In the 9th episode of Season five, we are joined by the legendary Simms. Simms is a very well known caster in the competitive eSports world, as well as the founder of StablePixel and the VP of Media for Rug Radio and Myriad Markets. We go deep on his love of gaming and casting, the transition from gaming culture to crypto culture, going all in while focused on risk management and so much more.

We're excited to announce that the rest of Season Five is now powered by Towns! Built on Base and running on River, Towns is a decentralized and permissionless group chat app that allows anyone to create & own digital town squares on their own rules. Available on web and iOS with full end-to-end encryption, users can join or create feature-rich Towns with native on-chain gating, paid memberships and more with tons of exciting features & rewards coming soon.

We'll also be doing a little collabing with our friends at SHILLR in a joint Town for our communities so make sure to tap in to get access to some Towns exclusive giveaways, rewards and more. Head to https://www.towns.com/ for more.

00:00 Introduction
04:10 Simms' Journey into Gaming and eSports
06:22 Transition to Professional eSports
26:08 Gaming Culture
41:18 Aspirations Beyond Gaming
42:46 Founding Non-Fungible Fungi
46:50 Transition to Full-Time Crypto
50:18 Navigating Financial Risks in Crypto
53:50 Reflections on the Crypto Community
01:13:02 Gambling and Risk Management
01:15:49 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans

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In the eighth episode of season five, we are doing something a little different. Instead of me interviewing someone else with Andy or Benny, they are interviewing me.

We go deep on the seven stages of grief, the importance of pseudo anonymity, trading psychology, compounding relationships, the transition from playing video games for 12 hours a day to crypto, and more

We're excited to announce that the rest of Season Five is now powered by Towns! Built on Base and running on River, Towns is a decentralized and permissionless group chat app that allows anyone to create & own digital town squares on their own rules. Available on web and iOS with full end-to-end encryption, users can join or create feature-rich Towns with native on-chain gating, paid memberships and more with tons of exciting features & rewards coming soon. We'll also be doing a little collabing with our friends at SHILLR in a joint Town for our communities so make sure to tap in to get access to some Towns exclusive giveaways, rewards and more. Head tohttps://www.towns.com/ for more.

00:00 Intro
04:36 Importance of Anonymity
06:16 Family, Grief and being Open Online
38:11 Gaming and Crypto Parallels
39:34 Trading Psychology
48:37 Art Collecting
01:03:19 The Importance of Stable Relationships
01:14:43 Reflections on Growth
01:26:58 Angel Investing Insights
01:46:31 Writing and Legacy

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In the seventh episode of Season five, we are joined by the one and only Xer0x. Xer0x is one of my favorite artists and his work incorporates a mix of painting, 1-bit pixel art, retro hue cycle techniques and both traditional and new glitch techniques.

We dive deep into the power of anonymity and how it shapes his artistic identity, what it was like growing up in Iran, his views on the absurdity of memecoins and general crypto culture, what artistic success looks like for him, and so much more.

We're excited to announce that the rest of Season Five is now powered by Towns! Built on Base and running on River, Towns is a decentralized and permissionless group chat app that allows anyone to create & own digital town squares on their own rules. Available on web and iOS with full end-to-end encryption, users can join or create feature-rich Towns with native onchain gating, paid memberships and more with tons of exciting features & rewards coming soon. We'll also be doing a little collabing with our friends at SHILLR in a joint Town for our communities so make sure to tap in to get access to some Towns exclusive giveaways, rewards and more. Head to towns.com for more.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
02:00 New York Adventures
13:36 Anonymity and Artistic Identity
38:34 Growing Up in Iran
45:24 The Meme Coin Craze
1:05:43 Balancing Art and Stability
1:12:47 The Reality of Artistic Success
1:28:01 The Role of Physical Art in a Digital World
1:46:43 Meme Coins and Artistic Integrity
1:52:00 Crypto Art Aesthetics and The Future
1:58:35 The Challenges of Group Auctions
2:01:20 The Importance of Conceptual Art
2:05:28 Reflections and Future Aspirations

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