{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"107 - What's Real About Crypto Gaming | Ryan Wyatt","description":"Ryan Wyatt is the CEO of Polygon Studios and former Head of Gaming at Youtube. Ryan is always on the frontier of gaming, having stewarded a new generation of content creators. He's now shifting his focus to Web3, where the next wave of innovation is set to happen. Ryan presents a number of fascinating takes, including his feelings on Anti-NFT sentiment, the future of games, and the growing influence of gaming content. By building out the Polygon Metaverse, Ryan is colliding games and economies. In this episode, he shares what he's learned \u2014 what's real about crypto, and what's not. ------ \ud83d\udce3 NOTIONAL FINANCE | DeFi's Leading Fixed Rate Yield https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Notional&amp;nbsp; ------ \ud83d\ude80 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https:\/\/newsletter.banklesshq.com\/&amp;nbsp;  \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: http:\/\/podcast.banklesshq.com\/&amp;nbsp; ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: \ud83d\udc40 POLYGON | LAYER 2 DEFI https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Polygon&amp;nbsp; \u274e ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2 https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Across&amp;nbsp; \ud83e\udd8a METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET https:\/\/bankless.cc\/metamask&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udcb3 LEDGER | THE CRYPTO LIFE CARD https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Ledger&amp;nbsp; \ud83e\uddd9\u200d\u2642\ufe0f ALCHEMIX | SELF REPAYING LOANS https:\/\/bankless.cc\/Alchemix&amp;nbsp; \ud83e\udd84 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING https:\/\/bankless.cc\/UniGrants&amp;nbsp; ------ Topics Covered: 0:00 Intro 5:00 Ryan Wyatt 8:50 Creator Economy Background 12:07 Transitioning to Web3 18:58 Crypto Improves Games 24:51 Whales &amp;amp; Blockchains 31:17 NFT Maxis vs Antti-NFT Maxis 36:08 Why Gamers Hate NFTs 40:05 Will Everything Be Crypto? 49:10 How We Change Minds 54:30 How Web2 Sees Web3 1:01:46 Colliding Games &amp;amp; Economies 1:05:56 What\u2019s Wrong with Gaming 1:09:00 Money, Yield, and Content 1:17:01 In-Game Assets, Real World Value 1:24:45 The Bull Case for Polygon 1:27:48 Closing &amp;amp; Disclaimers ------ Resources: Ryan Wyatt on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fwiz?s=20&amp;amp;t=TWOdkCxUzoJ-e3DlN9uT_g&amp;nbsp; Polygon Studios:  https:\/\/twitter.com\/polygonstudios?s=20&amp;amp;t=TWOdkCxUzoJ-e3DlN9uT_g&amp;nbsp; Crypto Unicorns: https:\/\/www.cryptounicorns.fun\/&amp;nbsp; ------ Related Episodes: The Crypto Gaming Revolution | Arianna Simpson https:\/\/shows.banklesshq.com\/p\/the-crypto-gaming-revolution&amp;nbsp; Web3 Gaming 101 | Amy Wu https:\/\/shows.banklesshq.com\/p\/-96-web3-gaming-101-amy-wu&amp;nbsp; Crypto Gaming Panel | Loot Squad, Yield Guild, Illuvium  https:\/\/shows.banklesshq.com\/p\/crypto-gaming-panel-loot-squad-yield&amp;nbsp; The Dawn of Crypto Gaming | Robbie Ferguson https:\/\/shows.banklesshq.com\/p\/-the-dawn-of-crypto-gaming-robbie&amp;nbsp; The Emergent Metaverse | Sam Englebardt &amp;amp; Richard Kim  https:\/\/shows.banklesshq.com\/p\/-102-the-emergent-metaverse-sam-englebardt?utm_source=url&amp;nbsp; ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https:\/\/newsletter.banklesshq.com\/p\/bankless-disclosures&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Bankless","author_url":"http:\/\/podcast.banklesshq.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22278077\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/22278077"}