The Ball and Blockchain Podcast

Most famously known as Austin Powers Jr. and the voice of Chris Griffin in Family Guy, Seth Green has made a very prominent name in the NFT space as well. He was set to debut his Bored Ape #8398 as the main character in a series he produced called “White House Tavern.” But a few days before the debut, Fred Simian, Seth’s Bored Ape NFT, got kidnapped. In this podcast episode of the Ball and Blockchain, Nils and Justin talk about the story of how Seth Green’s Bored Ape NFT got stolen and what their thoughts are on this huge news in the NFT space. Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!   Show Notes: Bored Ape Yacht Club https://boredapeyachtclub.com/   Ethereum https://ethereum.org/en/   Phishing Scam https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/identity-theft/phishing-scams   Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin on Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) https://nftnow.com/guides/soulbound-tokens-sbts-meet-the-tokens-that-may-change-your-life/   Articles on Seth Green’s Stolen NFT Seth Green Show Based on His NFT Paused After NFT Is Allegedly Stolen https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/seth-green-stolen-nft-1234729399/ Seth Green's Bored Ape was stolen. Now he can't make his NFT show. https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/20441/seth-greens-bored-ape-was-stolen-now-he-cant-make-his-nft-show Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/seth-green-bored-ape-stolen-tv-show     Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Winter is coming.   This definitely seems like the same horrific thing, whether or not you’re a Game of Thrones fan. In the crypto world, crypto winter is what happened just a few days back. The current crypto market crash news left every crypto investor devastated because it involved one of the most significant stablecoins apart from Bitcoin and Ethereum. The TerraUSD, powered by Terra Luna, crashed last May 9th, and everyone was left speechless.   Jump into this episode of the Ball and Blockchain podcast as Nils and Justin talk about the market crash, their thoughts about when it happened, and their next steps moving forward.   Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!   Show Notes: Terra Luna https://www.terra.money/   TerraUST https://www.coinbase.com/price/terrausd   Presearch https://presearch.org/   Relevant Articles on the Crypto Market Crash The crypto crash, explained https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/crypto-crash-2022-explained?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 Terra Luna crash: What are ‘stablecoins’ and how stable are they really? https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/25/terra-luna-crash-what-are-stablecoins-and-how-stable-are-they-really Luna Crypto Crash: How UST Broke and What's Next for Terra https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/luna-crypto-crash-how-ust-broke-and-whats-next-for-terra/ The Real Reasons Behind the Crypto Crash, and What We Can Learn from Terra’s Fall https://time.com/6177567/terra-ust-crash-crypto/ Socials: Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

One of the reasons people are hesitant to jump into the crypto space is the possibility of scams. And that is what this podcast episode is all about. Here, Nils and Justin help you avoid getting yourself into being scammed by sharing a few of their firsthand experiences and, ultimately, what they have learned from them. This conversation is going to be very insightful, especially with the recent Bored Ape Yacht Club phishing scam on Instagram! Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!   Show Notes: Bored Ape Yacht Club: HACKED https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/26/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-hack-theft-art-simian-oblivion   Watch Out For These 4 Bitcoin Scams https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-scams-fraud/   Common Cryptocurrency Scams and How to Avoid Them https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cryptocurrency-scams   Definition of Terms 2FA https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/ APY https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/what-is-apy/ Doxxing/Doxxed https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-doxing Hardware Wallets https://medium.com/radartech/hardware-wallets-explained-da8bd93ce801 KYC  https://bit.ly/38DwT2E Metamask https://metamask.io/ Phishing Scam https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams https://www.phishing.org/what-is-phishing Rug Pull https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/rug-pull VeeFriends https://veefriends.com/ Whitelist https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/whitelist Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Guess who’s joining the NFT wagon? In a recent conversation with SXSW, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teases the new addition to the NFT space — INSTAGRAM. Join Nils and Justin in this Ball and Blockchain podcast as they talk about how they think Instagram is going to integrate NFTs in their interface. Is it going to be an NFT marketplace? Or is it going to be like Twitter, where you can put up an NFT profile picture? Hop in to this conversation and let us know what you think!   Show Notes: Instagram and NFTs https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/15/instagram-nfts/   Twitter Blue (NFTs in Twitter) https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/how-to-turn-your-nft-into-a-verified-profile-picture-on-twitter/   How Facebook Marketplace Works https://www.facebook.com/help/1889067784738765   NFT.NYC | The Leading Annual Non-Fungible Token Event https://www.nft.nyc/ Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Have you bought ApeCoin already? Tune in to this episode of the Ball and Blockchain as Nils Smith and Justin McKelvey talk about the recent buzz surrounding ApeCoin by the Bored Ape Yacht Club. They will also discuss where they see this token going in the future: whether it will be the next big thing or if it’s going to flop.. Well, who knows? So hop in this podcast episode to know more about the crypto world and join in on the conversation!   Show Notes: ApeCoin apecoin.com Bored Ape Yacht Club boredapeyachtclub.com Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collections Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT https://opensea.io/collection/mutant-ape-yacht-club Kennel Club NFT https://opensea.io/collection/bored-ape-kennel-club CryptoPunks larvalabs.com/cryptopunks Exchange Apps Voyager investvoyager.com Coinbase coinbase.com Gemini gemini.com Crypto.com crypto.com CoinMarketCap coinmarketcap.com ERC-20 Token ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/standards/tokens/erc-20/ DeFi ethereum.org/en/defi   Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

When is the right time to invest in crypto? But why invest in crypto, though? These are just some of the few questions that Nils and Justin have been asked a lot. This episode of the podcast is a deeper analysis of crypto investing and what kind of crypto investments have Nils and Justin dived into — their experiences of the good and the bad, and where they see their investments going. Tune in to this Ball and Blockchain podcast to know more about the pros and cons of crypto investing and find out more about the crypto and blockchain world.   Show Notes: Definition of Terms Altcoin https://time.com/nextadvisor/investing/cryptocurrency/altcoins/   Nodes https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-a-node   Stablecoin https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stablecoin.asp   Rug pull https://fortune.com/2022/03/02/crypto-scam-rug-pull-what-is-it/   Fork https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-fork   Dollar-cost averaging https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/three-things-know-about-dollar-cost-averaging   DeFi (Decentralized Finance) https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-defi   Crypto Exchange Platforms Coinbase https://www.coinbase.com/   Gemini https://www.gemini.com/   Crypto.com https://crypto.com/   Swaps and Exchanges Spooky Swap https://spookyswap.finance/   Pancake Swap https://pancakeswap.finance/   Sushi Swap https://www.sushi.com/   Crypto Coins/Tokens Litecoin https://litecoin.com/en/   $STRONG https://strongblock.com/   Luna (Terra) https://www.terra.money/   Fantom (FTM) https://fantom.foundation/   AVAX https://www.avax.network/   XRP https://ripple.com/xrp/   THOR https://www.thor.financial/   DAG (Constellation) https://constellationnetwork.io/   RING https://www.ring.financial/ Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

What’s your favorite search engine, and why is it Google? If you think this episode is about Google, then that’s just not going to be the case. But don’t go away just yet because in this podcast episode, Nils and Justin are going to talk about the up-and-coming search engine you’d definitely want to switch to. Tune in to this Ball and Blockchain podcast to know more about the Presearch search engine — what it’s about, how it works, and how it’s going to be the future of decentralized search engines in the world of Web3.   Show Notes: Presearch https://presearch.org/ Mainnet https://river.com/learn/terms/m/mainnet-bitcoin/ What’s a node? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/cryptocurrency/blockchain/what-are-blockchain-nodes/articleshow/88116308.cms RackNerd https://www.racknerd.com/ Virtual Private Server (VPS) https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/vps#:~:text=A%20VPS%2C%20or%20virtual%20private,provider%2C%20that%20runs%20multiple%20VPSs. Application Programming Interface (API)  https://www.mulesoft.com/resources/api/what-is-an-api#:~:text=API%20is%20the%20acronym%20for,you're%20using%20an%20API. DuckDuckGo https://duckduckgo.com/ Bing https://www.bing.com/ Colin Pape https://ca.linkedin.com/in/colinpape Socials: Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Nils just bought a Justin Bieber NFT! Should he sell it? Or should he keep it and wait for its value to go up? In this episode of the Ball and Blockchain podcast, Nils and Justin talk about what they look into when buying NFTs and what their considerations are when selling them as well!! Join them in this podcast of the Ball and Blockchain — and maybe, help Nils decide whether or not to sell his Justin Bieber NFT! Show Notes: OpenSea https://opensea.io/ The Inbetweeners (Justin Bieber’s NFT) https://www.inbetweeners.io/ World of Women https://worldofwomen.art/ FilmmakerDAO https://www.filmmakerdao.com/ What’s DeFi? https://www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-defi What is a Floor Price? https://support.opensea.io/hc/en-us/articles/4405171313171-What-is-a-floor-price- Crossover Collectibles https://www.crossovercollectibles.com/   Socials: Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Good to go on getting that first NFT? Or selling an existing one that you already bought? Catch up with us in another episode of the Ball and Blockchain podcast as we discuss how we sold our NFTs and what platform we think works best in this buy-and-sell scheme in the world of NFTs and cryptocurrencies.  If you have other questions and suggestions for the podcast, we’d definitely love that. You can head over to our social media accounts (below in the show notes) and drop us a message! Show Notes: Bitski https://www.bitski.com/ Crossover Collectibles https://www.crossovercollectibles.com/ NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2019/10/29/questions-and-answers-on-name-image-and-likeness.aspx Malcolm Rodriguez https://okstate.com/sports/football/roster/malcolm-rodriguez/9654 How to Mint an NFT https://ethereum.org/en/developers/tutorials/how-to-mint-an-nft/ ‘Crypto questions, answered’: Beginner’s guide to learning crypto https://www.coinbase.com/learn Socials: Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Website Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

We’re  diving deeper into the blockchain and in this episode and talking more about NFTs: what’s the hype all about?   Join Nils and Justin in another episode as they answer the most common question of “what is an NFT and why is it so expensive?” And by the end of this episode, you will definitely know the reason.. And you might wanna hop into the craze as well!   If you have other questions and suggestions for the podcast, we’d definitely love to hear about them. Just send us a DM on our social media accounts! Show Notes: JRNY https://www.youtube.com/c/JRNYCrypto   Brain Vomit NFT (BRAiN VOMiT) https://opensea.io/collection/bvgarden   Women and weapons  https://opensea.io/collection/womenandweapons   CryptoPunks https://opensea.io/collection/cryptopunks   Bored Ape Yacht Club https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub   GaryVee’s VeeFriends https://opensea.io/collection/veefriends   Access to VeeConn https://veecon.co/   Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Welcome to The Ball and Blockchain Podcast!    If you’ve started the journey of exploring blockchain, then this one’s for you! Hop in as we talk about exchange and gas fees — because those terms will kickstart your way into understanding more about crypto currencies and crypto wallets.   We’ll provide links to some of the insightful information we’ve found over the internet, so feel free to check it out, and if you have questions or future topic suggestions, you can message us on our social media accounts.   Looking forward to sharing your thoughts on these topics in our future episodes!   Show Notes: Coinbase  Website: www.coinbase.com/ Tutorials - www.coinbase.com/learn/tips-and-tutorials   What is a crypto wallet? www.coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-a-crypto-wallet   Exchange  www.corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/other/cryptocurrency-exchanges   Bitcoin www.bitcoin.com/   Fiat Money \www.businessinsider.com/fiat-money   Gemini  www.gemini.com   Binance \www.binance.com/en   Algorand \www.algorand.com/   Solana solana.com   CryptoKitty  www.cryptokitties.co/   MetaMask metamask.io/   Ring Nodes www.ring.financial/ www.coinbase.com/price/ring-financial   Nick Runyon - Crypto For Good https://nickrunyon.com/ www.amazon.com/Crypto-Good-Demystifying-Cryptocurrencies-Nonprofits-ebook/dp/B07P8BCVVY   Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Welcome to The Ball and Blockchain Podcast!  It’s another episode to discuss everything blockchain, and this time Justin McKelvey and Nils Smith dive deeper into digital ownership through this game known as Zed Run. Sit back and relax as we introduce you to this new version of horse race betting—the digitized version—and what it ultimately means to have ownership shift digitally. We’ll provide links to some of the insightful information we’ve found over the internet, so feel free to check it out, and if you have questions or future topic suggestions, you can message us on our social media accounts. Looking forward to sharing your thoughts on these topics in our future episodes!   Show Notes: Zed Run: Digital Horse Racing zed.run   Gas and Fees (Ethereum) ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/gas/   OpenSea  opensea.io   What is Ethereum? ethereum.org/en/   Proof of Ownership on Blockchain redchalk.com/feature/using-the-blockchain-to-track-assets-for-proof-of-ownership-5/   Minecraft www.minecraft.net/en-us   Socials: Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website

Welcome to The Ball and Blockchain Podcast!  If you have a lot of questions about the blockchain, crypto, and NFTs, don’t worry because we do too. Come hang with us in this podcast as we take you alongside our journey in diving deeper into the world of blockchain technology and how it’s related to cryptocurrency and NFTs. We’ll provide links to some of the insightful information we’ve found over the internet so feel free to check it out and if you have questions or future topic suggestions, you can message us on our social media accounts. Looking forward to sharing your thoughts about these topics in our future episodes! Show Notes: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard with Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher https://open.spotify.com/episode/0K2G8Uf9TMnP8IU8GfQszK?si=U79nSyZ6TrWHWu79-Pj3gA Web3 / MetaVerse chat with Mark Zuckerberg https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/web3-metaverse-chat-with-mark-zuckerberg/id928159684?i=1000541475057 What is the Metaverse? https://about.fb.com/news/2021/10/facebook-company-is-now-meta/ Becoming Beeple: A Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_8Q7irfOvQ Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: How Beeple Went from Selling Art for $100 to Selling an NFT for $69 Million https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXC-_kWqZXo Crossover Collectibles  https://www.crossovercollectibles.com/ Socials: Nils Smith Facebook YouTube Instagram Website   Justin McKelvey Facebook Instagram Twitter Website