107 - What's Real About Crypto Gaming | Ryan Wyatt

<p>Ryan Wyatt is the CEO of Polygon Studios and former Head of Gaming at Youtube. Ryan is always on the frontier of gaming, having stewarded a new generation of content creators. He's now shifting his focus to Web3, where the next wave of innovation is set to happen.</p> <p>Ryan presents a number of fascinating takes, including his feelings on Anti-NFT sentiment, the future of games, and the growing influence of gaming content.</p> <p>By building out the Polygon Metaverse, Ryan is colliding games and economies. In this episode, he shares what he's learned — what's real about crypto, and what's not.</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 NOTIONAL FINANCE | DeFi's Leading Fixed Rate Yield<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Notional">https://bankless.cc/Notional</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>👀 POLYGON | LAYER 2 DEFI<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Polygon">https://bankless.cc/Polygon</a> </p> <p>❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Across">https://bankless.cc/Across</a> </p> <p>🦊 METAMASK | THE CRYPTO WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/metamask">https://bankless.cc/metamask</a> </p> <p>💳 LEDGER | THE CRYPTO LIFE CARD<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ledger">https://bankless.cc/Ledger</a> </p> <p>🧙‍♂️ ALCHEMIX | SELF REPAYING LOANS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Alchemix">https://bankless.cc/Alchemix</a> </p> <p>🦄 UNISWAP | DECENTRALIZED FUNDING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/UniGrants">https://bankless.cc/UniGrants</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:00 Ryan Wyatt<br /> 8:50 Creator Economy Background<br /> 12:07 Transitioning to Web3<br /> 18:58 Crypto Improves Games<br /> 24:51 Whales & Blockchains<br /> 31:17 NFT Maxis vs Antti-NFT Maxis<br /> 36:08 Why Gamers Hate NFTs<br /> 40:05