Episodes

Bored Apes is a collection of cartoon ape images minted as NFTs. They may show disinterested faces in a variety of clothes and styles, but their worth is far from uninteresting. As one of the most popular NFT collections on the Ethereum blockchain, the project has seen record-breaking sales in crypto transactions, with one of the 10,000 images reaching 740 ETH. That’s equivalent to $2.9 million in September 2021. Its massive popularity is attributed to celebrity influence, with the industry’s ...

The value of NFTs has plummeted, but you should not be worried. The value keeps changing. While this year started with a high demand for NFTs, the recent months have seen its value drop. This isn’t the first time that the crypto winter entered the crypto space. In 2018, the winter lasted for a year. For many investors, this drop discouraged a lot of traders and investors. Factors like inflation, potential recession, and stagnation may have contributed to the free-fall, but some experts like Wa...

Mark Mackenzie has been involved with cryptocurrency and blockchain for a decade now. Back when Bitcoin was still in its early stages, Mark already believed in its financial prospects. He got introduced to NFTs in 2020 and participated in a community that invested in them. The promising returns and revenue he got from his investments encouraged him to scale and launched his own projects. His most recent project, Megapont, a digital universe made of pixel art, is gaining traction among NFT commu...

Gary Vee is one of the most popular internet entrepreneurs today. That’s because he is always eager to take every valuable opportunity to grow his business and brand. He is known for always trying out something new and for achieving success in most of his investments. Now that NFTs are on the rise, Gary takes the reins with his NFT collection, Veefriends. What started out as his sketches meant to be cartoon characters and collectibles have now become part of his extensive NFT project. When NFTs ...

Ethereum is down nearly 30% in the past month and some NFT values are dropping even more! Is the crypto winter here? Is this just an economic bear market? Today, we're evaluating the current economic market, noting trends, and considering options for holding and selling our Ethereum and NFTs. https://www.bankrate.com/investing/warren-buffett-top-investment-advice/ https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/08/stock-futures-fall-as-wall-street-looks-to-stabilize-after-rollercoaster-week.html https://www.coi...

You can learn a lot about NFTs and cryptocurrency from the content you consume and the channels you subscribe to. You can find a lot of sources on YouTube. Whether you’re new to the scene or you’re seeking tips to achieve success in your projects and investment, there are videos and channels that cater to your specific needs. The key is to find people who are passionate about teaching you and giving you helpful advice on your NFT journey. What better way to become an expert on NFTs than to lear...

When you get started with your NFT journey, joining communities will help you learn a lot about the process and increase your chances of getting those rewards. There are a lot of communities on social media, and they’re mostly composed of people who have put the time and effort into their NFT experience. Checking the right sources also matters. There’s actually a website where you can learn more about NFTs and cryptocurrency in general. Cointelegraph gives a constant update about the latest NFT ...

Keeping up with NFT trends requires a lot of learning, especially when the advantages they give you in the crypto space keep growing. Gary Vaynerchuk’s Veefriends collection provides you with the opportunity to be part of a community that supports you on your NFT journey. One of this show’s listeners actually got accepted into that community. After listening to one of the episodes, he went ahead and bought a token from the Veefriends collection and is now part of the series’ friends list. You ...

NFT innovations are announced every day. We hear a lot about the emergence of the metaverse, especially when social media platforms or online communities are launching their own. NFTs may appear as digital images, but they can be utilized in the metaverse. It is the same way that crypto coins can be used as money to purchase digital assets in these spaces. As the metaverse helps connect people from different locations around the world, NFTs also open doors for you to expand your network. Whethe...

Nick Oxford is a coder and an entrepreneur. He is also an expert in the crypto space. While taking a job as a software developer at Peloton, he learned to code. He got interested in digital art in 2020 and learned about NFTs a year after. Today, Nick explains the differences between two of the most popular NFT blockchains today - Ethereum and Solana. Their major differences include the resources used to mint the tokens, the recording speed of the transaction process, the cost of gas fees, and t...

When deciding to purchase an NFT, you have to consider who’s selling them. This is one way of knowing that the token is legitimate. You will be sure to know that the seller has done thorough research and has credible knowledge of the workings of the crypto space. This can be a popular internet personality and entrepreneurs like Gary Vaynerchuk or someone who is an expert on cryptocurrency. Book game tokens are fairly recent examples of NFT innovations. Launched by Gary Vee in January this year, ...

NFTs are part of the new currency, and they are be here to stay. When it comes to purchasing them, it’s best to be well-informed before making decisions. Learning about NFTs is one way to get yourself educated. That’s what this show is for. It’s best to be conscious about your decisions so you won’t regret their consequences. The least you want to happen is for your hard-earned money to go to waste. Buying NFTs means identifying credible sources. Influencers or entrepreneurs often release coll...

Whenever you think of a NFT, a digital image usually pops up, but did you know that songs and videos can also be NFTs? NFTs come in many forms. Ever seen your favorite athlete dunking a ball into the ring? That moment - captured in video - can be a NFT. You can buy that clip, own it, and you can sell it. Sounds crazy, right? NFTs are about ownership. Acquiring a NFT means having rights and license over it. That means you get credited for a clip if it gets replayed, shared, or uploaded on the ...

What is the best NFT project for you? Which NFT is going to increase in value and utiliity? These are important questions and factors we're covering in this episode. There's a number of questions to consider on a personal level. When is the right time to purchase a NFT before it’s price goes beyond our reach? How do we avoid buying into the hype? Is this about finding the NFT we want to own, or is it about finding one that will quickly gain value for resale? Should we look for NFT’s that have ...

Ready to buy a NFT? The best place to go is a digital marketplace. Like physical markets, the marketplace for NFT’s is a place to buy and sell goods. The only difference is that this marketplace is digital! With Cryptocurrency, you can buy and sell digital assets like NFT’s in a digital marketplace. This marketplace is also used to store, display and even create NFT’s for all to see. When you buy or sell an NFT, you own it, but it's still displayed in the marketplace for others to offer you bi...

Ever had your credit card stolen? Ever had an account hacked? It's not a good feeling. The good news is Blockchain offers much higher security and resiliency from hacking. This starts with a secret recovery phrase. A secret recovery phrase is a sequence of twelve words which serves as the Master Key generated by your wallet. Basically, it's a password. This is often used to safeguard hot wallets like Metamask. These twelve words are there to help you recover cryptocurrency or NFTs in your wal...

The beauty of crypto and NFTs is they don't require bank accounts. So if this is the case, where do you save your assets? In a digital wallet. A digital wallet is an app that allows cryptocurrency holders to store and retrieve their digital assets. When a user acquires cryptocurrency (or NFT), you store it in a wallet. You then can make transactions, such as the purchasing a NFT. There are Hot and Cold wallets. Both with pros and cons. A hot wallet lives online and makes it easier to transact...

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Web 3 is the hot buzz word, but what is web 3.0? How is it different than the current form of the internet? To understand Web 3, we need to start with the birth of the Internet aka “Web 1.0”. Basically, a place to go search for information. We now live in a “Web 2.0” world. It is made up of peer to peer connection. Basically, Web 2.0 is social media. These breakthrough technological advances also create problems. Problems like centralization of power and information through large companies an...

Christie's Auction house sold a NFT for $69 million dollars. WHY?! So, to understand why, you've got to know a NFT is much more than a JPEG. Let's break it down. First lets identify what a Fungible good is. It's an item that is interchangeable because it's replicable. dollar bills are a great example of a fungible good. A Non Fungible good is rare, unique, and non replicable. A simple example would be a trading card or original piece of art. The more rare the more valuable. A NFT (Non Fungibl...

In 10 years, every transaction will be performed on a blockchain. Sound important? It is. Let's break it down. A Blockchain is a digital ledger. It's a list of transactions that anyone can view and verify. As an example, the Bitcoin Blockchain carries a record of every time any one buys, sells or sends the bitcoin cryptocurrency. It's a fully transparent and fully public digital leger. In this episode, we're going to give you some examples, and get you comfortable with the idea of the blockch...

Cryptocurrency has a 3 trillion dollar market cap. Is this just black market computer cash, or is there something more? Let's break it down. Crypto is a digital or virtual currency that is secured by cryptography which makes it nearly impossible to counterfeit or double spend. Cryptocurrencies are decentralized and based on blockchain technology. For example, Bitcoin lives on the Bitcoin blockchain, Ethereum lives on the Ethereum Blockchain, etc What does it mean to own cryptocurrency and what...

The NFTs Made Simple podcast is going to help you win with NFTs. The internet is changing. Web 3, cryptocurrency, the metaverse all seem like foreign concepts, but they will change every aspect of our lives in the coming years. The good news? You don't need to be an engineer. You don't need to learn to code. You don't need to spend thousands of hours. You just need to understand core concepts to avoid scams and win. In this show, we highlight new technology, fresh creators, innovative NFT o...