The Future of Trading Card NFTs | Overpriced JPEGs with Franklin Fitch

Franklin Fitch (@Fitchinverse) is the Director of Growth/Marketing for Parallel—one of the highest touted digital trading card games (TCGs) in crypto. Franklin gives a 101 breakdown of Parallel's sci-fi backstory, lore, community, roadmap, and so much more. Parallel is redefining TCGs from the ground up and rewriting traditional "NFT Project" playbooks one page at a time. With over 30,000 active holders, 35,000 discord members, and 73,000 Twitter followers, Franklin and the Parallel community believe this is just the beginning. Legacy trading card games such as Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, and Hearthstone have largely ignored crypto. However, Franklin gives credit where credit is due as he recognizes that these games built the foundation for Parallel—and even inspired the Parallel we know and love today. Franklin has been in and around the crypto space for years, and you can hear the experience in his voice. Parallel's vision for the future is equally as inspiring as the team helping to build it into reality. ------ 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: https://jpegs.banklesshq.com/  🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overpriced-jpegs/id1591954323  SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5G2HSDneVg8mZUQ3zUIoLX?si=6d57ee1f89184974  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 👀 ZERION | YOUR NFT PORTFOLIO https://bankless.cc/Zerion  💸 ONJUNO | YOUR CRYPTO PAYCHECK https://bankless.cc/OnJuno  🌊 INDEX COOP | METAVERSE INDEX https://bankless.cc/MVI  🦄 BLOCK::BLOCK | METAVERSE IP https://bankless.cc/blockblock  ------ Topics Covered: *(0:00) - Intro *(4:32) - Frank's background *(11:40) - Why crypto clicked *(16:15) - Parallel explained *(19:43) - Why Frank was interested in Parallel *(20:47) - NFT pack dynamics *(27:15) - Parallel's team *(31:10) - AR/VR roadmap *(32:55) - Parallel game specifics *(38:26) - The rarity of Parallel cards *(44:57) - Regulatory discussion *(49:32) - Parallel's growth/marketing evolution *(55:09) - Are we still early? *(58:39) - Comparing other games *(1:01:52) - Parallel's podcast *(1:05:30) - Magic the Gathering's inspiration *(1:11:00) - Best next steps *(1:15:16) - Nerves around the hype *(1:16:57) - Future IP *(1:18:14) - Wen Parallel game?! *(1:20:58) - How NFTs go mainstream *(1:28:19) - Bullish or bearish ------ Resources: Parallel's podcast https://twitter.com/parallelnftpod  Franklin's Twitter https://twitter.com/Fitchinverse  Parallel's site https://parallel.life/  Franklin's explainer blog post on Parallel https://medium.com/@Fitchinverse/why-parallel-1f939f5aa714  ----- Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/bankless-disclosures