Barkmeta Reveals Secrets behind Doginal Dogs' Success and the Dark Side of Crypto Life
00:00This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology.Barkmita reveals secrets behind Dogenal Dog's success and the dark side of crypto life.By crypto unfolded.Christian Barker A.K.A. Barkmita is an influential crypto leader whose popularity has grown enough to spill into mainstream culture.His transition from a background in social media marketing and content creation to Web 3 haspered several successful crypto projects and NFT initiatives.His latest ENF collection, Dogenal Dogs, which he co-founded with another crypto-entrepreneur,Shibo, is now recognized as the number one NFT of all time across all chains.In the past, Barkmita has been the subject of scam allegations from individuals within and
00:46outside the cryptocurrency industry.The Web 3 strategist successfully rebuked all the false claims and restored his nowstainless reputation.After shaking hands with the likes of Joe Rogan, Shane Gillis, and Elon Musk, and attending DonaldTrump's inauguration dinner at Mar-A-Lago, Barkmeida S, at Down With Us for an exclusive interview.We got to pick his brain and discover what makes the successful innovator tick and his nextsteps in the ever-competitive crypto landscape. Q. What makes a successful media strategist landin the crypto industry A-N-D-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-E innovating without batting an eye? Bark Mita. I've always been
01:23passionate about new technologies and trends. It all started in high school when I freelanced in photography andsocial media. I come from a small town in the U.S., but with the mindset of surpassing alllimitations. I don't like losing time and prefer spending every second building my projects.During the pandemic, I built a TikTok following of over 4 million worldwide. My contentattracted over 1 billion views. Then, in college, I studied marketing and branding, which reallyhelped me understand the ins and outs of this industry. One time, for example, we had a classassignment to make a fake business. Meanwhile, I was already building Ariel 1. That's when I realizedthat the traditional path wasn't for me. From there on, I built my personal brand from scratch,
02:08went live every single day, and learned by doing. I've been fully committed to crypto since22. Q. And now you made the news with the number one NFT of all time across all chains.H-O-W-D-I-D-I-L dogs. B. As with everything, I draw insurm.inspiration from my life, and dogenal dogs was inspired by my beloved dog, Atlas. I launcheddogenal dogs with Shebo as a free mint. We allowed people to claim two pixel art dogs inscribeddirectly on the Dogecoin blockchain. There was no presale, no VC backing, just community.We wanted to make that clear from the start that this is a community-centric and community-drivenproject. It grew fast and became the biggest Dogecoin inscription project. Now it's Morethan
02:55NFTs. We have DAOs, IRL events, merchandise, and one of the most active communities in thespace. The fact that it started as a free mint makes it an underdog story in every sense.Q. Someone claimed at one point that you abandoned Atlas. What do you make OFTHAT? B, the claim isfalse. Atlas was never abandoned. The dog is alive, healthy, Andre Mainz in my care.Atlas is the inspiration behind dogenal dogs, a free mint NFT project that became one of the largestecosystems on Dogecoin.Q. Let's go back to crypto.Thousands of followers tune into your daily L-I-V-E-T-W-I-T-E-R, X-P-S-P-E-E-A-D-E-R-S.
03:43B, people appreciate consistency.They want an opinion leader whom they can trust will always be there to answer their doubts orprovide guidance. And that's what I offered. I haven't missed a single day since I started this thing,totaling more than 1,000 live broadcasts. My shows mix markets, culture, and community, but whatreally brings people into the audience is our guests. Over the years, we've had people likeElon Musk, Gary Vaynerchuk, Caitlin Jenner, Grant Cardone, and many others join. I suppose for me,it's more about creating a space where crypto conversations intersect with mainstream culture. That's whythe live sessions attract tens of thousands of listeners and millions of impressions each week.
04:25Q. With more public exposure, you involuntarily attracted malicious rumors A-N-D-A-L-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N-S fromyour critics. How do you respond to that? B, you put it perfectly. You cannot become a publicfigure in crypto without attracting some blatant misinformation. Only in the past year,I had to face several baseless claims on social media and in blog-style write-ups. There are manyfabricated stories or exaggerated rumors about me out there. Somi accuse me of making Poxa failed or misleading token, but they ignore the fact that it became one of the mostsuccessful SPL 404 experiments of the year, reaching a multi-million dollar market cap andcontinuing to operate transparently. Another rumor that I found to be ludicrous is that I bought
05:10Kanye West's account to promote a meme token. The claim is entirely false. There is no contracton chain data, transaction record, or screenshot confirming this event. The same pattern applied tosmaller accusations. Someone accused me that a network token was a pump and dump. In reality, that wasa non-commercial community experiment. Others said that I had paid $15,000 a month for ghost-writtentweets. That is untrue, again. I run my account myself. Also, I was never in debt or workingunder another founder to recover. These attacks were designed to discredit, but theyfailed. I've never hidden my name, never faked a launch, and never taken money from my community.What I've built is public, what I've delivered is documented, my record is clean, and I'm still here
05:57every day. Q. What's next for you after taking D-O-G-I-N-A-L dogs to the top of the NFT industry?B, I'm glad to see the community growing. Now, we're organizing free IRL events for holders,including DD Vegas, a three-day event with parties, food, and drinks, all free for the people.who built the project with me. Ultimately, I aim to propel this cultural movement forward andbring it to the mainstream. I firmly believe that crypto isn't just about charts, but about communities,ownership, and building things that last. About Barkmeta's since entering the crypto space in2022, BarkMita has hosted over 1,000 live broadcasts without missing a day. Founded Dogenal Dogs,a top NFT ecosystem with verified holder value. Built BarkMedia, supporting leading
06:46crypto-native brands, managed communities, events, and DAOs across X, Solana, Dogecoin, andbeyond. Delivered consistently under his real name and public identity, Barkmita is proud toclaim that his track record does not include failed projects, unresolved roadmaps, missing teams,or scams. Follow Barkmita on X and learn more about his projects on his official website andsocial media channels, Telegram, Discord, and Instagram. Learn more about Dogenal dogs on thecollection's official website and social media channels, X and Discord. This story was authoredunder Hackernoon's business blogging program. Thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story,read by artificial intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.
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