Why OpenSea’s CEO Devin Finzer is optimistic about NFT growth | Chain Reaction Podcast

For this week’s episode of Chain Reaction, Tech Crunch Senior Crypto Reporter Jacquelyn Melinek interviewed Devin Finzer, the CEO of NFT marketplace OpenSea. This year, Chain Reaction is doing monthly series diving into different topics and themes in crypto. To start things off, this month we’re focusing on NFTs. Despite the NFT market’s trading volume…

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February 8, 2024

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For this week’s episode of Chain Reaction, Tech Crunch Senior Crypto Reporter Jacquelyn Melinek interviewed Devin Finzer, the CEO of NFT marketplace OpenSea.

This year, Chain Reaction is doing monthly series diving into different topics and themes in crypto. To start things off, this month we’re focusing on NFTs.

Despite the NFT market’s trading volume falling from all time highs in late 2021 early 2022, OpenSea is still pushing forward even though other NFT marketplaces have popped up and challenged their dominance.

Jacquelyn and Devin discuss the importance of web3 games integrating NFTs, Web2.0 firms launching their own digital collectibles and challenges the marketplace faces.

More about Devin: He co-founded OpenSea in 2017 and it quickly climbed to become one of the most well known – and well funded – NFT marketplaces. Two years ago, it raised $300 million in a Series C round at a $13.3 billion post-money valuation, bringing its total capital raised to over $400 million. Some of its investors include firms Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm as well as celebrities like Kevin Durant and Ashton Kutcher.

(0:00) Welcome to Chain Reaction
(3:36) Launching OpenSea before NFTs took off
(7:55) Expanding NFTs core product categories
(9:44) NFT games to drive adoption
(11:39) Post NFT-boom industry atmosphere
(14:37) Keeping Retail investors engaged in NFTs
(19:30) Staying competitive in the NFT marketplace space
(20:24) Rapid Fire
(27:01) NFT use cases in 2024
(28:20) OpenSea’s core mission
(30:15) Advice for people in the crypto industry

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I Tried “Smart” Basketball Tech, and Now I Can’t Stop Shooting | STAT

CNET Senior Video Producer, Owen Poole examines consumer-grade basketball technology that is comparable to what the pros use. Can a smart ball and a smart hoop actually help improve your jump shot, and what does widely available smart training mean for the future of basketball? You can find the products mentioned in this video linked…

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0:00 Intro: The Evolution of Basketball Tech1
0:20 Spalding TF-1000 Smart Basketball Overview
0:58 Testing the Smart Basketball & Live Audio Feedback
1:50 Analyzing Shot Data, Metrics & App Features
3:06 Price, Subscription & Battery Life
4:35 Testing the Huupe Arena Smart Hoop
6:01 Reviewing Huupe IQ Data & Sensor Tech
7:30 Social Features, Remote Challenges & Team Mode
8:33 Final Thoughts on Smart Basketball Products
8:48 Testing Free AI Analysis Options
10:43 The Impact of Tech on the Future of Basketball

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Host: Owen Poole
Scripted by: Owen Poole
Producer: Owen Poole & Dillon Lopez
Camera: Dillon Lopez & Owen Poole
Video Editor: Owen Poole
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Skipping The Gym To Exercise My Rights 💅

American Historian Lindsay Chervinsky joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the history of US Elections. Can the President cancel or postpone an election? Why do midterms usually end up with the party of the current president losing? Why are US elections held on a Tuesday in November? Answers to these questions and…

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Z.AI Founds Worked with Accused Chinese Spy Group

Four founders from one of China’s up-and-coming AI companies, Z.AI, worked on a study that was funded by a group accused of having ties to Chinese spies. Bloomberg’s Kate O’Keeffe explains the tech and national security concerns with Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Tech on YouTube: Watch…

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Four founders from one of China’s up-and-coming AI companies, Z.AI, worked on a study that was funded by a group accused of having ties to Chinese spies. Bloomberg’s Kate O’Keeffe explains the tech and national security concerns with Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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