Aping into DeFi and NFTs with Andy Chorlian and Tarun Chitra

This week https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose (Anna) and https://twitter.com/tarunchitra (Tarun) chat with https://twitter.com/andy8052 (Andy Chorlian). Andy recounts the many interesting moments through his crypto journey, including being at Maker during Black Thursday, living through DeFi Summer, and then jumping into NFTs with Top Shot and PleasrDAO. Taking a break from his degen career, Andy is now developing Fractional, a protocol for fractionalizing NFTs. He explains how it works under the hood and how the concept could bridge the DeFi and NFT worlds. Here are some links for this episode: An overview of the https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/EthanLevy/20210412/379292/Three_Ways_the_NBA_Top_Shot_Economy_Could_Collapse.php (NBA Top Shot) platform to understand what it’s about. Andy’s NBA Top Shot https://livetoken.co/community-tools/account?address=9b20c779622c945b&mode=activities (stats) page. The WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/nba-top-shot-nft-crypto-digital-collectibles-11615266042 (article) featuring Andy’s “messy” desk. Where Media and Music Meet NFT and Blockchain, https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/167 (Zero Knowledge Episode 167) featuring Andre Anjos (RAC) and Trevor McFedries (Brud). An https://medium.com/@fractional_art/what-is-fractional-dd4f86e6458a (intro) to Fractional The Snowden NFT https://foundation.app/Snowden/stay-free-edward-snowden-2021-24437 (piece) If you’re looking for a job in the world of blockchain and zero knowledge, don’t forget to check out our https://www.zeroknowledge.fm/zkjobsboard (Jobs Board)! Also, make sure to https://zeroknowledge.substack.com (subscribe to our new Substack) to be updated of any future zkSessions, Jobs Fair, StudyClub or another of our many initiatives. Thanks to this week’s sponsor, https://o1labs.org (O1 Labs), the creators of Mina Protocol Mina is the world’s lightest blockchain – powered by participants. Mina is a layer-one protocol, creating a private gateway between the real world and crypto. The entire chain is around 22kb — even as it scales, thanks to zk-SNARKs. The ecosystem is growing fast and Mina's mainnet has just gone live, offering users a platform to build a private gateway between the real world and crypto, visit https://minaprotocol.com (minaprotocol.com) to find out more. If you like what we do: Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm (@zeroknowledgefm) Join us on https://t.me/joinchat/TORo7aknkYNLHmCM (Telegram) Catch us on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g (Youtube) Read up on the https://www.reddit.com/r/zkpodcast (r/ZKPodcast subreddit) Give us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A (https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A) Support our https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast-2 (Gitcoin Grant) Support us on the https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge (ZKPatreon) Donate through https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/f1e56274-c92b-4a99-802f-50727d651b38 (coinbase.commerce) Or directly here: ETH: 0xC0FFEE1B5083230a5154F55f253B6b6ae8F29B1a BTC: 1cafekGa3podM4fBxPSQc6RCEXQNTK8Zz ZEC: t1R2bujRF3Hzte9ALHpMJvY8t5kb9ut9SpQ DOT: 14zPzb7ihiBeaUn9jdPW9cHKGBd9qtTuJE75hhW2CvzLh6rT