The Matthew & Rizzle Show is back after a busy, travel-filled start to June with a special guest, Johan of meme.com and Marble Cards.
This week's show focuses on the recent NFC Summit held in Lisbon.
Matthew provides his view of the summit from afar before getting a couple of boots-on-the-ground takes from Rizzle and Johan, both of whom traveled to Lisbon this year.
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On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle are joined by the legendary crypto artist & onchain builder Josie Bellini.
The trio kicks the show off by digging into all things Drifters, Josie's new Metaverse Avatar-focused 3D collectible project that is a related follow-up to her previous ongoing on-chain project, CyberBrokers.
Drifters is set to launch on Wednesday, May 14th, at 2:00 PM CDT (UTC-5) on http://tpldrifters.com.
After discussing the rich and layered details that have gone into Drifters, the conversation turns into a long-time catch-up, with the trio recounting past IRL and URL adventures with a legendary cast of characters - many widely known and others, local legends.
This episode will give you a healthy dose of bleeding-edge new balanced with a nostalgic look back at the origin of the metaverse. For those craving more of the latter, check out this throwback interview with Josie from 2020.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@cyberbrokers_ @josiebellini @cryptovoxels @rogerdickerman @bryanbrinkman @ethereum @hyperfy_io @nifty_island @vrchat @joydotworld @xcopyart @bananakin @osinachiart @scrillaventura @coldie @monaverse @oncyber @moneyalotta @superrare @bitcoin @base @cybourgeoisie @cartar_l @Benjythebee @brookemelissa1 @trello @frontfutur @artbasel @twobadour @metapurse @dutchtide
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew and Rizzle reflect on last week's WIP Meetup, where Bay Backner curated a tour of DCL's Metaverse Fashion Week and mused on potential monetization approaches that may be behind this year's absolutely stacked in-world event calendar (which Bay, Kim, and their entire team are responsible for). We love you and everything you do Bay!
From there, the conversation shifts to Rizzle's increasing appreciation for the explosion of mini-apps on Farcaster including a preview of a new app by Matthew & Cameron called Tipnearn.com, a simple app that lets folks tip specific tokenized projects and earn trading fees automagically.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@baybackner @decentraland @metamask @AnneZanneSilver @matchzimmerman @makeanft @roblox @nifty_island @hyperfy_io @supahmarbler @ashconnell @kompreni @trislit @henrydfrog @warpcast_ @rebaserefi @qrcoindotfun @0FJAKE @dragonateyt @conniedigital @dlrowiam @forceshidden @WakaFlocka @jarule @terrycrews @linkedin @nfcsummit @atbarbaralove @buildtree_io @jasondesimone @johnkarp @JoelKruger @cent @paradoxx_arts @nineoverzero @dragonatesmom
On this week’s episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off reminiscing about last week’s Afties with Sho. This leads to Matthew talking about his progression from touching grass over the weekend to contemplating smoking some as the markets begin to tank.
The conversation takes a positive turn, however, as Matthew & Rizzle reflect on how, despite the market sell-off, crypto hasn’t broken (yet), the dorks are still building on the purple app, and the X <> FC pipeline appears to be filling back up with more users signing up to FC.
Rizzle reflects on the parallels between old Cent and FC before talking about the impact AI-powered tools are having on virtual world game development.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@itsreallysho @solana @richi0118 @warpcast_ @farcaster_xyz @cent @github @rogerdickerman @superrare @transientlabs @mackxdav @ensembledotart @coinbase @rodeodotclub @highlight_xyz @VerseEcosystem @opensea @tezos @buildtree_io @manifoldxyz @jalilwahdat @jackbutcher @metageistvr @x @xcopyart @kompreni @forceshidden @ArweaveEco @podsdotmedia @PurplePeoplePod @dwr @base @baybackner @decentraland @supahmarbler @barbaralove @ballisticb @metabrookhawk @GregNikshumika @prtyDAO @paradoxx_arts @nineoverzero @foxyoga_om @cryptovoxels @josiebellini @defi_dad @j1mmyeth @ez_cbd @n0shot1 @ashconnell @hyperfy_io @josecabrerav @dragonateyt
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew and Rizzle kick off the show by recapping OONA's appearance on last Thursday's (3/27) WIP Meetup.
Next Matthew & Rizzle get into an unplanned praise fest for the purple app aka Farcaster. A recent article published in Wired covering Crypto The Game and mini apps like Farcade are two examples among many more that are resulting in an explosion of reasons for folks in the crypto space to come together throughout their days on the purple app. The analytics reinforce this take.
The Ghiblification phenomena that took over every timeline for a few days last week is discussed next. Matthew highlights the potential business opportunities that may arise at the intersection of Crypto x AI. He draws potential historical parallels using the left-field example of Hallmark's origin story based on an earlier post that occurred at a time when technological advances in photography, mass-printing, and global shipping all converged at once - forces that mirror what is happening with crypto, ai, and the internet.
p.s. Shout out to Brookhawk for being an incredible human being and feeding Matthew's Farcade habit by sending him tickets regularly (before they were eliminated from the game lmao).
Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@madebyoona @paradoxx_arts @dragonateyt @voxeliving @cryptovoxels @co1born @metageistvr @mattkaneartist @decentraland @baybackner @nfcsummit @belloneleandro @itsreallysho @solana @base @warpcast_ @farcaster_xyz @WIRED @tednotlasso @uniswap @cent @farcade_ai @metabrookhawk @bryanbrinkman @friendtech @GhibliUSA @dwr @hallmark
In this week's episode of MARS, hosts Matthew and Rizzle begin by discussing their most recent digital art and collectible purchases.
The conversation then shifts to the unique pace of digital interaction enabled by NFTs compared to coins, noting how NFTs facilitate a slower, more deliberate engagement.
Next, Rizzle comments on the noticeable scarcity of projects and individuals who have remained active in the space up to this point. Matthew follows by introducing a straightforward framework he’s been developing to classify current blockchains, frequently used projects, and active crypto communities. His categorization hinges on whether they existed pre-COVID. Although the resulting list (shared below) is concise, it embodies a persistent ethos and spirit driving the crypto space forward. This list highlights builders, creators, and communities who consistently make the most significant and intentional contributions to the crypto space.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@zora @solana @luchopoletti @CatOrRaccoon @I____felix____I @CYPHERDUDES @pepenoun @memeexplorers @fx_hash_ @BnoiitC @0xdiid @voxeliving @ripe0x @manifoldxyz @maxosirisart @artbasel @jeffgdavis @ethereumfndn @lukeweaver_eth @tezos @rodeodotclub @JoelKruger @cent @bitcoin @superrare @josiebellini @JOYdotWORLD @opensea @ensdomains @metamask @coinbase @uniswap @niftygateway @samspratt @safe @gnosischain @cryptovoxels @decentraland @TheSandboxGame @somniumspace @IPFS @pinatacloud @base @ethereum @basileus_eth @editionalapp @paypal @axieinfinity @cryptopunksnft s@cryptokitties @poopie @doodles @dwr @farcaster_xyz @steveklbnf @warpcast_ @atbarbaralove @cultcryptoart @baybackner @madebyoona @dragonateyt @dragonatesmom
Pre-COVID Chains, Projects, & Communities/Mafias active in 2025:
****Chains
Ethereum
BTC & Tezos (only because of art)
****Projects
SR
NG (via v1)
OS
ENS
IPFS
Pinata
MetaMask
CBWallet (via cipher)
Uniswap
Safe (via gnosis)
CV
DCL
****Communities
Early crypto artist mafia (incl. SR + KO + Josie + JOY)
The WIP
Editional/Cent mafia
0x mafia
CB mafia
CK mafia
Punks
Rare Pepe
Axie
On this week's episode of MARS (uploaded 5 days late ><), Matthew & Rizzle kick the show off by diving deep into the new Zora Coin update. Matthew delivers a critical review from a digital art perspective focusing on Zora founder Jacob's re-mint of his majestic horse, which was originally released as an NFT on Zora last year. Check out Matthew's cast here for more details and Jacob's majestic horse coin.
After that, Matthew and Rizzle talk about the explosion of engaging frames on the purple app, Warpcast, shouting out Yo! and Farcade frames, amongst others, and their effects on making the WC app more engaging.
Before wrapping things up Matthew talks a bit about the divide he's noticed between users who onboarded into crypto on L2s like Base vs folks with more experience on Ethereum mainnet and what that may portend for the future of the crypto ecosystem.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@zora @js_horne @ripe0x @warpcast_ @cryptovoxels @steveklbnf @BronxZoo @farcaster_xyz @0xsplits @ez_cbd @dragonateyt @farcade_ai @thephilo_sopher @MarchMadnessMBB @metamask @djlethalskillz @metabrookhawk @cburniske @base @cryptopunksnfts @solana @ethereum @luchopoletti @CatOrRaccoon @I____felix____I @dankvr @buildtree_io @belloneleandro @dragonatesmom @paradoxx_arts
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle look back at the decade of events that transpired in crypto land over the last week. The first topic the two chatted about was none other than the announcement Makers Place made last week about their decision to end commercial operations. Pour one out for Makers Place. The conversation meanders into areas of crypto that are going in the opposite direction, including digital art, but also areas like metaverses filled with agentic ai frogs that are legitimately interesting and are new, low-barriers-to-entry for folks curious enough and willing to put some sweat equity into kicking tires.
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Note: Rizzle mentioned a solana ticker called $HOPS whose CA is: HWdZgE9mfbCSNDmEYvToSgymYm4hvujUzTjeTPvE1qGK. Sharing for educational purposes. NFA. DYOR. All the disclaimers.
Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@realDonaldTrump @toxsam @cynnx_crypto @hyperfy_io @dankvr @AshConnell @ai16zdao @dannieb @jeremybooth @eleonorabrizi @superrare @niftygateway @kimasendorf @artblocks_io @buildtree_io @nftstudios_io @belloneleandro @sovrnart @opensea @highlight_xyz @magiceden @trygamma @objktcom @trislit @karenftremblay @henrydfrog @chejazi @rebaserefi @bleuelefant @bleuonbase @uniswap @kobebryant @I____felix____I @CYPHERDUDES
Happy New Year! Matthew & Rizzle are back with a new episode of MARS. They kick this week's show off by talking about the biggest community win in awhile: the Hyperfy $hyper claim that saw Hyperfy parcel owners - many of whom are members of the WIP Fam - receive the equivalent of $30k per parcel in $hyper tokens. Matthew then waxes poetic on how the WIP continues to be the best pound-for-pound way to receive maximum exposure to the best crypto projects and opps earlier than anywhere else before Matthew & Rizzle share their 2025 predictions.
Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@hyperfy_io @AshConnell @dankvr @squiggledao @flyfrogsnft@ shayne_coplan @polymarket @axieinfinity @0xpolygon @thesandboxgame @mathcastles @cypherdudes @ai16zdao @cheddarqueso3d @forceshidden @opensea @paradoxx_arts @metageistvr @artbasel @rizzlefest @henrydfrog @trislit
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle chat election, crypto, and the - dare we say - positive direction of the crypto markets heading into the end of the year.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@polymarket @prtyDAO @miguelgarest @fabianospeziari @rogerdickerman @artbasel @buildtre_io @patriziabarnato @cliff_esq @trislit @t3chtrials @ronindacc @wgmeets @dankvr @ashconnell @j1mmyeth @unc_matteth @dragonateyt @dragonatesmom
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off with the latest crypto twitter squirmish of the week - the Foundation pivot to Rodeo. If you want a deeper, spicier breakdown make sure to watch/listen to Max Cohen and Colborn on the latest episode of the MOCA Podcast. From there AI Agents that may or may not control well-funded crypto wallets are discussed alongside AI-friendly onchain job board experiments like based.jobs before breaking down the Nifty Island-bound WIP Meetup.
Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@co1born @CohentheWriter @MuseumofCrypto @foundation @rodeodotclub @beeple @niftygateway @saturnial @superrare @SuperRareRoses @makersplace @tezos @prtydao @opensea @github @supahmarbler @memeexplorers @pumpdotfun @andyayrey @IBackroomsSOL @truth_terminal @delphi_digital @upstreetai @aitheologian @chejazi @base @decentraland @metageistvr @bihoznfts @nifty_island @flyfrogsnft @hyperfy_io @charl3svii @dragonateyt @dragonatesmom
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle reflect on EVERYTHING that went down the following week in Nashville, TN at Rizzlefest 2024. If you were at the event or even if you missed it, this episode is a great way to go back in time and experience (again) all the good vibes and events that transpired IRL.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@bullymeow @kanemayfield @BetterDotGiving @nifty_island @dragonateyt @metabrookhawk @zero________one @hyperfy_io @paradoxx_arts @mountthisfish @flyfrogsnft @cyberbrokers_ @coldie @ez_cbd @skybravoshow @hexidized @Unc_MattEth @trislit @michlit_eth @co1born @Chauncey_StJohn @kelseykdriscoll @kurokeh @binx3ps @vjdeliria @decentraland @KimboNFT @baybackner @fractilians7 @ballisticb @sandyme0ws @itscarolinaduh_ @mr_rogers_x @charl3svii @untitledxyz_ @cliff_esq @wgmeets @t3chtrials @BitsOfBilli @web3_14159 @ronindacc @jax_hideaway @jasondesimone @aavegotchi @pixelcraftstuds @dragonatesmom
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle do NOT talk about Rizzlefest. Promise.
Instead, the conversation focuses on the shifting of the guard that's taking place from builders to collectors and artists and beyond and what that means for those of us focused on a particular mission and align with a specific type of building ethos.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@bullymeow @kanemayfield @randomcdog @thedoomedxyz @xcopyart @rogerdickerman @Zaphodok @Moderats @mlodotart @dontbuy_ @Yuri_jjjj @tezos @toadswiback @0xsteady @n0shot1 @asyncart @cent @magiceden @conlan @dankvr @bnolan @cryptovoxels @cheddarqueso3d @dragonateyt @voxeliving @warpcast_ @metabrookhawk @viamirror @paragraph_xyz @ludovica__rosi @zero________one @hyperfy_io @paradoxx_arts @AshConnell @jivdontexist @money_alotta @fabianospeziari @maxcapacity @mountthisfish @flyfrogsnft @foxyoga_om @BetterDotGiving @nifty_island
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off by talking about the latest Blue Moon celebration that will be on display until the next New Moon across 373 unique Gazers, a living art collection by artist Matt Kane.
Art and experimentation are the throughlines of the rest of the conversation that touches on previews of the WIP Meetup this week and next and an impromptu state of NFT Land by Matthew.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@mattkaneartist @base_colors @forceshidden @chejazi @cent @jeniffer_sutto @nfticket @jlo @metabrookhawk @RebaseREFI @paradoxx_media @steveklbnf @itsreallysho @ballisticb @frankyneedles @giselflorez @skeenee_art @boyageorge @barbisa12 @fabianospeziari @patriziabarnato @nifty_islan @bryanbrinkman @youngandsick @ScottiePippen @rogerdickerman @joepease @Blondie23LMD @whitewallsapp @foundation @rodeodotclub @warpcast_ @tezos @luluixixix @ALCrego_ @maxcapacity @xicojam @____elbi @cybermistic @Vince_Van_Dough @toadswiback @base @pudgypenguins @cryptopunksnfts @stina_jones @0xsplits @rainbowdotme @mikedemarais @knownorigin_io @scrillaventura @robnessofficial
Matthew & Rizzle pour one out for the legendary Toxsam and his team at Polygonal Minds on this week's episode of MARS.
It's tough out there on the streets of the metaverse for early founders. Last week it was KO, this week Polygonal Minds called it a wrap. But don't despair! These things happen in the early days of any new space. Lessons will be learned. And you better believe Toxsam and fam will return with something fresh and new once they get some much-needed rest.
The landscape they'll return to is already so much more fertile than when they originally started their metaverse tinkering, as evidenced by projects like Base Colors and ColorPunks along with a whole slew of other new ventures spinning up basically in a fortnight over on the purple app. The first day of the metaverse may be ending, but a new era of the metaverse is dawning.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@knownorigin_io @toxsam @polygonalmind @j1mmyeth @cryptoavatarsio @ebay @reneil1337 @skeenee_art @mintbase @nategeier @base_colors @0fjake @mykcryptodev @urben @cent @linkdrophq @coinbase @cryptokitties @joyworld_inc @ballisticb @dragonateyt @frankyneedles @fabianospeziari @patriziabarnato @forceshidden @youngandsick @bryanbrinkman @nifty_island @chejazi @rebasegg @metageistvr @studiotbd_nyc @asyncart @paradoxx_media @metabrookhawk @memeexplorers
Matthew & Rizzle are back from summer vacation and immediately went into the TokenSmart studio to record a new episode of MARS.
The two discuss touching grass, kbbq, and the joys of taking a proper break before trying to catch up on the century's worth of events. Before talking about the explosion of prediction markets led by Polymarket and the shuttering of KnownOrigin, the two talk about the Rizzlefest alpha leaks that came out of last week's WIP Meetup and tease tomorrow's WIP featuring Jake of Base Colors and the legendary JOYWORLD.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@itsreallysho @metabrookhawk @flyfrogsnft @michlit_eth @trislit @paradoxx_media @ezincr @cyberbrokers_ @coldie @dansickles @joyworld_inc @0fjake @popwondernft @woodencyclops @artonblockchain @lacma @axieinfinity @shayne_coplan @polymarket @trustwallet @dccockfoster @jamie247 @oviohq @ilan_katin @dragonateyt @frankyneedles @knownorigin_io @artblocks_io @ebay @ipfs @j1mmyeth @superrare @warpcast_ @amadon @manifold_xyz @ninfa_io @opensea @vanarman @artnome
On this weeks episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off shouting out Ash, creator of Hyperfy, and the latest works in progress he recently tweeted about. After that the duo zoom out and talk about the differences emerging in the independent crypto-powered VR space versus specifically gaming focused VR space citing a recent cast over on the purple app by JK over on the purple app sharing some surprisingly strong revenue numbers projects like Gorilla Tag have been doing.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@AshConnell @hyperfy_io @dankvr @openvoxels @cryptovoxels @othersidemeta @walletconnect @CYPHERDUDES @bnolan @I____felix____I @JordanKutzer @gorillatagvr @candycrushsaga @JOYWORLD_inc @vrchat @trislit @j1mmyeth @stellacat4 @boyageorge @cent @barbisa12 @superrare @cultcryptoart @forceshidden @metageistvr @skeenee_art @twobadour @jennifer_sutto @dragonatesmom @dragonateyt
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off showering Sho in shoooo [sic] much praise.
Matthew specifically shouts out last week's Afties soliloquy about the "Infinite Pause" it felt like the majority of the crypto space was stuck in.
The conversation jumps into a preview of the WIP this Thursday featuring the Italy-based metaverse project DVERSO that the Vipe crew introduced to all of us last month. DVERSO has been cooking up a cool metaverse project under the radar of a lot of folks, which led Matthew & Rizzle to ponder how (and if) all the metaverse projects that are currently out there can differentiate themselves and strategies that others can adopt in a world of ever increasing same-same-but-different metaverse projects.
Right before signing off, Matthew downloads Rizzle on the latest crypto drama courtesy of Yuga Labs and their bungled attempt at launching the Larva Labs Artist Residency (that may have already been sunset?) that was set to feature a paid drop by the stellar artist Nina Chanel exclusively open to Punks holders, that, apparently, most Punks holders neither wanted nor appreciated.
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On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle recap last week's WIP Meetup featuring the Vipe squad and a whole gang of freshly minted Grifter Squadies kicking ass, taking names, and racing one another over in DEVERSO, an immediately playable metaverse project that many found out about for the first time in real time during the WIP.
That conversation transitioned into a meta discussion on the state of metaverse projects and demand, which in turn expanded into a (scary) discussion led by Matthew on potential threats facing crypto broadly that ended with Rizzle saying some magic words to minimize the Matt's worries. For now.
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Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@memeexplorers @flashmob96 @WizardX_0x @hyperfy_io @hexeosis @warpcast_ @spherical_art @coldie @xcopyart @cynnx_crypto @vipeio @dverso_io @tmwstw_nft @toxsam @lukegerbil @oncyber @nifty_island @misfitpixels @fortnitegame @halo @roblox @supahmarbler @cryptovoxels @robnessofficial @scrillaventura @natealex @pokemon @cryptokitties @metageistvr @cartar_l @cyberbrokers_ @baybackner @fabianospeziari @flyfrogsnft @skybravoshow @kurokeh @legendofnikita @kelseydriscoll @nfcsummit
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle talk about the Grifter Squaddies drop on vipe.io brought to the metaverse by the legendary Toxsam. Fun fact: Matthew, Rizzle, and NonFunGerbil Luke all got a similar (but actually rather rare) Grifter Squaddie.
After red-pilling Rizzle into scooping his squaddie, the conversation shifted to talking about a Brookhawk-inspired topic: Interface. The app that launched in 2023 is still around and pushing out updates, but many other projects have largely incorporated it's main functionality of following other wallets and tracking onchain transaction history as a feature.
That led into a reflection on Cent, being too early when building something net-new in a burgeoning sector, the hair width's difference between succeeding and failing, and how we are ALL hoping the purple app doesn't eff it up.
Shout-outs & Shots-fired:
@toxsam @vipeio @xcopyart @coldie @stellabelle @avastarsnft @metabrookhawk @warpcast_ @farcaster_xyz @aavegotchi @cent @spherical_art @dwr @MOZ_Podcast @eriktorenberg @mikedemarais @tip_cc @coinbase @lensprotocol @reddit @twitter @x @discord
