Host Bryce Bladon shares his journey from co-founding CryptoKitties—the blockchain game that became WIRED's mascot and catalyzed the NFT movement—to discovering the transformative potential of drone infrastructure. Bryce explains his career in identifying emerging technologies, why the drone industry represents a fundamental infrastructure upgrade, and how a conversation about blockchain led him to join Spexi Geospatial.
Topics:
- How CryptoKitties (2017) pioneered NFTs and became WIRED's mascot
- Why the drone industry (~$90B) is worth 2x the video game industry
- Pattern recognition: infrastructure + underestimated demand = transformative opportunity
- Why blockchain makes sense for global drone networks (frictionless payments, standardization)
Highlights:
- Technological maturity: consumer drones now match $100K+ equipment
- Regulatory clarity: aviation authorities establishing commercial frameworks
- Demand explosion: agriculture, insurance, urban planning need high-resolution spatial data faster
Hosted by Bryce Bladon.
Edited by AJ Fillari.
Sponsored by Spexi.com / LayerDrone.org
