Sporting Crypto Podcast

S1. Ep 7. Web3 in Sports & Entertainment Ft. Nigel Eccles

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In this episode, I was joined by Nigel Eccles, Co-Founder of BetDEX, Vault and FanDuel Nigel Eccles to discuss Web3 in Sports & Entertainment.

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Timestamps:

00:00 What are you focusing your energy on right now?03:12 BetDEX06:51 Where did your interest for Web3 & crypto spark?08:37 Why have we not seen many consumer facing products?10:44 Vault & BetDEX stats breakdown13:43 Touring: Major artist vs emerging artist14:40 Building a company in crypto & educating about the space18:14 Most surprising miseducated takes on crypto...19:51 Platformification: Why did it take so long?23:23 Why was NBA Top Shot such a good onboarding moment?27:52 Sports & DAOs30:01 What do fans want?34:16 Exploiting fans35:19 Why have we not had a breakout Web3 game in '22?38:29 Incorporating real-life elements into games40:47 Rights holders & innovation41:28 NFTs & utility in '2343:50 Ticketing49:37 Have DAOs had their mainstream moment?51:33 What are you most excited about in this space?54:44 Is AI being overhyped?

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