Mint is your portal into the web3 creator economy. Every Tuesday and Thursday, host Adam Levy reveals a new story from the top creators, founders, and collectors making the web3 creator economy a reality. Learn more by visiting: https://adamlevy.io/mint.
How Layer3 Is Transforming User Engagement Onchain ft. Brandon Kumar
This episode welcomes Brandon Kumar, Co-founder of Layer3.Throughout our chat, he shares his journey from leaving venture capital to entering crypto, diving into the creator economy, onchain user behavior, and the innovative incentives like XP and Cubes that drive engagement. We also explore Layer 3's distribution network, user growth strategies, and the challenges of data fragmentation in the crypto space.I hope you enjoy our conversation.
10/9/2024 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
Introducing Blueprint by Bello
This episode welcomes my Co-Founder at Bello, Ellie Farrisi. We spend the time introducing our latest project called "Blueprint by Bello," a transformative four-week creator accelerator program designed to help creators achieve onchain virality and join the 100ETH club. With $1 million in support from esteemed partners like Zora, Pods, Dracula, Bonsai, and Layer 3, Blueprint offers unparalleled mentorship and insights from leading consumer founders, IP growth experts, and creators who've already hit the 100ETH Club.Open to participants worldwide and conducted fully remotely, the program culminates in an exciting graduation party in New York City. Applications are live from July 16, 2024 to July 28, 2024. Apply today by visiting: https://blueprint.bello.lol
7/16/2024 • 25 minutes, 11 seconds
Going Viral Onchain
This episode welcomes Cooper Turley, Founder of Coop Records. Cooper is a recurring guest on the pod, though this time, we focus all of our attention on how to go viral onchain.Consider this a round table discussion where him and I share our insights, lessons learned, and debate our perspectives on the current state of the onchain creator economy.I hope you enjoy our conversation.
6/12/2024 • 58 minutes, 59 seconds
A Deep Dive on the Lens Network with Stani Kulechov and Alex Gluchowski
The episode welcomes Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Avara, and Alex Gluchowski, Co-Founder & CEO of Matter Labs, the team behind the zkSync network. The key focus of this conversation covers the newly announced Lens Network built on zkSync. Throughout the hour we explore: The key benefits of the Lens Network for creators.How zkSync ensures user data control and ownership.New monetization opportunities compared to traditional social media.Addressing censorship and freedom of expression.Real-world use cases and cross-chain interoperability.Future developments and the impact on the onchain creator economy.I hope you enjoy our conversation!
5/16/2024 • 37 minutes, 58 seconds
Alex Masmej Talks $DEGEN: Fueling Drakula's Growth and the Onchain Creator Economy
Join us in this episode as we sit down with Alex Masmej, the brain behind Drakula and a key player in the farcaster ecosystem. From his early days of conceptualizing Showtime as the 'Instagram of NFTs' to pioneering Drakula, Alex's journey is nothing short of remarkable. Drakula, now making waves as the 'TikTok of Web3', has seen an explosive start with over $30M in transactions in just two weeks, introducing a new and engaging way for fans to support video creators.Alex returns to the podcast to share the lessons learned from pivoting Showtime to creating Drakula, highlighting the strategic moves, go-to-market strategy, and the decision to adopt $DEGEN as the native currency of the app.I hope you enjoy our conversation and our genesis episode on Pods!
4/25/2024 • 34 minutes, 15 seconds
Chintan Turakhia: The Rise of Crypto Super Apps
In this episode of the Mint Podcast, we're joined by Coinbase Wallet's Lead Engineer, Chintan Turakhia, and discuss the world of wallets, building onchain audiences, solving the challenges of wallet onboarding, and the need for simplification.Chintan breaks down his hot take on why wallets are becoming "super apps" that integrate various onchain actions, with wallet-to-wallet messaging being a core use case.I hope you enjoy this jam-packed conversation.
12/22/2023 • 50 minutes, 19 seconds
Shorts | Stani Kulechov: Unlocking the Power of Social Capital With Lens Protocol
Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave and Lens Protocol, explains the true meaning of social capital and the enabling features that Lens Protocol provides in web3. Mint Shorts exclusive, no full episode.Check out Stani on Mint Season 6 Episode 18.About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io
10/26/2022 • 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Shorts | Alex Masmej: What's Apple's Game Plan in Web3?
Alex Masmej of Showtime talks about Apple's new NFT restrictions and where they could be going with their new policy.Mint Shorts exclusive, no full episode.Check out Alex on Mint Season 5 Episode 16.About Mint ShortsEnjoy the best moments from the podcast in bite-size segments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Adam Levy's newsletterhttps://levychain.substack.com---------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Adam Levy on social media:Twitter:https://twitter.com/levychainInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/levychainLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/levy-adamWebsite:https://adamlevy.io
