Colby Mugrabi, Founder of MMerch, and Seedphrase, Collector and Entrepreneur, join Eli Scheinman to discuss the future of generative fashion in Web3. Topics include Seedphrase’s collecting thesis around AI art, integrating digital art and NFTs into real-world fashion, and a look inside our guests’ Vaults.

Abigail Miller, Tech + Art Lead at Avant Arte joins Eli Scheinman and guest host akaStevey to discuss how physical art is playing a role in onboarding the next generation of art collectors.

Ben Roy, co-founder of Accelerate Art, and R4v3n, artist/engineer, are joined by Eli Scheinman to discuss how narratives can often shape sentiment and culture. Topics include: consumer crypto trends in digital art, revisiting Ben’s “Fat Cryptopunks Thesis” in 2024, and, as always, a look inside our guests’ Vaults.

Erick Calderon (Snowfro), Founder of Art Blocks, and Alejandro Cartagena, Founder of Fellowship, join Eli Scheinman to discuss their experiences over the last 4 years as founders and pioneers of digital art platforms.

Eli Scheinmann, Director of Art at PROOF/Yuga Labs, is joined by Sofia Garcia, founder of ArtxCode, and Blondie, founder of White Walls, to discuss the business of supporting artists.

Jack Butcher and Jalil Wahdatehagh on Building a Digital Art Museum with Consensus and Curation

Jack Butcher and Jalil Wahdatehagh from Visualize Value, Opepen, and Checks join Eli this week to discuss using consensus and curation to build a new kind of digital art museum.

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Raoul Paul (CEO of Real Vision) and OSF (artist/collector) join Eli to discuss how macroeconomics play a role in investing in crypto and digital art.

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First-ever PROOF Podcast guest DCInvestor returns with Matt Zhang (Founder, Hivemind Capital) to discuss future-proofing your digital art portfolio. Topics include collecting styles, time horizons, and strategies for collecting digital art that will remain relevant for years, even decades, to come.

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00:00 - Intro
02:36 - Recently Collected

09:28 - Time Horizons
16:36 - Collecting Thesis
20:43 - Avoiding Bubbles
25:57 - ETH ETFs
26:15 - What’s in Your Vault?

39:28 - Outro

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DCInvestor: ⁠Harbor Scene by Tyler Hobbs⁠

Matt: ⁠Winds of Yawanawa⁠

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DCInvestor: ⁠Autoglyph #135 by Larva Labs⁠

Matt: ⁠Path to Xanadu by Chris Burden⁠

Sam (Market Analyst/CCO, Memeland) and CJ (Generative Artist and Engineer) join Eli Scheinman (Director of Art, PROOF/Yuga Labs) to discuss their experiences as creators on L2s, network effects, and favorite pieces of digital art in their vault.

Amanda akaStevey (Community/Art, PROOF/Yuga Labs) makes her triumphant return to the show, joining KOL 787 (Collector/Artist) to chat with Eli Scheinman (PROOF/Yuga Labs’ Director of Art) about all things digital art.