Despite only experiencing its first major hype cycle this year, the concept of NFTs has been around for many years, with NFT projects first starting to appear in 2017. Major NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway founders, Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster have turned an idea into an NFT platform that is ready to onboard 1 billion users. Their early insight into the NFT sector matured them into two extremely successful visionary entrepreneurs, eventually leading to Gemini and the Winklevoss twins acquiring the Nifty platform. If you own an NFT, want to purchase an NFT, or are interested in learning more, this jam-packed episode is an extremely important stop on your digital collectible journey. In this episode the Nifty Gateway Co-Founders explore: - The 10x Improvement Theory - Being acquired by the Winklevoss twins - 1 billion people buying NFTs - The allure of collecting - NFT hype in 2017 - Physical art vs digital art - “Fiat is violence, taxation is theft” - Digital art advisory firms - Secure provenance systems - Crypto Kitties' boom and bust - Why NFTs are on Ethereum --- Cosmos: Visit https://thewolfofallstreets.link/cosmos to learn about the Cosmos Hub and how the $ATOM can connect every blockchain. Cosmos is the port city connecting chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum to ensure your liquidity on any chain can be used anywhere. Find new staking opportunities, applications, or build your own parachain at https://thewolfofallstreets.link/cosmos --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworks.co ーーー Join the Wolf Den newsletter: ►►https://www.getrevue.co/profile/TheWolfDen/members

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