Unconfirmed: MetaKovan on Why He Spent $69 Million on a Jpeg - Ep.221
MetaKovan, the pseudonymous buyer of Beeple\u2019s Everydays NFT and founder of MetaPurse, talks about his recent $69 million purchase. In this episode, he discusses:\n why he bought Everydays: The First 5000 Days for $69 million (1:57)\n Beeple\u2019s 13-year \u201cproof of effort\u201d process of creating art and why Beeple has the potential to become a generational artist (4:38)\n why he believes NFTs are \u201c10x\u201d better than physical art (9:40)\n his vision of the metaverse (13:57)\n the reasons for hiding his identity behind the Metakovan avatar (17:09)\n how he made his fortune in crypto and why he felt comfortable spending $69 million on something that might be a fad (19:12)\n why he started Metapurse and how its native B20 token works (24:31)\n crypto news recap (28:57)\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsor!\n Download the Crypto.com app and get $25 with the code \u201cLaura\u201d: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links\n \xa0\n MetaKovan:\n https://twitter.com/metakovan?lang=en\n \xa0\n Metapurse:\xa0\n https://metapurse.fund/\n \xa0\n Everydays: The First 5000 Days Purchase:\n https://www.coindesk.com/metakovan-buyer-of-record-setting-beeple-nft-explains-why-he-spent-69-3m\n https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/arts/beeple-nft-buyer-ether.html\n https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/12/buyer-of-69-million-beeple-nft-is-a-crypto-investo-metakovan.html\n https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/17/nft-beeple-metakovan-christies/\n https://slate.com/technology/2021/03/metakovan-beeple-christies-auction-nfts.html\xa0\n \xa0\n B20 Tokens:\n https://www.playtoearn.online/2021/01/13/metapurse-to-share-ownership-beeple-collection/\n https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/21/03/20195109/69m-beeple-nft-artwork-may-have-been-used-to-pump-b-20-token-price-by-6200-reports-suggest\n \xa0\n Link to the Crypto News Recap:\n https://unchainedpodcast.com/3-publicly-traded-crypto-exchanges/\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices