Podcasts Business Invest Like a Boss 207: NFTs 101 with Hashkey Group's Ben El-Baz

207: NFTs 101 with Hashkey Group's Ben El-Baz

Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 2 p.m.

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An introduction to the world of NFTs with Hashkey Group\'s Ben El-Baz. Hashkey is one of the largest Digital Asset investors in Asia. Sam and Johnny catch up before the interview where Sam reveals that something shocking happened at his Barcelona condo while he was gone. Then Johnny jumps into the interview to get the basics on Non-Fungible Tokens and how they differ from Fungible Tokens. After the interview, Sam and Johnny circle back to discuss their takeaways on investing in NFTs.

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Ben leads HashKey Group\\u2019s strategic partnerships, blockchain applications and asset tokenisation projects, and post-investment management of a US-based tokenised securities firm. Ben is also an Advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank for International Settlements\\u2019 projects on tokenised financial products.

With over 13 years of experience in Silicon Valley, Mainland China and Hong Kong, he started his career as a derivatives trader, then as a China cross-borders corporate finance analyst, before moving into technology product management and business development, serving Big Tech clients like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Ben is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he earned his Master\\u2019s degree in Management and led the university\\u2019s largest working group on blockchain applications.

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  • 12:45 \\u2013 What is Hashkey Group and how did you get started in this field?
  • 13:29 \\u2013 How long has NFTs been around?
  • 14:51 \\u2013 Why are NFTs so valuable?
  • 16:50 \\u2013 What are some of the popular NFTs?
  • 19:38 \\u2013 Do you think some of the big gaming companies get into NFTs?
  • 23:18 \\u2013 Are NFTs just an upgrade to buying and selling assets of previous games?
  • 25:00 \\u2013 What other ways do you see NFTs incorporated into the metaverse in the future?
  • 30:03 \\u2013 Why are \\u201cGas\\u201d fees so high?
  • 33:22 \\u2013 What are the four types of NFT storage?\\xa0\\xa0
  • 39:59 \\u2013 Do you think it will evolve and what does the future hold?
  • 43:38 \\u2013 How does Hashkey help with NFTs?
  • 48:10 \\u2013 Johnny and Sam recap

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