Tony Herrera - Collector
NorCal and Shill
English - May 18, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsArts Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 89: Show Notes.
What if every NFT had physical merch attached to it? That’s a world Tony Herrera would like to live in. During this episode, you’ll hear about Tony’s entry into the NFT space, initially misunderstanding the concept. You’ll hear about his early experiences as a collector and why he loves collecting physical items tied to NFTs. Integrating physical and digital aspects is a theme of this conversation, and we discuss the need to improve NFT tools and infrastructure. Tony also shares his predictions for the NFT space in the next five years and offers a fresh perspective on the eternal value of currency. In closing, Tony shares the details of two projects he is currently working on. Tune in today to hear more!
Key Points From This Episode:
• Welcoming today’s guest, Tony Herrera.
• His first thoughts on NFTs as an early adopter.
• His intro to crypto starting with Bitcoin.
• Why he loves living in LA and would move to New York or Mexico City if he had to.
• The best advice he’s ever been given which came from an older gentleman.
• His first experiences collecting coins as a child.
• His thoughts on currency.
• What he considers to be the best thing about Web3 today.
• Redemption tokens and the potential for anything to be tokenized.
• His predictions for NFTs in the next five years.
• His favorite movie quote from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
• Why he would love to see more NFT artists include a physical element.
• OPENDIMES, the BLOCKCLOCK, and one-time-use Ethereum hardware wallets.
• Why Tony won’t sell a token without the physical merch.
• The two projects he is currently working on in the social impact space related to Web3.
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