Founder and host Adam Levy has introduced the sixth season of the Mint podcast, featuring 24 of the top minds shaping the Web3 creator economy.

Adam Levy returns to documenting the frontier of the Web3 creator economy with the sixth season of Mint, a leading audio and video series exploring the explosive rise of the Web3-native creator, highlighting those using crypto primitives to build the internet communities of tomorrow. The first episode is available now via an RSVP on the site.

Over the next two months, Mint will explore the world of blockchain data alongside 25 creators, collectors and founders sharing how to use on-chain insights to build promising communities in the bear market.

Season six sponsors include Lens Protocol and Bello, who support Mint by collecting the podcast’s soulbound NFTs granting promotional benefits throughout the season.

Season six to demystify blockchain data for creators

Creators are a class of users who have historically been exploited in Web2 and restricted from accessing the value they generate for platforms.

Season six will demystify blockchain data for creators so that they can learn the importance of being independent and data-driven, especially in an emerging decentralized world where platforms are shifting toward radical transparency and interoperability thanks to distributed ledger technology. 

Levy said, “We’ve barely skimmed the surface of what data ownership means in Web3, so I’m hoping this season will help creators realize the importance of owning your audience.”

The season is available to enjoy across all video and audio streaming platforms, as well as new social apps built on Lens Protocol, such as Lenstube and Lenster. 

“Working with Lens Protocol was a no-brainer because I have ambitions to not depend on Web2 social channels over time and to experiment with these new primitives of bringing my audience with me across platforms. I just can’t do that today in Web2,” said Levy.

Mint’s latest season also highlights the importance of platform independence and blockchain analytics tools to grow a sustainable collector base and digital community on the emerging decentralized internet.

“Becoming platform-independent should be the goal for all creators, and tapping into the wealth of on-chain data as a tool for building and monetizing communities will separate top-notch creators from the rest — that’s why I’m introducing my new analytics tool, Bello, this season.”

Iconic lineup

The next two months will feature interviews with some of the sharpest data heads, high-profile creators and ambitious founders building toward a data-enabled Web3 creator economy, including:

  • Pussy Riot — Russian feminist and Web3-native music artist.
  • Tycho — renowned American musician, record producer, composer and songwriter.
  • Maria Shen — partner at Electric Capital.
  • Anatoly Yakovenko — co-founder of Solana. 
  • Ellie Farrisi — co-founder of Bello and software engineer at LunarCrush.
  • Natalia — founder of Koop.xyz.
  • Cooper Turley — angel investor and avid music NFT collector.
  • Ganesh Swami — serial entrepreneur, adventurer and speaker. He is the co-founder and CEO of Covalent.
  • Gaby Goldberg — investor at TCG Crypto.
  • Miguel Piedrafita — a young software developer at WorldCoin.
  • Sridhar Ramaswamy — co-founder of Neeva.xyz and Greylock Ventures.
  • Tegan Kline — co-founder of Edge and Node, responsible for launching Graph Protocol.
  • Dan Romero — ex-vice president at Coinbase, founder of Farcaster.
  • Tyson Battistella — co-founder and chief technology officer at Zora Protocol.
  • Matt Jones — co-founder of Medallion.
  • Gabriel Haines — founder of Web3 cameo ClipTo.
  • Stani Kulechov — founder of Aave and Lens Protocol.
  • Aaron Wright — founder of Tribute Labs.
  • Erik Calderson — founder of Art Blocks
  • Alex Svanevik — founder and CEO of Nansen.
  • Joe Vezzani — co-founder and CEO of LunarCrush.
  • Aaron McDonald — founder of Altered State Machine.
  • Maria Paula Fernández — co-founder of JPG Protocol.
  • Lakshman S — building Heyanon.
  • Eytan Elbaz — co-founder of Afterparty.

About Mint

Reaching over 20,000 listeners per month and hosted by Adam Levy, Mint is a leading audio and video series exploring how the creators of today are building the communities of tomorrow using Web3 primitives like social tokens, NFTs and DAOs.

About Lens Protocol

Lens Protocol is a tech stack for building a decentralized social web that enables people to bring their digital profiles, social graph, and content to different Web3 apps. With Lens, developers can build tools, applications and platforms that empower creators with full ownership and control over their content, community and engagements.

About Bello

Bello is the no-code blockchain analytics tool that empowers creators with actionable insights about their collectors in one simple search. Unlike other analytics platforms that benefit SQL-experienced users or professional NFT traders, Bello is a haven for non-technical users in a world where blockchain data is hard to fetch and understand. With no-code insights at the foundation of Bello’s pursuit, we help creators learn more about their collectors in a friendly and intuitive manner.