Space Summary
The Twitter space “Coffee with Captain #642 powered by YOU? (DM for promo)” hosted by ChrisJourdan effectively explored the innovation niche within the blockchain ecosystem, emphasizing various emerging trends and technologies shaping the future. There was a strong focus on the strategic positioning of Base due to its unique integration with Coinbase. The space delved into the evolution from classic social farming techniques to modern content creation systems, highlighting increased community engagement and the integration of AI. Discussions were enriched by insights on the significance of partnerships and sponsorships, reflecting the dynamic nature of the blockchain industry. Additionally, the future vision for expanding blockchain’s applicability, particularly in P2E gaming, was a notable highlight.
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Questions
What impact does DeFi have on traditional finance?
DeFi disrupts traditional finance by leveraging blockchain to create transparent, accessible financial systems.
How does blockchain alter the payments industry?
Blockchain provides secure, fast, and cost-effective solutions for online and cross-border transactions.
What are some discussed innovative blockchain projects?
Various projects like new Layer 2 solutions and incentive programs are poised to transform the crypto landscape.
Why is Web3 important?
Web3 represents a decentralized, user-owned internet that enhances control and security of digital identities.
What future trends were predicted for blockchain tech?
Predictions include increased blockchain integration in everyday applications and DeFi service expansion.
How is the regulatory landscape evolving?
Regulators’ growing interest is shaping a defined framework, with concerns about stifling innovation persisting.
What is the role of the community in blockchain projects?
Community engagement is crucial for project growth, adoption, and driving innovation.
What strategies are suggested for mainstream adoption of blockchain?
Key strategies are simplifying user interfaces and showcasing clear benefits to everyday users.
What security challenges exist in DeFi?
Challenges include smart contract vulnerabilities, hacking risks, and the need for robust security protocols.
Where do promising investment opportunities in crypto lie?
Investment opportunities are seen in DeFi platforms, Layer 2 solutions, and Web3 projects with strong fundamentals.
What makes Base uniquely positioned in the market?
Base’s connection with Coinbase provides a distinct advantage.
How has social farming influenced content creation?
Social farming has evolved into sophisticated content creation systems.
Why are partnerships and sponsorships crucial in blockchain?
They offer growth opportunities, funding, and impact expansion.
What are the latest trends in Play-to-Earn gaming?
P2E gaming trends focus on enhancing user engagement through rewarding experiences.
How do Layer 2 solutions benefit blockchain technology?
Layer 2 solutions help scale blockchain and improve transaction efficiencies.
What role does community engagement play in blockchain projects?
Community engagement is vital for project success and popularity.
How can AI be integrated into blockchain platforms?
AI integration improves user experiences with personalized interactions.
What are some privacy concerns in decentralized platforms?
Issues involve ensuring user data protection and privacy responsibilities.
Why are sponsorship opportunities significant in blockchain?
Sponsorship opportunities lead to partnerships and project growth.
What future trends were discussed in the space?
The space explored expanding blockchain functionalities and technology applications.
Highlights
Deep Dive into DeFi
Time: 00:00:36 – Discussion on DeFi revolutionizing traditional finance.
Blockchain Impact on Payments
Time: 00:08:48 – Insights on blockchain’s impact on payments and transaction speed.
Cutting-Edge Projects
Time: 00:15:34 – Highlighting projects shaping the crypto space.
Significance of Web3
Time: 00:22:08 – Exploring the importance and implications of Web3.
Emerging Trends in Blockchain
Time: 00:28:42 – Discussing trends driving blockchain innovation.
Regulatory Environment
Time: 00:35:26 – Evaluating the evolving regulatory landscape in blockchain.
Community Engagement
Time: 00:45:00 – The vital role of community engagement in blockchain projects.
Mainstream Blockchain Adoption
Time: 00:52:10 – Strategies for mainstream adoption of blockchain.
Security Challenges in DeFi
Time: 01:02:45 – Addressing security challenges in DeFi projects.
Investment Opportunities
Time: 01:10:38 – Analysis of promising investment opportunities in crypto.
Base’s Unique Market Position
Time: 01:07:55 – Discussing Base’s unique market position and integration with Coinbase.
Layer 2 Solutions
Time: 01:08:05 – Exploring the rise of Layer 2 solutions.
Content Creation Evolution
Time: 01:08:15 – Evolution of content creation in blockchain.
Community Skepticism
Time: 01:08:30 – Addressing skepticism within the community.
Progressive Community Engagement
Time: 01:08:40 – Insights on enhancing community engagement.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Time: 01:08:48 – The significance of sponsorship opportunities.
Partnership Details
Time: 01:09:02 – Discussing partnership details in blockchain projects.
Weather Comparisons
Time: 01:18:04 – Regional weather comparison discussions.
Long-Term Movements
Time: 01:19:00 – Analysis of long-term movements in the crypto market.
Key Takeaways
- Base’s Market Position: Discussion on Base’s unique market position due to its connection with Coinbase.
- Content Creation Evolution: Evolution from traditional farming to advanced content creation approaches.
- Social Elements in DeFi: Integration of social elements into DeFi platforms.
- Partnerships and Sponsorships: Emphasis on partnerships and sponsorships in blockchain.
- Community Engagement: Community engagement as a driver of project success.
- Layer 2 Solutions: Impact of Layer 2 solutions on scaling blockchain tech.
- Play-to-Earn Gaming Trends: Trends in Play-to-Earn gaming enhancing user engagement.
- AI Integration: Potential of AI integration for user experience enhancement.
- Privacy Concerns: Focus on user privacy and data protection in decentralized platforms.
- Future Blockchain Expansion: Insights into future blockchain technology expansion.
Behind the Mic
Morning Updates and Bear Market Push-Ups
All right. Gm, GM happy Monday, July 31. Hope you’re all doing well. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Another beautiful day. Another beautiful week. A lot of great things to cover this morning, going into the week. I feel like I got a little bit of a late jump. Then Cap got a little bit late, jump in the workout. He was at the gym this morning, highlighted to me or reminded me that hashtag rising grind seems to not be as popular there, but I still see a lot of people out there getting up, doing their thing. So shout out to that and a lot of fun to be had today. I gained 100 push ups after. I’ll explain why later, but I have a little prop here I gained. I think I need to up the stakes for myself though. If I’m going to do a prop or if I’m going to do a push up weight, if I’m going to do no prop bet, talking, gambling. If I’m going to do a push up bet, I need to actually. Like make it higher stakes, because I will tell you what happened is I was in Miami in that conference a few weeks back, and I had one of the attendees run up to me and he was trying to be so kind and so polite, but he’s like, wow, you know, we were board members together. Lost a little bit of weight. And that was because of bear market push ups. And cap whatever you say about bear market push ups, it worked because people have noticed a difference since I lost because I was on the deeper side, an extra 2000 push ups and it worked out. So whoever says, like you see this crypto or wave three set is like, hey, no, I take those 2000 push ups. Unless otherwise stated. I have to say, yeah, bear market go raw versus a bull market glow. Up all that said, cap, I’ll go to you. First, GM, sir. And how are you doing today? It just goes to show that we all have a challenge in front of us Steve. And it’s all relative. Someone heard your 2000 push up challenge and they have seen people drop out of our challenge well under 2000. So just it goes to show whether it’s 50 push ups for bear market push ups or 2000, it’s all relative and we take progress and if you’re the person getting in the reps, doing more the bear market push ups than you were before it started, then it’s a win. So Congrats on your success.
Content Creation and AI Integration
Pardon the dead air there for a moment, and it’s good to be back here and looking forward to a fun second half of 2023. I can’t believe we’re through July. August is here upon us. And with that said, what do you say we get into it? Yeah, let’s get right into it. I got a couple of things I want to talk about today. Well, first of all, it’s always funny to me when you see directions and things. I did have, like, the best mini fridge anecdote this morning. Realized our upstairs mini fridge was swole and had a bunch of eye, so to speak. And of course, I, like, don’t know these things with directions that well, so I was trying to find out, okay, how do you take the mini fridge that we have? The mini fridge was there and, like, white wrapped up so you couldn’t double it or whatever. I think it was a secondhand. And I go, I look at the directions, and the first thing is, like, there is a simple blower that makes the thing work. Of course, me and directions. I couldn’t tell. You know, for Christmas, I’m like, okay, let’s open it up. Let’s figure it out. Next thing, we accidentally fixed it and the fridge was back to new. So there was a little bit of a silver lining there. So I was laughing about the mini fridge direction problems this morning. But that said, we’ll get into some discussion because I think we do have a lot of discussion on the docket about content creation. I feel like we should be talking to try to be ahead of the curve with some of the things coming. But before we do any of that by the way, fridge is totally defrosted, things invention, quicker and faster. We have some housekeeping. We have the Dgen War Room mint thread top spaces. I continue to find great spaces through the link. So if you’re not finding spaces, go ahead and click on the top. Them 10:45 P.m. Link at the top, past top as Steve mentioned. Mint thread and then if you were here last Friday, we had a power hour. NFT Bark and Bonsai. Shit Coin Ranker coming on Friday. And that was really sort of impromptu because Coinbase Base released their I guess actual site is they didn’t know last week they are actually going, they have the actual site for their NFT drop and our shit coin ranker bonsai NFT mark showed up last week to go over what to know about the NFT drop and also general best practices also by the group. You guys received some critical acclaim for those of you who are interested in meme coins and how meme coins will be playing into the space. That said, we had to randomize the mint rankers who want to build origami. I’ll remind everybody who had a main ecosystem who wants to join the ecosystem. I’m bullish on what Nita said last Friday. You can get in on some of the best alpha you will hear on some of these collections. And if you’ve ever been on the road, heard about Bonsai’s ABCs, that’s something you don’t want to miss. And we talked about everything going on in the world of Creator Hub.
AI and Traditional Art Integration
Also, the Killer Mike drop happening last week. My apologies, I think I’ve sound like an older man fighting technology here with my kids and all good. But moving forward, I got to get this stuff done early in the morning. You can’t hear the screaming. First, it’s time for everyone to get caught up on the latest. Welcome to Coffee with Captain. Yes, indeed, it’s time to do it. Thanks to everyone who joined us for the first time. If you are new here, also I recommend you join our newsletter. Check out Borden Coffee. This is our incredible community newsletter that connects the entire DJN community with your favorites featured by the community and also the team for great content. Going through various news, you’ll find the top spaces like coffee and Captain, shopping on any coffee with Captain show. Share, retweet, let someone know you’re out there. So let’s get into it. I’ll go back to you, Kat, because we got a little bit of a hit ahead of it because it’s something that we talked about offline. Some of the stuff with content creation, I think we want to get into. By the way, I’m happy to discuss. I don’t know if you had time to digest this at all. But the dojo stuff and I think where your head’s at and obviously I think you’re way ahead of the curve and coming up with things with it just because I think because I’ll be honest, one of the things that I’ve read last week does the job since we were talking about spaces yesterday, like Disney is coming out, something about AI. I always scan for these Blau topics, Blau topics shows NFTs that we have available. And with the guest hosts we bring on, I love, bringing the best sort of robot content available. A lot of us have been working in the spare market. We’ve talked about some pain points within the communities. I don’t know if you got anything this morning cafe on this. By the way, I am going to reach out to someone from Amazon. A former friend acquaintance has worked at Disney actually and Amazon as a sort of technical writer and also he’s a leads content creation. And apart from that, he’s a perfect person for the headspace masterclass community and mirrored chart. So big words there. But anyway, I’m going to find out what I can with this person. But man, there’s a lot of content that people might not know about what they’re consuming constantly in a week with AI because I think those predictive recommendations, we’ll see fascinating act of it. But I think at the end of the day this is what I’ll say and we’ll kind of dive in from there and we have hands flying already, which I love. But like I think we spent a ton of time preparing this industry. We spent a ton of time and then while it was happening saying that AI and generative art had application, saying that NFTs and content creation had application, saying that AI had application and, you know, I think some of us agree or disagree with like a lot of this RNG stuff that goes into it. But I do think that if we can find a way to put it all under one umbrella as a content creation, as a creation for content creation, AI or into what I would say could be a layer two layered approach, I think we find some incredible uses for it because I think about that sort of circle of everything with AI and getting out of GAIIA Is that digital interaction, GHAI digital interaction, G polarity and DA digital interaction and that circular thought. But, like I said, I think it’s not for nothing that we figured this out of over the course of years. So to speak, I think tweeted out something the other day and said the future is in content creation. But I’m going to kind of tweet this also out and say the future is whatever AI predicts or basically our sort of responsive sensor. So regardless what I said, it’s 7:40 AM, going to call it back to you because I would love to get into some of the nittygritty of these, the TV guff and the muse’s articles here and the hit pieces and really get into like we are taking content almost like a world of ethical considerations into sort of a very interesting funnel, increase, exacerbates sort of an echo chamber, circle, whatever you wanna phrase it. So that makes sense. I think what you’re saying is that, just sort of simplified it and for Steve and Megan and others up here and I think everyone listening, it is taking things from someone like an AI could aggregate it and it looks like it’s getting negative press. But like we remember though, six months prior we saw the early uses of AI where people who are in central positions for companies and now we’re going to be having these mass reductions and mini labor force layoffs and AI now is going to be taking up a somebody responsibility in the future. And I think the other thing is, hey, seeking precedent, applying AI where it’s needed and music and very specific use cases, I think we are going to see those things shape up, specifically to art, specifically to AI and generative aspects. I mean, we hinted at this morning cap like AI art is not going to be replacement this visual world, but utilizing it for, let’s say gleaning some knowledge and information on correlations and furthering our knowledge base, human beings, etc. Yeah, I think a good example of this and I’m sure you talked about art Basel. I know some people here every morning. Um You know, art basel out of Basel in Miami, they had a really interesting almost like New York fashion week where there was a lot of gallery art and there was a physical art, but there was a mix a layer of digital art making its way in there. And you know, AI produced digital artistry and I know this from the other stuff we did on utilities on applications, but like you see in augmented layer coming into play with it where yes, there were physical pieces but it was augmented with ai that is our current AI sort of gaze so to speak and it’s our current ai. So I guess it helps you create some very cool stuff. But AI is going to get to a point sooner rather later. I don’t have an exact year on it. Maybe ai. Can predict that level of generative brevity and poem writing etcetera. But in having tiny interactions and we talk about this sometimes with tabletop and apps where we have the most basic interactions at this moment out so um and this is not going to be, I think pretty soon we are going to refine through that like augmented example, AR basel, you know, it had a really cool place in there. It was easy for and open for all I guess for it to return and it was a little unknown, we didn’t know early in November. We got a little preview of it with 10 days out. And it was cool to see it all come together there. And we talked about the influences of entities etcetera. I wanted to grab your thoughts cap on like the evolution of where people talk about artistically about Cuban and Elon musk on a little less crypto and a little more human making something new. But with the way they’ll say this of how they’re bringing meaning to the masses, not really being a backdoor human suffering note, be bringing the front of apply AI generally through art into real life. So I know this is kind of a repeat of what you’ve been hearing. But in terms of like remarks I think we’ll be really rendering what you were interacting with and potentially to for instance like earlier this year we talked a lot about. Picasso, this is non NFT folks and we’re taking Picasso and going this is what % year difference amounted to historical difference on ai produced masses. And the cool thing was they didn’t have the recognition of % versus this physical piece of art or this programmed art and we get to % it as aesthetic and encompassed into today’s artist. So here’s where we say like okay artist previously did this with a sort of hammered piece but it’s cool to see us embrace and I’m just curious back to tell you what your thought is. But let’s hear from Megan first because she’s been hands and jump into that next. So, go ahead Megan. Thank you. Happy Monday, everybody. I’m excited for the conversation this morning. I’m super happy it’s somewhat in my lane. So I really like using different tools like this, especially alongside traditional art forms like drawing and painting. And I’m just really interested to see what you think we’re going to end up doing creatively and otherwise. I’m really interested to hear your thoughts, Megan. But I think you’re right, the piggyback on that. I think we talked earlier about this, but it’s really going to be that AI we’re living in the moment juxtaposition against the traditional form and art going to be our next challenge on. But continue on. Go ahead Megan. So yeah, I think it’s going to be a big topic in this intersection that we see with technology obviously evolving and moving toward this nexus point. And not only that, how it’s going to impact distribution and reach and just in things like you presented to me Cap. And a lot of our listeners, I know what you do for, when we think about Miami, about AI Miami. And you know I’ve been bullage, it’s just crazy to see it all come together with design, I mean with entities and then we’ll pay costs and the utility stakes or challenges we have in finally conclusively defining all while knowing accolades and remarks given whether they produce a pattern piece or for that matter a very cohesive piece. So yeah, it’s always funny to me and I think back to when we felt like it was like you see like South by Southwest where like when blockchain first started to have a present and people are like, what is this sort of thing because it gives the power back to the artist in theory does if you execute correctly. I mean it’s also a big thorn of issue that we have in front of us now and this is active discussion, it’s centralized on some level or on an untapped level because it’s not activated and it’s things known but yet unknown which is okay because we’re solving problems. But that to me is part of the bigger question where maybe isn’t getting a lot of mainstream press on the galleries, on the AI art that’s been my thought being that that’s going to get a little bit of tension once we get over the hurdles that everyone is experiencing technological and otherwise even financial or on the other hand I would say fickleness. But like we see individuals getting there cap and uh Megan I’d like to welcome you also habitual thanks we like to welcome everyone. But also like the power that the creators and I think that’s where you’ve learned some remarkable things. Would you say if we tap into what that was like creating sort of early generative modernist pieces, modernist as people compare to Picasso, very informal bias and consider now a group is welcome into the space now. Well that’s an interesting because is it generative art comparative to today’s ecosystems and collection today? Where perhaps it’s generative at this moment and in a year or two could be modernist as physical I mean a few percentage points of like. As of right now, we see physical arts rendering, traditional banning and generative come together as one entity. I was saying maybe under an improved AI and I’m trying to bring that to everyone’s attention. Instead of just simply going from generative to maybe AI, it has to have to stick reminder of some of the certain gallery achievements or having first opening gallery. I mean does that make sense? Because some of the AI questions are very subject specific and topical. But that they don’t get intersection points because of the layers that still have to be added in and we’re seeing that now. Like these questions are incredibly accurate and sometimes that’s good sometimes that’s bad for the value of the piece. It depends. But it’s fast, it’s like what’s happening in the space, which to be exact can go into a hundred different ways. But I’m just saying here’s what we’re really up against. Here’s my thoughts and throw it back to you first and that makes sense. And then I’d like for you to finish it off from there. So we have our first person that we just have exchanging hands on stage. Megan. Gm Gm. No, absolutely. And I’m just I’m so happy to see Megan here. Welcome Megan to the show. Thanks Megan. Uh thank you. Yeah, I like the personalization there now for me I’ll just wrap this up. I’m very bullish on the space as where it heads and all the intentions because of the foundation we’ve been building. So it’s creating what we have there and in a nutshell, means Steve things that we see generative things are current topics. Until I would say very recently, the past months we talked about floor and being a economic proponent. Now generative is a topical piece embedded into every art collection to some degree. Even potentially traditional pieces displayed in hubs and pieces. Makes a big evolution from traditional art to iNFTs or generative. So trader bases, like very bullish on that. So Cap, I know you had that back to Megan. And then Steve. Yep, happy monday everybody. and I’m happy to have this point come up because I’m really looking forward to the AI discussion. It’s one of the things overall evolving space and I’m keen to jump in. I had just listened a few days ago to Adam from Opera on irrational AI topics podcast and I had listened when he speaks about how they augment actual art with all these people in epic they’re doing fantastic work including music arts and other things fine arts. And there’s a lot that comes into play, but here’s the encouraging piece cap and Steve to all that. I think there could be a new wave going on um traditional marketing leveraging, um to fulfill things, a fulfilled relationship between the groups traditional versus AI artist but they’re both ultimately leveling up. Maybe, I think in the end the tools, tools apply out specifically I mean that’s my two cents, yeah I did hear that, Adam was good. So trad collective, I’ll just add whether other art topics content knows sometimes its cross distribution from any other collection generates with similar AI focuses uh to speak about it. They will know there’s going to be events physical or otherwise. But when we over see you know unique rendering provided in twitter, unique generative.
