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Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art), live from Glitch Gallery in Marfa, TX during Art Blocks Weekend 2023. 

The crew welcomes several special guests, including Nifty Fifty (SquiggleDAO), Snowfro (Art Blocks), Madison & Malte (Glitch Gallery), and diewiththemostlikes (Grails IV artist). 

Nifty Fifty | https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETH  

Snowfro | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain 

Madison | https://twitter.com/magey_mage 

Malte | https://twitter.com/maltefr_eth 

diewiththemostlikes | https://twitter.com/toadswiback 

Learn more about Glitch Gallery | http://www.glitchmarfa.com 

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Stay connected with PROOF:

Follow Amanda on X | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_

Follow Derek on X | https://twitter.com/derekedws 

Follow Eli on X | https://twitter.com/eli_schein 

Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:03:59 Nifty Fifty & Snowfro

-Donald Judd | https://chinati.org/collection/donald-judd/

-Marfa Mesh / Harvey Rayner | https://x.com/harvey_rayner/status/1703864178715296057?s=20 

0:25:45 Madison & Malte

-Every 30 Days | https://opensea.io/collection/e30d-by-glitch-gallery 

0:49:23 diewiththemostlikes

-Chub Packs | https://www.niftygateway.com/collections/chub-pack 

1:10:08 Outro

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), Sam (PROOF Director of Research). The crew debates about Friend Tech before discussing the latest art drops from diewiththemostlikes and William Mapan. Then they get into the Nouns DAO fork and SEC vs. Stoner Cats, with a little detour of Amanda getting lost in Monaverse. 

They’re later joined by special guest artist Lars Wander. They dive into his prior works, his Meme Machine Discord bots, and what’s up next for him.

Follow Lars on X | https://twitter.com/larswander

Lars’ Discord Bots | https://lars.computer/meme-machine/ 

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Stay connected with PROOF:

Follow Amanda on X | http://twitter.com/akaSteveyyy

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 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:39 Host Chat + Monaverse

0:07:15 Friend Tech’s Resurgence

0:23:23 diewiththemostlikes Chub Packs drop

-Chub Packs | https://www.niftygateway.com/collections/chub-pack 

-Glitch Marfa event | https://x.com/toadswiback/status/1701613665818993049?s=20

0:28:40 Distance: William Mapan

-Distance | https://opensea.io/collection/distance-by-william-mapan-lacma 

0:33:01 Nouns DAO Fork

-Fork Page | https://nouns.wtf/fork/0 

0:42:05 Amanda lost in Monaverse

0:43:35 SEC vs. Stoner Cats

-SEC Decision | https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-178 

0:54:05 Artist Spotlight: Lars Wander

-7 Factorial, Evolving Pixels | https://www.proof.xyz/curated/evolving-pixels/7-factorial 

-Website | http://larswander.com 

-Lars’ Discord Bots | https://lars.computer/meme-machine/ 

1:08:23 Outro

-Glitch Marfa’s Calendar | https://x.com/glitchmarfa/status/1701612923867877420?s=20

0:00:00 Intro and Host Chat

0:05:01 Refik Anadol - Machine Hallucinations: Sphere

-https://twitter.com/refikanadol/status/1697281838124089380?s=20 

0:09:52 DEAFBEEF’s Hashmarks

-https://hashmarks.deafbeef.com/ 

0:17:02 Christie’s x Keith Haring

-https://www.christies.com/features/keith-haring-digital-drawings-12857-3.aspx 

0:21:18 Ben Snell Sculptures

-https://twitter.com/snellicious_/status/1692907358450602293?s=20 

0:25:21 Torrent by Jeres

-https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/466 

0:30:30 Audience Comments from mysterious Mau

0:32:15 Marfa: Middle of Somewhere Project

-https://twitter.com/r4v3n_art/status/1698014470084153556 

0:42:20 How to buy Marfa: Middle of Somewhere

0:44:55 1 ETH Generative Art Picks (NFA)

CJ aka r4v3n’s Picks: Dive by Raphael Rozendaal -https://opensea.io/collection/dive-by-rafael-rozendaal; Orchids by Luke Shannon- https://opensea.io/collection/orchids-by-luke-shannon 

Amanda’s Picks: Jiometory No Compute, https://opensea.io/collection/jiometory-no-compute-ziometori-ha-keisansaremasen, nth culture by Fingacode, https://opensea.io/collection/nth-culture-by-fingacode 

Kevin’s Pick: (kinder)Garden, Monuments by Zancan and Yazid https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/(kinder)garden-monuments 

0:58:32 Audience Comments from mysterious Mau

1:00:24 Outro

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/ 

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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 

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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

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is back with Derek (Collab + Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art) live from the Foundry DTLA.

The crew talks about OpenSea royalty changes, Friend Tech, and the fun of PROOF Grails IV. They also work together to go through the Mythic Egg hatching process for a community giveaway (PREMINT link for Mythics Raffle: https://www.premint.xyz/win-a-mythic-on-100-proof/). 

Eli (PROOF Head of Art) finishes up the show with an Artist Spotlight with Sam Spratt, where they discuss his career, perspective on the space, and his upcoming epic project, The Monument Game. 

Follow Sam Spratt on Twitter | https://twitter.com/SamSpratt 

The Monument Game | https://www.niftygateway.com/collections/sam-spratt-the-monument-game 

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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 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:30 Host Chat

0:06:30 OpenSea Slashes Royalties

Blog Post | https://opensea.io/blog/articles/creator-fees-update 

0:17:54 Friend Tech 

X | https://twitter.com/friendtech 

0:26:43 Grails IV Recap

Website | http://grails.art

0:35:10 The Monument Game Trailer

0:37:50 Artist Spotlight: Sam Spratt

Sam’s Creative Journey

Luci Beginnings

The Monument Game Details

Website | http://samspratt.com 

1:05:15 Kevin & Derek Thoughts

1:09:50 Mythics Egg Process & Giveaway

1:14:30 KRO/Cirrus Trade

The Trade | https://opensea.io/deal/U3dhcFR5cGU6NjkwNDk= 

1:17:14 Outro

Note: This episode was originally recorded on August 4, 2023.

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is back with Derek (Collab + Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art) live from the Foundry DTLA. They discuss Grails IV updates, Sam Spratt’s The Monument Game, the new Squiggle mints, Beeple’s new punk, Cryptodickbutts S4 and Yuga’s Wreck League. 

Eli (PROOF Head of Art) finishes up the show with an Artist Spotlight on Mitchell F. Chan, a digital artist who has minted works all the way back in 2017. They chat about his journey as an artist, plus all the details about his new gamified PFP project, The Boys of Summer.

Follow Mitchell F. Chan on Twitter | https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan 

Learn about The Boys of Summer, August 16 | https://wild.xyz/mitchell-f-chan/the-boys-of-summer/ 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:37 Host Chat

0:04:45 Grails IV Updates

Website | http://grails.art 

RSVP to Grails IV Reveal: https://tokenproof.xyz/grails-iv-live-audience-reveal

RSVP to Post-Reveal Celebration: https://tokenproof.xyz/grails-iv-post-reveal-celebration 

0:07:45 Sam Spratt’s The Monument Game

Tweet | https://twitter.com/SamSpratt/status/1686751272190304256?s=20 

0:13:32 50 New Chromie Squiggle Mints

Snowfro’s Tweet | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1685017203987386368 

0:20:55 Beeple’s New CryptoPunk

PFP Tweet | https://twitter.com/beeple/status/1686779342347550734/photo/1 

0:26:15 Cryptodickbutts S4

Announcement | https://twitter.com/CryptoDickbutts/status/1685384946548944896 

0:33:21 Yuga Wreck League Game

Announcement | https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1687138896067305472?s=20 

0:40:20 Artist Spotlight: Mitchell F. Chan

Digital Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility | https://opensea.io/collection/ikb-cachet-de-garantie-1 

LeWitt Generator Generator | https://chan.gallery/lewitt-generator-generator/ 

The Boys of Summer | https://wild.xyz/mitchell-f-chan/the-boys-of-summer/ 

1:03:24 Giveaway Winner and Cryptodickbutts Update

1:06:56 Outro

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 

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Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_

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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/

Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community) takes the host seat with this week’s exciting 100 PROOF Live. She is joined by special guest Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), Sam (PROOF Director of Research), and Dalton (PROOF Research). 

They talk about the latest NFT topics including Ordinals, Pudgy Penguins & Nouns, and ApeFest moving to Hong Kong. Plus, is NFT Twitter leaving for Threads? And a new episode of the Mythics Chronicles.

To close out the show, Sam chats with the incredible artist, trader and collector OSF. They discuss OSF’s goals with his art, thoughts on crypto, why he’s bullish, and all those Red Lite District airdrops.

Follow Carly on Twitter | https://twitter.com/carlypreilly 

Follow OSF on Twitter | https://twitter.com/osf_rekt 

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Follow Dalton on Twitter | https://twitter.com/wardaddycapital 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:40 Host Chat

0:05:55 Ordinals Meta

0:13:13 Pudgy Penguins Buying a Noun

0:16:15 BAYC ApeFest in Hong Kong

0:21:45 Mythics Chronicles Episode 7

0:28:00 Toobins Run

0:30:15 Is NFT Twitter Going to Threads?

0:36:55 Artist Spotlight: OSF

0:38:41 OSF’s Story

0:41:31 Biggest First Moment as an Artist

-Professional Degen | https://foundation.app/@OSF/foundation/131480 

0:44:55 OSF’s Goals with his Art

-Uperol Spritz | https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xc23a563a26afff06e945ace77173e1568f288ce5/6 

0:49:16 Red Lite District Drops

-Red Lite District | https://opensea.io/collection/osf-rld 

0:52:50 Why Crypto?

0:56:57 The Infamous Ape Trade

0:59:50 Rekt Guy

-Rekt guy | https://opensea.io/collection/rektguy 

1:02:05 Why OSF is Bullish

1:04:20 Outro

-OPJ Tour | https://www.opjtour.com/

Kevin (CEO @ PROOF), Amanda (Culture & Community @ PROOF), & Sam (aka NFTstats, Director of Research @ PROOF) chat about the NFT market, a little bit about Blur, the latest from the Jack Butcher ecosystem, and their 1 ETH picks. Plus, the latest episode of Mythics Chronicles.

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Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_

Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/punk9059 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:23 Host Chat

0:03:48 IRL Alpha Recap

-Show link | https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1865311942 

-Begin | https://twitter.com/beginbotbot 

0:08:28 NFT Market Talk

0:19:28 Blur Trait-Specific Bidding

0:32:41 Mythics Chronicles Episode 6

0:39:03 Reactions & Traits Talk (including Nude Birds alpha)

0:46:35 Sub 1-ETH Picks

-Amanda’s Pick: MAX PAIN by XCOPY https://opensea.io/collection/max-pain-and-frens-by-xcopy 

-Sam’s Pick: Opepens by Jack Butcher https://opensea.io/collection/opepen-edition 

-Kevin’s Picks: Cryptoarte by seb https://opensea.io/collection/cryptoarte & Gener8tive K-Compositions by aphexyuri (not sub 1 ETH) https://opensea.io/collection/gener8tive-k-compositions 

0:59:09 Opepens & Jack Butcher Ecosystem

-Jack Butcher: https://twitter.com/jackbutcher 

-Sam interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQNcnpj4Xss 

1:05:29 Outro

Kevin, Derek, Sam, and Amanda talk about the week’s exciting news, including the challenge of building in web3 and the Azuki Elementals drop. They also share insights from the Proof team offsite, and we get a sneak peek of July’s “Every 30 Days” from Glitch Marfa. A new heartfelt Mythics Chronicles takes you into the mindset of Colin, an illustrator at Proof, as he helps to make Mythics a reality. 

The crew are also joined by special guest Danny Yang, CEO of OnChainMonkey, to chat about NFTs, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and what makes Ordinals special.   

Follow Danny on Twitter | https://twitter.com/huuep 

Follow OnChainMonkey on Twitter | https://twitter.com/OnChainMonkey 

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Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws 

Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_

Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/punk9059 

Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1 

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:37 Host Chat

0:03:45 Proof Offsite Recap

0:09:15 Building in Web3 & Azuki Elementals

-9GAG Tweet about Building in Web3 | https://twitter.com/9gagceo/status/1674120415361507328?s=46&t=2nGw_YS9YJWi6jI-uChOsA 

-Azuki Elementals | https://opensea.io/collection/azukielementals 

0:24:22 Mythics Chronicles Episode 5

0:31:23 Derek’s Every 30 Days Announcement

-Glitch Marfa | https://twitter.com/glitchmarfa 

-E30D | https://www.glitchmarfa.com/e30dgallery

0:35:02 Danny Yang from OnChainMonkey

-OCM Dimensions | https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/ocm-dimensions 

-Ordinals thread from Danny | https://twitter.com/huuep/status/1670948973874671622?s=20 

1:00:11 Outro