On December 7, 2021, Metaverso was held in Puerto Rico as a 1-day conference filled with leaders in crypto culture. We held a panel with Sam Cassat of Aligned Capital, Ben Lakoff of Charged Particles, Andy8052 of Fractional, and Laura Jaramillo of Upshot.
In this special edition, we dive into what the conference experience really is. Spoiler: Crypto IRL is amazing. The panel explores the intersection of DeFi and NFTs—what happens when these worlds collide? There are only two types of assets—fungible and non-fungible—but we are seeing these concepts blur together in new and interesting ways.
From liquidity to communities, this conversation covers how the Metaverse is bringing DeFi to NFTs.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
3:15 The Conference Experience
6:44 TradArt and NFTs
10:11 Metaverso
13:14 Crypto IRL
16:20 The Panel
19:40 FreeRoss DAO
21:38 The Panelists
24:28 The Potential of NFTs
29:00 More than Fractionalizing
33:45 Liquidity
39:33 Pricing Assets
46:50 Community
54:34 Regulatory Issues
1:00:22 Use Cases
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Resources:
Metaverso
https://www.metaver.so/
FreeRossDAO
https://freerossdao.com/
Sam Cassatt
https://twitter.com/samcassatt?s=20
Ben Lakoff
https://twitter.com/benlakoff?s=20
Andy8052
https://twitter.com/andy8052?s=20
Laura Jaramillo
https://twitter.com/LauraTJD?s=20
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Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.
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