Jack Baldwin
Jack is the co-founder of Shinsei Galverse, one of Japan’s most successful NFT projects, and the executive producer of the Galverse anime, released in June 2025. He advises MIRAI, the crypto- and AI-driven influencer from Japan’s Aww Inc. whose token presale set records in the industry, contributes to the Threshold Network, and consults with some of the world’s leading AI companies. He goes by Wailoaloa online.
Session
09-12
12:00
15min
Ethereum’s AKIRA Moment: Building Lasting Onchain Culture
Jack Baldwin
In 1988, AKIRA put Japanese anime on the global stage for decades. Ethereum needs its own AKIRA moment. Jack, co-founder of Shinsei Galverse, reflects on four years of building anime and culture onchain, and explores how new models of IP can turn Ethereum from financial rails into a cultural force.
Counterculture Capital
Ethreactor Stage