Highlights
Super sets the scene
Super opens the check-in, calling this "already the best event I've been to by far," better than NFT Paris and a Japan ordinals event, and crediting the people for making it what it is.
Could see myself living here
Super talks about the always-on energy of New York and how it lifts his productivity and mood, floating the idea of actually moving out and getting a job to keep the vibe going.
Sho on watching Super come into his own
Sho gives a heartfelt read on watching Super sit in a bowling lane full of whales and founders and just be himself, saying he's historically put himself "at a lower" spot than other founders and that seeing him shed that was "worth the whole trip in itself."
Piff on RL meetups as alpha
Piff (@RealPiffsPeak)* compares this year to his first NFT NYC last year, landing on face-to-face interaction as "the prime of it all" — body language, reactions, the works — and confirms everyone's the same silly selves in person.
The Yankees game and the movie edit
Piff recounts his first-ever baseball game (Yankees won 16–1, first jersey), and promises the 30+ clips and GoPro footage will be cut into a full "New Cork City" movie for everyone back home.
Yew's inviting energy
Yew (@yew_eth)* gets introduced as one of the most positive people in the space; he praises Piff, admits he's overdue to grab some LT3s, and later delivers the trip's best PSA: if a big IRL feels intimidating, "just go meet 10 people... you'll be happy, guaranteed." 39:34
Steakhouse legend status
33:05 — Jed's steakhouse (De Stefano's) becomes the trip's emotional anchor: they stayed till 2 a.m., Jed opened it up and served everyone himself, and Piff — who confesses it was his first-ever legitimate steakhouse — declares Texas Roadhouse permanently ruined for him.
Where NFTs are headed
Super delivers the substantive segment: in 2021–22 a $400k Bored Ape was hard to justify, but a Bored Ape at 20k, a Quirkie at ~2,500, or a Regen at ~200 now feels backed by real network value. His hot take: this is the first time "fundamentals match price."
Community as functionality
Astro (@astroquirk_)* builds on it: getting into a community is part of an NFT's functionality, and using the token as your ticket into IRL events (like VeeFriends) is real utility, not hype.
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0:47–9:39 | Mic checks, GM, music while people filter in |
| 9:39–14:53 | NFT NYC check-in; trip structure; thanks to Jed/Liz/Poppy |
| 14:53–24:21 | Piff and Astro on IRL meetups, the Yankees game, meeting people in person |
| 24:21–27:19 | Bowling recap, clips, Super's growth and confidence |
| 28:41–35:32 | Yew intro; the De Stefano's steakhouse experience |
| 36:34–44:26 | BeeCuzFuture drops in; organic onboarding to LT3; Captain Kev cameo |
| 44:26–50:46 | Super and Astro on where NFTs are headed / value vs. price |
| 50:46–58:13 | Wrap, breakfast plans, rest-of-trip agenda, sign-off |
Notable quotes
That face to face interaction is like the prime of it all... you get to see their body language.
I sat back and I watched Super... he was sitting in lanes with a bunch of whales and a couple founders and he was just being himself... that was just like worth the whole trip in itself.
If a big IRL is intimidating, just go meet 10 people... You'll be happy, guaranteed. It makes you bullish on the space, like 10x.
It's like honestly the first time where I feel like fundamentals match price.
Getting into a community is also part of the functionality.
A place is only as good as the people you know in it... I get to hear the smile in your voice.
Who said what
- Super (@SHGFees), host — Founder of LT3; ran the check-in, shared the trip's emotional arc and the "fundamentals match price" thesis; repeatedly (and self-deprecatingly) lost his train of thought and owned it. 51:25
- Sho (@AgogoKaren), cohost — The room's cheerleader-in-chief, calling out Super's growth, narrating the bowling and steakhouse nights, and threatening everyone with a hangry Ash if breakfast didn't happen. 52:29
- Piff (@RealPiffsPeak)* — Trip documentarian with 30+ clips, first-timer at both a Yankees game and a real steakhouse; made a song for Jed's restaurant sight-unseen and promised another. 34:35
- Astro (@astroquirk_)* — Second-year attendee (with family in 2024); framed community access as functionality and NFTs-as-event-tickets as legit utility. 48:37
- Yew (@yew_eth)* — Introduced as one of the space's most positive voices; delivered the "go meet 10 people" IRL pep talk and admitted he's overdue to buy LT3. 39:34
- BeeCuzFuture (@BeeCuzFuture)* — Dropped in briefly with a warm quote about people making the place, then bounced. 36:34
Worth a full listen
- 14:53–18:14 Piff and Astro back to back on why IRL meetups beat spaces/DMs, wrapped around the Yankees game and the group's genuine "we've known each other for years" chemistry. The energy doesn't compress well into bullets.
- 44:26–50:46 The actual "where NFTs are headed" discussion: Super's price-vs-fundamentals reflection and Astro's community-as-functionality build, the closest the space gets to a thesis.
- 41:13–44:26 The organic LT3 onboarding thread, including Sho's story of Super being too humble to even mention he founded the project — a nice window into the room's dynamic (and the group's shared NFT "addiction" needing a 12-step program).
* some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.
