the show! And we sort of succeeded, as we hit on FREE nft distribution around the 34:00 mark, and then take a detour up until 1:17:00 mark where we finally get into Sorare Rewards, LG's playoff strategy, and how Candy Digital could be much better. But fear not, for the first hour is full of many personal goodies, such as a story ab...

If you want the juicy NFT bits, skip to the 1:15 mark, because we spend the first 75minutes getting updates on Phil's Celebrity Drama and his Hockey Coaching Antics (and Playoffs!) Following that, we dive into TFM's role in the influencer ecosystem, wether we are TOO negative at times (or not enough), and how these NFT projects could possible hope to win Phil's affection and attention...

This one got a little long. If you want the juicy NFT bits skip right to 1:07:00 mark, because we spend the first hour talking about March Madness, Phil's stories of coaching hockey, and how he deals with being an NFT celebrity. Then we finally talk about Top Shot , the money they're pulling in, and the long awaited release of Candy/Sorare MLB Series 2. EPISODE OUTLINE 3:30 - March Madness...

Join on NCAA Bracket on the OFFICIAL NCAA Website: https://bit.ly/3JzpSzQ Phil joins us from the parking lot, and we spend the first 20 minutes talking about our parents swearing and his car problems. Then we spend another 20 minutes talking about hard it is to make an NCAA bracket, and finally around the 37 minute mark we bring up March Madness NFTs (which do not exist). That dovetails into a ful...

Warning: Phil D has a lot to say about the Roham text-only AMA last Friday, and as a result, we spend the entire first hour talking about NBA Top Shot, Roham's answers, and the future of the platform. We then eventually move on to the SHOCKING numbers of Draft Kings Reignmakers' first year in the NFL, and finish with LG going berserk about how bad Baseball NFTs are right now.  EPISODE OUTLINE...

This morning, accusations were published in THE BLOCK towards Roham, CEO of Dapper Labs, alleging that he is a "bully" in the workplace and lives a very lavish lifestyle (private jets, mansions, yachts, celebrities).  Following the news, a handful of former Dapper employees took the opportunity to publicly dump on Roham via Twitter, adding fuel to an already burning and embarrassing fire. LG...

Episode 200 of TFM is here, with The Reel Phil D joining us as permanent co-host! Today we cover the recently broken news that Dave Feldmann is leaving Dapper Labs, followed by more fallout from the NBA Top Shot lawsuit. We then look at the PGA release on Draft Kings Reignmakers this week, and LG ends the episode by talking about how he got banned from the Sorare MLB Discord.  EPISODE OUTLINE...

Earlier today, major news hit the crypto airwaves: NBA Top Shot Moments may be considered securities. We break down what this lawsuit means, how it came about, and also include a 1-hour live chat with Mike Z from Team Hold to understand what this might mean for the community.

Alright, nerd alert. Today’s guest, Bored Elon Musk , is just as big a nerdlinger as I am. Like we literally spend the first 20 minutes of the show talking about sci-fi movies, and how much the original Tron movie influenced both of us. BEM (for short), is a career-gaming executive and major advocate for web3 gaming. I wanted him to come on the show, and tell us why he is so bullish (to the point...

Jordan Lyall, founder of Venture Punk, joins us to talk about building creative projects in the space, and how he somehow always comes back around to making Santa Claus projects. 

Last night, we came BACK onto Twitter Spaces to chat what's current with our community. LG, TheReelPhilD, Quad, Dumbo, Christian from Evaluate, and Jack Wyldes from Shot Talkin' talk the issues of the day such as the Giannis sale on Sorare, the current leadership on FLOW, the launch of Doodles, and a changing of the guard on UFC Strike.

This is our first real collaboration at TFM! We were asked by Carly at Overpriced Jpegs (excellent podcast about NFTs) to write a show as part of "sports month" over there - and what came out was a status check on NFT Sports. In this episode, we look at the big players (Sorare, Dapper), their growth and revenue for 2021/2022, and then dive into the larger Macro stories in the sports world right no...

Our guest today is The Collectibles Guru (Eric Whiteback), who is NEW to web3 but an expert in all things Cards, Ticket Stubs, and Video Games. This interview honestly blew my mind a little bit, as I realize just how broad the collectibles market really is. We keep it web3 though, and dive into the digital vs physical debate in the community. Truly a special one!

Out of all web3 sports projects, only ONE grew in active users through 2023. And today's we have its founder, Nicolas Julia, on the podcast to talk Sorare, Mbappe, Zidane, NBA, and the french tech scene. Plus, he drops some unexpected alpha midway through the episode about some exciting NFTs that may be coming to the platform.

Tropo is a guy who went from being a total shit poster to one of the biggest influencers in the NFT space - and now an actual nice guy! He joins the pod to talk gaming, influencing, relationships, beanie, and how mass adoption won't look the way we think it will.

Steve is a real one. He's a force for good in the NFT space, and in contrast to LG's doom and gloom mentality of late, he's excited about what the future holds in web3. He comes on the show to talk about his media company (dGen Network), the book he's writing about NFTs, and the first websites he ever built.