The Matthew and Rizzle Show

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle chat about the recent token upgrade & merger that Matthew undertook with Tipn and the suite of products & protocols he and Kompreni have been building. They wind out the show getting stoked on celebrating WIPsgiving at Thursday's WIP Meetup. Support MARS by collecting a free edition of this episode over on PODS . Shout-outs &...

It's been a minute since we uploaded an episode of MARS here, but we're back now. Matthew & Rizzle catch up after about a month off and talk about travel, farcaster, and the state of the crypto markets. Shout-outs & Shots-fired: @tipnearn @kompreni @thebeatminer @substratavr @dragonateyt @nftsmart @meme @juxton @frankyneedles @paradoxx_arts @aavegotchi @lelapinmignon @clanker_world...

The Matthew & Rizzle Show is back after a busy, travel-filled start to June with a special guest, Johan of meme.com and Marble Cards. This week's show focuses on the recent NFC Summit held in Lisbon. Matthew provides his view of the summit from afar before getting a couple of boots-on-the-ground takes from Rizzle and Johan, both of whom traveled to Lisbon this year. Support MARS by minting...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle are joined by the legendary crypto artist & onchain builder Josie Bellini . The trio kicks the show off by digging into all things Drifters , Josie's new Metaverse Avatar-focused 3D collectible project that is a related follow-up to her previous ongoing on-chain project, CyberBrokers. Drifters is set to launch on Wednesday, May 14th,...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew and Rizzle reflect on last week's WIP Meetup, where Bay Backner curated a tour of DCL's Metaverse Fashion Week and mused on potential monetization approaches that may be behind this year's absolutely stacked in-world event calendar (which Bay, Kim, and their entire team are responsible for). We love you and everything you do Bay! From there,...

On this week’s episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off reminiscing about last week’s Afties with Sho. This leads to Matthew talking about his progression from touching grass over the weekend to contemplating smoking some as the markets begin to tank. The conversation takes a positive turn, however, as Matthew & Rizzle reflect on how, despite the market sell-off, crypto hasn’t bro...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew and Rizzle kick off the show by recapping OONA's appearance on last Thursday's (3/27) WIP Meetup. Next Matthew & Rizzle get into an unplanned praise fest for the purple app aka Farcaster. A recent article published in Wired covering Crypto The Game  and mini apps like Farcade are two examples among many more that are resulting in an explosion...

In this week's episode of MARS, hosts Matthew and Rizzle begin by discussing their most recent digital art and collectible purchases. The conversation then shifts to the unique pace of digital interaction enabled by NFTs compared to coins, noting how NFTs facilitate a slower, more deliberate engagement. Next, Rizzle comments on the noticeable scarcity of projects and individuals who have remai...

On this week's episode of MARS (uploaded 5 days late ><), Matthew & Rizzle kick the show off by diving deep into the new Zora Coin update. Matthew delivers a critical review from a digital art perspective focusing on Zora founder Jacob's re-mint of his majestic horse, which was originally released as an NFT on Zora last year. Check out Matthew's cast here  for more details an...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle look back at the decade of events that transpired in crypto land over the last week. The first topic the two chatted about was none other than the announcement Makers Place made last week about their decision to end commercial operations. Pour one out for Makers Place. The conversation meanders into areas of crypto that are going in the oppo...

Happy New Year! Matthew & Rizzle are back with a new episode of MARS. They kick this week's show off by talking about the biggest community win in awhile: the Hyperfy $hyper claim that saw Hyperfy parcel owners - many of whom are members of the WIP Fam - receive the equivalent of $30k per parcel in $hyper tokens. Matthew then waxes poetic on how the WIP continues to be the best pound-for-pound...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle chat election, crypto, and the - dare we say - positive direction of the crypto markets heading into the end of the year. Support the Matthew & Rizzle show by minting this episode on Pods. Media . Shout-outs & Shots-fired:  @polymarket @prtyDAO @miguelgarest @fabianospeziari @rogerdickerman @artbasel @buildtre_io @patriziabarnato @cliff_...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off with the latest crypto twitter squirmish of the week - the Foundation pivot to Rodeo. If you want a deeper, spicier breakdown make sure to watch/listen to Max Cohen and Colborn on the latest episode of the MOCA Podcast .  From there AI Agents that may or may not control well-funded crypto wallets are discussed alongside AI-friend...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle reflect on EVERYTHING that went down the following week in Nashville, TN at Rizzlefest 2024. If you were at the event or even if you missed it, this episode is a great way to go back in time and experience (again) all the good vibes and events that transpired IRL. Support the Matthew & Rizzle Show by minting an edition of this episode on pod...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle do NOT talk about Rizzlefest. Promise.  Instead, the conversation focuses on the shifting of the guard that's taking place from builders to collectors and artists and beyond and what that means for those of us focused on a particular mission and align with a specific type of building ethos. Support MARS by minting this episode over on pods.media...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off by talking about the latest Blue Moon celebration that will be on display until the next New Moon across 373 unique Gazers , a living art collection by artist Matt Kane. Art and experimentation are the throughlines of the rest of the conversation that touches on previews of the WIP Meetup this week and next and an impromptu s...

Matthew & Rizzle pour one out for the legendary Toxsam and his team at Polygonal Minds on this week's episode of MARS. It's tough out there on the streets of the metaverse for early founders. Last week it was KO, this week Polygonal Minds called it a wrap. But don't despair! These things happen in the early days of any new space. Lessons will be learned. And you better believe Toxs...

Matthew & Rizzle are back from summer vacation and immediately went into the TokenSmart studio to record a new episode of MARS. The two discuss touching grass, kbbq, and the joys of taking a proper break before trying to catch up on the century's worth of events. Before talking about the explosion of prediction markets led by Polymarket and the shuttering of KnownOrigin, the two talk about...

On this weeks episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off shouting out Ash, creator of Hyperfy, and the latest works in progress he recently tweeted about. After that the duo zoom out and talk about the differences emerging in the independent crypto-powered VR space versus specifically gaming focused VR space citing a recent cast over on the purple app by JK over on the purple app sharin...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off showering Sho in shoooo [sic] much praise. Matthew specifically shouts out last week's Afties soliloquy about the "Infinite Pause" it felt like the majority of the crypto space was stuck in. The conversation jumps into a preview of the WIP this Thursday featuring the Italy-based metaverse project DVERSO that the...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle recap last week's WIP Meetup featuring the Vipe squad and a whole gang of freshly minted Grifter Squadies kicking ass, taking names, and racing one another over in DEVERSO, an immediately playable metaverse project that many found out about for the first time in real time during the WIP. That conversation transitioned into a meta discuss...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle talk about the Grifter Squaddies drop on vipe.io brought to the metaverse by the legendary Toxsam. Fun fact: Matthew, Rizzle, and NonFunGerbil Luke all got a similar (but actually rather rare) Grifter Squaddie. After red-pilling Rizzle into scooping his squaddie, the conversation shifted to talking about a Brookhawk-inspired topic: Interface...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off talking about the background of the $SAFE airdrop and how folks can look into if they received an allocation (just check https://app.safe.global ) before diving into a brand new experiment from the Cent team called Up. Army , or just Up for short. After giving a so-so breakdown of what Up and bonding curves are, Matthew calle...

NFA DYOR Now that's out of the way on this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle talk crypto taxes, The Sandbox as a viable world to create game experiences in, Workstation95 by sgt_slaughtermelon, tomorrow's WIP Meetup featuring an in-world art experience curated by Bay Backner before jumping into Nifty Island for a brand new halving-inspired gaming experience designed by Metag...

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle reflect on everything that happened outside and around (i.e. not at) the NFT NYC conference last week. The vibes were reminiscent of a 5 year class reunion. Everyone is in a better situation, successful, and still very much friends. For everyone that we met there, it was a pleasure, and everyone we missed, make sure you hit up Rizzlefest in...