CryptoKitties

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 5, 2018 by Linda Xie · said 38 times in 9 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Devin Finzer (8), Ali Yahya (7), Dan Boneh (5), Arianna Simpson (5), Linda Xie (4), Dieter Shirley (4), Sonal Chokshi (2), Chris Dixon (2)

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2021 18 mentions in 2 episodes 9 per episode
2019 9 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
2018 11 mentions in 3 episodes 4 per episode

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Everything said about CryptoKitties, oldest first

May 5, 2018
Assertion Supported
Linda Xie: CryptoKitties drove Ethereum transaction spike in late 2017
“There was a huge spike at the end of 2017, early 2018 with the onset Of a decentralized application called CryptoKitties.”
Linda Xie May 5, 2018 ▶ 12:22 An Intro to Crypto: Building Blocks
Dec 16, 2018 positive
Assertion Supported
Yahya: Ethereum asset ownership persists even if the creator company dies
“No matter what happens, even if the company that built CryptoKitties were to go away, this kitty is still mine. My ownership of it is burned into the Ethereum blockchain.”
Ali Yahya Dec 16, 2018 ▶ 25:11 Crypto, the Future of Trust
Apr 19, 2019 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Yahya: CryptoKitties introduced true digital ownership for the first time
“CryptoKitties is one where, where people became very invested in owning this digital collectible which is, this is something that is fundamentally new. Never before would you be able to directly own something that's digital. This is the first time that that's …”
Ali Yahya Apr 19, 2019 ▶ 41:01 Five Open Problems for the Blockchain Computer
Aug 29, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Simpson: CryptoKitties was the first digital collectible game in mainstream
“CryptoKitties was the first kind of digital collectible game that really moved the category into the mainstream.”
Arianna Simpson Aug 29, 2019 ▶ 16:45 Decentralized Applications: What's Now, What's Next
May 21, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Shirley: CryptoKitties broke Ethereum at just 10,000 daily active users
“CryptoKitties broke Ethereum with sort of, You know, 10,000 ish users per day. And you can't build a consumer company at that scale. It's simply untenable.”
Dieter Shirley May 21, 2021 ▶ 16:55 NBA Top Shot and the Flow Blockchain
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