00:38 - Art Basel Recap 

04:12 - Online vs irl connections 

07:40 - Reflections on Security

19:59 - Release mechanics and artist growth

32:15 - The value of network effects

38:48 - Do curators need to be collectors

45:25 - Basel Recap pt 2

51:00 - Verse rundown

59:07 - Artist highlights

Dev Harlan - https://x.com/devharlan

Nicolas Sassoon - https://x.com/nicolas_sassoon

Tabor Robak - https://x.com/taborrobak

Tù.úk’z - https://x.com/tuukzs

Dadabots - https://x.com/dadabots

 

 

 

 

 

00:48 - Are we back? 

04:25 - Collector confidence 

11:14 - New entrants to the space 

13:17  - RTFKT closure 

17:20 - PFPs, identity and community 

29:33 - Meme coins and risk 

34:07 - Dynamics of fractionalisation

44:45 - Network effects and OEs 

51:22 - Shl0ms is God 

55:44 - Discipline to collecting 

01:04:44 - Verse rundown 

01:07:22 - Artist highlights 

Eko33 - https://x.com/eko33 

Panaviscope - https://x.com/panaviscope 

Ex Mortal - https://x.com/ex_mortal_

01:08 - Jay's experience as an artist

10:00 - "Anyone can art?"

16:59 - Reflecting on the banana and its impact

21:12 - Memes and virality

27:11 - Brain Rot and the speed of culture

36:31 - Traditional conceptual art and NFTs

40:00 - Bullposting and energy online

47:51 - Responsibility towards artists

51:43 - Paintboxed Miami

53:47 - The final act of Shl0ms' Security

54:40 - The Tornado Cash ruling

57:51 - Verse Rundown

01:01:14 - Artist Highlights

Auriea Harvey - https://x.com/auriea

Mazin - https://x.com/endless_mazin

Mark Webster - https://x.com/motiondesign

Yoshi Sodeoka - https://x.com/yoshi_sodeoka

Perfectloop - https://x.com/perfectl00p

Elna Frederick - https://x.com/elna_frederick

Yurijjjj - https://x.com/yuri_jjjj

Matt DesLauries - Bitframes: https://bitframes.io


 

 



 

 

 

 

 

    

01:18 - Marfa recap

16:45 - Artists, meme coins and marketing

23:04 - Financial nihilism and Sterling Crispin's post

26:54 - AI agents and their cultural impact

31:05 - The importance of human connection

34:46 - Framing agent developments, aesthetics and process

39:05 - Potential for growth in the space

42:39 - Unbound by human limits

46:15 - How should Verse navigate the art-agent axis

01:01:41 - Verse Rundown

01:10:38 - Artist Highlights

qubibi - https://x.com/qubibi

quibibi Awakened - https://highlight.xyz/mint/shape:0xF3851e1b7824BD920350E6Fe9B890bb76d01C9f7

noper - https://x.com/bagdelete

Maya Man - https://x.com/mayaonthenet

Ann Hirsch - https://x.com/nnhirsch

Ugly Bitches: https://verse.works/series/ugly-bitches-by-maya-man

pale kirill - https://x.com/palekirill

Canek Zapata - https://x.com/canekzapata


 

 

 

01:09 - Sentiment check

03:01 - Navigating the market

09:07 - Platforms prepping for the bull

15:45 - Twitter discourse 

17:54 - Art and virality

22:18 - The impact of virality on a creative practice 

30:15 - Cultural parallels from the mainstream

33:39 - The bleeding edge

35:43 - tinysoul 

38:04 - Memes, video games and shared cultural realities

41:15 - Verse Rundown

46:09 - Artist Highlights

Michelle Tompson:  https://x.com/mich_tom

Andreas Gysin: https://x.com/andreasgysin

Jan Robert Leegte: https://x.com/janrobertleegte

Paul Prudence: https://x.com/mrprudence

Paul Prudence - ISO/IEC 10646:  https://verse.works/series/iso-iec-10646-by-paul-prudence?itemId=41065b8e-42d9-4e9f-9336-4999516378ae

Iskra Velitchkova: https://x.com/pointline_

Iskra Velitchkova - Ink: https://www.artblocks.io/curated/collections/ink-(fragrances)-by-iskra-velitchkova

    

 

 



 

 

 

 

00:31 - Sentiment in the space

03:10 - Paris Photo 

11:44 - $BAN and Michael Bouhanna 

17:20 -  The responsibility of leaders in the space and public perception

25:04 - The most significant work of the 21st Century

28:18 - Mechanics of museum administration 

31:11 - Investment funds involvement with institutions 

41:05 - Verse Rundown

58:02 - Artist Highlights 

Luluxxx - https://x.com/luluixixix

Rafaël Rozendaal - https://x.com/newrafael

qubibi - https://x.com/qubibien

Disrupted Star - https://x.com/tidallyd

Legio X - https://x.com/legio_x_

Shaun Keenan - https://x.com/ktheorphan

World Computer Sculpture Garden: https://x.com/0xshiroi/status/1853775794264236338?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw 

00:29 - Sentiment in the space

02:31 - Art Basel report and movement in the wider art world

07:18 - Cattelan's banana and artist meme coins

15:50 - Sh0ms' Nothing

17:37 - AI season

19:54 - Botto turns to code based generative art

24:14 - The importance of growth in any practice

26:33 - ArtBlock partners with OpenSea

35:39 - Verse Rundown

41:02 - Artist highlights

Cherry: https://x.com/aletiune

ClownVamp - The Junk Machine: https://x.com/clownvamp/status/1851624131160064011?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw

Artie Handz - the deviates: https://highlight.xyz/mint/shape:0xD4dd46226Db9c0c7af2D6925ffAC3af193422649 




 

 

00:33 - Artie Handz news

05:03 - The realities of running a platform in the space 

10:07 - Has being platform side shifted Jay's perspective 

11:53 - What's next, new Artie Galerie shows and Jay's own series 

15:01 - The two sides of the space and where they intersect

29:14 - Exploring the ArtBlocks premium 

34:18 - Unpacking mpkoz's Bokeh and AB Curated's return

44:11 - Foundations' instagram wipe

54:15 - Mazin's Phantasmagoria

57:47 - Zuka Kipiani upcoming on Artie Galerie

01:01:45 - Push, pull and different perspectives

01:09:16 - Verse Rundown

01:15:33 - Artist highlights

RJ - Crash: https://verse.works/series/crash-by-rj16848519

Auriea Harvey - Me And My Ghost: https://objkt.com/collections/KT1ERJwCZGPNwarxhxVmXBjh96pchnTMpHNi

Lillian Schwartz: http://lillian.com/

Nice Aunties: https://x.com/niceaunties/status/1848285696932655230?s=46&t=Y0qIYiBAAsy4ea-t-FfRQw

Iskra Velitchkova: http://iskraovelitchkova.com

Mika Rottenberg: https://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/23390-mika-rottenberg/








 


  

 



 

 





 

1:52 Sentiment check

10:45 Shl0ms, energy and the market

15:05 Frieze rundown, are art fairs still relevant?

20:48 Combining a digital and physical approach

23:40 Confidence in marketing work

25:20 The importance of a physical space

30:54 The bleeding edge

32:57 Familiarity, perception and context 

36:23 Trends, top tens and the mainstream

39:48 Emotion versus technicality 

46:33 Highlighting our pioneers

50:33 Artist highlights 


Ex Mortal: https://x.com/ex_mortal_

Etienne Jacob: https://x.com/etiennejcb

Beesandbombs: https://x.com/beesandbombs

Cedar Plank: https://x.com/hasdrubalwaffle

Jon Wubbushi: https://x.com/wubbushi

The Rapture: https://verse.works/series/the-rapture-by-wubbushi

12:00 - Posturing and authenticity 

21:03 - Collectors selling   

24:50 - Reflecting on price extremes   

30:44 - 2021 fallout and the price of participation 

35:33 - Risk and opportunity

53:17 - Market moving 

57:48 - Forming relationships in the space

1:01:40 - Pseudonymity vs openness

1:07:18 - Verse rundown and Shl0ms' Security

1:17:35 - Artist highlights   

 Bank: https://x.com/blankspac_e

0009: https://verse.works/0009

Jon Cates: http://joncates.com/

Jon Cates - Gitch Western Cowboy:  https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1XDBxZxcyKh2NhAAiCvELu57LvvjQBTfWU/111

Riiiis:  https://riiiis.xyz 

SPACEFILLER: https://x.com/spacefillerart

Arsiliath: https://x.com/arsiliath