SEASON 01 — EPISODE 08

You’re ready to take the plunge and want to integrate NFTs as another distribution method in your practice, but where do you begin? Photographer, cyclist and NFT “translator” Cooper Ray walks us through learning the language of the blockchain.

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Cooper Ray

SHOW NOTES

Cooper Ray soundbite [00:00:01]

Episode overview [00:01:25]

Cooper’s background  [00:02:04]

• Smart contract 

• Alejandro Cartagena

• Obscura

Moving toward NFTs and digital communities [00:09:39]

• Stable coin

• ERC-20 Token

The language of NFTs and how to learn it [00:20:47]

Cooper’s journey to NFTs [00:27:22]

• MetaMask wallet 

• Lazy mint 

• Etherscan

• OpenSea

• City Blocks

Thinking like a creator and a technical developer [00:36:37]

• Manifold Studio

Cycling to cryptos  [00:43:53]

The future of NFTs IRL [00:51:46]

• Programmable money 

• Tokenization

Advice for artists looking to utilize NFTs, building a digital identity & staying safe [00:56:16]

• Fernando Gallegos 

The importance of your own smart contract [01:11:20]

• Manifold 

• Layer-1 blockchain 

Ethereum vs other blockchain [01:20:00]

- Solana 

- Proof of work vs proof of stake

- EVM 

- Polygon

The environmental concern [01:26:34]

- Energy usage of Ethereum 

Final thoughts [01:31:05]

• Tony Herrera

• Join Obscura on Discord 

Sign off [01:39:12]

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