The Future of NFTs Beyond Collectibles, w/ Robby Yung, Co-founder and CEO of Animoca Brands

Robby Yung is the CEO of Animoca Brands, the developer of a broad portfolio of blockchain games, traditional games, and other products, many of which are based on popular global brands including Formula 1®, Marvel, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. Animoca Brands is also a prolific investor with more than 50 investments in NFT-related blockchain companies, including Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot), OpenSea, Harmony, Bitski, and Alien Worlds. Yung previously was the co-founder of Redgate Media, acquired by Inno-Tech Holdings Limited. Yung recently sat down with Oscar Ramos to talk about all things NFT, digital entertainment, and what excites him about the future of blockchain. Show Notes 02:35 How Animoca made its foray into blockchain games with Dapper Labs and CryptoKitties 04:25 How blockchain revolutionizes gaming with digital ownership 09:02 Incentives for people to spend more money on blockchain games 11:24 A fully decentralized game is a lot like a democracy 12:50 Behind the rise of NFTs: companies at the intersection of gaming and DeFi such as Sky Mavis 15:52 Could blockchain the third tech revolution? 19:11 Robby Yung's investment philosophy 22:15 How virtual experiences will change the traditional business model 24:21 What we need to speed up blockchain adoption 27:27 Why regulations will increase clarity and transparency 32:16 The attraction of collectibles and art 36:05 The metaverse 10 years from now Many thanks to our guests Robby Yung ; host Oscar Ramos ; producers Sagar Chaudhary and Lace Nguyen ; editor David ; organizer Chinaccelerator ; and sponsor People Squared . Be sure to check out our website . To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group invitation.

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This episode was published on Aug 5, 2021.

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