The Next Evolution of Gen C with Avery and Sam
This week on Gen C, Avery and Sam discuss the recent news in the industry and an exciting shift to the podcast!
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On this episode, we talk about Google Play’s policy update allowing NFTs in their apps, Hollywood’s latest proposal amidst the strikes revealing studios want to own the likeness of background actors in perpetuity and Snoop Dogg’s Web3 music platform, Sound. Most importantly, Avery and Sam discuss the expansion in direction for the pod to expand the topics and guests we introduce to our audience. Gen C is the new generation of the internet. The C stands for Crypto, but it also stands for Creators, the Connected Consumer and Collectibles (both digital and physical with OnChain provenance). It stands for Culture and Characters (the ones we play in games and the companion ones that AI is building alongside us. It stands for Community and digital Citizenship and the new set of transparent and trustless tools being built to govern them. Welcome to the new Gen C!
Links mentioned from the podcast:
Google Play Changes Policy on Tokenized Digital Assets, Allowing NFTs in Apps and Games
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
Snoop Dogg and a16z Back Web3 Music Platform Sound’s $20M Funding Round
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
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Sam Ewen is CoinDesk's SVP, head of CoinDesk Social, Multimedia & CD Studios

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