Lucky Lead (e105): Crypto's Day in Court and Buccaneers of the Blockchain

In this fun Friday show, TylerD is joined by Ghost, Emily, and a few friends of the show to talk through one of the biggest new trends in web3 - artists minting across blockchains. Tyler starts with an overview of the artists moving to BTC and Solana, and then the group chats through the trend and if it's just beginning. They dive into Jack Butcher's new Ordinals drop, and briefly segue into the future of Ordinals. Tyler then covers all the day's news before ending with some rapid fire discussion on the BTC ETF approvals, market impact, and Pixelmon's new token.

In the 2nd episode of the new year, the Lucky Lead crew kicks off with a breakdown of the hottest NFT project across blockchains - the NodeMonkes. They talk through price action, rare sales, what's driving the buying and some predictions before hearing from a whale JFellz on his buying experience. Tyler then runs through the day's news, quickly hitting on Binance investing in $MEME, 50 Doodles vs 5 BTC, and a y00ts sweep and dump exposing ETH's current issues. They wrap up the show with a quick convo around NFT project takeovers (Lazy Lions) and NFT equity for holders.

The Lucky Lead crew kicks off Season 2 of the show with a banger recap of the holiday break. The group talks through each of the major stories, covering the Ordinals explosion with NodeMonkes, Solana's new leader Froganas, a new NFT market on SEI, and the boring ETH NFT market. They end the show talking through 2 of the major airdrops that launched in 2024 and how to play them going forward.

In this Monday morning episode, TylerD is joined by Emily and Logan and special guests Marco and NFT Stats (Sam) to recap the weekend in NFTs. The crew talks Punks pumping, new mints Sofa Maxis and Maraqqa seeing huge ROI, $BLUR expectations with the airdrop just 1 week out, SOL soaring and its NFTs rallying, and if Frank DeGods made a mistake leaving Solana. They spend the last 10 minutes catching up on SocialFI, reacting to FriendTech's newest feature, current outlook and more. 

In this fun Friday show, TylerD is joined by the crew and some regulars to answer the pressing question "Are NFTs actually back?" Tyler recaps a laundry list of bullish headlines from the week, from the ETH ETF approvals pending, to Punks surging, to trading volume increasing and more, and the group reacts to each one sharing it's impact on the market. The speakers mostly have their bull market caps on, making this a fun discussion.

In this two-part show, TylerD is first joined by the crew to react to Yuga co-founder Gordon Goner's epic NFT buying spree, and how it's spurred a broader NFT market rally. They touch on the Art Blocks mint which soared overnight, big movement on Bitcoin and more Animoca news. Then in the 2nd half of the show, Tyler is joined by Jason Desimone to recap his web3 journey, the decision to takeover Stars Arena, his early experience in SocialFI, future plans and more.

In this Thursday show, TylerD and the crew are joined by Astam Cloud to catch up on the NFT art market. The group chats XCOPY, recent mints and broader state of the market, and how the art market is stacking up with PFPs. Then in SocialFI, the group debates whether or not Friend Tech has product market fit in its current state.

In this Wednesday two-part show, TylerD and the crew first react to Joe Rogan and Elon Musk chatting NFTs on their latest podcast, the takeaways and what it means, and Mark Cuban's related message. Then Tyler hits the news and the crew talks Solana headlines, Azuki gear, Punks bids & more. Then MemeFusion joins to talk about using AI for content co-creation with token rewards!

In this Tuesday mega-show, TylerD is joined by the crew + Peter Jennings and Deeze to dive into the world of crypto sports betting and broader web3 gambling. Tyler starts with the news out of Monaco Protocol of their new points rewards program and their goal to become the Shopify of crypto sports betting. Peter shares his thoughts as an industry veteran, and then speaks more broadly about gambling in web3 and state of the market. The crew then runs through the NFT headlines, hitting $MEME futures soaring, Snowpepen predictions, Animoca raises and more. Then in SocialFI, they chat through the Stars Arena meltdown, predictions for Friend Tech 2, and what kind of changes would even matter at this point.

In this Monday recap show, TylerD and the crew talk through the recent NFT market pump and its drivers. They cover Yuga NFTs, Captainz pumping on $MEME news, Flooring Protocol's role, Snowpepen predictions, Mocaverse and more. Then they pivot to SocialFI, talking through the Stars Arena CEO stepping down, Friend Tech airdrop reactions and more.