DeFi degens are going to love today's episode. Especially for those who want to take the next step after being comfortable with staking crypto assets.

In today's episode, we have Jimbo also known as JCRone Validator in the Harmony community. Jimbo is a well known long term validator in the Harmony network with extensive experience.

During our convo, we dive into,

1. What seperates harmony from other chains: Community and Tech
2. Becoming a validator: Steps and what it takes to be one
3. Pros and cons of being a validator
4. Resources required: Time, skills, resources
5. When does someone know they should take that extra step?
6. What should people look for when staking?
7. NFT ecosystem of Harmony
8. The long term value proposition of Harmony One.

Connect with Jimbo,

Twitter: @JCRacefab
Harmony Staking: https://staking.harmony.one/validators/mainnet/one18r3lv27kw5ye203m0x3w58cr734wy2wqa6l8ur
Medium: https://medium.com/@druid782002

The crypto and NFT market has been slow but the innovation in the space keeps rolling on.

We have Andy Hall who is the Chief operating officer for OliveX. Olivex is exactly one of those companies that keep innovating even when hype recedes

OliveX is a digital health and fitness company with "Building the fitness Metaverse" as its key mission.

OliveX hopes to bring in an entirely different audience by gamifying fitness through crypto thereby both incentivizing and motivating people to do the hard work.

On Today's episode, we discuss

1. OliveX metaverse expansion strategy: Including utility and the experiences created with the Land
2. Animoca Brands and their influence on strategy
3. Gamifying Fitness: Run to earn, move to earn, cycle to earn. Gyms, watch out!
4. $DOSE token, its purpose as the in game-currency of Olivex
5. Kara Mirror: Will it be the future of personal training?
6. The broader metaverse opportunity for brands

Nothing in life is worth it if you're not healthy and fit. As a fitness fanatic, this episode was highly relatable to me. I can't wait for the day when we get crypto airdropped after hitting gym PR. Andy painted an excellent picture of what the fitness metaverse would look like and this episode is bound to make you more curious.

As the metaverse matures, this is a project I will pay close attention in the coming years.

Connect with Andy Hall,

Web: https://www.olivex.ai/
Twitter: @andyhall1980 / @OlivexFitness

Jack Liu from Tentango is a metaverse builder specialising in the Sandbox world.

There has been so much talk about the metaverse and its potential and in today's episode, we talk about what it's like building in a metaverse.

No one understands a trend more than someone who's been there before the hype and is actively building on it.

Jack and his team have created some unique virtual world builds over the last few months and are growing fast to meet the increasing demand.

• Choosing Sandbox over other decentralised virtual worlds
• Tools you can use to build on virtual land
• Profiting from virtual land: Adding value, creating an experience or flipping
• Brands approach to metaverse: Marketing, marketplaces
• The transition from web 2.0 to web 3.0 as a builder
• Future of the metaverse: Next cycle or a bear market
• How Tentango can help you create a great build on Sandbox
  

Connect with Tentango,

Web: https://www.tentango.com/
Twitter: @TentangoGG