S10 E2: Theo Goodman on Rare Pepes and Bitcoin Counterparty NFTs

Theo Goodman is a man of many talents: he writes, records, and produces music videos about Bitcoin, he draws frog memes, and also gives talks at conferences. Theo was one of the earliest Rare Pepe scientists. In this episode, he shares his wisdom.

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8:38 – Theo’s Bitcoin art-themed shows on World Crypto Network
9:50 – Bitcoin memes against Reddit censorship
25:44 – The Counterparty burn address and XCP genesis
31:30 – Does Counterparty help Bitcoin become more of a free speech computer network?
37:33 – NFTs getting traded just like shitcoins
41:38 – Why Ethereum sucks
46:33 – Bitcoin will outlive us, and therefore Counterparty is the vinyl of NFTs
54:30 – Counterparty NFT transactions pay for Bitcoin’s security budget
01:08:50 – How Counterparty can get censored
01:11:50 – Mercury wallet is really cool
01:14:32 – RGB on Lightning is a more scalable Counterparty
01:15:40 – The jpeg or gif from the NFT doesn’t get uploaded to the blockchain
01:17:31 – The token is the art
01:23:10 – Why didn’t Counterparty NFTs take off at first?
01:29:24 – Why is Pepe so important for the community?
01:31:14 – ICOs vs NFTs
01:34:09 – Where should Counterparty go from here?
01:36:20 – Theo’s “Economics” and “I am Satoshi” hit songs
01:36:58 – Music NFTs?
01:38:00 – Naming assets on Counterparty
01:39:50 – If the answer is 42, then what is the question?
01:40:14 – Theo’s dance moves and rareness
01:41:00 – Rare Pepes vs Fake Rares
01:49:25 – NFT NYC and Rare Pepes
01:50:30 – Are Rare Pepes alt-right?
01:52:00 – Dan Dark Pill feeling salty about not having access to the Pepes he created

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