Season 1 Episode 5: The Metaverse and the Crypto-Economy with Nicolas Weber
Kamilah and Nova begin by talking about the numerous big brand businesses now entering into the metaverse. Kamilah muses about how the smaller brands without big budgets make their way in – particularly creators and independents. Which segues nicely into their guest.
Kamilah and Nova converse with Nicolas Weber, an early-stage crypto investor, and entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of DAC and founder of MGH (Meta Game Hub) DAO.
Nicolas shares his crypto origin story. He heard about Bitcoin from friends and did some research. Podcasts about blockchain, Etherium, and de-centralization caused him to take a deep dive into the technology itself.
Nicolas defines the metaverse as an open-metaverse – a broader ecosystem of multiple metaverses with different purposes and roles, as well as digital economies of their own. He discusses how Web 3 will allow more individual ownership than exists in Web 2 presently.
Blockchain and crypto are where value exchange – be it NFT or currency – will be more usable for people and potentially intuitive and more understandable. That’s what Nicolas sees for the metaverse.
Platforms for the interfaces are currently still Web 2 based – but they make it easier to move from fiat currency to cryptocurrency. Still, Nicolas explains how work is underway to make it all more intuitive.
More intuitive tools for greater mainstream adoption are still needed. Nicolas expounds on how the metaverse will impact the global economy. He advises creatives to learn by doing – but there are lots of different rabbit holes. Study it, try it out, acquire or drop some NFTs, and focus on organic community building.
Crypto
Crypto for Creatives
Web 3.0
Bitcoin and Etherium
Blockchain
Ecosystems
Networking
The creator economy
Community building
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