VeeCon is the debut NFT conference created and hosted by entrepreneur, investor, author, and social media personality Gary Vee. To gain access to the conference, attendees had to own a VeeFriends NFT. Each artwork is an animal that represents a quality Vaynerchuk admires, including empathy, curiosity, and respect.
Vaynerchuk’s “VeeFriends” NFT collection is comprised of 10,255 character nonfungible tokens available for purchase via the cryptocurrency ethereum. Each token includes a “smart contract” with metadata that Vaynerchuk can use to interact with its buyer.
In addition to being digital collectibles, the NFTs give holders access to VeeCon.
Keynote speakers and attendees included entrepreneurs, influencers, artists, celebrities. Snoop Dogg, Spike Lee, and Mila Kunis were just a handful of the notable A-listers in attendance. VeeFriends holders came from all over the world.
Despite concerns about web3’s longevity due to the recent cryptocurrency crash, Vaynerchuk argued that the conference took place at the perfect time. The NFT event was a huge success, bringing together many famous people in Web3 and pop culture. At HipHopSince1987, we have compiled a list of famous celebrities you wish you met at this year’s VeeCon.
1. Logan Paul
To start our list, we have American social media influencer Logan Paul attending VeeCon 2022 on Saturday. In fact, he is one of the first social media personalities to dive head-on into the NFT space.
Since 2021, Logan has invested in NFTs and even launched his own collection and DAO. Recently, he also bought a rare holographic VeeFriend for 90 ETH as he believes in GaryVee’s NFT vision.
2. Evan Keast
Evan Keast is the founder of Doodles, one of the most well-known and likable NFTs in the market. Also known as Tulip in the community, Evan is a Canadian-based product marketer and NFT consultant. Evan comes from Kabam Games (Net Marble), Dapper Labs, and CryptoKitties. Evan has been a part of the NFT community since almost the beginning as he worked at Dapper Labs before starting Doodles with Poopie and Burnt Toast. In this episode, TZ and Alexis dive into Tulip’s story to learn more about how the Doodles team came together, what is coming next for the project, and why Doodles is not CC0 right now.
3. Snoop Dogg
Last year, Snoop Dogg emerged as a massive NFT advocate, so obviously, he was spotted at this year’s VeeCon. Apart from having an extensive NFT collection, the international rap sensation has also released some of his own collections. He also announced a special collab with his son & Gary Vaynerchuk for VeeFriends & VeeCon ticket holders.
4. Champ Medici
Speaking about his son, Champ Medici was also spotted at VeeCon speaking on stage with his father Snoop & Vaynerchuk. Cordell Broadus has become an avid and influential leader in the rapidly growing billion-dollar digital industry. The 24-year-old serial entrepreneur is the inspiration behind his father Snoop Dogg’s prolific rise and participation in the NFT and crypto movement.
A proud holder of one Bored Ape and two Mutant Apes, Cordell Broadus is an artist in his own right, having released a series of sold-out NFT projects. His innate expertise has positioned him as a consultant for many top sports, entertainment and fashion professionals like Tommy Hilfiger, Jeff Bezos and virtual platforms like The Sandbox.
5. JetSetFly
JetSetFly AKA Josh King Madrid was seen taking pictures with fans, answering NFT marketing questions & spotted at multiple post-event NFT meet-ups with other founders talking about the launch of Paper Boyz by NFTMagazine.com. JetSetFly is the start-up co-founder alongside JoeySendz and TheBlondeJon of NFTMagazine.com which launched in January 2022. His brands have sold over $20 million worth of products and services online since starting 2016. He got his start in NFTs after being hired as a marketing advisor for three separate NFT brands, where he generated a collective $10 million dollars in NFT launch sales within weeks of launching.
6. Crypto Mason
Mason Versluis, also known as “Crypto Mason” was spotted at VeeCon networking with NFT enthusiast and even making videos with the VeeCon social media content team where he was asked about his favorite character from VeeFriends. He is a crypto NFT content creator & internet entrepreneur with over over 1,600,000+ followers that watch him to learn about investing with self-help, spirituality & philosophy
7. Seth Green
Next on our list of celebrities is actor and producer Seth Green, who fans spotted at the VeeCon this year. Furthermore, he has been working on a new animated series, White Horse Tavern, based on his Bored Ape NFT which he recently lost due to falling for a phishing link scam.
8. Sean Mike Kelly
The founder of Chibi Dinos, a 10,000 NFT play and earn project which sold out in under half an hour upon launch in August 2021. He was spotted networking with other entrepreneurs at the event as well as attending multiple Vee-con post event meet-ups. He is most known for his aggressive marketing strategy using VA’s to DM every NFT project pitching his shoutout services.
10. Beeple
Last but not least, one of the most famous and valuable NFT artists, Beeple, was spotted being his goofy and likable self at VeeCon. Last year, he made a record-breaking NFT sale of $69.3 million at Christie’s, being one of the biggest events in 2021 to really bring NFTs to the mainstream. Those there in person saw, Steve Aoki caked Beeple’s face onstage at the VeeCon 2022.
All in all, VeeCon was an amazing NFT event. With so many high-profile celebrities and entrepreneurs speaking and attending, the event was bound to turn out better than anyone could have imagined, the first VeeCon was indeed an incredible turnout.
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