Floor is Rising
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNFT collector @Sabretooth and contemporary art critic @Kizu deep dive into NFTs. We discuss all the topics that are top of mind.
Are NFTs more akin to the world of contemporary art or collectibles?
Is it mostly about memes, clout harvesting, social capital flexes, or crypto wealth flaunting?
Is this only for Gen Z, or can Boomers also get into the ring?
Discord or Twitter?
OpenSea, Superrare, Foundation, Makersplace, ArtBlocks, Hic et Nunc?
In a space defined by homage, riffing and copying, and iterating, what’s left of the idea of copyright or originality, and the value arising from it?
Are NFTs really innovating on the blockchain in technological, economic, social, and aesthetic terms? If not, what’s holding the space back?
Floor is Rising dives deep into these questions and more in this corner of the crypto universe that moves at lightning speed.
Informed musings, hot takes, speculation, spirited arguments — there’s something here for everyone.
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Episodes
Non-speculative NFT search engine - Nathaniel Naddaff-Hafrey, Karthik Thiyagarajan
April 03, 2023 01:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBThe Founders of https://twitter.com/lasso_labs https://twitter.com/nnhafrey and Karthik Thiyagarajan talk about the NFT search engine they built. Summary How did you get into NFTs? 0:00 Combining NFT data silos seamlessly to power new use cases. 4:26 Non-speculative use cases of NFTs. 9:39 Crypto-native games. 15:07 How Lassolabs index NFT data. 19:27 Learnings from early product feedback from users. 25:24 Utility as a proxy for NFT community health. 30:08
NFT AMMs - Spencer Yang
February 05, 2023 01:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBTimestamps; How Spencer got involved with Crypto Kitties in Asia? 2:27 What’s unique about the asian market in the NFT space? 5:00 The current landscape of the NFT trading market. 11:22 What does the future of NFT trading marketplaces look like? 20:49 How are NFT AMMs superior to regular NFT marketplaces. 23:41 New usecases for NFT AMMs specifically for NFT projects in bootstrapping liquidity. 27:04 Collection.xyz how does it work? 33:44 Links https://twitter.com/spenceryang...
Reddit NFTs - 0xBoffin - Bull thesis
November 17, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBBoffin talks about how NFTs is an emotionally loaded term, and that many people would buy NFTs if they were not called that. Boffin talks his theory of why reddit NFTs will accrue value, and the longer the collectible lasts, the more people get on board, the oldest ones will be worth the most. Boffin says the earliest people have the best handles on twitter, and that they can use flex to stand out. Boffin says that Reddit NFTs is a pretty big bet personally for him on the long term futur...
Capital markets for the Metaverse - present and future - David Choi, Conor Moore - Metastreet
November 08, 2022 01:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBEpisode Show Notes Conor Moore discusses the two schools of thought on NFT lending markets, the peer to peer market vs the peer to pool market. And the various pros and cons of each approach. Conor Moore talks about how the inspiration for Metastreet vaults was to take the benefits of peer to pool and overlay that behind the peer to peer market. David Choi discusses Powersweep, an integration to increase captive use case for the vaults. David Choi notes that early on, users of the vaults ...
How to get beyond speculation in web3 gaming - 0xKepler
September 13, 2022 01:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBIf you’re interested in the Web3 gaming space then today’s episode is for you! We’ll be unpacking where Web3 gaming is currently at, the trends we’ve been noticing, and what developments we expect to see from this field going forward. Here to help us unpack this topic is special guest, Kepler, a builder, and writer who specializes in crypto and the Web3 gaming space. Tuning in you’ll hear us discuss the state of Web3 gaming, the role that speculation plays in feeding this ecosystem, and how ...
Inside the Japanese NFT Scene - Takuya Kitagawa and AT
September 05, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBEver wondered how different the world of NFTs is in Japan? Well, today we are lucky enough to be joined by two great guests, Takuya Kitagawa and AT, to give us some real, first-hand insight into the overlaps and contrasts that are happening with regard to the burgeoning scene. We have a great conversation unpacking some basics about our guests' entry into the NFT space, and what initially drew them in. From there we look at the major hallmarks of what is popular right now in Japan, and how t...
2022 FIR NFT Awards: Category - Gaming
August 30, 2022 01:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week we continue with our NFT awards. Today’s category is people’s favourite NFT games. Joining us in conversation is one of the most influential voices in the NFT space today, Mete Gultekin aka Vader Research! Tune in to hear about the games that ranked in the top three, the strategy of game-makers, and why liquidity is essential within the NFT marketplace. You’ll also hear our thoughts on whether compelling NFT gaming is possible, how our game that ranked first brought people into the...
2022 FIR NFT Awards: Category - Metaverse
August 16, 2022 01:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBToday, we will discuss the results of the top metaverse projects with a special guest, Ogar. He originally worked in design and production in the video game and the esports industry for 10 years until he found his true calling in NFTs, blockchains, and the metaverse. Ogar launched his company in 2019, Ogar Production, to pursue his passion for alternative art that embraces the voxel atheistic. His work focuses on creating buildings and assets within the metaverse space, one block at a time! ...
2022 FIR NFT Awards: Category - Artist
July 31, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn 2017, Jason Bailey immersed himself in the world of NFTs, with the hope of slowly shaping a better art world. Four years later, the industry exploded into the mainstream, and although it looks different from what Jason had imagined, the increased levels of access and democratization keep him passionate about, and inspired by, the space. Even before becoming involved with NFTs, Jason lived his life at the intersection of art and technology, with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in ar...
2022 FIR NFT Awards: Category - PFPs
July 25, 2022 01:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBFor today's show we welcome back Brandon Buchanan, to discuss the intriguing results of our 2022 NFT Awards where we surveyed friends of the show and look at the top four PFPs. This category of the awards was by far the most popular, receiving more votes than any other. And we have to be honest, there were some surprises! We get to hear some really interesting perspectives from Brandon on our top four projects, Doodles, Nouns, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and CryptoPunks. We discuss Pharrell Will...
Lucas Pontes - Fingerprints DAO, RAW DAO, NFT collector DAOs
June 20, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBShow Notes. Just as NFT technology has disrupted the way art is commercialised, so too is it disrupting the way art is curated. Joining us today to break down the role of curatorial DAOs is Lucas Pontes. Lucas is part of Fingerprints DAO and RAW DAO, in this episode, he fills us in on the greatest issues NFT collector DAOs face, as well as the solutions they aim to solve. We discover the parallels between the traditional art world and the NFT art world, in terms of legislation and curation,...
Cole Sternberg - "Crossing Over" from Contemporary Art to NFTs
June 13, 2022 01:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBShow Notes Cole Sternberg is a critically acclaimed contemporary artist who is now entering the world of NFTs. His first NFT drop was on June 10th and in this episode, we hear about the broader concept of his work and how it manifests through the process of relinquishing control to code. Cole fills us in on what it is that he loves about generative work, and why he chose to embrace the technology tied to NFTs rather than simply turn his physical art into jpegs. We also find out more about t...
NFT crosschain - The Teleportation Paradox - Drew Beller, Prateek Shah - Spanning Labs
June 06, 2022 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43 MBToday on the Floor Is Rising Podcast we are joined by Prateek Shah and Drew Beller, the two Co-Founders of Spanning Labs, to speak about what their company is offering the world of NFTs and why artists and collectors should be excited about the expansion of possibilities they are bringing to the space. We get to hear all about the company and how our guests made their way to the advent of this project before we dive into their vision for cross-chain interoperability and the practicalities of...
P1xelfool - Lo-fi conceptual generative artist
May 30, 2022 01:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBEpisode 66: Show Notes. Today we have a great chat with generative artist, p1xelfool, about how NFTs became his main practice and source of income, and his philosophy towards the evolution of the art world. p1xelfool tells us about his focus on the feelings that art can evoke, and why he values these over intellectualisation and representation. We also discuss why making his work look distinctly digital is a central part of what he does at the moment, and how his path diverged from his focu...
Hemba - Earliest largest cryptopunk holder -> controversial founder of "V1 Cryptopunks"
May 23, 2022 01:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBWelcome to the podcast Floor is Rising. During today’s conversation, we are visited by special guest Hemba, a famous collector in the CryptoPunks community. He is the founder of CryptoPunks V1 and tells us the story of how he claimed his first Punk and became the largest punk holder. Next, we dive into the history of the CryptoPunks trading market, the “hack” that led to the “hard fork”. Hear Hemba tell the drama filled lore of his journey in the crypto punk community and why he believes the...
MetaKovan - Beyond the "Beeple Sale"
May 16, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBEpisode 65: Show Notes. MetaKovan made history by kicking off the biggest NFT boom by purchasing the most expensive NFT on record, Beeple's 'The First 5000 Days'. MetaKovan is also the founder of the Metapurse Fund, and NFT studio and investment fund, and we get to talk to him today, hearing all about his philosophy, current projects, and where he sees the world of art and NFTs heading in the near future. Our guest shares some really thought-provoking views on the societal functions of art...
Mark Soares - Tezos NFT ecosystem post Hic Et Nunc rug pull
May 09, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBFIR with Mark Soares On today’s episode of the ‘Floor Is Rising’, hosts Sabre Tooth (Professional NFT Collector) and Kizu (A Professional Art Critic) talk with guest Mark Soares, CMO/Founder at Blokhaus, a Marketing Agency, associated with the Tezos Blockchain, discusses NFTs and Tezos. Episode Highlights 01:19 – Mark shares the story of how he became aware of NFTs. 04:40 – Around April, and May 2021, it started taking off in terms of people's realization that there's a carbon footprint to Et...
Mark Soares - Tezos NFT ecosystem post Hic Et Nunc "incident"
May 09, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBFIR with Mark Soares On today’s episode of the ‘Floor Is Rising’, hosts Sabre Tooth (Professional NFT Collector) and Kizu (A Professional Art Critic) talk with guest Mark Soares, CMO/Founder at Blokhaus, a Marketing Agency, associated with the Tezos Blockchain, discusses NFTs and Tezos. Episode Highlights 01:19 – Mark shares the story of how he became aware of NFTs. 04:40 – Around April, and May 2021, it started taking off in terms of people's realization that there's a carbon footprint ...
The Grail Thesis NFT fund - Meta4 - Brandon Buchanan
May 04, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBBrandon Buchanan On today’s episode of ‘Floor Is Rising’ podcast, hosts Sabre Tooth (Professional NFT Collector) and Kizu (A Professional Art Critic) talk with guest Brandon Buchanan, Founder and Managing Partner at Meta4 Capital, been in crypto a long time and now running an NFT fund. He explains why the Grail Thesis of investing in NFTs is the way to go. Episode Highlights 00:58 – Brandon shares how he got into NFTs and also how he came to found the Meta4 NFT Fund. 03:15 –They've been ...
Jordi Alexander - NFT market crystal ball gazing
April 25, 2022 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBFIR with Jordi Alexander On today’s episode of ‘Floor Is Rising’, hosts Sabre Tooth (Professional NFT Collector) and Kizu (A Professional Art Critic) talk with guest Jordi Alexander, Game Theorist and 1st Principles Thinker, CIO of Selini Capital & Advisor to many NFT Projects, All-around games expert, and former poker player who has a lot of opinions on things to Crypto. He shares his opinions on a variety of subjects related to NFT's. Episode Highlights 01:45 – Jordi shares how he got i...
Kevin Abosch - OG best-selling NFT artist
April 19, 2022 01:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBPodcast: Floor Is Rising Episode: Kevin Abosch Welcome to the podcast Floor Is Rising with host SabreTooth, a professional NFT collector and Kizu, a professional art critic. On this podcast, we talk deeply about the business of creating, collecting and analyzing NFTs. So, if you’re a creator or collector of NFTs, jump in! On today’s episode, SabreTooth and Kizu interview Kevin Abosch, an OG crypto artist. Kevin began formal practice as an artist 33 years ago. Beginning with digital phot...
Mario Gabriele - Writing article about Opensea->Starting a NFT project
April 14, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBPodcast: Floor Is Rising Episode: Mario Gabriele Welcome to the podcast Floor Is Rising with host Sabre Tooth, a professional NFT collector and Kizu, a professional art critic. On this podcast, we talk deeply about the business of creating, collecting and analyzing NFTs. So, if you’re a creator or collector of NFTs, jump in! On today’s episode of Floor is Rising, host Sabre Tooth is joined by Mario Gabriele, founder of The Generalist and one of the best writers on the internet. He found...
Sasha Fleyshman - Arca NFT portfolio manager - NFT gaming
April 07, 2022 01:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBPodcast: Floor Is Rising Episode: Sasha Fleyshman Welcome to the podcast Floor Is Rising with host Sabre Tooth, a professional NFT collector and Kizu, a professional art critic. On this podcast, we talk deeply about the business of creating, collecting and analyzing NFTs. So, if you’re a creator or collector of NFTs, jump in! On today’s episode of Floor is Rising, host Sabre Tooth is joined by Sasha Fleyshman, Arca Chemist on Twitter and Portfolio Manager at Arca, one of the biggest bra...
Investing in Virtual Land - Market Structure and Usecases - PangeaDAO
March 29, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBPodcast: Floor Is Rising Episode: PangeaDAO Welcome to the podcast Floor Is Rising with host SabreTooth, a professional NFT collector and Kizu, a professional art critic. On this podcast, we talk deeply about the business of creating, collecting and analyzing NFTs. So, if you’re a creator or collector of NFTs, jump in! On today’s episode, SabreTooth and Kizu interview the two pseudonymous founders of PangeaDAO, Punk8621 and Albert Wegener. As Albert and Punk explain, PangeaDAO is a coll...
Jenny Sutto - Tiktok Twins -> Head of Marketing ->NFT Podcast host
March 25, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBPodcast: Floor Is Rising Episode: FIR - Jenny Sutto Welcome to the podcast Floor Is Rising with host SabreTooth, a professional NFT collector and Kizu, a professional art critic. On this podcast, we talk deeply about the business of creating, collecting and analyzing NFTs. So, if you’re a creator or collector of NFTs, jump in! On today’s episode, SabreTooth and Kizu welcome guest Jenny Sutto, aka “Jenny from the Blockchain” and host of the NFT Catcher Podcast. As the conversation begins...
Martin Lukas Ostachowski - Crypto Art Historian
March 22, 2022 01:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBPodcast: Floor Is Rising Episode: FIR - MLO Welcome to the podcast Floor Is Rising with host SabreTooth, a professional NFT collector and Kizu, a professional art critic. On this podcast, we talk deeply about the business of creating, collecting and analyzing NFTs. So, if you’re a creator or collector of NFTs, jump in! On today’s episode, SabreTooth and Kizu welcome guest Martin Lukas Ostachowski (MLO), a crypto artist and crypto art historian who got his artistic start in painting befo...
Jehan Chu - Unicorn - Crypto OG and Trad Art OG
March 18, 2022 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBhttps://www.floorisrising.com/jehan-chu-nft-investing/ On today’s episode SabreTooth and Kizu are joined by special guest Jehan Chu. Jehan is Chairman and Founder of Kinetic, a crypto VC firm, as well as Chairman and co-Founder of Social Alpha Foundation. Because of his background as an art dealer and his early involvement in NFTs, Jean is a perfect guest for the show. Jehan’s interest in NFTs began through investing in Decentraland. His firm Kinetic was the first blockchain VC in Hong ...
Pixelord - Music NFTs and being an NFT artist in Russia
March 15, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBhttps://www.floorisrising.com/pixelord/ On today’s episode, SabreTooth and Kizu welcome guest Pixelord, whose decade-long music career has in the past year expanded into work with NFTs. Pixelord considers himself an audiovisual artist, bringing together music and images, and has been both collaborating on NFT ventures with fellow artists and developing his own NFT collection. He joins the podcast today to share about his background and art, his entrance into and thoughts on the NFT space, a...
How to find investible NFTs - Business Times SG interview
March 10, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBhttps://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/nfts-finding-the-diamonds-among-the-duds Interviewed for the article in Business Times above, full interview below https://www.floorisrising.com/diamonds-among-duds/ NFTs: Finding the diamonds among the duds 10/03/2022 - 18:25 EXACTLY one year ago, a non-fungible token (NFT) artwork sold for US$69 million to a Singapore-based technopreneur. Since then, the NFT space has ballooned from a US$2 million market into a US$25 billion one, showed figur...
MIchael Gord - Renting virtual land for fun and profit
March 08, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBhttps://www.floorisrising.com/michael-gord-metaverse-landlord/ https://twitter.com/FloorisRising/status/1501128443903156226
Kaloh - Generative art thought leader
March 04, 2022 01:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBhttps://www.floorisrising.com/kaloh/ https://www.kaloh.xyz/
Christian Ogier - Art Market Manipulations and NFTs
February 18, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBNotes to come; https://www.floorisrising.com/art-market-manipulations/ https://www.sepia.fr/
Mitchell Chan - What does "The institutions are coming" actually look like in NFTs?
February 15, 2022 01:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBShow notes Here; https://www.floorisrising.com/mitchell-chan/
Les Borsai - NFT fund - How he invests in NFTs
February 11, 2022 01:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBhttps://www.floorisrising.com/les-borsai-nft-fund/
PolyAnnie – First? Adult content NFT Creator
February 08, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBNotes here. https://www.floorisrising.com/polyannie-porn-nfts/
PolyAnnie - First? Adult content NFT Creator
February 08, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBNotes here. https://www.floorisrising.com/?p=1433&preview=true (https://www.floorisrising.com/polyannie-porn-nfts/)
Artist - Robness - How meme culture became NFT culture
February 04, 2022 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBLonger notes to come - @robnessofficial - how meme culture became NFT culture - Which celebs coming in to NFTs are doing it the "right way". Why the secret anon drops that happened on #hicetnunc. WHY #ROBNESS TWEETS ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME?
Artist – Robness – How meme culture became NFT culture
February 04, 2022 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBLonger notes to come - @robnessofficial - how meme culture became NFT culture - Which celebs coming in to NFTs are doing it the "right way". Why the secret anon drops that happened on #hicetnunc. WHY #ROBNESS TWEETS ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME?
Collector: Carlini8 NFT OG - NFT Boxes - Purrnelopes
February 01, 2022 01:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBNew Episode - OG NFT degen https://twitter.com/Carlini8N (@carlini8N) explains how his personal philosophy on NFTs which led to his split with https://twitter.com/hashtag/PranksyNFT?src=hashtag_click (#PranksyNFT) and leaving https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFTBoxes?src=hashtag_click (#NFTBoxes) to start https://twitter.com/hashtag/purrnelopescc?src=hashtag_click (#purrnelopescc).
Collector: Carlini8 NFT OG – NFT Boxes – Purrnelopes
February 01, 2022 01:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBNew Episode - OG NFT degen @carlini8N explains how his personal philosophy on NFTs which led to his split with #PranksyNFT and leaving #NFTBoxes to start #purrnelopescc.
Sutu, Neonz & Metaverse
January 27, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBNew episode - @sutu_eats_flies joins us to discuss #NEONz and the #Sutuverse, an indie metaverse he's creating in opposition to VC and corporate funded metaverses. We also talk politics and the time he was denied entry to the US cos of TRUMP? o
Sutu, Neonz & Metaverse
January 27, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBNew episode - https://twitter.com/sutu_eats_flies (@sutu_eats_flies) joins us to discuss https://twitter.com/hashtag/NEONz?src=hashtag_click (#NEONz) and the https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sutuverse?src=hashtag_click (#Sutuverse), an indie metaverse he's creating in opposition to VC and corporate funded metaverses. We also talk politics and the time he was denied entry to the US cos of TRUMP? o
Introduction to NFTs - Q&A - FAQ - Part 2
January 19, 2022 01:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHow can we classify the different works and styles within crypto art and NFTs?We tend to think of the major art styles (impressionism, abstract expressionism, surrealism, etc.) as they relate to a visual structure or language. For crypto art this understanding has been somewhat alighted. In a way we can think of PFP projects as their own style because visually there is something in common, they work as a personal likeness or avatar. That being said most are just jpegs and not necessarily art ...
Introduction to NFTs – Q&A – FAQ – Part 2
January 19, 2022 01:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHow can we classify the different works and styles within crypto art and NFTs? We tend to think of the major art styles (impressionism, abstract expressionism, surrealism, etc.) as they relate to a visual structure or language. For crypto art this understanding has been somewhat alighted. In a way we can think of PFP projects as their own style because visually there is something in common, they work as a personal likeness or avatar. That being said most are just jpegs and not necessarily a...
Introduction to NFTs - Q&A - FAQ - Part 1
January 13, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBPart 1/2 - Newbie interview episode with Meta, the podcast assistant, find her on https://twitter.com/MetaDaniel7 (Twitter) Time Stamps [00:32 – 4:38] Meta asks what websites to use for references, specifically sites like https://raritysniper.com/ (RaritySniper) and https://xn--rarble-5va.com/?subid=12a39eo15mhn (Rarible). Sabertooth says if you need to use these type of websites, you probably don’t know enough about that project to be investing in it. For kizu, the analysis is useful in an o...
Introduction to NFTs – Q&A – FAQ – Part 1
January 13, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBPart 1/2 - Newbie interview episode with Meta, the podcast assistant, find her on Twitter Time Stamps [00:32 – 4:38] Meta asks what websites to use for references, specifically sites like RaritySniper and Rarible. Sabertooth says if you need to use these type of websites, you probably don’t know enough about that project to be investing in it. For kizu, the analysis is useful in an objective comparison. Sabertooth disagrees and says it is actually subjective. He also warns to check out the...