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heymattsokol

@heymattsokol

Game & Drummer, Community Manager at Block Born

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Oct 20, 2022, 1:40 PM UTC

Bloomberg's Worst Take Yet on NFT Gaming

People misunderstand gaming NFTs all the time. Even more than art NFTs, it seems like the combination of gaming and NFTs just brings out the most tribal and confrontational aspects of people. Gaming…

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Aug 28, 2022, 12:47 PM UTC

Axie Origin Season Zero - First Impressions

After way too many hours grinding Axie Classic - first as a scholar, then assisting a manager, then finally managing a small group of scholars myself - I temporarily "retired" from the game around th…

33 upvotes 1 replies $0.93
heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Aug 21, 2022, 2:56 PM UTC

The Battle of the Oilers

In web2, success is in how much you can take. In web3, success is in how much you can give. It's the battle of the oilers. Why? Because web2 is society as a default. Web3 is society-as-a-service. Whe…

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Jul 31, 2022, 4:36 PM UTC

What is the Real World?

What is the real world? It is tempting to define the real world as the physical world. The stuff that we can touch and interact with using our physical bodies. The advent of computers and the interne…

29 upvotes 4 replies $1.60
heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Jul 24, 2022, 12:25 PM UTC

Digital Asset Ownership Is More Important Than Play2Earn

There has been a lot of hype, drama, and FUD around blockchain gaming for most of 2021 and 2022 so far. As a result of this I think many people are hyper-focused on the earnings potential of these ga…

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Jun 11, 2022, 11:10 AM UTC

This Bloomberg Article About Axie Infinity is Dumb

Another day, another badly researched Axie Infinity article. Listen -- there's a ton to criticize about Axie. I'm the first one to point out many flaws and to be honest when I'm not having fun. But a…

30 upvotes 3 replies $1.46
heymattsokol
@heymattsokol May 17, 2022, 8:15 PM UTC

Music NFTs and Video Games are a Perfect Match

Music and gaming have gone together from the very start. I don't know exactly how many people have heard the Mario Bros theme song, but it must be hundreds of millions by now. Do do doooo do do doo,…

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Mar 17, 2022, 1:00 AM UTC

Yuga Labs Buys CryptoPunks From Larva Labs -- Why It Matters

Yuga Labs bought CryptoPunks and this is the biggest story of the entire year IMO relating to blockchain or crypto so far. Apes vs Punks The tension between the Bored Ape Yacht Club community and the…

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Dec 15, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

Beeple went on Joe Rogan's podcast to talk NFTs

Beeple, the #1 selling NFT artist, went on the most popular podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience. Big Exposure for NFTs Does this mean that Joe is embracing NFTs? Are NFTs going to be bigger or more mai…

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heymattsokol
@heymattsokol Dec 6, 2021, 10:21 PM UTC

EVERYTHING IS RED!! my thoughts on the crypto crash

Cryptocurrency crashed!! Most of the tokens in my watchlist are down 25% or more in the last week, signifying a market-wide crash that could last for a long time or even get worse. Should we panic? I…

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