The Rest Is...Web3, Crypto, & The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial (With Matthew Buxton)

This week, Jacki and Lyle are joined by the absolutely brilliant Matthew Buxton! Matt is the CEO and Co-founder of Mystic Games, a brand new game studio created in July last year that specialises in creating unique and exciting multiplayer mysteries. He has previously been the Game Design Director at both Rovio and MAG Interactive, and was also the Ideation Lead at the latter. Matt is a director, public speaker and Web3 enthusiast as well as being a design expert, and with over 18 years experience in the industry. In a brilliant episode, Matt discusses his own career path so far, from his time at Jagex and as a Senior Game Designer at Candy Crush developer King, to moving to Rovio and creating Mystic Games. Matt also analyses the fallout of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, and what it means for the cryptocurrency, Web 3, and blockchain spaces. Bankman-Fried, founder of cryptocurrency FTX and former 'poster boy of crypto', was found guilty on seven counts of wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracy last week, and now faces up to 110 years in prison. Yet the Guardian reported that, at the time of the verdict, Bitcoin was trading at its highest price in a year, with Matt confirming that there is now renewed confidence among crypto investors that any fraudulent activity will be punished accordingly. The episode finishes with Matt stating that the same rules should apply to some of the major banks worldwide, before Jacki and Lyle get an update on what's to come for Mystic Games heading into 2024!Artwork by Daff KjellströmMusic by Lyle FultonGet in touch via [email protected] or [email protected] information at www.dimoso.com and www.therestispr.comFollow us on Twitter - @TheRestIsPR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.