Built On NEAR: Web3 Gaming and NFTs with OpenBiSea

Recorded: Feb. 23, 2023 Duration: 0:51:10

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GMG Air GM How is everybody doing today? It is a wonderful Thursday morning on the east coast of the United States. We are going to have a wonderful guest
gamers, developers, creators, thinkers, visionaries into the world of Web 3 and in particular, the near protocol ecosystem. Alex, Alexi, which one do you prefer and how are you doing today?
I guess Alex should be much better especially for English speaking people. I'm fine so far so good working building on here and happy to see you all
of people who I hope will have an interesting discussion or interesting information from me. Really, man. Well, look, we're so happy to have you here. Let's give it a couple of minutes. We'll just
We'll just put the world to rights with a little chat before Everybody starts rolling into our wonderful Twitter space today Is there anything you want to talk about are you heading to East Denver? That would be good to know I I guess
We will go in particular way, so I will introduce myself and I will introduce an amazing marketplace open by sea, which launch it on near. Then we can discuss
future games for example and maybe maybe some results of campaign testnet campaign which we announced together one week ago so this is a plan but let's flow flow
Yeah, 100% man. So look, let's kick it off. I like to because I know that this is recording if people want to tune it afterwards. They're absolutely welcome to you. So like you said, how are you doing? Can you give us a quick introduction into yourself, what your background is, and of course the wonderful project of Open
I see that you guys are developing over there as well. Yeah, sure. So I am a serial entrepreneur with 30 years experience. I don't know when companies so far in three different areas. It's in telecommunications.
mobile advertisement and digital health. I'm in the crypt since 2014 but in general look around to find some product cases instead of
trading etc. And like one and a half year ago I found that NFT marketplace, marketplaces are not open enough
at my point of view of course. So they didn't provide the clear way to add own NFTs smart contracts and they are centralize it in most cases and
This is a opportunity which I try to use and this is where I create open BIC. So basic idea behind that was to build all of
one place like wallet like NFT marketplace primary and secondary market for NFT which simple enough for even non-crypt users but will still
that centralize it and non-castodial. So you can, and any near users can check it now. It's, it's works in productions how easy it is. So you can just go
to app.openbc.com, connect your near wallet, you can purchase a near with the credit cards, you can create NFTs of the selling, or just selling.
And so on. The second point which I found in the markets that evaluate distribution from marketplaces to their customers completely run. At my point of view,

FAQ on Built On NEAR: Web3 Gaming and NFTs with OpenBiSea | Twitter Space Recording

What is the name of the guest in the podcast?
The guest's name is Alex or Alexi.
What is the focus of the podcast?
The focus of the podcast is on the world of web 3 and specifically the Near Protocol ecosystem.
Where is the podcast being recorded from?
The podcast is being recorded from the east coast of the United States on a Thursday morning.
What does the guest describe himself as?
The guest describes himself as a serial entrepreneur with 30 years of experience and has built companies in telecommunications, mobile advertisement, and digital health.
When did the guest get into crypto?
The guest got into crypto in 2014.
What was the guest's motivation for creating OpenSea?
The guest's motivation for creating OpenSea was the belief that current NFT marketplaces were not open enough and needed a simpler and more decentralized solution.
What is OpenSea's primary goal?
OpenSea's primary goal is to provide a simple and non-custodial NFT marketplace and wallet that allows users to buy, sell, and create NFTs on the blockchain.
What can users do on OpenSea?
Users can connect their Near wallet, purchase Near with a credit card, create and sell their own NFTs, and access a primary and secondary market for NFTs.
What issue did the guest identify with current NFT marketplaces?
The guest identified a lack of clear pathways for adding NFT smart contracts and observed that most marketplaces were centralized.
What upcoming topics are discussed in the podcast?
The podcast plans to discuss future games, as well as the results of the Testnet campaign announced a week ago.