Rising Tide

The assassination attempt against Donald Trump dominates the conversation between DKleine and Eric P. Rhodes. Eventually, they turn their attention back to the NFT movement, examining the on-going evolution of the technology's applications. They then focus on the growing relationship between physical art and NFTs.

Artists DKleine and Eric P. Rhodes discuss the launch of Daniel Arsham's official Team USA Basketball NFT on Base, the demise of the KnownOrigin platform, and Snowfro's minting of the final Chromie Squiggle #9999, destined for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

DKleine and Eric P. Rhodes focus on a number of art-centric topics in this episode. They discuss the surprise 20 ETH sale of an NFT to bankrupt 3AC and take deep dives into the works of theartofmann and Artemis. The discussion veers into AI, examining the technological nature of AI-generated art and its implications for copyright protections.

After a discussion about the recent presidential debate, Eric P. Rhodes and DKleine dive into a range of topics including advice about connecting with collectors, the Museum of Art and Light's digital art exhibition and Canadian artist, Marta Timmer.

Eric P. Rhodes and DKleine discuss the controversial "Trump token," the photographic and videographic creations of Random Freaks, the recent acquisition of Tyler Hobbs' work by SF MoMa and Faitours Forge, an NFT project that aims to "improve mental health conditions among young people."

Despite feeling like there was little to talk about before recording, artists DKleine and Eric P. Rhodes have no trouble coming up with topics once the conversation begins. The two discuss the proliferation of the idea of investing in crypto instead of traditional assets, the divisiveness that seems to emerge from difficulties grasping the depth and breadth of Web3 tech, and memecoin antics that are currently dominating social media conversations.

On Rising Tide today, DKleine and Eric P. Rhodes discuss continued missteps by Yuga Labs, AI art controversy and ongoing political antics.

Co-hosts DKleine and Eric P Rhodes celebrate the approval of spot Ether ETFs and then examine the range of reactions to the surprising news.

The pair then discusses the Yuga and CryptoPunks communities' responses to the announcement of Nina Chanel's Super Punk World before examining the unsurprising revelation of back-dated Damien Hirst creations.

To begin the episode, politics dominate the discussion, from SEC policy to the repeal of SAB 121 -- potentially allowing banks to hodl Bitcoin -- to presidential election possibilities.

The co-hosts then discuss the apparent re-patriation of cryptoartists from X to Warpcast. They finish the episode with an examination of Jonathan Yeo's controversial portrait of King Charles.

Artists DKleine and Eric P. Rhodes discuss Yuga Labs' apparent reversal of CC0 policy with Moonbirds -- and how it might be a clever strategic move for the company. They examine SuperRare's $RARE tips on Farcaster, which appear to be inspired by the success of $Degen tipping. The two then discuss the dangers of Ethereum address-poisoning and reasons for buying back one's own artwork. They wrap up the show with a look at the Gallery app -- a platform for viewing and sharing NFTs as well as connecting with artists and collectors.