The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto

Meet the 13-year-old selling sneakers for Bitcoin (feat. Blake Cockram of CryptoKicks)

November 01, 2023 Blake Cockram Season 1 Episode 22
The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto
Meet the 13-year-old selling sneakers for Bitcoin (feat. Blake Cockram of CryptoKicks)
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13-year-old entrepreneur Black Cockram, founder of CryptoKicks, joins The Agenda to chat about his shoe resale business with unique crypto roots. Blake explores the synergies between cryptocurrency and sneaker culture and predicts how both will grow over the coming years.

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Introduction to The Agenda podcast and this week’s episode
What is CryptoKicks, and how does it work? Where does crypto fit in?
The CryptoKicks origin story
Sneaker bots, maintaining inventory, entrepreneurship
What’s it like being 13 years old and managing a business?
Sneaker culture among students in the U.K.
What do teenagers think about cryptocurrency?
How did Blake Cockram get into crypto, and how does CryptoKicks use crypto?
How to not get scammed with fake shoes
Building CryptoKicks, marketing, and how fashion varies by age
Blake Cockram’s future business plans and thoughts on college/university
Blake Cockram’s views on the future of sneakers and crypto
Does CryptoKicks hodl its Bitcoin and Ethereum?
Why the Nike Air Mags are the Holy Grail of sneakers
Where to find CryptoKicks online
Where to find Cointelegraph, Jonathan DeYoung and Ray Salmond online