STEPN: Fad or The Future of Fitness?
After publishing my breakdown on blockchain gaming, a number of people have asked “What are your thoughts on STEPN?” So, here they are! In this post, I break down three key questions:What is STEPN?How Does STEPN’s Economy Currently Work?Is STEPN’s Economy Sustainable?What is STEPN?Screenshots from STEPN's in-app sneaker marketplacePer the startup’s whitepaper, “STEPN is a Web3 lifestyle app with inbuilt Game-Fi and Social-Fi elements.” To get started, users must purchase a sneaker from t...
STEPN: Fad or The Future of Fitness?
After publishing my breakdown on blockchain gaming, a number of people have asked “What are your thoughts on STEPN?” So, here they are! In this post, I break down three key questions:What is STEPN?How Does STEPN’s Economy Currently Work?Is STEPN’s Economy Sustainable?What is STEPN?Screenshots from STEPN's in-app sneaker marketplacePer the startup’s whitepaper, “STEPN is a Web3 lifestyle app with inbuilt Game-Fi and Social-Fi elements.” To get started, users must purchase a sneaker from t...
Blockchain Gaming: Experiments, Tribulations, and Predictions
In 2018, Vietnamese game creator Sky Mavis launched Axie Infinity, a Pokemon-like game universe in which players acquire and battle digital pets called Axies. The game took off in developing countries such as the Philippines, promising more money than many could make in their day jobs and popularizing play-to-earn as a business model. To date, the game has earned over $4 billion in NFT sales. However, the startup’s recent $600M+ hacker attack represents a financial blow to an already struggli...
Blockchain Gaming: Experiments, Tribulations, and Predictions
In 2018, Vietnamese game creator Sky Mavis launched Axie Infinity, a Pokemon-like game universe in which players acquire and battle digital pets called Axies. The game took off in developing countries such as the Philippines, promising more money than many could make in their day jobs and popularizing play-to-earn as a business model. To date, the game has earned over $4 billion in NFT sales. However, the startup’s recent $600M+ hacker attack represents a financial blow to an already struggli...
Sean Thielen-Esparza, Genesis Co-Founder & CEO
Sean Thielen-Esparza is co-founder & CEO of Genesis, a team of multidisciplinary individuals creating tools to empower the sovereign developers, creatives, and users of the new web. I came across Genesis and was excited by your focus on “building category-defining technology to onboard the next billion people to Web3.” To start off, can you share a bit more about what you’re working on? One component of it that is pretty core is the wallet. What I can share about the wallet thus far is that i...
Sean Thielen-Esparza, Genesis Co-Founder & CEO
Sean Thielen-Esparza is co-founder & CEO of Genesis, a team of multidisciplinary individuals creating tools to empower the sovereign developers, creatives, and users of the new web. I came across Genesis and was excited by your focus on “building category-defining technology to onboard the next billion people to Web3.” To start off, can you share a bit more about what you’re working on? One component of it that is pretty core is the wallet. What I can share about the wallet thus far is that i...
What's Next For NFT Infrastructure?
While March has brought exciting news to the NFT market (Yuga Labs, OpenSea), trading volume is on the decline. For example, OpenSea’s monthly volume fell 50% in March from January’s high.Google Trends also reflect declining interest in NFTsWhile the decline has led to prophecies of a “bubble,” I don’t believe NFTs are going away. Rather, I expect to see them move beyond speculatively traded assets to productive digital goods. So, what will bring us to this next phase? Based on 20+ founder in...
What's Next For NFT Infrastructure?
While March has brought exciting news to the NFT market (Yuga Labs, OpenSea), trading volume is on the decline. For example, OpenSea’s monthly volume fell 50% in March from January’s high.Google Trends also reflect declining interest in NFTsWhile the decline has led to prophecies of a “bubble,” I don’t believe NFTs are going away. Rather, I expect to see them move beyond speculatively traded assets to productive digital goods. So, what will bring us to this next phase? Based on 20+ founder in...
Alex Herrity, Anima Co-Founder
Alex Herrity is co-founder of Anima, a platform and studio for frontier augmented reality and blockchain technology. He’s previously led teams building Epic Games Store, Fortnite, HBO NOW, and Ultravisual (acquired by Flipboard). I’m excited to connect given your startup Anima is at the intersection of AR and crypto. Can you share more about what you’re working on? Anima is based on our belief that augmented reality is going to be the first and defining platform of the metaverse, connected to...
Alex Herrity, Anima Co-Founder
Alex Herrity is co-founder of Anima, a platform and studio for frontier augmented reality and blockchain technology. He’s previously led teams building Epic Games Store, Fortnite, HBO NOW, and Ultravisual (acquired by Flipboard). I’m excited to connect given your startup Anima is at the intersection of AR and crypto. Can you share more about what you’re working on? Anima is based on our belief that augmented reality is going to be the first and defining platform of the metaverse, connected to...
