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Dans cet épisode spécial, John est l'invité du jour et vient nous dévoiler les coulisses de la 4e édition de la Non Fungible Conference (NFC), qui se tiendra du 4 au 6 juin 2025 à Lisbonne. Cette édition s'annonce encore plus ambitieuse et éclectique, avec huit événements en un seul et des thématiques allant de l'art digital à la culture meme, en passant par les crypto-stamps, les jeux blockchain et l'univers Telegram.Parmi les temps forts :* Une scène immersive entièrement repensée avec des performances live inédites.* Des artistes majeurs comme Snowfro, Claire Silver, OSF, Fuckrender, Agoria ou encore Justin Aversano.* Des initiatives autour des PFPs, des ordinals, des meme coins, et le lancement de l'AI Movie Festival.* Une journée dédiée à l'univers Telegram avec le soutien de la TON Foundation.* Le lancement du “Tonight Show” version Web3 animé par Redbeard / Benny Big.* Des talks avec plus de 250 intervenants sur 4 scènes parallèles.* Des expositions dans des containers d'art en plein air (OpenSea, Tezos, Magic Eden…).* Et le 3eme jour, une beach party sur la plage de Caparica .John revient aussi sur les défis du marché NFT actuel, sur l'évolution de l'événement vers la pop culture numérique, et sur sa volonté farouche de créer un rendez-vous résilient et durable pour tout l'écosystème.

Send us a textJoin us on a fascinating journey with Erick Snowfro, a visionary in the digital art and NFT space, as we uncover the evolution of crypto art and its integration into modern culture. Hear firsthand how a white elephant gift exchange involved a CryptoPunk, adding a playful layer to the serious business of art collecting. Erick reveals his initial skepticism about NFTs and shares insights on the emerging concept of "fidgetals," a hybrid of physical and digital art, while emphasizing the importance of preserving digital purity.Travel back to simpler times with us as we reminisce about childhood collections, from comic cards to memorabilia, and explore how these experiences shape our understanding of digital collectibles today. Erickf and I discuss the initial hurdles and eventual embrace of digital rarity, highlighted by platforms like NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties. We'll take you through the vibrant community interactions on platforms like Discord and examine how digital art is breaking barriers, making art ownership more accessible than ever.As we look toward the future, Erick provides a visionary perspective on the intersection of digital assets with fashion and physical products, imagining a world where digital art is as accessible as picking up a print at IKEA. With a focus on balancing exclusivity and accessibility, we explore the promising potential of digital art in consumer experiences, from personalized collections to broader institutional adoption. All this is wrapped up in the playful and relaxed vibe that defines the NorCal and Shill Podcast, making this episode a must-listen for art enthusiasts and digital explorers alike.https://x.com/ArtOnBlockchainSupport the show

r4v3n sits down with artists Snowfro, DCA and Jeff Davis at Art Blocks Marfa Weekend to discuss the history of Art Blocks and the future of on-chain generative art.Recorded on: 11/14/2024 in Marfa, TX

S2E8 features Erick Calderon, also known as Snowfro!Erick is the creator of the Chromie Squiggle and the founder of Art Blocks, which has set the gold standard for how on-chain art is created.In this episode, Nifty talks with Erick about the now-complete Chromie Squiggle collection, his experiences working with color and light that inspired the Squiggle, his family's artistic background, how claiming CryptoPunks led to the creation of Art Blocks, and his passion for racing cars.Prefer video? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@squiggledaoThe sponsor of this episode is NFTfi. NFTfi is the most battle-tested and secure lending and liquidity protocol for NFTs. Since launching in 2020, NFTfi has had over 60,000 loans with zero security incidents. Try lending today: https://nftfi.com/GuestErick Calderon: https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchainHostNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOFarcaster: https://warpcast.com/squiggledaoMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

S2E6 features Ryan Zurrer Founder of Dialectic, Vine Ventures, & 1OF1.Previously, Ryan was a very early investor in some of the best performing venture investments of the last decade, was early to crypto, and launched Polychain Capital private investment arm.In this episode, Nifty & Jared talk with Ryan about some of Ryan's early investments and what he learned working with such talented and inspiring people in the traditional art world. Ryan reveals some of what goes on behind the scenes when it comes to building relationships with top museums, what they're looking for, and how to convince them that digital art is the real deal. Of course they also discuss Snowfro, generative art, and the impact and importance of the Chromie Squiggle.Prefer video? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@squiggledaoThe sponsor of this episode is NFTfi. NFTfi is the most battle-tested and secure lending and liquidity protocol for NFTs. Since launching in 2020, NFTfi has had over 60,000 loans with zero security incidents. Try lending today: https://nftfi.com/GuestRyan Zurrer: https://twitter.com/kukulabanzeHostsNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHJared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_pozEditorFnkl: https://twitter.com/0xFnklSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOFarcaster: https://warpcast.com/squiggledaoMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

WTBS is back again with a post-NFT NYC episode! We discuss: We are trying out pods.media which lets you mint WTBS! Go and mint out interview episode with Snowfro for FREE (+fee) on Base The Processing Foundation announced a community fellowship, apply if you are interested! Check out our interview with Jamie from Verse + spoilers for upcoming recordings NFT NYC recap session More on Farcaster & $degen Total Recall: All Clear by Thomas Noya x Adam from Tender... and AI project that Will likes! Looking ahead to our upcoming collab with Whitekross, Week After Week, an fx(hash) release on Base Thanks for listening as always! If you want to support the show you can subscribe to our Patreon, mint episodes on pods.media, and donate directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth Follow us on Farcaster @wtbs, Twitter @waitingtosigne & Instagram @waitingtobesigned Episode Art: Total Recall: All Clear #3 by Thomas Noya Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank

S2E2 features Gmoney who is the founder of Admit One, crypto-native luxury brand 9dcc, and an influential collector/thought leader in the space.Gmoney is self described as a futurist, disrupter, and founder. You can see the knack he has for eyeing trends early and building incredible brands in the web3 crypto-native space.In this episode, Nifty and Jared talk with Gmoney about his OG roots in the space with regards to DeFi, fashion, and minting projects. Gmoney is a top Chromie Squiggle holder who minted 100s of Squiggles and he tells some great stories about those early days minting and meeting Snowfro.Prefer video? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@squiggledaoThe sponsor of this episode is NFTfi. NFTfi is the most battle-tested and secure lending and liquidity protocol for NFTs. Since launching in 2020, NFTfi has had over 60,000 loans with zero security incidents. Try lending today: https://nftfi.com/GuestGmoney: https://twitter.com/gmoneyNFTHostsNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHJared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_pozEditorFnkl: https://twitter.com/_fnklSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

Kicking off a series of interviews with platform founders, we are thrilled to bring you this conversation with Erick Calderon aka Snowfro. We dive deep into the recently announced changes with AB, Sansa, and the market as a whole. In this episode we discuss: Racing cars, Magic: the Gathering & Minecraft Surviving in Crypto for 7+ years, surviving the 2018 bear market and our current downswing & the simple math behind the generative art market What the experience could be for new collectors that are no longer "early" Why buy Sansa? What do they bring to Art Blocks and their role in the future of the platform? Who will be allowed to release on Sansa & the challenges of being a truly open platform Expanding Engine Partners to brands & bringing new communities to web3 through physical generative objects How Curated is changing and when we can expect the next Curated release Can we expect new chains, sale mechanisms, release styles & more from Art Blocks & Sansa? A brief Marfa pitch Follow Erick on Twitter @ArtOnBlockchain and join the Art Blocks Discord to stay up to date on their upcoming announcements If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth Follow us on Farcaster @wtbs, Twitter @waitingtosign & Instagram @waitingtobesigned Episode Art: Chromie Squiggle #7 by Snowfro Intro and Outro tracks by PixelWank

Keeping the notes short this week! We discuss: Our Etherlink episode is getting ready to drop + the defi accelerator program is announced Art Blocks announces big changes coming to Curated + new platform powered by their Sansa acquisition + we are about to interview Snowfro! Barbarians seeds continue to impress & mint passes are somehow still available Under Neith gallery by Forever Projects on Foundation Lots of fx(hash) shoutouts + special congrats to ClownVamp for their Puppies release on Verse w/ Tender If you like the show you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon or donating directly to wtbs.tez & wtbs.eth Follow us on Farcaster @wtbs, on Twitter @waitingtosign & on Instagram @waitingtobesigned Episode Art: Shadows too deep to find the light #3 by Whitekross Intro & Outro tracks by PixelWank

S2E1 features Jack Butcher who is an artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur.Jack is the founder of Visualize Value where he uses minimalistic design to educate and share ideas that resonate. He has also created really interesting NFT projects such as Checks and Opepen. Jack is one of the leading networked artists and one of the most followed designers/marketers online.In this episode, Nifty and Jared interview Jack about his opinions on art and culture, his experience working with brands like Red Bull, and of course we talk about his amazing collaboration with Snowfro the “Snowpepen.”Prefer video? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@squiggledaoThe sponsor of this episode is NFTfi. NFTfi is the most battle-tested and secure lending and liquidity protocol for NFTs. Since launching in 2020, NFTfi has had over 60,000 loans with zero security incidents. Try lending today: https://nftfi.com/GuestJack Butcher: https://twitter.com/jackbutcherHostsNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHJared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_pozEditorFnkl: https://twitter.com/_fnklSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

Ep008 features DCinvestor who is a project investor and advisor. He is an early collector of NFTs and was early to Ethereum and DeFi.Previously, he was a Public Sector Management Consultant for 15 years. Currently, he is one of the top collectors and one of the leading voices in the space.In this episode, Nifty and Jared delve into DC's convictions regarding NFTs, his collecting approach, his thesis on Squiggles & Snowfro, and his predictions for the future of digital ownership.GuestDCinvestor: https://twitter.com/iamDCinvestorHostsNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHJared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_pozEditorFnkl: https://twitter.com/_fnklSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

Ep006 of the podcast features Scott Byrd, or better known in the web3 space as BygByrd. Scott is a digital art collector, a community leader at Art Blocks, an old friend of Snowfro, and a proud grandfather.We met Scott in Marfa and we were captivated by his stories. We are sure that most of you will be pleasantly surprised to hear some of these old stories, especially involving Erick!In this episode Nifty and Jared get into some of Art Blocks early history with Scott, his background, some really great old stories involving Erick, and of course some thoughts about the impact of Squiggles.This episode is also available in video format on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ag6UQDQJ21cGuestBygbyrd: https://twitter.com/bygbyrd1234HostsNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHJared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_pozEditorFnkl: https://twitter.com/_fnklSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

In welcher Marktlage befinden wir uns aktuell? Wo stehen Crypto und NFTs gerade? Yuga setzt ein starkes Zeichen vor Gericht. Jack Butcher und Snowfro arbeiten zusammen. Follow me: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/viktorfoos⁠⁠ Partner:

On today's show we are live from Amsterdam and discuss the the Snowfro and Jack Butcher collab, the rally on Captainz over the weekend, BAYC and MAYC and the affects of Flooring Protocol has had on the space. Tune in live every weekday Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM Eastern to 10:15 AM. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy our NFT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us your thoughts on the show by leaving a rating. -- DISCLAIMER: You should never treat any opinion expressed by the hosts of this content as a recommendation to make a particular investment, or to follow a particular strategy. The thoughts and commentary on this show are an expression of the hosts' opinions and are for entertainment and informational purposes only. This show is never financial advice.

Bonjour,Nous vous avions promis des surprises lors de la dernière rentrée et en voilà une de taille:En effet désormais tous les lundis matins à 9h vous nous retrouverez en live et en vidéo sur notre chaîne YouTube (Abonnez vous!) et sur Twitter pour parler des news de la semaine avec nos intervenants réguliers tels que : Léo, Eve, Mattis, Simon, MisterRabbit et bien d'autres…Cette semaine nous étions avec quelques uns de nos invités de la semaine dernière les artistes Stephan Breuer et Jaen pour parler de l'actualité marquante de ces derniers jours. Au programme:Le drop /// de Snowfro pour Velocity Pass, JAck Butcher, le lancement du coin MEME de Memeland, le dénouement du Procès Yuga Labs Vs Ryder Ripps etc…Pour aller plus loin :* Le replay de l'épisode sur Twitter* Compte Twitter de Stephan Breuer* Compte Twitter de Jaen* Compte Twitter d'Hoystick This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community) and Sam (NFTStats; PROOF Director of Research) for this week's 100 PROOF Live.  After Sam's market overview, the trio discuss how a crypto rally is affecting NFTs before discussing Snowfro's colorful Velocity Series project, ///.  Sam then talks with artist ThankYouX about his exciting new solo exhibition, inertia, kicking off at Sotheby's LA on November 28. The two discuss his background as an artist, how he is inspired by Korea, and the topic of royalties in the NFT space.  Follow ThankYouX on X | https://twitter.com/ThankYouX   _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on X |  https://twitter.com/akasteveyyy  Follow Sam on X | https://twitter.com/punk9059  Follow Kevin on X | https://twitter.com/kevinrose  Subscribe to PROOF Signal | http://signal.proof.xyz  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:32 Host Chat -RSVP to Tokyo event | http://events.proof.xyz 0:03:31 Sam's Market Overview -Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14k7fNQeEViFjmqYQva8Nd3qhTMHrrZFEnYzdoceNABU/edit?usp=sharing  0:11:25 Is the crypto rally bullish for NFTs? 0:19:50 Snowfro's Velocity Series /// -OpenSea | https://opensea.io/collection/by-snowfro  0:30:56 Artist Spotlight: ThankYouX -inertia | https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/thankyoux-1  -ThankYouX on X | https://twitter.com/ThankYouX  0:52:43 Outro

Ep004 of the podcast features Jonas Lamis. Jonas is currently leading PlayLayer.xyz, an app that allows creators and brands to publish 3D assets and share them via augmented reality.He is a member of the top DAOs and communities in the space: Flamingo, Neon, Neptune, Proof, Quantum and SquiggleDAO.In this episode we talk about Jonas' family history in traditional art (which even connects with Snowfro), his vision for the future of web3/DAOs/Squiggles, how Jonas bought a house with Squiggles, and some advice to keep your head up in this space.This episode is also available in video format on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ag6UQDQJ21cGuestJonas Lamis: https://twitter.com/jonaslamisHostsNifty Fifty: https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETHJared Poz: https://twitter.com/jared_pozEditorFnkl: https://twitter.com/_fnklSquiggleDAOWebsite: https://www.squiggledao.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/squiggledaoTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/squiggleDAOMembership NFT: https://opensea.io/collection/squiggledaoNewsletter: https://squiggledao1.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squiggledao/

This special Friday episode serves as the crew's first-ever digital fashion show! Tyler and the crew go deep on 4 major headlines related to digital and generative fashion out of thirdweb, IYK, Tyler Hobbs' generative tattoos and Snowfro's generative physicals. Then the crew quickly talks about Blur adding a 1% fee before finishing with a SocialFI conversation, asking and answering the question "Is Friend Tech dead?" 

Comme chaque début de semaine, retrouvez dans le NFT Morning un récap des dernières news qui ont marqués la sphère NFT. Pour en parler cette semaine nous recevons Leo, qui est à la fois trader et collectionneur de NFT.Ensemble nous avons parlé de la collection Pudgy Pinguin , de l'artiste Refik Anadol, du RarePass de SuperRare, du futur drop de Snowfro dans le cadre du Velocity Pass et de bien d'autres sujets…Pour aller plus loin:* Compte Twitter de Leo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

Grayscale's victory over the SEC -Ruling does not guarantee an ETF approval but now far more likely. -ETF possible as soon as Friday https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1696544309699363201?s=20 Judge throws out case against Uniswap-This is a huge win for DeFi -The decision stated that the Court didn't want to expand the federal securities laws … and concluded that this issue is better addressed by Congress. https://twitter.com/haydenzadams/status/1696991910370411003?s=20 SuperRare launches Curation Staking-Users will vouch for the authenticity and appeal of another entity by staking the $RARE token on them, creating a social graph. https://twitter.com/SuperRare/status/1696565113007075720?s=20 X had received a crypto license-This is a "Currency Transmitter" license is an important requirement for X to begin providing virtual asset-related services. https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1696689216858861575?s=20 Squiggles mints out One of the most popular art NFT projects ever has finally minted out as SnowFro sells the 66 remaining Squiggles. Hopefully, now we'll get an end to all of those scam Squggles ads on X https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1696633294941458494?s=20 Lufthansa airline launched its rewards program on Polygon -Rewards NFTs when you travel -Different collections get different rewards (free wifi, lounge access) -Trade NFTs with other holders to fill gaps to complete collections https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1697195414569840957?s=20 Follow us to get all the information on Historical NFTs and the future of web3: Adam - https://twitter.com/adamamcbride Jake - https://twitter.com/jakegallen_ Emblem - https://twitter.com/EmblemVault Recorded on August 31, 2023

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), Sam (PROOF Director of Research), and special guest Jordan Lyall (CEO, Prohibition.art) for a special live audience show. They discuss the state of NFT royalties and what it will take to move the space forward.  The crew is joined by Erick “Snowfro” Calderon (CEO, Art Blocks Inc.) to discuss Jordan & his latest generative art project, heart + craft. They talk about the two met, the inspiration behind the project, why they decided on an “inclusive edition,” nerd out on traits, talk digital x physical, and take some questions from the audience.  Follow Jordan on X | https://twitter.com/JordanLyall  Follow Snowfro on X | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain  heart + craft website | https://heartandcraft.xyz/  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on X | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Derek on X | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Sam on X | https://twitter.com/punk9059  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on X | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:31 Host Chat 0:05:28 NFT Royalties 0:21:43 Artist Spotlight: Jordan Lyall & Snowfro heart + craft | https://heartandcraft.xyz/  Prohibition.art | https://prohibition.art/project/heart-craft  0:42:18 heart + craft Rarity Structure 0:48:20 Mint Info + Physicals 0:58:18 Outro

E81 of our weekly show, "Cringe Is Relative", recorded on August 17, 2023. In this episode we discuss: The unfortunate story of Ichi passing away. gen.art and eclipse.art shutting down. Coinbase's "Base" L2 on Ethereum goes live with an emphasis on art NFTs. Heart + Craft, an "inclusive" edition collaborative project between Snowfro and Prohibition.art Digits by Loren Bednar, surprise fx(hash) release Remnants of Humanity by Kira0 on Alba 923 Empty Rooms by Casey Reas, Bright Moments x Art Blocks SPACETIME by Loackme released on Verse KRILLER.COM releases an album on Spotify Tons to look ahead to, including Quasi Dragon Studies on Verse and Rhythm & The Machine on Tonic! Follow us on Twitter @waitingtosign and Instagram @waitingtobesigned Support the show by donating to wtbs.tez or wtbs.eth & collecting our episode notes on fx(text) Intro and outro music by Pixelwank

In der heutigen Folge gibt es News zum Umfang des Binance coins und dem Megaplus bei Thorchain.  Ihr erfahrt ob der Ordinal Hype vorbei ist, von dem hack auf Rocketswap, sowie der neuen Kunst von Snowfro . Und neben unserem täglichen Blick auf den Krypto Chart und den Floorpreisen auf Opensea, schauen wir auf Milady Maker und warum man Sie schon vor Elon Musk hätte kennen sollen.** weitere freiwillige Unterstützung:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86396667Newsletter Barista Insights by Mic_Sebhttps://tab728b31.emailsys1a.net/247/735/e3ee874dc3/subscribe/form.html?_g=1695576545ALL IN NFT Homepage:https://www.allinnft.de/ALL IN NFT Merchandising Shop:https://all-in-nft.myshopify.com/Opensea Kollektion ALL IN NFT:https://opensea.io/assets/ETHEREUM/0x71608b3551895385637d59c3713e7369ecac2e97/0Linktree :https://linktr.ee/mic_sebDiscord: https://discord.gg/4js6Pg7FJkTwitter: @MicSeb91https://twitter.com/MicSeb91Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mic_sebYouTube: All in NFThttps://www.youtube.com/@Mic_Seb**Blockpit Code für deine einfache Steuererklärung mit Krypto und NFT Wallets:https://blockpit.cello.so/v7peWE3ssIIKontakt:Sebastian@allinnft.deGM Coffee Handy:+491733544148Bei den oben genannten Themen handelt es sich um keine Anlageberatungen. Der Podcast dient lediglich der Unterhaltung.Die mit ** gekennzeichneten Links sind sogenannte Affiliate-/ oder Unterstützungs-Links. Kommt über einen solchen Link ein Einkauf zustande, werde ich mit einer Provision beteiligt. Für Dich entstehen dabei keine Mehrkosten. Wo, wann und wie Du ein Produkt kaufst, bleibt natürlich Dir überlassen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sebastian-michels7/message

00:00 Intro 00:21 Market Overview 05:42 Zeneca Introduces PFP 07:25 Heart & Craft 09:31 Notable Sales: Grifters, 9 ETH; Grail Nakamigos, 2.8 & 2.7 ETH; Rabbid Rabbit Reaper and All Your Love in Chains by Matt Crabe: 2.5 ETH each _________ Subscribe to PROOF on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaX0Vu-dWB7bNjFMnbBo2A?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on other platforms: Proof Podcasts Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/proofpodcasts  Telegram | https://t.me/proofcountdown  NFTstatistics Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/punk9059  Proof Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/proof_xyz NFTstatistics Presentation Deck https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z2D-1GVT4eW50wA8_WLZpiqQOw49JzWI8i_-8Au6G8M/edit?usp=sharing

Today we are joined by Erick Calderon, founder of Art Blocks. You may also know him as Snowfro. Erick is not only a talented artist but also a tech innovator and entrepreneur who has redefined the limits of artistic expression in the digital era. Today we get into how Art Blocks fosters creativity and community via the platform, how they differ from other projects, Erick's views on why you should even buy art in the first place, as well as his passion for generative art and decentralization. We also get into his views on the NFT market fluctuations and he shares a bit about the community of curators that are curating art on Art Blocks and how you can get involved there. But first, Erick will begin by telling us about his crypto origin story and early involvement in the Crypto Punks community.

00:00 Intro 01:08 Market Overview 04:01 HanWe Earns $1.5Mn 07:29 SnowFro Added to RedBull 09:35 Notable Sales: Ordinal Maxi Biz, 1.15 & 1.12 BTC; Neural Studies by Mario Klingemann, 12 ETH; Lux No. 2 by Ben Strauss, 6.69 ETH; Rolls by Dave Krugman, 5.2 & 3.2 ETH _________ Subscribe to PROOF on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaX0Vu-dWB7bNjFMnbBo2A?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on other platforms: Proof Podcasts Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/proofpodcasts  Telegram | https://t.me/proofcountdown  NFTstatistics Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/punk9059  Proof Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/proof_xyz NFTstatistics Presentation Deck  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15Jvrbtm2x5p9I2T9sQfOJXaciewPEO5kbuUMGcn85FA/edit?usp=sharing 

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Prepare for an extraordinary journey as we engage in a fascinating conversation with the creative genius, Snowfro, also known as Erick, the brilliant mind behind Artblocks and the Squiggle. Get a glimpse into Erick's intriguing journey from tweeting about crypto punks in 2018 to his current deep involvement with NFTs and the innovative concept of "phygitals". We'll wander through his thoughts on the "digital optional, physical optional" model, his ideal living place, and his approach to raising a family.Join us as Erick unpacks his passion for amassing various items like art, comics, lighters, and playing cards. He shares his experience of trading and purchasing items using blockchain technology, shedding light on NBA Top Shot, and the transformative impact of digital object interconnectivity. You can't afford to miss as he discusses how this revolution in technology is reshaping expressions of kindness and support in ways unimaginable.Get a forward-thinking perspective on the dawn of emerging technologies and their implications on digital art and assets. Erick gives insight into the 'ephemeral physical' concept, consumer adoption trends, and CRM 2.0. We'll touch on his experiences in the digital art market, including his self-proclaimed 'dumbest' purchases and his view on the emergence of the archetype cube. You cannot miss his vision for the future of digital art, ongoing projects, and his views on how digital art could potentially become a currency with its own rules. Stay tuned for an enlightening episode!

The multidisciplinary artist shares a more ethical vision for artistic communities with Alex Estorick

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is back with Derek (Collab + Currency) and Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community) to talk about everything generative art NFTs, including Prohibition, a Snowfro thread and the million-dollar Zombie punk sale. The final episode of the Mythics Chronicles reveals the lore behind the Mythics, and the crew talks about the highlights of the recent Moonbirds Mythics launch.  Eli (PROOF Head of Art) finishes up the show by welcoming special guest Michael Bouhanna from Sotheby's, who has been leading the charge on all digital art efforts. They discuss their new platform powered by Art Blocks, and the upcoming Vera Molnar drop.  Follow Michael on Twitter | https://twitter.com/michaelbouhanna  Follow Sotheby's Metaverse on Twitter | https://twitter.com/Sothebysverse  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Eli on Twitter | https://twitter.com/eli_schein  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts _________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:30 Host Chat Gen Art Topics 0:03:25 Prohibition.art | https://twitter.com/ProhibitionArt/status/1680983655961722880?s=20  0:10:40 Snowfro thread | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1681472934857310208 0:15:10 Metaversal Zombie Punk million-dollar purchase | https://twitter.com/balon_art/status/1680265784931786752?s=20  0:19:00 Mythics Chronicles Ep 8 0:26:35 Moonbirds Mythics Launch -Mythics on OpenSea | https://opensea.io/collection/moonbirds-mythics  -Mythics Site | https://www.proof.xyz/mythics  0:33:40 Special Guest: Michael Bouhanna, Sotheby's -Sotheby's Gen Art: Vera Molnar Drop | https://metaverse.sothebys.com/gen-art-vera-molnar  –Sotheby's 3AC Auction | https://www.sothebys.com/en/series/grails-property-from-an-iconic-digital-art-collection  0:58:30 Outro -Mythics Event | https://events.proof.xyz/

My guest on today's podcast is the one and only Erick Calderon, widely known as Snowfro. As the founder and CEO of Art Blocks, Erick has revolutionised the art scene and earned immense respect in the Web3 community.  Erick's genuine nature and commitment to kindness shine through, making him a true inspiration to artists and enthusiasts alike.   I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Erick, and I hope you will too.

Not a ton to report on traditional markets, starting the day a bit lower with .05% dip on the S&P. Interest rates selling off in preparation for tomorrows Data point. OSF imagines the risk is skewed towards the downside with the CPI number, no matter where it comes in at. Crypto has had some difficulty holding onto local levels. Some of the alts like $MATIC and $MAGIC are in a slump and being majorly outperformed by ETH itself which is up nearly 55% on the year. The concept of digital gold is a strong narrative being bought into versus utility based tokens that offer something. Mando thought we might sustain this last bounce and seeing the major coins slip is quite concerning. IF BTC continues to lose, then the shitcoins will suffer as well. The Bitcoin halving is approaching and stirring up many different perspectives and predictions around the future of BTC. People have speculated on major things like bitcoin forks and modifying the ultimate supply. No major change is set to happen but the speculation alone is enough to raise hairs about its future.Binance put a tweet out that Ordinals are going coming to their NFT marketplace. The Bitcoin network was clogged yesterday due to the introduction and excessive exploration of BRC-20 tokens. IT has set the maxis into an uproar and caused both a wave of panic and wake of FUD in the BTC universe. Mando points out that this makes the future of Ethereum seem even clearer. People who don't want the application layer do not have a clear solution for what's going on and seem to want to delay the big decisions being made until much further in the future. NFTsThe main thing happening in NFTs is also surrounding the ordinals protocol on Bitcoin. The NFT community should start paying attention to the BRC-20 tech now. Go try it out and get to understand it while it's new and relatively slow…. Clogged even.Pudgy Penguins announce they did a raise for $9 mil, with an undisclosed valuation, the stage speculates that it could be around $30-50 mil. Degods made an announcement that they will be available on the BLEND lending platform from BLUR. The news didn't seem to force the floor one way or another. Snowfro and Gary V both purchased a rektguy! Unfortunately this is not 2021 and this floor also remained fairly unchanged. Remember when buying some land in sandbox was enough to set a project on a run? the good ol' days.. RTFKT sneaker forging deadline is here, don't forget to forge or you are basically burning a physical. The Broken Keys w/ ACK@lphaCentauriKid joined us to go though his latest drop 'The Broken Keys'. The piano to ACK is a gateway to the muse. He really pushed himself to make as many different stories as possible using the piano. He had over 100 pieces and curated it down to 48. All 1/1s going live at the same time within an hour of writing this. He saw a larger collection as a challenge. ACK is a self taught pianist and the instrument is a piece of art within itself. He wanted discovery to be a part of the work, so he tried different subjects and situations to tell unique stories with a piano theme. Check his official Twitter for links to the work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The artist discusses the moment generative art went mainstream with Jason Bailey.

How was ArtBlocks founded? Who are the first generative artists who started out there? What did the Auto Glyphs project change for them?During NFT Paris, in a room full of some of the best generative artists in the world, we recorded this one hour conversation between Ledger VP of Comms Ariel Wengroff and prominent figures in the ArtBlocks community (with Erick Calderon a.k.a. Snowfro, Sofia Garcia from ArtXCode, Glenn a.k.a. BlockBird, Matt a.k.a. Balon_art and Jeremy a.k.a. DeFiStaker), to discuss everything about generative art, from the moment where usual collectors could no longer afford to buy their own art to their “late night scrolling for new art” routine.Is it okay to come as a flipper if you stay as a collector? How do creators approach pricing? Why is it important to see your digital art in real life and not just on a thumbnail on OpenSea? And yes, you know us, what's their biggest security fail? This new episode answers all of these questions, and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comme vous le savez John est passionné d'art génératif, alors quel plus beau cadeau d'anniversaire pouvait t-il recevoir, que celui d'interview notre invité du jour: Alexis André?En effet Alexis André est un artiste génératif, figure emblématique de la plateforme référence en la matière Artblocks et ce n'est donc pas un hasard, si Erick Calderon alias Snowfro, lui-même artiste et créateur de la plateur, ait choisi Alexis pour une collection très particulière, Friendship Bracelets.Cette collection qui représente des bracelets, a pour particularité d'avoir été airdroppé '(en 2 exemplaires) en cadeau à tous les détenteurs d'oeuvres Artblocks…Au final, il y a plus de 38000 bracelets qui ont été mintés et le floor n'a cessé de monter, faisant des Friendship Bracelets une des collections déjà iconique de cette plateforme…Alexis André, revient également dans cette room sur son parcours, ses premières collections, la manière dont il appréhende ce nouvel espace de création et ses futurs projets… sans oublier le Japon, pays dans lequel il vit désormais…Pour aller plus loin:* Alexis André sur SuperRare* Alexis André sur Artblocks* Compte Twitter d'Alexis André* Compte Instagram d'Alexis André* La collection Friendships Bracelet sur OpenseaEt puis bien sûr… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

Pour cette première room de l'année 2023, nous sommes revenus sur les évènements qui ont animé le marché des NFT ces dernières semaines, durant les vacances de fin d'année, avec ce qui pourrait ressembler à un semblant de reprise, mais cela va t-il durer?…Quoiqu'il en soit, on vous souhaite une excellente Année 2023 et pour l'illustrer, on ne pouvait trouver mieux que ce Friendship Bracelet d'Alexis André x SnowFro de chez ArtBlocks: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

A conversation with Web3 art collector, investor and DAO co-founder Derek Edward Schloss. Derek was an early advocate for the economy that has grown around the collecting of digital art. He is the co-founder of Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund that made early investments in companies like SuperRare, Art Blocks, Async Art, Metaversal, Rarible and PROOF. He is also a founding member of the ultra-exclusive crypto-art-collecting Flamingo DAO, which boasts the world's most valuable collection of NFTs. In the conversation, Derek discusses the assessment of value, his love of generative art and the inner workings of an art-collecting DAO.https://www.collabcurrency.com/https://flamingodao.xyz/https://twitter.com/derekedws

9dcc Iteration-02 is coming with a special collaboration with Art Blocks! gmoney and Snowfro talk about the details on the 9dcc pop shop at Art Basel, how we're bringing the Chromie Squiggle to 9dcc, and how you can get your hands on a 1:1 9dcc x Art Blocks shirt. Snowfro is an artist, coder, and digital creator who has dedicated himself to exploring functional use cases for NFT technology, specifically in the art sector. These explorations culminated in the development and subsequent launch of the generative art NFT platform, Art Blocks, in November of 2020 and release of his own NFT project called the Chromie Squiggle. I'm fortunate enough to be collaborating with him on 9dcc Iteration-02. We'll be discussing its detail, inspirations and how you can mint your own live this year at Art Basel. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Marfa event recap 2:03 - FTX and decoupling the NFT space from exchanges 7:55 - Chromie Squiggles rarity navigation 14:03 - Snowfro breaks down what crypto truly delivers on 17:50 - Doing dope shit with decent people 22:14 - Meshing generative art to the physical world 27:09 - Bright Moments in Mexico City 32:00 - Snowfro and gmoney at Art Basel 34:20 - What excites Snowfro the most about 9dcc collab 40:03 - Bringing rarity to fashion 43:20 - Alpha on the 9dcc pop up at Art Basel Q&A 48:48 - Which rarities should we expect?

Adam Lindermann, Erick / Snowfro, Tim Ferriss, and Philip Mohun of Bright Moments join Kevin Rose and Derek Edwards Schloss on this special episode of 100 PROOF streamed live from Marfa, Texas, at the Glitch, Marfa event. https://twitter.com/kevinrose https://twitter.com/derekedws https://twitter.com/glitchmarfa https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain https://twitter.com/tferriss https://twitter.com/philmohun https://twitter.com/adamlindemann

Imran and Qiao discuss what's on their minds in the crypto landscape.  Timestamps (00:00) Welcome to Good Game! (01:17) Crypto Kitties and EIP-721: NFTs are born (05:11) OpenSea, the first NFT marketplace, goes through Y Combinator (06:28) Overview of NFTs on Ethereum, Ronin, Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, Reddit, Tezos, and Flow(14:39) The history of Crypto Punks and generative art (19:08) Snowfro launching Art Blocks and Chromie Squiggles (20:45) Why Crypto Punks and Bored Apes are valuable as digital nations (27:00) Bored Apes Yuga Labs acquires Crypto Punks and gives holders IP commercial rights (30:24) What is CC0 Creative Commons licensing for NFTs? (33:02) Monetization of NFTs (36:46) What Azuki is building for their community and the future for NFT communities (40:25) How Nouns DAO works (44:09) The messy governance models of NFTs (47:19) An explanation of gaming NFTs (53:01) An explanation of music NFTs (1:00:55) An explanation of storytelling NFTs (1:03:38) NFT communities are digital nations because they have a treasury (1:04:57) An explanation of metaverse NFTs 1:06:54 Imran's top NFTs (1:08:26) An explanation of Paradigm's Art GobblersGood Game Podcast: A podcast for crypto natives. Find us at goodgamepod.xyz and follow us on Twitter @goodgamepodxyDISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein are personal to the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or entity. Discussions and answers to questions are intended as generalized, non-personalized information. Nothing herein should be construed or relied upon as investment, legal, tax, or other advice.

Recorded on August 19, 2022 For early access to all PROOF episodes, join the Proof Collective https://opensea.io/collection/proof-collective Today's Hosts: Kevin Rose @kevinrose Derek Edwards @derekedws Erick Calderon @ArtOnBlockchain

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Stephan Jacquemot, Investment Partner bei TS Ventures. Stephan hat die Finanzierungsrunden von Celonis, Cargokite und Ready Player analysiert: Gestern verkündete der Quatar Investment Authority (QIA), der katarische Staatsfonds, dem Münchner Software-Unicorn Celonis mit einer Bewertung von 13 Milliarden US-Dollar zu geben. Dabei werden bis zu einer Milliarde US-Dollar investiert, wobei Celonis dabei einen Kredit von bis zu 600 Millionen US-Dollar abrufen kann. Der in Estland ansässige plattformübergreifende Avatar-Hersteller Ready Player Me gab bekannt, dass er über seine Gaming-Investitionsinitiative GAMES FUND ONE eine Serie-B-Finanzierung in Höhe von 56 US-Dollar unter der Leitung von Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) erhalten hat. Laut der offiziellen Pressemitteilung des Unternehmens beteiligten sich auch Roblox-Mitbegründer David Baszucki, Twitch- und Fractal-Mitbegründer Justin Kan sowie King-Mitbegründer Sebastian Knutsson und Riccardo Zacconi an der Finanzierungsrunde. Plural, Endeavor, Kevin Harts Hartbeat Ventures, die D'Amelio-Familie, Punk6529, Snowfro, Nordic Ninja, Konvoy und viele andere Investoren beteiligten sich ebenfalls an der Serie-B-Runde. Außerdem konnte Cargokite eine erfolgreiche Pre-See-Runde abschließen. Cargokite will das Problem der Treibhausgasemissionen lösen, die durch die Handelsschifffahrt und den enormen Mengen an CO2 und anderen Schadstoffen entstehen. Das Münchner Startup entwickelt dafür ein sogenanntes Airborne Wind Energy System, dessen Hauptbestandteil ein Drachen ist. Dieser soll zwischen 100 und 300 Metern Höhe fliegen, wo stets ausreichend Wind herrscht, um das Schiff zuverlässig anzutreiben. Gleichzeitig geht Cargokite aber auch das Schiffsdesign an. Ein neu gestalteter Schiffsrumpf soll es ermöglichen, die Windenergie so effizient wie noch nie zu nutzen und direkt in eine Vorwärtsbewegung des Schiffes umzuwandeln. Die Investoren SOSV und FTTF beteiligten sich an der Pre-Seed-Runde.

Art Blocks, the generative NFT series, exploded in popularity and price last fall. Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon (aka "Snowfro") talks to Dan Roberts and Stephen Graves all about why the price surge actually hurt Art Blocks and the problem with NFT speculators, the debate over digital art vs. traditional art and his views on Bored Apes and CryptoPunks, how he got into NFTs after starting a physical tile business with his father, and why he thinks everyone's mortgage will eventually be stored on chain. For more from Decrypt, visit decrypt.co and follow @decryptmedia on Twitter. Hosts, guests, and credits: Dan RobertsTwitter: @readDanwrite Stephen GravesTwitter: @stephengraves Erick CalderonTwitter: @ArtOnBlockchain Podcast art by Grant Kempster gm from Decrypt is a Redd Rock Music PodcastInstagram: @reddrockmusicwww.reddrockmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art Blocks, the generative NFT series, exploded in popularity and price last fall. Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon (aka "Snowfro") talks to Dan Roberts and Stephen Graves all about why the price surge actually hurt Art Blocks and the problem with NFT speculators, the debate over digital art vs. traditional art and his views on Bored Apes and CryptoPunks, how he got into NFTs after starting a physical tile business with his father, and why he thinks everyone's mortgage will eventually be stored on chain. For more from Decrypt, visit decrypt.co and follow @decryptmedia on Twitter. Hosts, guests, and credits: Dan RobertsTwitter: @readDanwrite Stephen GravesTwitter: @stephengraves Erick CalderonTwitter: @ArtOnBlockchain Podcast art by Grant Kempster gm from Decrypt is a Redd Rock Music PodcastInstagram: @reddrockmusicwww.reddrockmusic.com Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs  On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly is joined by Erick Calderon aka Snowfro, the legendary founder of Art Blocks and creator of Chromie Squiggles! What is the Art Blocks paradox? While the rest of us weather a bear market, Art Blocks is living in a bull market world all their own. Erick explains why that is, talks about the curation process for Art Blocks, and gives his thoughts on fxhash. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation! ------

Although generative art existed way before Blockchain technology, last year has seen NFTs enable groundbreaking artists and their innovative expressions to gain access to whole new audience groups and monetisation mechanics, beyond the conventional boundaries of the art world. A symbiotic experience between artist, code and collectors.One cannot talk about generative art without mentioning Art Blocks. Art Blocks is leading a new generation of art through its platform. The project created by Erick Calderon aka Snowfro in early 2021 has generated 100s of millions of dollars and gave birth to collections that you probably already know such as Squiggles, Fidenzas or Ringers who've already marked crypto culture and expanded its boundaries.So today, we are more than thrilled to receive a pioneer, Snowfro, in a discussion with our CXO Ian Rogers on how generative art is different from AI, why ArtBlocks came to life, on how artists in the NFT space have to be willing to give up control of the next 9.999 outputs that will be their bodywork. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ https://bankless.cc/jpegs  On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly is joined by Erick Calderon aka Snowfro, the legendary founder of Art Blocks and creator of Chromie Squiggles! What is the Art Blocks paradox? While the rest of us weather a bear market, Art Blocks is living in a bull market world all their own. Erick explains why that is, talks about the curation process for Art Blocks, and gives his thoughts on fxhash. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation! ------

Sit down with Snowfro the founder of Artblocks, creator of the Squiggle and respected innovator in the space. Introduced at 0:36:44. This conversation is packed with valuable information for anybody involved or interested in the space. A must listen!

L’été dernier, pendant ce qu’on appelle aujourd’hui le “NFT Summer”, une espèce de paranthèse enchantée pour le marché des NFT, tous les regards étaient tournés vers l’art génératif et principalement sur la plateforme ArtBlocks.En effet, on ne peut parler d’art génératif sans parler d’ArtBlocks qui a lancé en quelques mois les grands noms de ce courant, désormais indissociablement lié au Crypto-Art. Dmitri Cherniak avec la collection “Ringers”, Tyler Hobbs avec “Findenza” ou encore Snowfro et la collection emblématique d’Artblocks les “Chromie Squiggle”, tous sont aujourd’hui mise en vente dans les plus grandes ventes aux enchères comme ça a été le cas il y a quelques jours avec la vente Natively Digital 1.3 de chez Sotheby’s…Et pourtant… et pourtant l’euphorie a été de courte durée, puisque depuis quelques mois nous voyons le cours de ces collections baissées peu à peu, mais jusqu’où? Nous nous sommes même demandés, nous qui sommes passionnés par cette forme d’art si finalement “l’art génératif n’était t-il pas déjà mort?”.. Pour répondre à cette question nous avons fait appel au collectionneur Scapeshift que vous connaissez déjà (room #253 sur Step’n), spécialiste d’Artblocks et de l’art génératif…Pour aller plus loin:site web officiel d’ArtBlocksLes collections Art Blocks Curated sur OpenseaSite de la vente Natively Digital 1.3 de Sotheby’sCompte Twitter de ScapeshiftSite d’art génératif fxhash sur Tezos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nftmorning.com

How To Buy NFTs What is a Non-Fungible Token NFT How To Make Your Own NFT Best NFT InvestmentsEpisode SummaryJoining us today! Erick aka Snowfro, Founder of ArtBlocks. Creator of the Squiggle.Follow ArtBlocks on Twitter:Erick/Snowfro: https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchainArtblocks: https://twitter.com/artblocks_ioArt Blocks is a first of its kind platform focused on genuinely programmable on demand generative content that is stored immutably on the Ethereum Blockchain. You pick a style that you like, pay for the work, and a randomly generated version of the content is created by an algorithm and sent to your Ethereum account. The resulting piece might be a static image, 3D model, or an interactive experience. Each output is different and there are endless possibilities for the types of content that can be created on the platform.https://www.artblocks.io/Hosts:Chris KatjeMazhttps://bitclout.com/u/mazFollow The Roadmap on Twitter!Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.Unedited Transcript:What's up everyone. It's Chris we're live Benzing as new NFT show the roadmap. We've had some great projects already on our episodes. We've talked to the teams behind the Vogue collective robotics, the dos pound Oni force. Oh, dads, dizzy dragons, sub doc, pixel vault, and also an NFT giveaway. Stay tuned. We got more NFTE giveaways coming up soon, and we've got a big, exciting show today.Uh, following up our interview with G funk from pixel vault on Tuesday, we are, we'll be joined today by another huge, uh, you know, well-known project. We are talking art blocks with the founder. Project. Uh, let me go ahead and bring on mass. My cohost mass. What's going on, buddy? How you doing today? Yo, what's up Chris?I'm so excited for this episode, man. I'm glad to be here. I know you've been looking forward to this one. We've been trying to get the team on. We've had some, you know, scheduling issues on Benzinga and, and we were able to finally nail down, you know, a date and again, mass talk about a big week, right? We had pixel vault, G funk on Tuesday.And now Eric, from art blacks today, two of the most well-known projects out there in the same week on the roadmap. Exactly. Yeah. And one of the first projects that I was into when I got into NFTs has been art blogs. I've been a big fan ever since, and I love the work that they put out. So I'm super excited for this episode.So yeah, without further ado, man, let's play the trailer. Let's get.Love that love those trailers, our creative team. You know, we, we had a cool one earlier this week and now another specific trailer for this interview, mass. I think it's time. Let's go ahead and bring on Eric. AKA snow fro the founder of art, blacks. How we doing Eric? I'm good. Thank you guys for having me.That trailer was like, it made me blush. That's awesome. Well, we're glad, we're glad you like it. Yeah. Our creative team has been doing these trailers and we love it. Brings some great personality for our show here. Um, you know, So I think we're going to have math kick off the questions here. If you're ready to go, Eric, super excited.You guys are. Yeah, let's do it. So, Eric, first question for you, man. So how did you get involved, you know, into the NFT world? You know, tell us a little bit about the backstory. Um, you know, we know crypto punks have something to do with that. So for people that may not know, just tell us a little bit about how that started.Uh, uh, okay. Yeah. So dinner of art 10 years ago, I started coding, creating art with code. I was using projectors and writing really weird scripts in a software platform called touch designer. Um, it's just something that kind of blew my mind when I saw it live at Coachella. And I was like, oh, I want to do something like that.So that's kind of how I got into generative art. Um, fast forward, like six years, uh, I was reading Reddit and I ran across a link that the creators of larva labs posted, I assume it was them that posted and said, Hey, come check out our project. It might've just been another Redditor, uh, to the, to the claiming of the crypto.Uh, what I thought was really cool was that it was a generative art project. Um, and also for the first time being able to prove ownership of a digital asset felt really special, uh, as well. And, uh, I think something kind of interesting is that I, by no means had come up with the concept of an NFT or even like the formation of it.But I had spoken to friends and be like, man, there's something here where like, maybe you could have like a magic together in card on like the blockchain or some way of proving something that has rarities. And, uh, but of course it was all kind of speculative. Uh, and then I got that link to claim the punks and I was like, holy crap, this is it.Like, they nailed it. This is exactly what the world needs. And I got real excited about claiming crypto punks. Um, I attribute 95% of everything that's happening now to the Matt and John from our larval labs. They, they lived the fuse. Uh, we wouldn't be here today without them. And that's kinda like where things where things were.That's awesome. And how much was it to claim a crypto punk when you claim them? In my mind, it was 35 cents or the gas, but I also was feeling kind of foolish for spending money. And I don't know that I would've felt foolish spending 35 cents. So maybe it was like 35 bucks or $3 50 cents. In fact, I guess I can just check ether, scan.I know exactly how much it was, but I did claim 30 for crypto punks. And during that process, um, you know, I, I realized I was being incredibly selfish cause I claimed all the zombies that were left. And of course, if I didn't like the next person would have, but, uh, it was actually during that process that I thought, man, like the Ethereum blockchain can actually decide for me whether I get a super rare zombie or maybe even an alien or an ape or just to a floor crypto punk.Right. And so that, that was actually one of the very first moments where I was like, oh, I want to, I think it'd be fun to build a platform that presents you with rarities instead of you getting to. That's awesome. And you said you claimed 34 crypto punks. Do you still hold them all to this day? Or tell us a little bit more about what happened today?Yeah, so early on, um, a couple other things happened that that kind of gave me more inspiration for our blocks. And then eventually I was like, okay, let's do this. And when I did finally pull the trigger, uh, I, I've never really kind of been in a financial position to just like spend 10, 15, $20,000 on development.And so people were starting to place bids on my zombies and I was in utter shock. The first time someone offered to pay me $200 for this digital thing that I had, you know, especially because in the early days of NFTs, you know, like the true, some of the, some of the innovators beyond that were like no origin, for example, that, that had marketplaces.Things felt expensive. If they were 200, 300 bucks back then it felt very expensive actually, compared to like, you know, a lot of pieces were like 20 bucks and 30 bucks. And so the fact someone was willing to pay me 200 bucks was significant. And so I, um, decided to hire a team of really brilliant developers, a company called block rocket tech, uh, to help me ideate the original version of our products, our box version one, which is very, very different than what our blocks looks like today.Uh, and I was selling crypto punt zombies to pay that habit, uh, the developer habit. So, you know, I remember on at least one occasion, I was like, okay, I'm going to have to accept this offer for, for 300 bucks or 200 bucks. I will give you this zombie for $200 with the credit, but like, trust me, like. I don't want to, like, I shouldn't have to accept this offer.Like it's worth way more than 200 bucks, but like, they're like, I mean, we don't want, we want to be being in zombies. We just totally respectable. Um, but I just remember thinking, man, like I wasn't, you know, I didn't want to do it the other way around. So I ended up selling Ms. Obvious for like 200, 300, 400 bucks a pop to pay for their developer fees, um, at the beginning.Wow. That's awesome. So, you know, tell us a little bit more about, you know, we know that crypto punks help to launch art blogs. When did art blogs launch and how has it changed over time? You know, looking back at it, you know, from when it first began the F the first version of our blocks in 2018, that first smart contract, I mean, there's, first of all, every art project had its own smart contract, which was a complete cluster in and of itself.Um, Probably the biggest innovation since then was that we put everything on the same contract. Um, but yeah, it was basically, it was called an art node and an artist would create a generative script that would listen to the most recent block hash of the Ethereum blockchain. And so the generative script would just change every block and there was slightly more complicated ways for people to intervene and inject their own hash into the script and generate a specific output kind of similar to what happens with our box today.But it was through a very different mechanism where there was a token that stored a hash that you just kind of permanently owned that hash. And you would interact with other projects with that token. It was, it was so many more layers of complication than what we have today. Um, it evolved to what we see now, which launched in November of 2020, just last year, almost a year ago, uh, where the artist.Deploys, uh, uh, our project on the same contract and the user comes and purchases a minted token, and that minted token, uh, contains a pseudo, random generated, uh, string of characters. And that's what controls the randomness of the token itself. So today when you purchase an AR buck piece, it's being purchased on demand, it didn't exist before you purchased it, which is kind of one of our key things that I think is really kind of special.You're creating the body of work that the artist intended, but has never seen before at the moment of minting. Uh, and at the end, your takeaway is ERC 7 21 and NFT, uh, that represents that experience of printing. That's awesome fun fact, man. I actually bought a squiggle because it came out on my birthday last year and you know, I saw the date and I was like, oh, you know, I need to have this piece and I've had it ever since.So I'm excited for that. No, wait a minute. That's awesome. Yeah. Yeah. Um, tell us a little bit more about how you guys transitioned to like a Dutch Dutch auction. Oh man. The emphasis, the infamous attractions. Uh, so th there was a lot of things involved and, uh, you know, I'd like to state that we don't think Dutch auctions are like the solution for everything in the world, but, um, we think we still think they are like the best approach to this.A couple of things were happening. Number one, we were having, we were having gas wars and we still have gas wars and, uh, gas wars, or, you know, when more people want something, then the amount of there is. And so they paid, uh, increase their place in line to get there faster. And some people were paying more than the price of the art.In fact, uh, when we kind of like drew the line and said, that's it to gas. Uh, we had a drop or 80% of the money that was sent to the smart contract or 80% of the money that was spent on the drop, went to minors. And 20% of it went to the artists and we felt like that was just kind of egregious and weird.And like, it just wasn't very art forward, which is kind of our intent. Um, now with Dutch auctions, you still have gas wars, but those gas wars usually end up at a higher price point to where yes, a significant amount of money is going to the miner, but never more than half. And in fact, most of the time, like significantly less than half of the drop list of minors.And so it just feels less kind of anti artists and like more artists forward. The other thing was that we weren't having any price discovery at all. And so, you know, we were kind of controlling artists to keep their prices between point, well, we never really set a low price. I always had the lowest price at 0.035 E for a squiggle.I mean, when schools came out, they were 40 bucks. Um, but you know, we kind of, we kind of had this like 0.2, five, eight. You know, and that was kind of her curate. We reserve that even more for curated. I mean, if an artist and the fact that you want it to drop at 0.25, they could. But you know, it was very hard to justify a 0.2, five eats like as a selling price at, or in the early days of our blocks.And sometimes those projects wouldn't really sell too quickly, which again, we don't mind because we liked the art to kind of sit there on a platform for a little bit, but there was no price discovery. So part of this gas war was that people knew that the moment that a drop happened, if the price was low enough, artificially set to 0.1 Eve and the least expensive price in the curated section on open seat was one eith that there was an instant kind of arbitrage opportunity there.Like it, this is completely separate for any subjective appreciation of art. It was this completely financial instrument of something generically designated as art box curated is for sale an open seat for one week. And that's the cheapest, that's the floor and something. Arbitrarily designated as art books, it is about to sell for 0.1, Ethan.So even if I add point for Ethan gas, it's still 0.5 each and there's that margin to be made on the secondary market. So to us, that means that there was no price discovery. We were essentially creating a, a, um, environment for wholesalers to come in and buy the product from us and then resell it on the secondary market for what kind of would eventually become the going rate after the drop for that piece.Of course, what happens a day, five days and five weeks after that is actually more in line with price discovery in terms of people's appreciation of the art. Um, and we have kind of grown to let that market handle itself, but yeah, the Dutch auction was just there to help with gas wars, but also to like divert more funds to the artist.Um, and so that art box wasn't artificially setting prices for something on the market. Perfect. So, you know, we have art blocks, uh, factory curated and playground. Can you talk a little bit about, you know, the differences in these different art blacks and how artists are selected for curated? Yeah. So, you know, in the end, the factory is this beautiful place for people to just kind of drop awesome generative art and something that I think is really important to note that's changed with our box is that originally our box was meant to be this place for anybody that can write an algorithm.Like if you were going to create a script that drew a circle on the screen, we were going to let you, because I was just so excited and geeking out about the potential for this type of work to exist. Also, I had spent so many years at this 0.2 and a half years. Basically kind of like begging artists to participate in was not very successful, partly because it was a pretty complicated process to participate early on.Um, that I was like, okay, crazy. Like, like let's just create somewhere where anybody that knows how to write an algorithm can deploy an art piece on bucks. Well, that's changed now. Uh, we have, we always seem to have like hundreds of people in the application queue and, um, we now have such brilliant works of art on the platform that we think that allowing low, like something that it's not even that it has to be low effort, but something that might be deemed low effort or something that's already appeared on, uh, on the platform like three or four times as a kind of like a trope, no matter how good it might be or how like generic, it might be.Uh, we feel like eventually it becomes a little bit of a disservice to like the truly exceptionally brilliant projects that have come up in the platform. And those projects exist in the factory, in the playground. And then curated the difference is that a project that ends up getting selected for curated, which admittedly.The bar has been raised over the course of the platform for curated as well, um, is a project that demonstrates something new or fresh, or like an incredible technical proficiency. It can be really, really simple, but if it's really, really simple, it has to be perfectly executed and defined it. Can't already exist on our blocks.Curated, no matter how well it's executed, we don't want to projects that are using the same exact kind of algorithm or technology or not even the same exact, but something that could be confused between the two. Um, and there's also like a little element there of projects that have that come from people that have participated in the generative art world for a long time.So, uh, what we have in the curated section or originally was projects where we were a little bit more protective of price. We were a little bit more, uh, you know, we would tell an artist, Hey, And this was well above what the factory was commanding, but we would say, Hey, okay, like you can set your price and iterations to whatever you want, but we want the max that this project would draw from it, from the ecosystem to be like a hundred thousand dollars or $200,000, which is significantly more than the artist might've ever made before using generative algorithms.Not always but often. Um, and, uh, so we were controlling on price. We were controlling on, um, features and we were just a little bit more strict. Um, and so what that leads to is the third category, which is the playground, which is more of a badge than anything. And what that is, is a designation. Artist has previously participated as a curated artist on their own.So, you know, we have a couple outliers, for example, if somebody was doing a collaboration in the playground and they presented as a single, a solo artist and curated, then that still has to go to the factory. Like, but you know, if you have two artists that have previously been curated and they want to collaborate on the playground, we would allow them to collaborate playground.It's just a badge that says, Hey, like this artist really stepped it up and pushed really, really hard, uh, to present something to a board of 25, uh, relatively neutral curators. And I say relatively, because some of them are very passionate about generative art and like advancing the medium forward. Uh, and those curators decided, Hey, like this meets the expectation and the criteria for something that we would want to set aside as like a flagship project for our.Awesome. I want to talk about Cromey squiggles. Um, you know, so that is the, you know, one of the most well-known art Black's projects, right? Uh, you know, when people talk about art, blacks, you know, a lot are familiar with that. We also see, you know, these huge sales for them. So can you just talk to us, you know, about, you know, Cromey squiggles, uh, how this came to be and why you think there's so much interest in, uh, this art Black's project.Okay. So the squiggle was originally a proof of concept. It was never meant to be an art project. It was meant to prove how much variation you could get from the hash string with stored in a token. And to do that, I said, okay, well, let's find point data, because if you can have seemingly unlimited number of points along an access axis, and then, you know, Another limited unlimited.There's actually more of a controlled range on the y-axis on the x-axis like the number of points on the x-axis. And then I can come up with like trillions of possible combinations of crummy, squiggles, and yeah, some of them might start to look very similar to each other. When you get into the billions and trillions, they would start like you would have that same squiggle, but like the green point in the middle might go down two notches, but everything else might be very similar, but in an edition of 10,000, it's actually.Kind of uncanny how differentiated they look, if you don't know the collection well, and you just look at a squiggle, they all kind of look like squiggles, but when you start to explore them, you realize that they're all very different from each other. Um, that proof of concept was in 2018. In fact, my brother, so I originally wrote the chromic school in three JS.My brother helped me convert the squiggle to processing, uh, dot, JS, uh, not just processing, um, because of a project where I, uh, gave a 2000 interior designers and architects in Houston, the opportunity to claim a chromium, Google of which 14 claimed them, uh, and were awarded with a real Promius squiggle in November of last year.Um, and that was kind of version two of our blocks where, uh, it used the processing language, uh, on a local computer and just stored the hash of that script as proof of this. Um, the two years after that, I found myself kind of like. I don't know when you're a generative artist, you just like to tinker and iterate.And I found myself kind of shaping the squiggle and tweaking it and modifying it. And also noticing that it kind of stood out from a lot of the things, not just in the NFP space, but just in the traditional world. Like I never, in two years ran across something and thought, man, that looks like a crummy squiggle.In fact, I started doing Google image, image searches of squiggles, and didn't really find much that felt like it represented a crummy squiggle. So then I found this beauty in like the, the discernible nature of the squiggle and how it actually can represent something that people can relate to. And then in the end, I started adding all the extra features like the, like the pipe in the rib, and those didn't happen until right before, um, our box launched.But that was kind of where I got excited and really inspired about the fact that our box was actually going to happen and decided to implement some extra little. Awesome. And then, you know, the other, uh, big art blacks, not that they're not all big, but the one that, you know, people talk about a lot. Cause again, the big sales is cadenzas.Uh, so give us a little bit of the background and you know, the artists behind Fidessa is, and you know what, maybe draws people to this art box project. Well, and this one here isn't Meridian, but similar in level of beauty. So the Bonanza project by Tyler Hobbs is pretty special to me just cause Tyler is someone that I've been following for a long time.So like there's a very clear distinction, um, of artists that I've been following and inspired by over the course of the last, let's say 10 years of being kind of in the space of creative coding. Um, and he's one of them. And so it's, it was really special to see. To have him agree to put something on the platform.Uh, he's in Austin. And, uh, I've actually seen his physical murals before, because I live in Houston, so I'm down the street. And so I always kind of felt that it was even more special because he was in Texas. Um, and just his style is so special. He did something with Fidessa that demonstrated the depth of what can happen in the generation of a, a body of work using an algorithm where the artist gives up curation, sets the rules to where they're satisfied with anything that's going to come out of that mentor.And, uh, just sets it free to the world and lets the world kind of tinker with it. Uh, he, he amongst like, just like any other architects, artists, they, they take these huge risks, like in the generative space prior to our blocks, you, you had the script living on your computer and you, you could generate thousands of outputs and then pick the one that you wanted to supply.So the gallery, or if you were just going to post it on Instagram, whatever it might be, you, you had this. Built in curation. And I think what makes our books special is that that curation is out the window. That curation has to be done all on the front end. And the artist has to really tweak and massage their piece to where their, their algorithm to where every single piece that comes out of the Minter Minter represents them as an artist and that they're digitally signing something before they've even seen what comes out and, um, our blocks.Um, uh, Tyler has really, I think, demonstrated that, uh, like as a, as a top project on our blocks. Perfect. Yeah. Love that. So to people that may not be familiar with generative art that are listening, um, can you tell us a little bit more of how the art is actually minted on our blocks when people meant it?Yeah. So, um, generative art is a form of algorithmic art algorithm. The garden basically means that it instructions. Are given to a computer and the computer spits out an output, uh, algorithmic art might be that you were never intending to have more than one output, right? So you just write code and it produces something different than using a brush, even brush on like a tablet.So generative artists, where you take that code that produces that thing and you assign a bunch of variables. So the background color, instead of just being blue is actually set to a variable so that every time that you generate a new one, it could be a blue or red or green or whatever. And when you assign various variables to an algorithmic work to where every time that it generates it sort of at random generate something fresh and different, that's where it crosses the line.At least in my opinion of what would be considered a degenerative project. And I think something really beautiful to look at is that a generative project in my mind doesn't have to be algorithmic. Uh, one of my favorite pieces of art of all time is a piece in Marfa, Texas, by Donald Jonah, it's called a hundred boxes, a hundred untitled boxes and milled aluminum.And it's. You know, Donald Judd, drew architectural drawings for a hundred sculptures and they were created, but there was rules. They all have the same length within height, and then he just modified the internals of them. So when you walk around them, you see these blocks, they're all the same size. And like the site modifications to me, that's a generative project, but made by hand and then generative art on our blocks is a generative project that's generated by code generated.Algorithmically. The end results are very similar. So, you know, the, whereas a generative project, like the a hundred, uh, on a named boxes, uh, in milled aluminum, if you just have one piece, it looks really cool. It's like a beautiful sculpture. Um, but without exploring the entire collection of a hundred, it actually just doesn't feel the same.Like you need to see all of the other iterations to really appreciate that one that you're standing right in front of. Otherwise, it just looks like a metal box. And I think a lot of that kind of happens on our blocks where, you know, Can you can become attached and really fall in love with a specific output or iteration, but then when you see the entire, um, uh, output, when you see the entire body of work, that's when it really sinks in.The time and effort that the artists went into into creating this like beautiful piece. Uh, so what happens is the algorithmic artist, the artists creates an algorithm that algorithm is, is stored on the blockchain immutably. So like on the Ethereum blockchain, and that algorithm is missing the variability component.So like, when I talk about the background being red or blue or green, the algorithm is waiting for you to tell it whether it's going to be a blue background or a red background by providing it inputs that are stored on the token itself. So the NFT, the non-refundable Dugan, all it stores is a bunch of strings of characters.The algorithm that's stored in the blockchain without the information stored on the token is useless. And the information stored on the token without the information stored on the blockchain is also useless. It's those two things combined that create a visual output. So when a user. So the project, all they have to look at besides maybe some tweets from some artists that they might've kind of teased their work.All they have to look at is all of the previously generated additions of that artwork. And that is the information that they have to decide whether they like those outputs and then want to mint another one. So when you go and you look at the beginning of a project and all you see is met number zero, you actually have very limited information.To me, it's usually enough information to know whether I like this artist's style in case I wasn't familiar with them before. Uh, but then after that, you know, after 50 of them are minted, now you have this body of work and you can start to see the nuances between the different pieces. And that slowly builds until the edition sells out at whatever the cap that the artists set for the, for the artwork is.And once that edition sells out, no more iterations can be purchased. And that's when you get the final body of work, the entirety of the, uh, Love that. And like how you mentioned earlier, right? So the artist doesn't know what the final body work's gonna look like until it's minted, which makes it pretty quick.Correct. And one of, well, I'll just kinda touch on this here too. Cause I mean, we, we get really excited about we get, we get really nerdy about the blockchain component, right? So generative artists, like I mentioned, could have pressed the space bar before our bucks existed and generated unlimited number of iterations for a generative piece.And so what the blockchain does is it kind of creates a finite amount of iterations to something that has historically been unlimited. Uh, and that's kind of something that couldn't happen without the blockchain. I mean, yeah. You could trust an artist to generate a hundred outputs generatively and then drag the algorithm to the recycle bin on their computer.But for some reason that feels really weird, like to destroy code like that, like, you know, artists also iterate on the code and they kind of build on it, but it's not that different than like a screen printer taking and saying, this is in addition to 10. And then destroying the screens after 10 and kind of proving that no more are going to be created unless you go back and recreate the screens.Got it. Uh, where do you see generative art going from here? Well, we're enjoying generative art, um, as kind of generative art fans here. And I think we're introducing a lot of people to not just generative art, but art in general. We're really enjoying the fact that people, you know, in our, in our discord, we have this need and that's, I came for the flip state for the art.And I think that, I mean, people laugh about that, but I really think that genuinely has happened if that has happened with a hundred people in the last 11 months, I consider that like a major victory, right? Like what else in this world is so, uh, intentionally introducing people to art, um, then, then that kind of experience.So, uh, I think that art in the generative world will kind of get, you know, it's been around since the sixties. Uh, but might get a new level of recognition, not just because of our box, but because of other generative art projects, uh, on, uh, um, in the space. In fact, I always like to joke that like I've been watching people buy generative NFTs on super rare known origin for years, but the word generative wasn't part of the equation.Cause it just wasn't part of the equation. The artists was creating it, algorithmically, minting it and putting it on the platform. Um, and it's really nice to now see the word generative is part of the equation to the degree, maybe overdone in a couple cases, but that's okay. Like that's an, that's an indication that people are kind of drawn to that beyond generative art.I think there's a lot of opportunities for generative. So a lot of the time that I spent ideated art blocks was not just for art. Although art has always kind of been our forward and our first kind of step, but also for the concept of generative design and generative content. In fact, you know, um, early versions of our website said, you know, generative content, regenerative design hosted immediately on the Ethereum, blockchain.The idea here, being that just like, so art is the easiest implementation of generative, uh, content, uh, because it's, it's digital, it's flat. It's, uh, it's a file. Start on a computer or an algorithm stored on a computer. I think there's opportunities similar to the a hundred, uh, untitled boxes of in milled aluminum, where like you might have a really talented, uh, furniture designer, uh, industrial designer that creates an algorithm that creates a coffee table.And, you know, you're going to be happy with anything that that algorithm produces because you've seen this designers work and you will go and you'll spend 2000. On a coffee table, which is actually a lot of money for a copy stable, but somehow not a lot of money in the NFT space. So I think we're eventually going to reach this kind of homeostasis, where we realized that, you know, you could spend half an Eve and actually maybe have somebody manufacturer a coffee table and have it delivered to your door that uses CNCS to follow some features that an algorithm dictated that was created by, by an industrial designer or a graphic designer.So I think we're going to see generative applications in industry, uh, furniture, manufacturing, and then also gaming. I think that, you know, if, if every time I went and bought my, my sword on Zelda, if it was just a slightly different pixel configuration, I think that would be pretty cool. Uh, but then on top of that, if I could level up that sword and then it's available and open sea and, you know, it's unique from the start, but then on top of that, it can be built on, um, and you know, you can sell it and then go mint another sword.Uh, I think there's a really beautiful opportunity for video game companies to have. The entire catalog of objects in a game existing on a single smart contract, kind of like the Bible of that project. So like, you know, every sort, every suit, every character exists as a generatively created piece. And no matter what happens to that game, that that catalog exists immutably because of the way our box works.We store the scripts on chain. It has more longevity than your traditional NFT or the traditional video game that was hosted in 1995 on a server that no longer exists. There's that immutability that I could go back to in 20 years and be like, oh man, I remember when I got that character and know, play that game, and it's not dependent on the success of that video game, even though I might've dedicated 40 or 50 hours of my life to that video game.And now that video game doesn't exist anymore, or that company went out of business. I can still go have the memory of that experience and maybe even own those pieces. So I think there's opportunities in the video game space as well. And we will definitely want to explore those with our blocks. Once we kind of get our inner stuff together and get to explore outside of.That's awesome. So are you teasing out of art blocks, video games coming soon? Um, you know, we have one developer already Hindu, uh, dropped a piece on our box that, uh, is a game. It's a little game of pong and it's super, super sweet. It's like super smooth, clean 3d. Um, and you know, when, when he created that, I kind of hinted at him creating our blocks arcade and kind of creating like a standardized output for these games where another website could actually listen to outputs from the algorithm that would post scores and kind of create a home for people to like, kind of all play the games together, these like blockchain mini games.Uh, we are absolutely going to focus on art for the foreseeable future. There's there's, you know, there's so much bandwidth that can be dedicated just to improving the art part of the platform. And that is our roots and that's where we started. And it's so easy to get excited about all these other opportunities and we'll we'll approach them, but.For now you're going to have to live with like, you know, a couple, a couple of games hosted in the outbox factory. And, you know, I'd love to see like a putt putt golf thing, or like a generates a golf course, like a tiny little golf course with a hole in a random location and rocks and random locations.And maybe you can't even beat that because the algorithm created an impossible level. I think there's a lot of fun to be had there. Uh, we're just, uh, we, we really are just wanting to take a step back with the exploration and focus strongly on just making sure that our product is as user-friendly and, um, buildable as possible.Love that. So we've seen those become a hot topic in the NFT world lately. Uh, what are your thoughts on Dow's? Um, I hated the idea of Dow's, uh, early on. Uh, in fact it took two very smart humans reaching out to me and, uh, Proving that, that there was humanity in the concept of a Dow. So I, you know, I I've always been so grossed out by like the incredibly speculative nature of everything in the crypto space.I shouldn't say grossed out, but that's not the right word. I just, uh, I really discouraged, I guess, by just how everything has to be associated with the valuation. Um, there's a market. I mean, there's market cap on squiggles, right? Like it's a work of art, but like they're, you know, schools are referred to as having a market cabin.I'm not offended by that. I just, you know, like everything has that like dollar value associated with it. And to me, um, in my early days of crypto, which is 2017 and participating in new coins and startups and, uh, master nodes and, you know, trusting other people to dedicate time to a project. And people really like, I just, I think enough times I would be participating in some kind of like all coin project and the value would spike and like half the team would go away because it would just sell their shit.They made it, like they made a bunch of money and I, and I felt like Dow's were just going to be an automatic perpetuation of that. Uh, and then I met the beautiful people of the Flamingo Dow and, um, I just remember, uh, pre reached out early because she's like, Hey, I just wanna let you know, we're the ones who've been getting all these squiggles.Cause there was somebody that was just minting them up to squiggles. There was a few different people that were minting squiggles. And I was like, man, I hope these people, uh, realize like there's no guaranteed value of these things. Like this is just like, you know, um, my little art project, but she reached out and she was like, Hey, I just wanna let you know, we're really excited about our blocks and we really love your squiggles.And I was very cordial and I was very excited. And then, and this is before I knew she was even part of a doubt. And I, I specifically remember she was like, have you ever heard of Flamingo Dow? And my response was like, oh, I'm not into douse. And we kept talking and. I mean, I love my fellow degenerates in the space.I've spent four years, like on discord and the crypto punch discord, literally like meeting everybody as they stumbled into crypto because, or in the NFTs. Cause that was kind of like the, the home, uh, you know, the birthplace of all the projects. And I just, you know, I love all my degenerates, but I definitely felt alongside them, like very degenerate in the empty space.And so little by little talking to Priyanka, I just kind of started feeling like I was talking to a human, like someone from the outside world, uh, someone that understands law and uh, just not just normal procedures. And so I. Decided to kind of consider working with Flamingo Dao. And I did, and I joined and I just remember joining and being like, this is, this is like pure magic.Like there's dozens of people inside the Flamingo Dow talking about all the projects that are coming out, giving opinions, voting, thumbs up, thumbs down. And there's 50 something members and maybe only 13 active members. And like, I was maybe more than 13, but you know, I was originally an active member and I felt like I was contributing now.I feel like a just useless number just because of the box has completely taken over my life. But, you know, I have this dream that I would one day get to a point where I can wake up in the morning, uh, open up like the philosophical newspaper, which is like the Flamingo discord with a cup of coffee. And just look at all the comments from the day before and participate in all of these things.The exploratory, uh, nature of Dallas, I think is an incredible by having that many people from that many different backgrounds, all contributing to a project. I think that there's just like just, I, I just think it's a beautiful thing and I don't think. Our operate the same way. And I don't think all Dallas will be successful longterm, but I, my, I definitely did 180 degree pivot when I met Flamingo and realized that there actually was a humanity behind these dials and like their way of collecting art.I mean, yeah, I think there is a financial long-term horizon, just like there is with just about anybody in this space, but they seem to respect the NFTs and the value and the artists, um, a lot more than others. And so I have like, there's a special place in my heart for, for Flamingo down, love that honesty I on Dows and also, you know, admitting to the 180 there.So, uh, uh, thanks for that, Eric. Uh, you know, I know you mentioned, uh, you know, the market cap of art blocks. We talk about floor price on the show and, you know, putting the, the east value aside, how do you measure, you know, the success of art blocks? What makes it a successful project in your eyes? And that you're most proud of.Uh, after w w what I consider a successful art work is when you drop the word crypto, and when you drop the word generative and you just call it art. And, um, you know, w if you go back to like Tyler House for Danza, all of those pieces, they look really great in the body of work, but they actually look pretty awesome independently too.Like, even if it was just a, one-on-one like, that's a really delicate, beautiful piece. And so the success of it, of an artwork for me is a, like my interest in mentoring, a bunch of them, which obviously, since our box has gone through like a growth mode that has significantly reduced, like I mentioned, seven mentored in purchased $1,700 bucks pieces between November and may, and then subsequently minted in purchase, maybe like 50 from, uh, June or July to today.So obviously, like my fund has dropped significantly on that and in the process, but. To me, the sign of success is like how degenerative early. I decided that I wanted to mint that piece. Like whether I wanted one or 10 or 20 or in some cases like, like poor, uh, Alexis, Andre, uh, he dropped it. He did a piece called messengers and I, I mean, I went deep.I think I bought 40 of them. Cause I wonder one of every color that to me is like success. Uh, in terms of like an art piece, but that's just me as like a curator of my art collection. Um, the other sign of success is like really watching people from the outside world coming in and purchasing. These are box pieces.Some of them have very significant valuations and people that have zero short-term horizon, like, you know, that the person that's buying these pieces of this price point is not expecting to turn around and sell it for like 10 X next week. Like at those prices, there is a fundamental ceiling. Like we talked about floors all the time, but there must also be a ceiling.Right. And so whether that fundamental ceiling is the total sum of all of the dollars in the world, or whether it's some other factor of, you know, um, you know, wealth, uh, we, I do think that as you, as you sell pieces for higher, you're getting closer to that fundamental ceiling. And so watching people buy pieces at that kind of fundamental, I mean, that's not the ceiling, but as close to the ceiling, as we've seen, uh, that has zero intention of moving those pieces for the next few years.Uh, I think is really a pretty solid sign of success as well, because that long-term, these are being recognized as like isolated individual, um, successful works of just generative and not just crypto, but just art. They stand on their own. And the, like the goose ringer is a really good example of that.Like, it became a very well-known piece, uh, within our box, you know, um, you know, Dimitri showed a lot of favor to it, but then it also kind of looked like a goose and like people recognize it. And, you know, the owner of it was just so proud of that piece and it became world famous, I guess, maybe just in the NFT space, but it's a pretty big space these days.And then watching the. Expand to end up in a collection of someone else collecting just like the finest pieces of not just our plots, but like all, uh, appease, uh, really I think solidified the, the long-term, uh, success of, of our box. Perfect. So one of our favorite things to ask on the show, um, you know, when we have the creators of projects on is to talk about their favorite traits, right?So art blocks obviously has so many different projects. So I know you probably can't pick, you know, your favorite ones, but maybe give us some favorite traits for Cromey squiggles or some of the other big names. What do you think, uh, what are some of your favorite traits out there? It's easy with the squiggles.Um, I really liked the closed terminal ribbed, um, as the community has so nicely dubbed it. I just love the words that the community can use to describe these pieces. And so like, ultimately. They've, uh, they've named it and it's just the rib squiggle, um, that doesn't have an open end on the end that you don't see color on the end.You just see like the same color of the squiggle, uh, that I, there was a time where any of them that were for sale under five, under 0.5 each on open. See, I was snagging them and I built up a little extra padding on the, on those. I love those pieces a lot, uh, outside of the squiggle, I think I remember, um, you know, early on in our blocks traits were important, but they weren't like this intensity like they are now.And I remember, uh, the archetype drop shuttle created this trait called the cube and the corner. And then, you know, like the rest of them were just the archetypes and there was something to me that just felt really special about like zooming out. Otherwise flat field and seeing the corner and that special, and then having the whole Cuban, making that extra special, uh, that really stood out to me as a really special trait.And when I say that it's like, I ended up chasing those traits and then spending more money on that than I've ever spent on anything else in my life. And to date the most expensive things I've ever purchased in my life other than a house is an archetype cube. Uh, and, um, two sub scape star falls. So the Starfall was another trait that just, it just struck me and yellow and black and my favorite colors.Uh, and so there was just something, when I first saw it, I didn't even know, you know, that was when our box was starting to kind of move faster and I stopped getting to literally nerd out and dive into every single Testnet. I mean, there was a time when our bus was getting started. I knew every single test in that piece from every drop, Dimitri mentioned a thousand tests that visas, I probably explored like 300 or 400 of them.And then I got consumed by our box and I didn't really get to appreciate. Fun stuff that was happening. And I just remember seeing the Starfall piece, uh, from subscribes, from that Deloitte piece and after the mint and being like, I have to have that. And so I went in and I bought one and then I bought a second one.And, um, just, you know, those two really stood out to me as like, like more in a sentimental way than just like, oh, these are rare. Like they touch the cord and I really, I really appreciate them. And there's many, many more, but those in particular, like stand up. That's awesome. I mean, I know it's hard to pick on some of these, uh, so, you know, I hate to ask that question, but we always like to try to get it out there.So, um, Eric talking, uh, you know, broadly about the NFT market, right? You mentioned, uh, uh, I think rebel earlier, you mentioned open sea. We obviously have this, this overhanging elephant in the room of Coinbase getting into an NFT marketplace. Um, you know, what are you thoughts on, you know, a big crypto name, like.Getting into NFTs and, you know, well, art blocks have a place in that. I say, bring it on. I mean, their, their user base is significantly bigger than the existing NFT space. Um, you know, and, uh, you know, I'm, I'm having some early conversations with them and like just learning about their integrations and kind of how they're going to, uh, deploy their project and like their MVP.And I really think that they have an approach that's, that's different than your standard kind of NMT marketplace. And I think that it'll find a lot of love and a lot of success. Uh, I think if they act as a, as a ex like introduction to NFTs to 1% of their many, many millions of user bases user base, uh, I think we will all enjoy, um, uh, just a new generation of people entering the space.And I think that's, that's pretty cool. Um, Marketplaces are hard. They're very hard, you know, and, and, and as, as, as I spoke to, for example, uh, Coinbase the other day, and I was like, look guys, like a lot of people, like to kind of shit on open seat, but like, can you imagine being in the position that open C was in like in August where not only do you have like a massive amount of sales and a massive amount of activity, but then you also have a new influx of people trying to deploy projects.And everybody has their own little special case and their own little customer service requests. And yeah, you can try to grow your company, but like I experienced the same thing in our books. No matter how fast you try to grow, like you can't just pick people off the street and stick it behind a computer and started coding.And so I think that there's just so much there that, uh, it's so easy, I think, uh, for the general public and that might've been me before I started our box, right. Like kind of come complaining and like, you know, yelling about the inefficiencies of, of, of open sea. But, you know, I remember open sea at NYC in 2019, you know, with a very humble table and, you know, three, four dudes that literally just were huge NFT nerds and that conviction that they had that early on, uh, I think, you know, they, they get all of the love and the market share that they deserve.And I think it's going to be up to everybody else to either develop a better product or a different direction, um, a different environment, a different experience altogether for NFTs in order to kind of capture some of that market. But I do caution people. Like when you, you know, it's like, I feel like projects could come out, um, to compete with our box right now.It'd be like, well, you know, we're not going to tell you how many additions do you have to do? Like they can, they can basically like pick all the things that our blogs is, has struggling with and say, we're going to create this new marketplace. That's going to fix all that. But like that basically is saying that, you know, our blocks is just naive and or dense and not understanding those conditions and just plowing through things.When in reality, there's a very specific reason why the things that are deficient on our pots are actually deficient on our parts and they have to do with scaling and they have to do with like, Supply and demand. And, um, I think what I, what I appreciate about Coinbase is that they're not coming out and saying, okay, like we're going to do everything.You know, we're going to pick all the things that open C's doing and do them a completely different way. They're just going to do their own thing. And I think that's how healthy competition happens in the crypto space. It's just do your thing, bring to the table, bring to market, whatever you are passionate about, whatever you feel strongly about.And if it fits people will come to you. And if it doesn't then, um, you know, that that's part of like startups and entrepreneurship love that. Eric, one of my favorite things that come out of NFTs are the communities. Uh, you know, how do you communicate with, uh, our blocks community, you know, right now is that their discord Twitter.And if so, are you active on a daily basis in those communities? Our discord community? I think if it hasn't hit 40,000, cause there's is about two, which is just like bonkers. It was a thousand during the archetype drop. In fact, we kind of. W when we were first panicking about oversubscribed drops, we did like a white list and the, our bucks discord, just like we did a user, why not a white list, but like a user list of all the users.So that in case we needed to implement a white list, we had a way of doing it. That couldn't necessarily be cheated too easily. And then we did that a few weeks later and it was 4,000 I can remember was after some other drop. And then we eventually just gave up like there's 40,000 people that have joined.Um, I. I spent a little bit less time in the discord than I used to because now there's, uh, 14, 15 of us at our box. And, uh, I spend a significant amount of time on like one-on-ones with the team to make sure that, you know, we can kind of keep her stuff together and continue building and growing the platform.But, um, as a result of growing the team, cause you know, I got to a point where, I mean, I, I was on the, I was on the verge of breaking myself. I mean, you know, I was easily 80, 90, maybe sometimes more hours a week, you know, I'd wake up, I'd spend the entire time on our blocks and I'd put my kids to sleep and then I'd stay up until three on our blocks.And it got to this point where it was just like so overwhelming and excessive. And a lot of that time was, you know, uh, you know, one-on-ones with people in the discord, like trying to defend what we're doing and, you know, standing up for what our blocks believed in and not trying to like get swept into like this whole crypto speculative madness and, um, the, the cool thing about growing the team, uh, where right now, I spent a lot of time with the team is that I'm hoping that by growing the team and being able to kind of offload a lot of the responsibilities that I had on a day-to-day basis, I can go back into the discord and fight it out with people again.And I love fighting it out with people, as long as they're respectful. I don't like talking to people that are accusing us of being money grabby. And like, no, that's just not a fun conversation. Like, I don't think we've indicated in anything but Goodwill for the community. Like we really want the community to thrive and we want the artists to thrive and we want the platform to thrive.So it sticks around how many platforms existed in 2008 at the peak of like the crypto cycle. And then that's when they were thriving and it, you know, everything fell apart and they went with it, you know, so it's good to be thriving in good times and also be very conservative so that we can vent exist during the slow times.And that's when we can build. And right now things are cooling off a little bit. And so it's giving me some time to get back into the discord and have some nice little bouts with people which I can kind of miss. I mean, I don't, I don't miss the one. We were having an August, uh, but I missed the ones that we're having today.Um, and, and it's going to give us time to take a step back and build and, and, and, and literally just continue trying to build like the best NLP platform that can exist, like the most crypto native piece. So, um, you know, that's, that's kinda where we're at, but I love my community. Uh, we're very lucky that I could not be more grateful for the team on our blocks.They are the community, they all came. And majority of the art blogs team came from the community, which is just completely mind blowing as well. Um, and, and together, you know, uh, I think, I think we, I think we're going to do some fun stuff, love that. And you actually talked about, you know, how Adam teas can be mentally straining, which they can absolutely be that, you know, how do you balance your work and personal life?You know, now. Th there there's a, there's a story I'll tell you. So we, we actually engaged with a mental health expert, um, because we started feeling like the quality, the mental health quality, and our discord was actually starting to be strained. Like people were saying things that just made us nervous.I could just, you know, it just felt weird. Like there was the emotions that were, there were being really worn, um, in public and, and more importantly, the way the public was reacting to them maybe felt immature and felt troubling to us. And so we started working with this mental health expert, um, who we started explaining this is discord, and this is the madness that we shared discord.And it was like, these are the examples of the things that make us really nervous. Um, and during that conversation, he's like, Hey, can, can we just step back a little bit and talk about your team? And like, I remember specifically hearing that and like, just like I was in complete shock because he was like, you're worried about like the mental health of your community.But like, how has your team's mental health, like you guys are on here 24 7, duking it out with people and worrying about the artists. Cause I mean, you, you have, I mean the amount of time that goes into deploying projects now artists are becoming veterans because they've already deployed before. So it's a little smoother, but there's so much time that goes, especially early on into auditing scripts and vetting the artists and like just the entire process.Everything was 24, 7 hands-on. Um, and it hit me pretty hard to be questioned about my mental health when we were there to like find out and help the mental health of our community and people were questioning our mental health and we took a step back and I'm like, yeah, this is, this is actually a problem.And we are all suffering from this, not just the community, there's an addiction. Mentality like in discord and if Ts there's this speculative nature, there's the instant customer service on demand, or I'm going to tweet about how your platform is terrible thing, you know, which I mean, we definitely do not appreciate when people threaten us like that.Like, I think it's completely unreasonable considering how transparent we are and how public we are about our mistakes and our issues. Like it's just completely unreasonable. Um, so yeah, so mental health is so it's so important in this space and everybody should take a step back every now and then. Um, and you know, we've, we've implemented no drops on the weekends.Uh, that's been, that's probably been like the number one, like biggest mental health, uh, positive for me, uh, because I can actually kind of, I mean, I'll still LORIC I always learn like you can't not work in this course, but like, I'll take a step back and. And, uh, and not feel like I have to participate every single day of the week.And so my, my kids are experiencing more of me, which, you know, there was a time there where like, I just really wasn't, it wasn't there. It wasn't very present as a dad. So things have come a long way. I'm hoping that things, uh, continue to get better. Uh, for the team. My target would be 60 hours a week. Like I'm not even looking for 40.I would just be perfectly happy with 60. Uh, and you know, w we have a lot of team members that have joined, uh, one of them in particular, Jake Rockland is our CTO that came in and was like, okay, no more drops on weekends. Like we, you know, you, you need to set a good example. Like how many days off have you taken Eric?Because if you're, if you're trying to set an example, You know, mental health, like if you don't do it, then no one else is going to do it too. Or they might take that as like the lead. And I was like, well, I haven't taken any days off. I literally haven't been off discord and 270 days. So, you know, um, we, we, I, like I said, our team is just really special and, um, everybody's looking out for everybody and, uh, we're, we're just really lucky.And, um, if, if, if in the next five years, our blocks can get to a point where it can even be considered for like the top 100 companies to work for in the United States. Like that would be my next goal, um, because if we can have like the best artists and the best artworks and the best team, and on top of that, be recognized for like having internal, like positive company culture, um, and, uh, and just like a wonderful place to work.Like there's really nothing else that I'm looking for in life at this point, uh, in terms of, uh, like business or entrepreneurial achievement, like I, I, at that point will have reached, reached my goals and, um, and, uh, I can't wait for that. That's awesome. Erica, thank you so much for your honesty. Right? We talk about these NFTs all the time.And so many times we probably forget that there is real people, right? Real people behind these projects that have, have real lives. Um, so, uh, I love your honesty. W we kept you along. Uh, this was a great interview, a long one. So Eric, uh, that's going to do it for questions. We appreciate you, you know, joining us on the roadmap.We look forward to talking to you soon and hearing more about, you know, art blacks in the future. Thank you so much for having me. Thank you to everybody out there, listening our community or our team and our artists. Like, you know, couldn't be here without y'all and thanks for taking the time to chat. I think.Awesome. Well guys, another great interview here on the roadmap. I mean, mass a huge week, right? We had G funk from pixel and now Eric, from art blocks, two of the biggest projects out there and, you know, mass, I gotta repeat it. Right. I love the honesty from Eric, you know, whether it was the conversation about Dows and, you know, having the 180 there to the mental health aspects, right.That was something G funk touched on on Tuesday, right. Was the mental health aspect and the needing to take breaks. And I just love the honesty there. Uh, you know, behind this project. Yeah. You know, in two things that I've noticed from the last two episodes that we've done is you can see the passion in the way these guys talk about their projects, you know, and they see it more than just, you know, just a cash grab or just, you know, putting a price on it, which I love, you know, seeing that aspect of NFTs because we get lost in the floor prices and, you know, and you know, is it gonna pump?Is it not? Why is it dumping? You know, why is there no new news? So I love seeing these two projects that have been around for awhile, you know, provide that insight that we often forget in this fast moving environment. And then if two world perfect, well mass, uh, before we head out today, what do you think if we get to some headlines and talk about some of the big stories out there, let's break it down now, let's go.What do we have? All right. So last, this actually happened last week, but we haven't had a chance to digest this news yet. So mass, there was a crypto punk record purchase that was turned down. So a $9.49 million bid, um, turned down by pun

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Interview with Deeze, find his twitter https://twitter.com/DeezeFi (DeezeFi) and his project https://fractional.art/ (Fractional) Time Stamps [1:03 – 2:59] In 2017 Deeze was involved in crypto and had made some money through altcoins but didn't know what an NFT was. By 2020 gets his own wallet, in September after the uniswap run he bought his first NFT. Recognized the value system at play with https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks (Punks) and started to go down the rabbit-hole of NFTs. [3:40 - 6:14] Punks: Deeze used to trade in order to make money and afford the ones he really wanted. Noting how much money he was able to make off flipping Punks made him realize that he should focus on trading NFTs instead of just crypto.  Trading Punks is different now. Before you could sit in https://discord.gg/6kssQptQS3 (larvavalabs discord,) watch the bot, and act off gut feeling. Now there are external bots that will always act before you can. In order to make money now you have to think on a longer time frame of holding then selling in a few months or more.  [6:43 – 10:09] Deeze knew he was going to leave his normal job but made the leap once joining the https://fractional.art/ (Fractional) team. The main function of fractional.art is turning an ERC 721 or an NFT into ERC 20 tokens which are tradable and usable. Project took off when https://twitter.com/pleasrdao?lang=en (PleasrDAO) managed to get ahold of some of the original doge meme pictures taken by https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/interviews/chatting-with-atsuko-sato-the-owner-of-the-internets-favorite-shiba-inu-doge (Atsuko Sato). PleasrDAO had the idea of fractionalizing it as a way to give back to the community. Doge meme serves as a good example of how fractionalization can change collecting.  [10:35 - 14:09] Fractional ownership feels better for Deeze. The market can be hard to access; more known projects are too expensive and lesser known ones too unpredictable. Factional NFTs help get people access to https://twitter.com/DeezeFi/status/1435992252325711879 (blue-chips). [14:47 – 18:14] There are other fractional projects out there but they each have their own styles and mechanisms. The market will decide what works best. Fractional is working with https://www.partybid.app/about (PartyBid). Deeze sees that a one-on-one in group ownership is going to be the way it goes instead of edition sizes. Editions are a set price and with partybid you can join with as little as you like. It just makes sense in both position allocation perspective and accessible buy-ins.  [18:14 -  23:13] Coming soon there will be different fractionalization options such as the ability to turn ERC 721s into editions themselves or 1155s that will be tradeable and displayable.  [23:32 – 26:55]  The learning process: Deeze didn't realize how different the NFT market could be from the altcoin market and 2018 served as a lesson in risk management. Shifting from thinking solely in ethereum to considering USD values has also been a learning experience.   [27:16 – 29:11] Deeze feels that the reason behind recent expansion and change in value is the combination between crypto natively rich and traditional art collectors, both going in and throwing down. This has also given rise to the popularity of generative art. https://twitter.com/artonblockchain?lang=en (Snowfro) had a strong role in this realization for Deeze. [29:28 – 34:35] When Deeze buys one-on-one art it's more for personal satisfaction and he probably wouldn't sell it whereas with almost any profile picture project he would. Sabretooth feels that profile pictures will hold their value and that they have renewed interest in portraiture. One-on-one artists are now adapting and rotating to collectibles. [34:35 – 39:58] Artists seem inspired by figures such as https://twitter.com/justinaversano?lang=en (Justin Aversano) who released his collection...

Art Blocks CEO Erick Calderon has turned generative NFT squiggles into a digital art behemoth. This week on “Opinionated,” we speak with “Snowfro” about the artists whose algorithms power one of the hottest corners of the metaverse. Their NFT sales recently helped Art Blocks raise $6 million from equity investors, Snowfro told “Opinionated.”Ben and Danny (Anna's out this week) sort through the term sheets to find what makes Art Blocks tick. Their conversation begins with its cap table. Galaxy's an investor; so is FlamingoDAO, the crypto-native community of NFT investors. Believe it or not, the DAO apes into equity rounds, too. Snowfro helps demystify the philosophy underpinning the digital art scene. He doesn't define success by making it to the MoMA – though that would be cool, he admits – or by billion-dollar transaction volumes – a milestone Art Blocks already crossed. He's more interested in providing an outlet for really cool and unique art.Speaking from his home in Houston, Snowfro walks “Opinionated” through his entrepreneurial history, which began with a college snow cone stand and evolved into an artisanal tile import business. His NFT side-hustle, Art Blocks, is less than a year old. And it's not quite a side-hustle anymore. This episode is produced, announced and edited by Michele Musso with additional production support from Eleanor Pahl. Our Theme Music is by Elision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Art Blocks CEO Erick Calderon has turned generative NFT squiggles into a digital art behemoth. This week on “Opinionated,” we speak with “Snowfro” about the artists whose algorithms power one of the hottest corners of the metaverse. Their NFT sales recently helped Art Blocks raise $6 million from equity investors, Snowfro told “Opinionated.”Ben and Danny (Anna's out this week) sort through the term sheets to find what makes Art Blocks tick. Their conversation begins with its cap table. Galaxy's an investor; so is FlamingoDAO, the crypto-native community of NFT investors. Believe it or not, the DAO apes into equity rounds, too. Snowfro helps demystify the philosophy underpinning the digital art scene. He doesn't define success by making it to the MoMA – though that would be cool, he admits – or by billion-dollar transaction volumes – a milestone Art Blocks already crossed. He's more interested in providing an outlet for really cool and unique art.Speaking from his home in Houston, Snowfro walks “Opinionated” through his entrepreneurial history, which began with a college snow cone stand and evolved into an artisanal tile import business. His NFT side-hustle, Art Blocks, is less than a year old. And it's not quite a side-hustle anymore. This episode is produced, announced and edited by Michele Musso with additional production support from Eleanor Pahl. Our Theme Music is by Elision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Erick Calderon, a.k.a. “Snowfro,” founder of Art Blocks, a platform focused on genuinely programmable on demand generative content that is stored immutably on the Ethereum Blockchain. The two discuss Art Blocks from the artist and curator perspective, how generative art is minted, CryptoPunks, and much more! We would like to thank our sponsors for making this podcast possible. Kava: Kava connects the world's largest cryptocurrencies on DeFi's most trusted platform. Mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the top crypto assets with a simple user experience and the confidence of institutional-grade security. To learn more visit kava.io Celo: Celo is a mobile-first platform that makes financial dApps and crypto payments accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Celo supports over 1000 projects who are everyday building applications and issuing digital currencies from 100+ countries around the world. Learn more at Celo.org.  Every Delphi Podcast is dropped first as a video interview for Delphi Digital Subscribers. Our members also have access to full interview transcripts. Join today to get our interviews, first.   Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:02:21) – How Erick got started in crypto. (00:06:40) – Erick's thoughts on CryptoPunks. (00:10:35) – The gap between 2017's generative art and today's. (00:14:48) – Owning fractionalized rare Punks versus whole floor Punks. (00:21:25) – Erick's thoughts on DAOs. (00:25:27) – Erick's thoughts on controlling the hype around Art Blocks. (00:29:43) – Art Blocks from the artist's perspective / Curating Art Blocks. (00:37:25) – Decentralizing the curation process in the long term. (00:44:25) – How art is minted on Art Blocks. (00:53:16) – How Erick decides when code for generative art is finished. (00:59:35) – Rarity versus aesthetics. (01:06:17) – What will keep interest in generative art long term. (01:15:03) – Multichain NFTs. (01:19:16) – Erick's thoughts on being early/late in NFTs. Resources: Erick's Twitter Art Blocks Website More Our Video interviews Can Be Viewed Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Yy99ZlQIX9-PdG_xHj43Q Access Delphi's Research Here: https://www.delphidigital.io/ Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Digital may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.  Music Attribution: Cosmos by From The Dust | https://soundcloud.com/ftdmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this conversation, we chat with Erick Calderon is the founder and CEO at Art Blocks, a platform for creating on-demand, generative art pieces. Since its launch a year ago, Art Blocks has garnered the attention of many, including auction house Sotheby's, which recently sold 19 of the platform's pieces in a deal totaling $81,000. Calderon, a native Houstonian, uses the online handle Snowfro, which stems from a snow cone stand he used to own. More specifically, we touch on projection mapping, generative vs. algorithmic art, machine learning, smart contracts, the constructivist art movement, Artblocks' unique approach to NFT algorithms and minting, NFT flipping vs. scalping, gas price wars, flashbots, dutch auctions, and the massive demand for anything Artblocks in the world today and the justifcations behind such demand.

Snowfro, the founder and creator of the artblock.io generative art platform hops back onto MARS to chat with Matthew & Rizzle about the latest, crazy updates at AB, the explosion of interest in on-chain generative art recently, some prized collections, the inner workings of the curation board that is steering the direction of the curated drops on AB, and much more.

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan invites Erick Snowfro, the founder of Art Blocks, to learn more about generative NFTs, the vision of Art Blocks, and "Powered by Art Blocks". Want to dive into the art that Art blocks offers? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here Interesting links: Art Blocks Factory Breathe you click here Fidenza by Tyler Hobbs click here Chromie Squiggle click here FlamingoDAO Click here Cryptovoxels click here

In this episode of the Cryptonary Podcast, our host Stan invites Erick Snowfro, the founder of Art Blocks, to learn more about generative NFTs, the vision of Art Blocks, and "Powered by Art Blocks". Want to dive into the art that Art blocks offers? Click here Interested in a Pro membership at Cryptonary after listening to the podcast? Click here Interesting links: Art Blocks Factory Breathe you click here Fidenza by Tyler Hobbs click here Chromie Squiggle click here FlamingoDAO Click here Cryptovoxels click here

My guest today is Erick, also referred to as Snowfro. Erick has been around since the very early days of the NFT ecosystem. Way before Cryptokitties, Erick was picking up CryptoPunks back when only a handful of people around the world knew about them. Erick has turned his passion for NFTs into a full blown career as the founder of the generative art platform Artblocks An amazing story teller, it was inspiring to hear all the details from the early days and incredible to see the evolution of the space from Ericks perspective. An awesome conversation you do not want to miss. Please enjoy my conversation with Erick. Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain Artblocks - https://twitter.com/artblocks_io

After Dinner Mints - Episode 04 - 21.06.13Interview with SnowfroArt Blocks home website: www.artblocks.ioJoin us on discord: https://discord.com/invite/VGX9fyhWBn

There are few people who have had as significant an impact on the world of NFTs as Erick, the founder of Artblocks. Through his Cryptopunk Zombie sacrifices (by selling multiple of them below market value) he was able to fund the creation of generative art platform Artblocks. That site is now at the center of the generative art NFT movement. We dove into the world of generative art as well as Erick's take on the future of NFT blockchains.

Art Blocks mastermind Erick (aka Snowfro) joins Kevin to discuss the ins and outs of generative art, the innovations that make it so exciting and accessible, and why NFTs that can be recreated from their fingerprints on the blockchain are poised to be the most resilient art in human history. Erick (aka Snowfro @artonblockchain) is a Houston-based artist who works in various media, including projection-mapped installations, LED light art, cut vinyl, and 3-D blocks. He is also the founder of Art Blocks, the world's first platform dedicated to decentralized generative art. LINKS: Connect with Erick (aka Snowfro): Twitter (Business) Modern Finance Newsletter Art Blocks Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: What's the Difference? | Investopedia Smart Contracts | Simply Explained Ethereum Price Prediction: 2021-2030 | Coin Price Forecast NFTs: Blockchain-Powered Art, Trading Cards, Music, and More with Aftab Hossain | Modern Finance Podcast 001 CryptoPunks: The NFTs That Started It All, Their Origin Story, and Future Plans | Modern Finance Podcast 005 Ethereum Virtual World | Cryptovoxels The Front Page of the Internet | Reddit What Is DeFi? | CoinDesk ERC-721 Non-Fungible Token Standard | Ethereum CryptoPunks: All Attributes | Larva Labs CryptoKitties The Leading Annual Non-Fungible Token Event | NFT.NYC Larva Labs | Discord Ultra-Rare Alien CryptoPunk NFT Sells for 605 ETH, or $750,000 | Cointelegraph MoonCatRescue Fabergé Egg | Wikipedia Generative Art | Wikipedia Generative Art and NFTs | ARTnews Amon Tobin: ISAM Live @ Coachella 2012 | We Saw Them Touchdesigner | Derivative Authentic Digital Art Marketplace | SuperRare Discover and Collect Rare Digital Artwork | KnownOrigin The Largest NFT Marketplace | OpenSea Marvel Hologram Trading Card Singles | eBay Art Blocks Platform: Cryptographically Generated Outputs for Dynamic Projects by Erick Calderon | Medium Chromie Squiggle by Snowfro | Art Blocks Genesis by DCA | Art Blocks Construction Token by Jeff Davis | Art Blocks Galaxiss by Xenoliss | Art Blocks CryptoSlam! Ringers by Dmitri Cherniak | Art Blocks Interview Series 001: Dmitri Cherniak | ARTXCODE Unigrids by Zeblocks | Art Blocks Singularity by Hideki Tsukamoto | Art Blocks The Best Emulators for Playing Retro Games on Modern Devices | PCMag The Legend of Zelda Avastars | Teleporter Algobots by Stina Jones | Art Blocks 720 Minutes by Alexis André | Art Blocks Void by Alexis André | Art Blocks Apparitions by Aaron Penne | Art Blocks Ignition by ge1doot | Art Blocks Synapses by Chaosconstruct | Art Blocks KRO | OpenSea

Art Blocks mastermind Erick (aka Snowfro) joins Kevin to discuss the ins and outs of generative art, the innovations that make it so exciting and accessible, and why NFTs that can be recreated from their fingerprints on the blockchain are poised to be the most resilient art in human history. Erick (aka Snowfro @artonblockchain) is a Houston-based artist who works in various media, including projection-mapped installations, LED light art, cut vinyl, and 3-D blocks. He is also the founder of Art Blocks, the world's first platform dedicated to decentralized generative art. Full show notes and links can be found here.

Erick aka Snowfro is the founder of the Art Blocks website and Discord community. He is an NFT og and an incredibly talented generative artist. He has created one of the most impactful art generative art communities in the world and tied it closely with the blockchain space.