Podcast: Why Everything Will Become an NFT | Andrew Steinwold & John Crain

Jason Yanowitz and Santiago Roel Santos sit with Andrew Steinwold and John Crain to get a breakdown on the history of NFTs and what the future holds for them.

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In the latest episode of Empire, Blockworks’ co-founder Jason Yanowitz and co-host Santiago Roel Santos are joined by Andrew Steinwold Managing Partner at Sfermion & John Crain CEO of SuperRare Labs.

Andrew & John saw the potential of NFTs years before most in 2018, just after Crypto Kitties broke the Ethereum blockchain. We decided to invite them to Empire to discuss the explosive growth in NFTs throughout 2020/21, how the industry has developed since their introduction around 2018 and what is the future for the NFT market.

Plus, listen in to get their thoughts on:

  • Intellectual property laws in the NFT market
  • How 2020 sparked parabolic NFT adoption
  • and so much more!

Check out what they had to say in the video below. 👇

About the show

Empire is a twice-a-week show. On Thursdays, Jason interviews crypto industry movers and shakers to talk about their struggles, bold moves and tough decisions. Friday’s weekly round-up episodes feature co-host, Santiago Roel Santos and cover the top news from the past week.

For any NPR or Guy Raz fans out there, you can think of Empire as a How I Built This for the bitcoin and crypto industry.

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