Inside Web3

The main thing that Web3 advocates are working towards is decentralization - shifting industry ownership to the creatives and consumers, instead of the wealthy elite.

This week, we're joined by some of the pioneers in "Film3" - the next evolution in film making. The goal of Film3 is to get fans engaged in the film making process, helping to make decisions through the filming process and lending their creative skillsets to the project. Melissa Rowley of Warrior Love Productions and Brett Claywell of Solis join to tell Shira how they're moving Film3 forward.

Plus, Animoca Brands was recently called the "Crypto Winter King" by Bloomberg. While many have struggled through the bear market, Animoca Brands has expanded their portfolio to include over 340 Web3 companies, including Opensea, Axie Infinity, and The Sandbox. We speak with Evan Auyang, Group President at Animoca to learn how the company chooses which Web3 companies are worth investing in, and whether Web3 enthusiasts should fear such a large company owning so many Web3 leading companies.

Lastly, Snoop and Eminem made a big splash las week at the MTV Video Music Awards when they performed their new song live from the Metaverse. Snoop's Agent, Nick Adler, joins the show to share why Snoop is so bullish on NFT's, what it was like to pull off this show at the VMA's, and how NFT's are reshaping music.

00:01 - Welcome

00:45- Weekly Headlines

4:58 - Melissa Rowley CEO of Warrior Love Productions - What is Film3?

8:00 - Brett Claywell Director, Actor, and Cofounder of SOLIS - Building and funding a new community of film talent

12:00 - Evan Auyang Group President at Animoca Brands - The Long Term Goals of being a Web3 Conglomerate

20:30 - Nick Adler of Cashmere Agency (Snoop Dogg) - Bringing a Metaverse Performance to the MTV Video Music Awards

A few weeks before Roe vs Wade was overturned, the conceptual performance art collective known as "Pussy Riot" hung a 45 foot banner from the third floor of a Texas government building to protest for reproductive rights. The act was recorded and then sold as an NFT. We speak with Pussy Riot member Nadya to learn how Web3 offers new tools to fight for womens bodies. Plus, whats with all the Apes? Celebrities and investors have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on cartoon images from the Bored Ape Yacht Club. NFTNow writer, Eric Beyer, joins us for a deep dive into the creators of BAYC - Yuga Labs.

00:01 - Welcome

00:50 - Weekly Headlines

05:00 - Pussy Riot - fighting for reproductive rights in Web3

12:00 - Eric Beyer Writer at NFTNow - Yuga Labs + Bored Ape Yacht Club

17:49 - Taylor.WTF - What's life like as a BAYC owner?

20:30 - Andrew Hayward Writer at Decrypt Media - What is Solana?

Despite the struggling NFT market, brands we know and love continue to launch NFT projects and many have begun moving their Loyalty Rewards programs to the blockchain. Imagine being able to wrack up airline miles and then sell them to someone else, or buying a music festival ticket that lets you vote on the lineup. We speak with Riley De Leon from CNBC to learn about the shifting structure of Loyalty Rewards programs, as well as Matt Smolin from Hang.XYZ to learn how he's helping big brands make the switch.

Moonbirds is a "Blue Chip" NFT project that had originally promised it's community that they would have full IP rights to their NFT's, similar to other popular projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club. This week they changed the rights to all their NFT's to CC0's, making the images open to the public and enraging investors. Shira held a Twitter Spaces on the subject and was joined by Kevin Rose, founder of Moonbirds, to try and understand why the sudden change.

Lastly, Tornado Cash is the latest Crypto company to come under the attack from regulators. The company allows investors to obscure their transaction data from being traced, but has been used by nefarious groups like The Lazorous Group from North Korea. Now, users are trolling regulators by sending small amounts of Crypto to celebrities. We speak with Matt Leising to learn more about the situation, and how hard it will be for regulators to enforce.

00:01 - Welcome

00:40- Weekly Headlines

4:48 - Riley De Leon Writer at CNBC - Loyalty Rewards programs and the blockchain

9:00 - Matt Smolin Founder of Hang.xyz - How Web3 can foster a more personal relationship with brands

11:50 - Twitter Spaces Live (Kevin Rose Founder of Moonbirds NFT) - The shift to CC0 Intellectual Property Rights

20:27 - Matt Leising of Decential.io - What is Tornado Cash and why was it just banned in the US

Some of the most skeptical crypto-investors have been drawn to "Stablecoins," a sub-class of cryptocurrency that by design should always be worth $1 USD. So how did one of the most popular Stablecoins, called "TerraUSD," crash overnight? Fortune Magazine joins us to explain stablecoins, what made this one unique, and what caused the coin to lose $42 Billion in value within days. Plus we're joined by Ari Redbord, a "Crypto-cop" and the Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, to learn how the blockchain is actually making it easier in some ways for law enforcement to trace and identify fraud online.

Reports are showing that 40% of crypto-traders are how underwater on their investments. Christine Lee from Coindesk joins us to shed light on whats happening and how long it could last. Trading savant "Crypto Wendy" sheds light on how to navigate the bear market to minimize losses. And as crypto starts to crash, NFT's are shaking up fashion and retail. Vogue Magazine and the creators of SoleSavvy NFT's tell us how and why.