S10 E2: Theo Goodman on Rare Pepes and Bitcoin Counterparty NFTs

Published: Dec. 29, 2021, 2:53 p.m.

b'Theo Goodman is a man of many talents: he writes, records, and produces music videos about Bitcoin, he draws frog memes, and also gives talks at conferences. Theo was one of the earliest Rare Pepe scientists. In this episode, he shares his wisdom. Season 10 of the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast is sponsored by Vaultoro (the gold and bitcoin exchange), Wasabi wallet (the best Bitcoin privacy wallet you can use), and Bitcoin Reserve (European BTC exchange by bitcoiners and for bitcoiners). Check them out if you want to support the show. 8:38 \\u2013 Theo\\u2019s Bitcoin art-themed shows on World Crypto Network 9:50 \\u2013 Bitcoin memes against Reddit censorship 25:44 \\u2013 The Counterparty burn address and XCP genesis 31:30 \\u2013 Does Counterparty help Bitcoin become more of a free speech computer network? 37:33 \\u2013 NFTs getting traded just like shitcoins 41:38 \\u2013 Why Ethereum sucks 46:33 \\u2013 Bitcoin will outlive us, and therefore Counterparty is the vinyl of NFTs 54:30 \\u2013 Counterparty NFT transactions pay for Bitcoin\\u2019s security budget 01:08:50 \\u2013 How Counterparty can get censored 01:11:50 \\u2013 Mercury wallet is really cool 01:14:32 \\u2013 RGB on Lightning is a more scalable Counterparty 01:15:40 \\u2013 The jpeg or gif from the NFT doesn\\u2019t get uploaded to the blockchain 01:17:31 \\u2013 The token is the art 01:23:10 \\u2013 Why didn\\u2019t Counterparty NFTs take off at first? 01:29:24 \\u2013 Why is Pepe so important for the community? 01:31:14 \\u2013 ICOs vs NFTs 01:34:09 \\u2013 Where should Counterparty go from here? 01:36:20 \\u2013 Theo\\u2019s \\u201cEconomics\\u201d and \\u201cI am Satoshi\\u201d hit songs 01:36:58 \\u2013 Music NFTs? 01:38:00 \\u2013 Naming assets on Counterparty 01:39:50 \\u2013 If the answer is 42, then what is the question? 01:40:14 \\u2013 Theo\\u2019s dance moves and rareness 01:41:00 \\u2013 Rare Pepes vs Fake Rares 01:49:25 \\u2013 NFT NYC and Rare Pepes 01:50:30 \\u2013 Are Rare Pepes alt-right? 01:52:00 \\u2013 Dan Dark Pill feeling salty about not having access to the Pepes he created'