I\u2019m Idan Zuckerman, co-founder, and co-CEO of Upland. Self-proclaimed games, blockchain, product, and guitar nerd. What gets me out of bed is my excitement, commitments, and responsibilities towards the people I care about \u2013 my family, friends, the Upland team, and Upland community members.<\/h2>\n

What has been your first interaction with a blockchain?\u00a0<\/h2>\n

My first interaction was with cryptocurrencies, but what really sparked my genuine excitement was the introduction of NFTs, which I learned about through Crypto Kitties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What are the dapps \u2013 besides Upland \u2013 that you use most?\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Metamask.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Out of all your NFTs and gameplay, what\u2019s your favorite one? Why?\u00a0<\/h2>\n

I try to keep my public speaking of dapps and NFTs strictly around Upland, but I will say that I am, on a personal level, less excited about speculation and social prestige and more excited about innovation and utility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What new features or technical optimizations are you working on lately? How will this affect Upland players, especially new players?<\/h2>\n

Wow, there are so many to choose from. Judging by the excitement from the Upland community\u2019s side, it seems that cars, alongside private transportation mechanics and racing, are among the big ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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But the two features I\u2019m personally most excited about have to do with the transformation of Upland into a Layer 1 Metaverse.<\/p>\n

The first is the recently introduced 3rd party developer tools, allowing any new or existing game, application, or service to seamlessly connect to the Upland economy, mechanics, and player base in order to execute their Web3 strategies in the metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The second is what we call the NFT Portal \u2013 a solution that allows Uplanders both to export Upland-native NFTs into other blockchains but also import NFTs from other blockchains into the Upland metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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