On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off by talking about the latest Blue Moon celebration that will be on display until the next New Moon across 373 unique Gazers, a living art collection by artist Matt Kane. Art and experimentation are the throughlines of the rest of the conversation that touches on previews of the WIP Mee…

Matthew & Rizzle pour one out for the legendary Toxsam and his team at Polygonal Minds on this week's episode of MARS. It's tough out there on the streets of the metaverse for early founders. Last week it was KO, this week Polygonal Minds called it a wrap. But don't despair! These things happen in the early days of any new space. Lessons will be le…

Matthew & Rizzle are back from summer vacation and immediately went into the TokenSmart studio to record a new episode of MARS. The two discuss touching grass, kbbq, and the joys of taking a proper break before trying to catch up on the century's worth of events. Before talking about the explosion of prediction markets led by Polymarket and the shu…

On this weeks episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off shouting out Ash, creator of Hyperfy, and the latest works in progress he recently tweeted about. After that the duo zoom out and talk about the differences emerging in the independent crypto-powered VR space versus specifically gaming focused VR space citing a recent cast over on the …

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off showering Sho in shoooo [sic] much praise. Matthew specifically shouts out last week's Afties soliloquy about the "Infinite Pause" it felt like the majority of the crypto space was stuck in. The conversation jumps into a preview of the WIP this Thursday featuring the Italy-based metav…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle recap last week's WIP Meetup featuring the Vipe squad and a whole gang of freshly minted Grifter Squadies kicking ass, taking names, and racing one another over in DEVERSO, an immediately playable metaverse project that many found out about for the first time in real time during the WIP. That convers…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle talk about the Grifter Squaddies drop on vipe.io brought to the metaverse by the legendary Toxsam. Fun fact: Matthew, Rizzle, and NonFunGerbil Luke all got a similar (but actually rather rare) Grifter Squaddie. After red-pilling Rizzle into scooping his squaddie, the conversation shifted to talking a…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off talking about the background of the $SAFE airdrop and how folks can look into if they received an allocation (just check https://app.safe.global) before diving into a brand new experiment from the Cent team called Up.Army, or just Up for short. After giving a so-so breakdown of what U…

NFA DYOR Now that's out of the way on this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle talk crypto taxes, The Sandbox as a viable world to create game experiences in, Workstation95 by sgt_slaughtermelon, tomorrow's WIP Meetup featuring an in-world art experience curated by Bay Backner before jumping into Nifty Island for a brand new halving-inspired g…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle reflect on everything that happened outside and around (i.e. not at) the NFT NYC conference last week. The vibes were reminiscent of a 5 year class reunion. Everyone is in a better situation, successful, and still very much friends. For everyone that we met there, it was a pleasure, and everyone we m…

What. A. Tuesday. Sheesh. On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle try to unpack all the big things that went down on Tuesday March 26th in Cryptoland starting with the sold out CENTS release over on sovrn.art. Matthew explains the nuance and artistic intent behind the project before touching on the $200k "Vampire Kiss" DRAKULA is currently…

This week on MARS, Matthew & Rizzle talk about working in web3 - some red flags, good signs, and other things to be on the look out for as you interview with various teams and projects in the space based on their decade plus experience working in crypto full-time. That conversation (somehow) ends up becoming a vibe check on the overall state of the…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off with some WIP News (ty Drago for the new intro music). Big things coming for the WIP. After that, the conversation shifts to the latest meta in the crypto space: MEME COINS before wrapping up with a brief chat about the burgeoning communities building out in the EVM hinterlands of Bas…

This week on MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kicked things of discussing the latest "Rizzle News." After that the conversation shifted to reflections on the last two weeks of minting the show on Pods.Media and how much more meaningful mints have felt compared to generic listens. Check out the Dune Dashboard for Pods to see all the onchain data for all the p…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle take it back to the summer of 2020 when the late great Alotta Money became the very first sponsor of the WIP. Rizzle talked about the footage Paradoxx captured live during that WIP and the response it elicited when Rizzle re-shared on Twitter a few days ago. That led to a deeper reflection on how eve…

This week's episode of The Matthew & Rizzle Show is onchain thanks to the strong team over at Collect Pod! If you're in crypto (and we know like 99% of you are) and are familiar with minting mirror articles, you will have no problem minting and collecting MARS episodes right [here]. Big shout out to Jess from Seed Club for the Twitter assist and 0x…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off with an onchain history lesson courtesy of Psycho Killer's must-read thread breaking down a large array of the historic onchain pixel art minted between 2020-2021 over on Pixelchain, an early NFT Studio's project when they were still originally known for their first project, CryptoMot…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle preview the Aavegotchi takeover of tomorrow's (2/8) WIP Meetup. [Note: If you plan on attending AND jumping in-world tomorrow, please download the clients for Gotchi Gaurdians and Spirit Force Arena] After that Matthew & Rizzle gave their user-based impressions of the viral moment Farcaster has been …

On this week's MARS episode, Matthew & Rizzle take a quick dive back into the opportunities Hyperfy and Nifty Island present to builders and participants alike before highlighting the upcoming WIP Meetup set for tomorrow (Feb. 1st) where FlyFrogs will take center stage in Nifty Island. The hosts also discuss the evolving narratives in crypto social…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle give their first impressions on the newly launched gaming metaverse project Nifty Island. Created by Charl3s, Nifty Island requires users to download and install a new client (shot), but has some pretty powerful crypto-powered incentives (chaser) that appear to be working and helping to attract a wav…

Welcome back to another episode of MARS! This week Matthew & Rizzle highlight the latest major milestone in the crypto space: the 5th anniversary of the pioneering NFT project known as MarbleCards co-founded by the amazing visionary leader Johan. Check out this tweet thread penned by Johan himself detailing a significant part of MarbleCards - and b…

Happy New Year everyone and BIG HAPPY BITCOIN ETF DAY! Matthew & Rizzle are back and on today's episode they discuss the state & pace of innovation now and heading forward in cryptoart, NFTland, and crypto overall. Regardless of how you feel about where we are or where we may be going, it's hard to argue that anyone outside of this space has it bet…

Rizzle went solo on today's pod since Matt lost his voice at last evening's Blazers game over in Portland. At least they won;) Tldr; make sure you hit up the WIP tomorrow at 12 pm PT / 8 pm UTC by making your way to discord.gg/memeexplorers + hyperfy.io/wip. $5k in gifts will be distrobuted courtesy of an anon santa. HO HO HO Merry WIPmas everyone!…

On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew and Rizzle discussed the significance of Rizzle's annual birthday party, a tradition celebrated every December 13th since 2019. They delved into the lore surrounding the "Rizzle Block," possibly exploring its history and unique aspects. Additionally, the conversation turned towards Art Basel, highlighting two…

Don't forget about taxes boys and girls. That was the main message at the top of today's show in a segment we've tentatively started calling "Trislit Time." But for real, don't sleep on crypto taxes. If you have no where to start, check out AwakenTax. It's free until March 1st 2024, simple to use, so far very accurate, and noob friendly. Not finaci…

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! Matthew & Rizzle kick things off as they often do chatting art and the WIP. On the art-side of things, Panter Xhita has an epic collection dropping on NG featuring the WIP, and tomorrow is WIPSgiving - complete with a Metaverse Macys-style parade. Don't miss the WIP tomorrow. From there the conversation caree…

Before checking out for the Thanksgiving break Matthew & Rizzle recorded a relaxed pod reflecting on the welcome break that many will be able to enjoy before the last sprint of the year begins with Basel and the rest of the December blitz. In particular the perceptible increase in "blockchain archeologists" aka the folks putting out respectable bid…

This week's episode of the Matthew & Rizzle Show kicks off with a preview of an absolutely epic WIP Meetup slated for tomorrow. Check out The WIP Meetup's twitter for all the details. As the boys often do, they then zoom out and and highlight the completely open-sourced playbook they have developed around the WIP. Everyone on the growing WIP Crew j…

Matthew & Rizzle are joined by Trislit & Dragonate to talk about the woulda, coulda, shoulda moments that everyone in crypto experiences at one point or another. Shout-outs & Shots-fired: @trislit @dragonateyt @gordongoner @HicetnuncArt @abysms11 @NeuralBricolage @patrickamadon @404fdn @swopes @toadswiback @yugalabs @benclarkson @boredapeyc @taylor…

To kick off this week's episode, Matthew & Rizzle hit folks across the head (for like the millionth time) reminding everyone about the epic WIP Meetup that took place last Thursday which saw $5k in NFT prizes provided and distributed by an #anonsnail. That re-cap paves the way for a conversation focused on our burgeoning onchain reality using Elon …

We love you, Async.Art. Long live Async.Art. This week's episode of the Matthew & Rizzle Show starts off with a somber reflection of Async.Art, the revolutionary programmable art project that just announced they will be winding down of their business a few days ago. The two original co-founders, Conlan & n0shot, are dear friends dating back to Cent…

This week Matthew & Rizzle recap the past few months of the WIP and the buzz around it that has been growing. It's no secret or surprise to folks who have been to any of the WIPs held over the past few months that attendance continue to grow each week. Why is that, you ask? Well, for one we've been leaning into fun in-world experiences that you nee…

Who knew that we would achieve enlightenment at the same time our dreams of an interoperable future started to manifest onchain? Who. Knew. On this week's episode, Rizzle and Matt talk about the bottom of hockey sticks, the importance of mindsets regardless of whatever condition the markets find themselves in, and how amazingly awesome The WIP, WIP…

Who's got the popcorn? A polarizing debate erupted all over and around crypto twitter yesterday after the maestro Matt Kane revealed his serialized collection "Contractual Obligations" to 250 SR Rare Pass holders. Rizzle and Matthew wade into the exciting waters and try to cast light across the full spectrum of the debate. Regardless of whichever s…

We're back after a brief hiatus (all Rizzle's fault with him heading down to Austin, TX doing important things with Found3r). To kick things off we dive into the reason why we took a week off - said important irl meetup in Austin, TX led by David All and the Found3r team who are focused on the real, human stories of web3. The conversation branches …

This week Matthew carries out a performance review of Rizzle's last four years in NFT land to figure out how he got from Cent to where he is today. We cover a lot of ground including his pre-Cent days (both as a normie in the "real world" and in crypto) as well as his time at NFT42, Monaverse, and all the stops in between. If you are one of the man…

IT's kind of wild to think about, but today marks the four year anniversary of Rizzle reverse-spotlight interviewing Matthew on his podcast which immediately became the shared podcast yall know today as the Matthew & Rizzle Show. To mark this heroic (for crypto) milestone, Rizzle interviews Matthew (again) and asks him what he's been up to over the…

This week Matthew & Rizzle talk about two diametrically opposed new crypto apps: Friend.Tech & zeroone. After talking about the bad (i.e. FT) we focus on the good-good that zeroone is bringing to the crypto space with their three-way free approach to digital art (i.e. free-to-join, free-to-create, and free-to-collect). Shout-outs & Shots-fired: @fr…

In a couple weeks on Wednesday, August 30th, Matthew & Rizzle will release a brand new reverse spotlight where Rizzle will interview Matt on what he's been up to in the four years since first recording the very first reverse spotlight with Rizzle (on August 30, 2019). We're making it easy for anyone that wants to listen to that original recording b…

Rizzle takes the mic for a special episode with David and Kelsey of ChangeDAO and the newly formed Found3r coalition to discuss how to get voices of the true builders of web3 heard by those making decisions that directly impact the livelihood of the web3 industry in the United States. Found3r is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of entrepreneurs, …

The boys kick the show off leaking some of the fun in store for folks who hit up the WIP Meetup this Thursday (8/3) at 12 pm PT. Coldie is taking the WIP over to talk about his latest project DEyes Legends, but we have a few fun tricks up out sleeves to keep things fun & weird. Pulling on the thread of experimentation that is (thankfully) becoming …

This episode is full of self-debunking, talking about a new crypto-media x web3 social app and getting ready for a new first at this week's WIP Meetup. But to kick the episode off, Matt & Rizzle talk about Paradoxx's Code Trip launch that will happen over on Prohibition Art. Absolutely epic project. After sending all the good vibes and love Paradox…

The boys are back from break and...are rather underwhelmed with what they missed (or rather didn't miss) over the last three weeks. Granted we are still firmly in peak vacation season, so no need to sound any alarms or anything. That said a few things of note that happened during the break were discussed: The Cent team airdropped the Valuable NFTwe…

Rizzle takes the mic while Matt is on break to interview the famous metaverse videographer and longtime WIP crew member Paradoxx about his upcoming fully onchain generative art project with developer NineoverZero. In an effort years in the making, we learn how CodeTrip has blended videography and software engineering to push the limits of onchain g…

In the last recording before summer break (for 3 weeks!), Matthew & Rizzle focus first on the epic WIP planned for tomorrow, June 22nd at 12 pm PT, featuring an Aavegotchi x Monaverse takeover. There will be mini-games, a VRM fashion show of sorts, and a DJ afterparty. Don't miss out. After the preview of tomorrow's WIP, the conversation takes a mo…

The title of this week's episode says it all. Matt is back fresh of the plane from Lisbon, Portugal where he attended the glorious NFC Summit with 5500+ other amazing human beings from around the world. There are a ton of shout-outs in this episode. Tons. Outside of conference highlights, Matthew & Rizzle dig into the elements that make certain con…

The crypto space feels like it regressed 5 years; but it only *feels* like that. We're actually in a much better place. It's just unfortunate the actions of a few despicable degens overshadows all the growth and development the space has made, especially in contrast with where we were during the last bear circa 2018~2020. I've said it and will cont…

Ahead of his upcoming Nifty Gateway drop, I had the pleasure of sitting down to record a very chill chat with the digital artist Alimo. Alimo has a lovely post-pop nature-themed drawing style that makes his work instantly recognizable. If you ever shopped at Patagonia, Apple, Nike, Volcom, among other places, chances are high that you've seen Alimo…

It sure seems like a lot of folks are on vacation. Like, not just from crypto and NFT lands, but in real life. Historically, in the period from May to the end of August, sales tend to slow down when it comes to the art-side of things. Couple that with an overall sluggish market and it makes sense that a lot of folks are starting longer vacations ea…

Matthew & Rizzle do a little shitting on parades and stirring of pots on this week's episode of MARS. A non-trivial number of projects continue to innovate and push the envelope on what's possible in NFT Land amidst the current storm of $hitcoins and $memecoins, like Async.Art and their latest innovation: dynamic blueprints. That's great. That is e…