Unlayered Sal Qadir and Dave Apsimon

In this conversation, Sal is joined by Justin Gary to discuss the design and creation of Solforge Fusion, a hybrid deck game from the creators of Magic the Gathering. They delve into the gaming industry, the evolution of trading card games, and the impact of digital technology on game design. They also explore the concept of Web3 gaming and the unique mechanics of Solforge Fusion as it looks to straddle the physical and web 3 card game world and usher in the next phase of Web3 gaming.

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Time Stamps
(0:00) - Justin's Career to Date
(2:43) - The Evolution of Trading Card Games
(13:09) - Solfate Ad
(13:36) - How Solforge is Utilising Crypto Primitives
(21:27) - Card Creation Mechanism
(27:47) - Understanding Good Game Design
(38:40) - Future State of Solforge
(44:41) - Combining Physical Games With Web3
(46:36) - State of Crypto Gaming
(56:24) - Closing Thoughts

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Podcast Resources
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Episode Resources
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We are joined this week by Bread (@0xbreadguy) to discuss the rise of SocialFi and the apps which have taken the crypto space by storm, namely FriendTech and Fantasy Top. Bread is a Crypto Twitter personality who has been in the trenches of SocialFi since the very beginning, helping to popularize the 3,3 Friendtech meta and providing a trove of useful information for those looking to get started. We also talk about the future and relative positionings of Btc, Eth and Sol - before breaking news about the SEC's reversal on a potential Eth ETF approval and providing live reactions to this potentially seismic new shift in political tone

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Time Stamps
(0:00) - Intro to FriendTech
(4:21) - Bonding curve as the unique insight
(7:27) - Do FT keys hold any real utility?
(12:52) - Risk of doxxing users’ wallets
(16:35) - FT starting a new 100% airdrop meta?
(22:07) - FriendTech V2 and Clubs
(27:17) - Intro to Fantasy.Top
(35:01) - Reducing friction for content creators
(37:43) - Solfate Ad
(38:07) - L1 landscape and looking to the future
(48:50) - NFT inscriptions on Eth
(57:24) - Btc and progress vs ossification
(1:08:27) - ETF approvals, politics and the rise of $BODEN

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Podcast Resources
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Episode Resources
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Ray Jacobson, CTO at Audius, joins Unlayered to discuss the decentralized music marketplace and how Audius aims to bring fans and artists closer together. The platform allows for economically incentivized music experiences and leverages blockchain technology to create an open and transparent platform. Spotify’s business model simply doesn’t work for the long tail of artists, and so Audius aims to reduce the distance between artists and fans while allowing a far larger segment of the music industry to make money doing what they love. Audius is an ambitious project which has been in the crypto space for many years, and perhaps now is the time that this project can finally break into the mainstream.
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Time Stamps
(0:00) - Ray’s journey into crypto
(2:35) - Which problem is Audius solving?
(10:05) - Future of AI generated music
(13:11) - Fixing music royalties with smart contracts
(22:11) - UX is king
(24:25) - Obtaining music rights
(27:56) - How web 3 improves creator revenues
(36:08) - Have music NFTs been a failure?
(44:54) - Solfate Podcast Ad
(45:22) - Getting Audius streams onto other websites
(47:40) - How Audius can compete with Spotify
(50:40) - Nurturing Audius-native artists
(55:59) - Favourite artists
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Podcast Resources
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Episode Resources
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Audius Website : https://Audius.co
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Sponsor Resources
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The Bullpen is the start of a new regular series where we have informal discussions around the recent news and events from the cryptosphere, and give our take on what this might mean going forwards. This week, we delve into Solana's scaling issues, memecoin mania, Eth narratives bleeding over into Solana and the potential rise of apps (finally!) in crypto. Let us know on Twitter which topics you'd like us to discuss next time!
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Time Stamps
(0:00) - Solana scaling issues
(8:34) - Comparison to Monad
(15:15) - Will MEV be the only material revenue stream for L1s?
(19:41) - Eth narratives bleeding into Solana
(21:03) - The Rise of the Apps?
(29:32) - Telegram as Crypto’s distribution layer
(32:30) - Will crypto gaming and metaverse skip this cycle?
(38:10) - Which verticals to focus on during this downturn
(41:23) - Memecoin thesis
(49:54) - Ore Mining as a new meta?
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Podcast Resources
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This week, Dave and Zen Llama talk to Marbius, head of product at Moonwalk Fitness to discuss the most hyped game on Solana at the moment, Moonwalk. The game leverages crypto payments to enforce accountability into users' exercise routines, by introducing global mini games where you pay to play, and have the opportunity to earn money should you succeed in the challenge (and others fail)! Its a simple yet brilliant concept which crypto payments help to unlock, and which could help further legitimize the space should it reach critical mass from a non crypto-native audience.
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Time Stamps
(00:00) Introduction
(02:26) The Origins of Moonwalk
(05:12) Promoting Accountability with Personal Contracts
(12:46) Using Steps as a Baseline Metric
(14:49) Designing for Trust Between Participants
(18:23) Last Man Standing?
(23:40) Exploring Sponsorship Opportunities
(28:00) Building Useful Crypto Apps
(33:40) Building Without a Token at the Centre
(38:06) Exploring Different Ways to Track Fitness Metrics
(40:50) How to Get Involved
(44:34) Financing the Project
(45:14) Benefits of Blockchain Payments
(46:30) Screen Time As a Metric
(47:11) The Benefits of Outdoor Exercise
(49:57) Tailouring Games For Different Demographics
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Podcast Resources
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Episode Resources
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Following our earlier episode on MetaDAO, we are once again joined by Prophet, and first time guest to the show Nallok, to talk about the early days of MetaDAO and the start of a potentially transformative form of governance. Many agree this is one of the most exciting experiments happening in crypto today and so we get into how the early months have been, how the DAO has successfully fought off several adversarial proposals, and what Robin Hanson, the father of Futarchy, really thinks about the project. The discussion concludes with an interesting discussion around the differences between futarchy and prediction markets, and how futarchy could be used to elect presidents one day.
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Time Stamps
(0:00) - MetaDAO update
(2:13) - Concept of Futarchy-As-A-Service (FAAS)
(4:28) - Fighting off adversarial proposals
(7:15) - Metanallok’s involvement with MetaDAO
(12:22) - MetaDAO’s UI troubles
(13:52) - Liquidity problems for Meta token
(18:00) - Working with the father of futarchy, Robin Hanson
(20:13) - Which projects are looking to integrate FAAS?
(22:19) - Fielding proposals to buy Meta token
(24:06) - Working with Colosseum
(27:13) - Why are there proposals to buy Meta from treasury rather than buying from market
(28:52) - How MetaDAO shows inefficiencies of voting
(31:48) - Is bribing possible with Futarchy?
(33:54) - How do the fail markets work?
(36:15) - Unforeseen challenges so far
(39:04) - How granular can futarchic voting be?
(41:36) - Need for a benevolent dictator?
(44:38) - MetaDAO in next few years
(49:15) - Futarchy vs prediction markets
(55:29) - Where are MetaDAO finding PMF?
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Podcast Resources
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Episode Resources
Follow Nallok : https://Twitter.com/MetaNallok
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