McDonald's to Meme Coins: Culture's New Financial Frontier | Gen C Ep. 102

In this episode, hosts Avery and Sam discuss the McDonald's x Doodles partnership and what it signals for Web3 brand collaborations. They also explore the growing power of creators and influencers, using Jake Paul's recent Netflix boxing match as a recent case study and finally, they dive into crypto's latest bull run and why everyone from 12-year-olds to art collectors are trying to cash in on the culture market. Links mentioned from the podcast: 110M Doodles coffee cups appear at McDonald’s across the US: NFT Collector: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/110m-doodles-coffee-cups-appear-mcdonalds-us-nft-collector/ Netflix Says Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Was a ‘Huge Success,’ While Acknowledging Tech Issues: https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-cops-to-tech-glitches-tyson-paul-fight/ ‘The world's most expensive banana’: Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/11/21/maurizio-cattelan-banana-sothebys-6-million-auction-comedian Liz Hagelthorn’s LinkedIn post: https://www.din.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7264403867931426817/ #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE