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A special episode! Rare Pepe Scientist Theo Goodman and OG Ethereum builder Kelly LeValley Hunt break down the history of Rare Pepes and fake Rare Pepes explaining how this meme became so ubiquitous on the internet and in web3. We then switch to Mint Gold Dust, Kelly's decentralized open marketplace for art. These are two of the most interesting people I've interviewed, I'm sure you'll love learning about this corner of web3!

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Episode artwork: Pepe The Frog by Matt Furie

Timestamps:
0:00 | Collector's Corner intro
0:22 | Introduction to our wonderful guests!
1:05 | How Kelly got involved in web3 and her path to starting Mint Gold Dust
5:28 | How Theo got involved in web3 and Rare Pepes
11:02 | Rare arts festival 2 and the early days of Rare Pepes
19:37 | Why Rare Pepes are important
31:33 | How Rare Pepe scientists came to be
37:11 | How artists came together to reclaim the Pepe meme, which had become a hate symbol
42:27 | Rare Pepes were the first NFTs on Bitcoin, which required new technology
48:11 | Finding Rare Pepes on the Rare Pepe directory
52:32 | How Fake Rare Pepes came to be
1:01:47 | Mint Gold Dust - why Kelly started it and their focused on a fully decentralized art marketplace
1:08:13 | The types of art Mint Gold Dust focuses on, including geo anchors a really cool new technology, incentivizing royalties, and their content
1:16:47 | Why Kelly shifted from creating blockchain infrastructure to NFT art
1:22:00 | Parting thoughts and where to find our lovely guests

Show notes:
--Contact info--
Theo Goodman | https://twitter.com/theog__ | @theogoodman (Telegram)
Kelly LeValley Hunt | https://twitter.com/LeValleyKelly
Mint Gold Dust | https://www.mintgolddust.com/ | https://twitter.com/MintGoldDust

--Mentioned in the show--
Pepe explorer | pepe.wtf
Cryptonews on the importance of Pepes | https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/rare-pepe-nfts.htm
Rare Pepe directory | http://rarepepedirectory.com/
VVD thread on pepes | https://mobile.twitter.com/Vince_Van_Dough/status/1569751625325072385
Rare AF 2 Recap | https://artolin.org/rareaf2-recap/
Fake Rare Directory | https://fakeraredirectory.com/
Le Monde (French) article on Pepes | https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2017/02/15/le-marche-aux-memes-quand-la-culture-web-joue-a-la-bourse_5079916_4408996.html
Fred Wilson's blog post on Pepes | https://avc.com/2017/05/rare-pepe/
ArtnetNFT on Pepe's | https://news.artnet.com/buyers-guide/pepe-art-angle-transcript-2077584