The Ball and Blockchain Podcast Nils Smith, Justin McKelvey

Most famously known as Austin Powers Jr. and the voice of Chris Griffin in Family Guy, Seth Green has made a very prominent name in the NFT space as well. He was set to debut his Bored Ape #8398 as the main character in a series he produced called “White House Tavern.” But a few days before the debut, Fred Simian, Seth’s Bored Ape NFT, got kidnapped.
In this podcast episode of the Ball and Blockchain, Nils and Justin talk about the story of how Seth Green’s Bored Ape NFT got stolen and what their thoughts are on this huge news in the NFT space.
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Show Notes:
Bored Ape Yacht Club
https://boredapeyachtclub.com/
 
Ethereum
https://ethereum.org/en/
 
Phishing Scam
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/identity-theft/phishing-scams
 
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin on Soulbound Tokens (SBTs)
https://nftnow.com/guides/soulbound-tokens-sbts-meet-the-tokens-that-may-change-your-life/
 
Articles on Seth Green’s Stolen NFT
Seth Green Show Based on His NFT Paused After NFT Is Allegedly Stolen
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/seth-green-stolen-nft-1234729399/
Seth Green's Bored Ape was stolen. Now he can't make his NFT show.
https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/20441/seth-greens-bored-ape-was-stolen-now-he-cant-make-his-nft-show
Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/seth-green-bored-ape-stolen-tv-show
 
 
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Winter is coming.
 
This definitely seems like the same horrific thing, whether or not you’re a Game of Thrones fan. In the crypto world, crypto winter is what happened just a few days back. The current crypto market crash news left every crypto investor devastated because it involved one of the most significant stablecoins apart from Bitcoin and Ethereum. The TerraUSD, powered by Terra Luna, crashed last May 9th, and everyone was left speechless.
 
Jump into this episode of the Ball and Blockchain podcast as Nils and Justin talk about the market crash, their thoughts about when it happened, and their next steps moving forward.
 
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Show Notes:
Terra Luna
https://www.terra.money/
 
TerraUST
https://www.coinbase.com/price/terrausd
 
Presearch
https://presearch.org/
 
Relevant Articles on the Crypto Market Crash
The crypto crash, explained
https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/crypto-crash-2022-explained?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1
Terra Luna crash: What are ‘stablecoins’ and how stable are they really?
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/25/terra-luna-crash-what-are-stablecoins-and-how-stable-are-they-really
Luna Crypto Crash: How UST Broke and What's Next for Terra
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/luna-crypto-crash-how-ust-broke-and-whats-next-for-terra/
The Real Reasons Behind the Crypto Crash, and What We Can Learn from Terra’s Fall
https://time.com/6177567/terra-ust-crash-crypto/



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One of the reasons people are hesitant to jump into the crypto space is the possibility of scams. And that is what this podcast episode is all about.
Here, Nils and Justin help you avoid getting yourself into being scammed by sharing a few of their firsthand experiences and, ultimately, what they have learned from them. This conversation is going to be very insightful, especially with the recent Bored Ape Yacht Club phishing scam on Instagram!
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Show Notes:
Bored Ape Yacht Club: HACKED
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/26/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-hack-theft-art-simian-oblivion
 
Watch Out For These 4 Bitcoin Scams
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-scams-fraud/
 
Common Cryptocurrency Scams and How to Avoid Them
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cryptocurrency-scams
 
Definition of Terms
2FA
https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/
APY
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/what-is-apy/
Doxxing/Doxxed
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-doxing
Hardware Wallets
https://medium.com/radartech/hardware-wallets-explained-da8bd93ce801
KYC 
https://bit.ly/38DwT2E
Metamask
https://metamask.io/
Phishing Scam
https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams
https://www.phishing.org/what-is-phishing
Rug Pull
https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/rug-pull
VeeFriends
https://veefriends.com/
Whitelist
https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/whitelist



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Guess who’s joining the NFT wagon?
In a recent conversation with SXSW, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teases the new addition to the NFT space — INSTAGRAM.
Join Nils and Justin in this Ball and Blockchain podcast as they talk about how they think Instagram is going to integrate NFTs in their interface. Is it going to be an NFT marketplace? Or is it going to be like Twitter, where you can put up an NFT profile picture?
Hop in to this conversation and let us know what you think!
 
Show Notes:
Instagram and NFTs
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/15/instagram-nfts/
 
Twitter Blue (NFTs in Twitter)
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/how-to-turn-your-nft-into-a-verified-profile-picture-on-twitter/
 
How Facebook Marketplace Works
https://www.facebook.com/help/1889067784738765
 
NFT.NYC | The Leading Annual Non-Fungible Token Event
https://www.nft.nyc/



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Have you bought ApeCoin already?
Tune in to this episode of the Ball and Blockchain as Nils Smith and Justin McKelvey talk about the recent buzz surrounding ApeCoin by the Bored Ape Yacht Club. They will also discuss where they see this token going in the future: whether it will be the next big thing or if it’s going to flop.. Well, who knows?
So hop in this podcast episode to know more about the crypto world and join in on the conversation!
 
Show Notes:
ApeCoin
apecoin.com
Bored Ape Yacht Club
boredapeyachtclub.com
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collections
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT
https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub
Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT
https://opensea.io/collection/mutant-ape-yacht-club
Kennel Club NFT
https://opensea.io/collection/bored-ape-kennel-club
CryptoPunks
larvalabs.com/cryptopunks
Exchange Apps
Voyager
investvoyager.com
Coinbase
coinbase.com
Gemini
gemini.com
Crypto.com
crypto.com
CoinMarketCap
coinmarketcap.com
ERC-20 Token
ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/standards/tokens/erc-20/
DeFi
ethereum.org/en/defi
 
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When is the right time to invest in crypto? But why invest in crypto, though?
These are just some of the few questions that Nils and Justin have been asked a lot. This episode of the podcast is a deeper analysis of crypto investing and what kind of crypto investments have Nils and Justin dived into — their experiences of the good and the bad, and where they see their investments going.
Tune in to this Ball and Blockchain podcast to know more about the pros and cons of crypto investing and find out more about the crypto and blockchain world.
 
Show Notes:
Definition of Terms
Altcoin
https://time.com/nextadvisor/investing/cryptocurrency/altcoins/
 
Nodes
https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-a-node
 
Stablecoin
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stablecoin.asp
 
Rug pull
https://fortune.com/2022/03/02/crypto-scam-rug-pull-what-is-it/
 
Fork
https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-fork
 
Dollar-cost averaging
https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/three-things-know-about-dollar-cost-averaging
 
DeFi (Decentralized Finance)
https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-defi
 
Crypto Exchange Platforms
Coinbase
https://www.coinbase.com/
 
Gemini
https://www.gemini.com/
 
Crypto.com
https://crypto.com/
 
Swaps and Exchanges
Spooky Swap
https://spookyswap.finance/
 
Pancake Swap
https://pancakeswap.finance/
 
Sushi Swap
https://www.sushi.com/
 
Crypto Coins/Tokens
Litecoin
https://litecoin.com/en/
 
$STRONG
https://strongblock.com/
 
Luna (Terra)
https://www.terra.money/
 
Fantom (FTM)
https://fantom.foundation/
 
AVAX
https://www.avax.network/
 
XRP
https://ripple.com/xrp/
 
THOR
https://www.thor.financial/
 
DAG (Constellation)
https://constellationnetwork.io/
 
RING
https://www.ring.financial/



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