Part 2 of 3 of our Ethereal Summit Coverage

A Conversation with Ruth Catlow form Furtherfield.org and Sam Hart of Avant.org.

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Avant.org

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No news this week.. Enjoy the interview!

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All music by DJ J-Scrilla

Crypto Art Rock Stars – Ethereal Summit – May 2018

Featuring interviews with:

Ruth Catlow, Furtherfield

Sam Hart, Avant.com

Poppy Simpson, Meural

Jess Houlgrave, Codex Protocol

Grayson Cox

Ronald Gierlach

Brian Gruber

Hollis Witherspoon

Yiying Lu

Joe Chiapetta

Manuel Palou

Moises Sanabria

Eddie Negron

Travis LeRoy Southworth

Cryptograffiti

Beatiz Ramos, Dada NYC

Yehudit Mam, Dada NYC

All music by DJ J-Scrilla

intro rap by Holy Wi-fi Rap bot

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Episode 15 – Recorded at Depth Charge in Arlington, Virginia on April 25, 2018 – Conversations with Rare Digital Art Labs and Bidio CEO, James Waugh

AOTB Episode 15 – Top 5 News

CreativeWeek is coming up next month! The CryptoCreative portion will be on May 10, 2018. Lots for guests to see and do – including meeting yours truly.

Also, this just in, Snoop Dog will be at XRP Community Night,” in NYC on May 15 – invite-only event with Twitter competition. https://cointelegraph.com/news/snoop-dogg-to-promote-ripple-at-invite-only-event-in-nyc

• April 17, 2018: Blockchain Technology’s Growing Role in the Art Industry by Christopher Tozzi

https://www.nasdaq.com/article/blockchain-technologys-growing-role-in-the-art-industry-cm949131

https://monegraph.com/

https://www.ascribe.io/

https://www.codexprotocol.com/

https://www.verisart.com/

https://www.maecenas.co/ (talked about several times, including Episode 5 with Joe Looney)

https://dada.nyc/home

• March 31, 2018, “Crypto craze meets ‘art’: bitcoins used to buy Mandela’s golden hands.

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2139419/crypto-craze-meets-art-bitcoins-used-buy-mandelas-golden

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Nelson-Mandela-golden-hand-casts-sell-for--10m-in-bitcoin/1066-4361084-chx3sf/index.html

• March 19, 2018, “Crypto is the new rock and roll,” MENAFN – Asia Times.

http://menafn.com/1096616280/Crypto-is-the-new-rock-and-roll

https://artbit.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2018/03/21/matt-sorum-artbit-interview/#605d9fe7290e

• Crypto Art by the Mother of Cypherpunk Fantasies art collaboration between Ylva Molitor-Gardsell and Carl Gardsell (mother and son). Exhibit was held from March 30- April 8, 2018

http://gardsell.se/english/crypto.html

https://www.facebook.com/cryptoart.se/

• April 25 & 26, 2018 – The New York Times Art Leaders Network event in Berlin

https://www.nytartleadersnetwork.com/aln2018/#Speakers

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Scrilla/Emoji piece we discussed: https://superrare.co/artwork/scrillmoji-60

MeetUp:

https://www.meetup.com/Art-on-the-Blockchain-Meetup/

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In this episode we tackle the Codex Platform with the wonderful Jessica Houlgrave - A London to DC adventure you surely dont wanna miss!

AOTB Top 5 - Knowledge 4/19/18

Fresh from Atlanta! Thanks to Mimi from Shear Love on The Goat Farm artist community.

1. April 8, 2018, 5 Ways Blockchain Technology is Changing How Art is Made by Steven Buchko, on CoinCentral.com https://coincentral.com/5-ways-blockchain-technology-is-changing-how-art-is-made/

Projects mentioned: Anime Coin (anime-related digital items), CryptoKitties; Plantoids; IAMA Coin created by Kevin Abosch (secured in blood); The Scarab Project where 1,000 artists collaborate to create one AI art piece and if you contribute to the piece, you are entitled to a Scarab token tradeable on Counterparty; Curio Cards; Slothicorn Steemit account (if you submit, will receive a small amount of steem).

https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/R6F7UY5CQ#/screens/269818683_Art_Project

2. April 5, 2018, Pineapple Arcade: Play Crypto Games for Free by Samara Malkin, created by the Pineapple Fund using their developers, Neon District. Prizes include: The prizes include:

250 ETH (provided by Pineapple Fund)

$100 thousand for charity (provided by Pineapple Fund)

10 BTC (provided by Pineapple Fund)

1 BTC (provided by Pineapple Fund)

15 ETH (provided by Neon District)

75 Neon District Trophies (provided by Neon District) – the trophies will grant winners exclusive alpha access to the upcoming Neon District game

1 million COIIN (provided by COIIN/Atari Movie)

100,000 RUSTBITS (provided by Age of Rust/SpacePirate.io) – this puzzle has just been solved

https://cryptocurrencynews.com/crypto-games/pineapple-arcade-play-crypto-games-free/

https://pineapplefund.org/

http://www.pineapplearcade.net/about

3. Feb. 2, 2018, Can Blockchain Technology Solve Copyright Attribution Challenges of Digital Work? by Dr. Hadar Mazor, on IPWatchdog.com

Practical blockchain purposes to solve copyright attribution problems: Efforts are being invested in leveraging blockchain technology to resolve challenges associated with copyright attribution to provide acknowledgment of copyright of a digital work of art to its holder or author. Problem: A digital work of art primarily exists in the form of intangible artifact and the digital work of art may not fit the form of the high-stakes international art market, which continues to rely on unique, original, tangible objects. Since a digital work of art does not yield artifacts that can be easily owned and traded in a conventional sense, their value may not be appropriately estimated. Copyright and other intellectual property tools are frequently employed to countervail this problem but with little success.

Difficulty with this model: "Nonetheless, decentralized blockchain data storing technology relies on the trust of the group."

She looks at a product called "NKOR" which "aims at utilizing a decentralized, cryptographically secure database blockchain-based technology, to document the recordation, reproduction, distribution and trade of digital works of art."

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2018/02/02/blockchain-technology-solve-copyright-attribution-digital-work/id=93161/

http://nkor.io

4. AOTB and James Waugh - Intro to Crypto/Art, Crypto/Music and Blockchain with special guest, James Waugh, who will be presenting "Bidio: Driving Progress Through Creativity." James Waugh is the CEO of Bidio, which recently introduced ERC888 and the multidimensional viewToken protocol.

https://www.meetup.com/Art-on-the-Blockchain-Meetup/events/249651870/

5. Creative Tech Week - New York May 3-12, 2018. This is a crowd-funded event with installation locations across NYC. May 10 - AOTB will be there!

http://creativetechweek.nyc/

J-Scrilla releases new video #CANTSMOKEBTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPimmS0TyPs

www.rarescrilla.com

All music tracks & editing by DJ J Scrilla

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Top 5 - April 11, 2018

openbazaar.com

bitcorns.com

1. Curated crypto art resources by obxium - (https://github.com/obxium/awesome-crypto-arthttps://github.com/obxium/awesome-crypto-art)

2. Ethereum development Conference -DAppPitchfest (demos and business models) Conference speakers include Vitalik Buterin, Joseph Lubin, Gavin Wood, Mihai Alisie - May 3-5 in Toronto (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crypto-nyc-and-edcon-2018-present-ethereum-dapp-pitch-fest-tickets-44415914195)

3. First bitcorn auction on April 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wO53A5DmZI&t=2966s);

4. Introduction to Crypto Art and Crypto Music in Atlanta April 8 - 2-6 & Intro to Crypto Art and Crypto Music at GW on April 21, 12 - 5;

5. Creative Tech Week - CryptoCreative Symposium May 10 in NYC 2- 11:30 - AOTB on 3 panels! (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cryptocreative-symposium-at-creative-tech-week-tickets-43637596225)

www.rarescrilla.com

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AOTB Top 5 March 15, 2018

Tickets to ATL "Intro To CryptoART & CryptoMUSIC" available here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-cryptoart-cryptomusic-tickets-44182783896

and check out the Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/762311900639902/

1. March 7, 2018. The Blockchain Is Just Another Way To Make Art All About Money by Oliver Roeder on fivethirtyeight. Mentions Bea Ramos and Jason Bailey where the author suggests that crypto art's allure inclues moneyand power. Quotes:

"But as I dove deeper into the promise of crypto-art, it seems to me more likely to democratize and decentralize not art itself, but art commerce."

"Crypto-art seems to embrace Warhol’s philosophy. Sure, Rare Pepes and CrytoKitties can’t fetch anywhere near the astronomical prices that traditional art can sometimes command. But in crypto-art, commerce is wrapped like a kudzu vine around the industry’s newly formed artistic infrastructure."

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/blockchain-is-just-another-way-make-art-all-about-money/

2. March 12, 2018. The State of Crypto Creativity in 2018 by Creative Crypto online magazine

Quote: "The are big implications of this new hierarchy of information - security, stability, speed, transparency - but the most impactful repercussion of the blockchain ecosystem is its ability to monetize our creative content. All of it. Imagine getting a micropayment for every Instagram shot, every witty Tweet, every Medium article, every Pinterest sketch, and every blasted Facebook post you send into the depths of Silicon Valley servers. Think of every aspect of your practice earning you equity in a valued blockchain. This new normal of open-source information could kickstart an entirely new economic foundation for creative work." Mentioned some familiar names, Steemit, Creativechain and Po.et, but learned about Publica for Writers and Lbry for video hosting.

https://lbry.io/

https://publica.com/

https://steem.io/

https://www.po.et/

https://www.creativechain.org/project/ - launching platform in 4 days!

3. Reminder! Creative Tech Week - New York May 3-12, 2018. This is a crowd-funded event with installation locations across NYC. Artists are given an opportunity to install and promote their work.

http://creativetechweek.nyc/

4. The Cloud Gallery (which only accepts bitcoin cash. why?) for artist Tony Schaefer. He has a 3D virtual exhibit space.

thecloudgallery.org/

5. April 21 at GW! Introduction to Cryptoart and Cryptomusic - part II.

Look for announcements by early next week!

AOTB About Hosts Posts

1. AOTB on the road! We'll be in Atlanta on April 8! Intro to Cryptoart and Cryptomusic. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-cryptoart-cryptomusic-tickets-44182783896

2. Obxium Awesome Crypto Art List! We're on it! https://github.com/obxium

3. March 10, 2018 on Medium. Introduction to Cryptoart and Cryptomusic by J. Scrilla. [Jeff]

https://medium.com/@ScrillaVentura/introduction-to-cryptoart-cryptomusic-3752923792c7

4. March 8, 2018. How Blockchain will Change Photography by Jason Bailey on Artnome. CMG got a mention at the end of the article commenting on the need to create new contractual relationships. https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/3/4/how-blockchain-will-change-photography

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AOTB Podcast - Top 5 News

1. Research results published: Democratizing Art Markets: Fractional Ownership and the Securitization of Art, January 18, 2018, by Amy Whitaker and Roman Kraussl. Using data from the Leo Castelli art gallery, the authors created a "novel model of evaluating art market returns using first-sale prices alongside auction results."

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3100389

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/artists-would-do-well-to-invest-in-their-own-work-study-says

2. Online art lot auctions and losing money. The Art Newspaper quotes Edward Dolman, Chief Executive of Phillips, that auction houses lose money on an average online auction valued at $2k. He is quoted as saying: "Blockchain is the nearest thing to something that might help here, because you might, in some instances, take the role of expert out."

The Art Newspaper, print edition, March 2018 p. 41

3. DJ Gareth Emery launches, his blockchain solution for the music industry, Choon, this month.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewrossow/2018/03/03/international-music-dj-gareth-emery-brings-blockchain-project-to-music-industry/#6514d87c5479

4. Technomedioevo. Age of future reloaded. Exhibit, March 1 - June 16, 2018. The Museum of The Order of St John in collaboration with Techno Medioevo and The Sir Denis Mahon Charitable Trust will host an exhibition entitled "Age of Future Reloaded. Scenes, Visions and Fragments from an Alternative History."

https://www.saatchiart.com/leonardopasseri

https://www.facebook.com/Walteriusgallery-1670792876497514/

5. Decentralized Art Show in Austin, March 12, 2018. SXSW Decentralized Art Show Austin March 9-18. Can still participate.

https://steemit.com/sxsw/@stellabelle/sxsw-decentralized-art-show-austin-march-9-18-it-s-a-crypto-party-call-for-artists

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The Crypto Art Business is booming! Here are the top five news items since Ep. 9.

1. On Valentine's Day, 2018, 10 investors put up $100k each totalling $1 million, for the "Forever Rose" as part of a charitable event sponsored by Gifto, which worked with artist/photographer Kevin Abosch.

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/02/128411-valentines-day-crypto-art-sells-1-million-gifto/

http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/14/technology/crypto-art-valentines-day/index.html

2. Lixar I.T. Inc. launched Megaphono Music App on February 5 in advance of music showcase festival in Ottowa Canada, which ran from Feb. 8 - 10 this year, where users could download the Megaphono app, listen to music, and reward musicians with LiteCoin for each song played.

http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/first-music-festival-crypto-payment-platform-w-megaphono-app/

http://www.megaphono.tv/download-app/

3. Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Revolution and Art #2 will be held in NYC, March 15 from 6-10 at BuroHQ.

http://blockchaincryptoartnyc.splashthat.com

4. Artists exhibiting at Satoshi Roundtable – including today's guest cryptograffiti. We'll post links to some of the art featured at the Satoshi Roundtable which was held in Cancun, Mexico from Feb. 5-8, 2018.

https://bitify.com/auctions/collectable-art/terrible-store-of-value-1026570/

https://cryptocoin.news/events/terrible-store-of-value-repurposing-dimons-words-through-blockchain-art-7031/

https://twitter.com/cryptograffiti/status/961244861465812993

https://cryptoart.com/cryptoart-will-be-at-the-satoshi-roundtable-feb-5-8/

5. Puzzle solved! Cryptoartist Marguerite DeCourcelle created a puzzle with fellow artist, Rob Myers, to conclude a series of Bitcoin puzzles called "The Legend of Satoshi Nakamoto."

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.4528357/this-painting-is-actually-a-bitcoin-puzzle-worth-more-than-40k-and-someone-finally-solved-it-1.4529176

Twitter handles in the News

@coin_artist

@Grandenchilada

@MeetMeural

@rareartlabs

@gifto_io

@cryptograffiti

@LixarIT

@kevinabosch

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As part of the Top 5 news, we have identified a few new or current projects we've learned about as a result of the Rare Digital Art Festival on January 13. We've got a lively discussion about the event among ourselves and with our guest, Jason Bailey of Artnome.

1. Art Project Decentralized - This is a blockchain-driven collaborative open source art project by artist Jessica Angel in collaboration with TrueBit.

https://vimeo.com/249089063

https://projects.invisionapp.com/share/R6F7UY5CQ#/screens/269818683_Art_Project

2. Scrilla release December 2017 - You Can't Smoke a Bitcoin. Inspiration? One listener commented: "Sound like the theme music for a wolf of wall street sequel"

https://soundcloud.com/scrillaventura/cant-smoke-a-bitcoin

3. Creative Tech Week - New York May 3-12, 2018. This is a crowd-funded event with installation locations across NYC. Artists are given an opportunity to install and promote their work.

http://creativetechweek.nyc/

4. 50 Cent Made Millions Off Bitcoin in Album Sales, by Rap-Up, January 23, 2018, http://www.rap-up.com/2018/01/23/50-cent-made-millions-off-bitcoin-in-album-sales/

5. Codex Protocol annonymous art bidding and registration service launched. A unique crypto-based decentralized title regisry launched in January 2018.

http://www.codexprotocol.com/#idteam

Knowledge

A. Reinventing the Art Lab on the Blockchain, Janury 3, 2018, Lucy Sollitt in Rhizome.

http://rhizome.org/editorial/2018/jan/03/reinventing-the-art-lab-on-the-blockchain/

B. The Blockchain Art Market is here, Jason Bailey, our guest for today https://www.artnome.com/news/2017/12/22/the-blockchain-art-market-is-here and What is Cryptoart? https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/1/14/what-is-cryptoart

C. Art and Blockchain - Revolution in Art, by Sandra Breslau, January 30, 2018 https://cointelegraph.com/news/art-and-blockchain-revolution-in-art-collectin

AOTB About Hosts Posts

1. DJ Pepe Invades Rare Art Festival in New York City, by DJ Pepe https://medium.com/@DJPEPE_/djpepe-invades-rare-art-festival-in-new-york-city-7b7d95843f1e

2. Tokens, Branding and Digital Assets, by Cynthia Gayton, https://medium.com/@squizzi3/tokens-branding-and-digital-assets-37009d9aef79

3. RareAF talks DJ Pepe, by R.A.R.E. Art Labs, January 30, 2018 https://medium.com/@rareartlabs/rareaf-talks-dj-pepe-93f11afb4cce

4. How Much for That Pepe? Scenes from the First Rare Digital Art Auction, by Daniel Penny, January 23, 2018, The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/23/much-pepe-scenes-first-rare-digital-art-auction/

5. Blockchain Insider: Cynthia M. Gayton, Esq., by Portia Burton, December 21, 2017. https://medium.com/@chain_explainer/blockchain-insider-cynthia-m-gayton-esq-f218b763bbc5

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Top 5 - November 20, 2017

1. TetzelCoin - Conceptual Art project earning SIN tokens paid for with Ether where the money is used to pay medical debt. Created by Will Doenlen and Leanne Luce.

From the website: TetzelCoin is a blockchain-based app that forgives users of their sins. Users confess their sins and pay an amount of Ether they believe their sin is worth. In return, they receive forgiveness in the form of SIN tokens. 85% of the proceeds go to medical debt forgiveness."

Appreciated note: "SIN tokens have no value and we have no plans to try to make them valuable. This is a conceptual art piece. Confessing and buying SIN tokens is how you participate in the art."

Confessions end January 1, 2018.

https://tetzelcoin.com/#/

2. SingularDTV - November 11, 2017 - which is launching a blockchain entertainment studio financed with the GRMTK Token which launched on November 10, 2017 during a live event.

From the article: "24 hours from its inception, hit its maximum contribution amount of $2.25 million dollars."

Gramatik. “They just need to see actual progress, that it’s not just a theory. When they see that, I won’t even need to convince them. They’ll see for themselves. Then I can see widespread adoption.”

The GRMTK Token Sale raised 7500 Ether and was finalized, Friday November 10th.

https://medium.com/singulardtv/gramatik-launches-9-million-entertainment-economy-the-grmtk-token-944d1e332361

3. ArtByte - Showcase opportunity for artists to earn ArtByte cryptocurrency

Each week, the ArtByte foundation will pick an artist to receive 5000 ArtByte for winning the showcase.

https://www.artbyte.me/artbyte-artist-showcase-entry/

4. Autonomous Artist - Curation Concept by Simon de la Rouviere

From the article: "This bot’s soul will come to live in a smart contract on Ethereum. With us guiding it, it will create a new unique artwork every week, put it up for auction and sell it: creating a unique digital, transferable edition of the art. If we do our job right, it will make better and better art over time. The humans that help it will be rewarded in turn for doing so."

It uses the idea of a "curation market" which is a community/market model that "allows groups to more effectively coordinate & earn from value they co-create around shared goals."

https://medium.com/@simondlr/lets-summon-an-autonomous-artist-a-bot-that-creates-owns-and-sells-its-own-art-ada1afad086a

Sample curation market code: https://github.com/ConsenSys/curationmarkets

5. Bjork accepting cryptocurrency for upcoming album Utopia

From The Verge article November 6: "Her latest album Utopia is no exception, and those who purchase the record will receive cryptocurrency in the form of 100 Audiocoins (with a value of about $0.19), according to MusicAlly. Audiocoins are a two year old cryptocurrency aimed at the music industry.

London-based Blockpool is facilitating the offer, and will provide the 100 coins along with an e-wallet."

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/6/16611822/bjork-album-utopia-cryptocurrency-audiocoin

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