Unconfirmed: MetaKovan on Why He Spent $69 Million on a Jpeg - Ep.221

Published: March 19, 2021, 7:30 a.m.

b'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'