Welcome to the Metaverse

On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Nick Kelland , who is the Marketing and Community Manager of Guild of Guardians . Guild of Guardians is an upcoming mobile RPG blockchain game, which is ready to disrupt the whole gaming industry. Whether you are a gamer or not, this episode is an awesome insight into what is happening in this exploding space from the industry side...

On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to the awesome Karsen Daily who is the Chief Experience Officer at 888 The New World. For anyone who isn't aware, 888 is an anonymous but extremely well loved and well respected collector and curator in the NFT space. 888 has one of the most extensive collections of rare digital artworks and is also a huge supporter of upcoming artist...

On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Ishan Negi who is the NFT & Gaming Lead at Polygon. Ishan was the perfect guest to have on to explain the new blockchain gaming landscape, what is coming and the huge opportunities that await. Polygon is dominating the space as a layer 2 scaling solution, home to some of the best blockchain games and virtual worlds currently av...

In this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we take a look at the major players in the virtual world arena (aka the metaverse) and what they have been up to in 2021. The current focus is on the booming NFT space but it's never a bad idea to be a few steps ahead. Where are the opportunities in the metaverse inside the virtual worlds and how can you best position yourself to benefit? ==...

On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, myself and awesome digital artist Sean Elliott OC piece together the clues so far relating to RTFKT Studios' upcoming AKIRA avatar NFT project. RTFKT Studios have quickly established themselves as one of the most credible and innovative brands in the space, setting the tone and culture for digital fashion in the metaverse. The three co-found...

Star Atlas is a next generation, hyper-realistic gaming metaverse set in futuristic deep space. In this conversation I chat to the CEO Michael Wagner to find out how they are completely changing the game when it comes to living, playing, earning and owning digital assets in the metaverse and what opportunities await for early adopters. I'm also really pleased to announce that I have teamed up with...

On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse Podcast, we have the extremely well loved and well respected Samuel Cardillo. He’s a tech genius, who’s working on everything from geospatial intelligence to smart contracts. He’s currently the Chief Technology Officer at RTFKT Studios and has even assisted the Department of Defence - above all he is a lovely man. He continually does great work in th...

In this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we dive into the world of gaming, both at amateur and elite level with Esports. We look at how this huge audience are set to enter the blockchain gaming space. The metaverse, crypto and gaming are about to collide. The gaming market is worth more than the film and music industry put together and is forecast to be worth about $200 billion by...

The NFT space and wider metaverse appears to be in the middle of another extreme hype cycle. Credible OG projects such as The CryptoPunks are selling for upwards of $13 million each, it looks like we might see the first $1 million sale of a Bored Ape Yacht Club avatar soon and EtherRocks (yes pictures of rocks) are selling for $100,000. To spot future opportunities and understand where NFTs and th...

In this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to the brilliant Janine Yorio. Janine is the Managing Director of Republic Realm, who are the premier real estate investor and developer in the metaverse. I personally found this chat absolutely fascinating as Janine talks about their investment strategy in the digital real estate space. We talk about their record breaking $900,000 es...

This week we dive into Mark Zuckerberg's interview where he announced that Facebook are transitioning to being a metaverse company within the next 5 years. The race for the metaverse has begun but where does this leave Epic Games & Fortnite, Roblox and decentralised worlds like Decentraland? Are they even all racing for the same goal? We do an overview of where the space is at the minute and h...

Benjammin is a consultant, advisor, NFT OG and all round lovely guy. He knows the NFT space inside out and is constantly giving great value online. He is one of the first people I followed and I'm still learning from him, this episode does not disappoint.  In this episode of Welcome to the Metaverse, we talk to BenJammin about what criteria he uses to assess an NFT project, how he finds value...

This week we have awesome artist and NFT OG Skye Nicolas on the show, who has a brilliant brain for this space and knows it inside out. I think this is the most value packed episode I've done so far. Skye gives some great advice on how to value projects, where he thinks the space is going next and an insight into how it is all developing in the Metaverse.  I highly recommend you give Skye a f...

In the last 30 days, Axie Infinity has done over $191 MILLION in sales and has shot to the top of the NFT sales charts. As one of the first 'play to earn' games on the blockchain, you are able to earn crypto just from playing it. Rare individual Axie's are selling for upwards of $100k a piece and are themselves tradable and breedable NFTs. This certainly looks like the next wave within the NFT spa...

The Bored Ape Yacht Club launched 2 months ago and has taken the NFT world by storm, quickly becoming one of the most popular and lucrative projects to be involved in but why?  In this episode we explore what exactly it is and why it is different from anything we've seen so far. We explore the bigger picture for this project and how the long term vision for Bored Ape Yacht Club transcends fro...

Recently a virtual Gucci Handbag sold in Roblox for 350,000 Robux (approx $4,500), which is $800 more than the identical physical handbag in the real world. The Metaverse is beginning to show its value and an entire new digital ecosystem is being born, which is worth billions.  This week we dive in a little deeper into digital fashion and wearables in the Metaverse. What does that mean? What...

Somebody just bought $700,000 worth of virtual land in Decentraland but what are they planning to do with it? We find out in this episode of Welcome to the Metaverse. Decentraland is a decentralised virtual world that you can experience as an avatar, is it also the future of the Metaverse? We dive into the different districts, the marketplace, what is currently being built and how you can get invo...

Bitclout is establishing itself as the leader in decentralised social media, where you can buy, sell and hold coins of your favourite creators. Is this the future of the internet and social media or a step too far for the wider Metaverse? We do a deep dive into what is Bitclout, the opportunity there right now and where it could be the future dominant social media platform. As always, not financia...

This week we take a look at an NFT project which is shaping up to be a huge opportunity in the Metaverse. 'Genies' are digital customisable avatars and the company have recently signed a partnership with Warner Music Group and are partially funded by Dapper Labs (the company behind the most successful NFT collectible project of all time - NBA Top Shot). Artists who are involved with 'Genies' inclu...

This week I'm joined by awesome artist and creator Sean Elliott to discuss some of the most interesting, exciting projects and opportunities in the metaverse. We cover some of the latest NFT projects that are leading the way, including major brand's wearable collections, how some of the biggest artists in the world are lining up to create their own avatars and launch digital nft drops.  Socia...

This week in the metaverse we take a look at the exploding NFT game Zed Run. Zed Run, which is built on the Ethereum blockchain, let's you buy and own your own NFT crypto horses, which you can race and breed with others to make money. The horses live on the blockchain and can be exchanged or bred to create new NFT offspring that you can keep in your stable, race or sell on marketplaces like OpenSe...

The Metaverse is a series of online virtual worlds, which you can experience as an avatar. We look into how crypto, nft's and virtual world's are combining to provide the next biggest internet opportunity, the metaverse. We chat about Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite and how in-game wearables are creating entire new economies and providing employment online, as well as huge opportunities for all sor...

Before we get fully into the Metaverse, here's a bonus episode all about Dogecoin, the recent pump, the risks to watch out for and dangers ahead, why it's happening and what might happen next. The internet loves virality, memes, community and things with a dog on it, but be careful! The Metaverse is going to be a fun place, this is just the beginning. Not financial advice, always do your own...

Crypto, the Metaverse and everything inbetween. The internet changed our world once, it's about to change it all over again with the metaverse. Every Tuesday we'll be diving into the virtual world to discover the most exciting, weird and game-changing projects that are coming out of the metaverse. This is the future, see you in the metaverse.