19 episodes

Join Ron and Chris as they explore the metaverse by way of blockchain, digital art, and virtual reality influencers, artists, and technologists.

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Join Ron and Chris as they explore the metaverse by way of blockchain, digital art, and virtual reality influencers, artists, and technologists.

    Decentralized Infrastructure with Nader Dabit

    Decentralized Infrastructure with Nader Dabit

    Nader is a developer advocate working to help build the decentralized future at Edge and Node. He began his journey when the technology lured him from his web2 roots. Nader discusses his fascination with decentralized infrastructure and the impact it will have on society. He also offers his advice on people wanting to develop the Web3 environment. Ron challenges Chris to do the impossible: explaining web3 in an elevator pitch.
     
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    • 34 min
    Play And Earn NFT Games With Melty

    Play And Earn NFT Games With Melty

    Melty entered the metaverse when Jambo Mambo was born. Jambo Mambo is described as: “A cute and savage world of Jambos: tribal pets who would KILL to bring glory to their owners on the Solana blockchain!” Melty began her world-building obsession in the music festival scene and has turned her gaze to the world of Play and Earn (P&E) in the NFT space. In this episode, Melty takes us deep into the world of Jambo Mambo, a PvP world that really is as cute as it is savage. She goes on to explain how they are looking to revolutionize games in Web3 and makes playful jabs Chris along the way.
     
    Links:
    Stay in touch with Melty on Twitter
    Check out the Jambo Mambo Twitter
    Visit the Jambo Mambo Website
    Join the Jambo Mambo Discord
    Stay in touch with Hacker Valley Media on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram |  Website
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    Continue the conversation by joining our Hacker Valley Discord
     

    • 25 min
    NFTs In Real Life with Ethan Righter

    NFTs In Real Life with Ethan Righter

    What happens when an NFT is just too good to keep in your crypto wallet? You bring it into the real world. Ethan Righter is a world renown photographer, but lately has been printing blue-chip and elite level NFTs for collectors. Printing NFTs comes with some interesting challenges. Example? If you sell your NFT should you keep the art on your wall? Press play to hear Ethan’s take on this and more.
     
    Links:
    NFTPrintz Discord | Website
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    Continue the conversation by joining our Hacker Valley Discord

    • 27 min
    Creating NFT Worlds with Jimini

    Creating NFT Worlds with Jimini

    In this episode Ron and Chris are joined by Jimini, a professional gamer turned NFT World builder. Jimini takes us to his roots in becoming a pro-gamer and to his work in the ever-popular NFT Worlds -- a Minecraft metaverse token that enables the owner to build a world as they see fit. The trio also get real on the state of metaverse as a whole.
     
    Links:
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    • 29 min
    The World Of Decentralized Finance

    The World Of Decentralized Finance

    In this episode, Ron and Chris are joined by the co-founders of Bridgesplit, Mary and Luke, to talk about how they intend to transition the next wave of financial markets onto the digital economy. 
     
    Key Takeaways:
    01:27  Mary and Luke’s bio
    03:48  Unlocking asset classes
    05:04  Bridgesplit - the origin story
    09:10  Liquidity 
    11:05  What about indexing?
    13:31  Where does the blockchain fit into this?
    15:24  Why Solana?
    17:41  Web3 funding VS traditional funding
    20:01  DOA on the horizon
    20:56  Lessons learned 
    22:24  Education is key!
    24:08  The foundation for the future
    26:51  Stay in touch with Bridgesplit
     
    Links:
    Follow Luke on Twitter
    Follow Mary on Twitter
    Learn more about Bridgesplit here!
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    • 28 min
    Adversity, Triumph, and Bitcoin

    Adversity, Triumph, and Bitcoin

    In this episode, Ron and Chris are joined by Justin Rhedrick aka, “The Bitcoin Vegan,” a passionate motivational coach and Bitcoin expert. Justin shares how his journey through adversity delivered him the opportunity to learn, invest in, and spread awareness about Bitcoin.  The three discuss the development and rise of Bitcoin over time and how it’s currently positioned to go mainstream in the future.
     
    Key Takeaways: 
    00:41  Bio
    01:09  From prison to Bitcoin
    02:51  Justin’s epiphany 
    03:38  The Bitcoin Vegan - the story behind the name
    05:17  The ascension of Bitcoin  
    07:39  Bitcoin predictions - where is this going?
    10:10  Spreading awareness through authoring & teaching
    13:18  How will Bitcoin transform our lives?
    15:40  Stay in touch with Justin!
     
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    Join Justin’s Clubhouse community here!
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    • 17 min

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