Alex Masmej is the founder of Drakula, a short form video content platform on Base that uses $DEGEN as its currency to reward creators and users. Nearly four years ago, we welcomed Alex on The Defiant. Today, we reconnect to explore the journey and developments Alex has embarked upon since relocating to San Francisco. In this episode, we dive deep into his latest project, Drakula. 0:00 Time's Up For TikTok 0:29 The Orb 4:43 Catching Up With Alex 8:43 Why SF? 15:02 $ALEX 17:22 Showtime 22:09 Why Drakula? 27:39 Getting Started With Drakula 30:53 Decreasing Speculation 32:51 Drakula Stats 36:29 Why $DEGEN? 39:32 BLOOD 41:52 Video Format 42:37 Gaming The System 43:57 What's Next? 46:20 1 Billion Users ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/ 🚀 Sign up to our newsletter 🚀 https://thedefiant.io/go-premium#pricing?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=signup 🤑 Find DeFi investment opportunities & educational primers here https://thedefiant.io/promo?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=alpha ✊ Follow The Defiant Twitter: https://twitter.com/defiantnews Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3SdRdEs5ag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedefiant.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom editorial@thedefiant.io 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships sponsors@thedefiant.io #TheDefiant​ #DeFi​ #Decentralized​ #Finance​ #Blockchain #Web3