Jay, Jamie, Ivan and Leyla sit down together and examine the markets growing optimism, gallery models, transparency and creating value and confidence for both artists and collectors.

01:00 - Jay's summer break

05:53 - Twitter toxicity and curating your social feeds

09:30 - The market's heating up

15:40 - Speculation vs desire

18:30 - The confidence speculation can inspire in a collector base

19:50 The benefits and difficulties of playing in an emergent space

22:10 - Jay and Jamies' collecting thesis

27:37 - Financial realities and looking for a return

29:20 - Advice for new entrants to the space

33:00 - Balancing business, artist and collector interests

40:45 - Making the market

44:03 - What creates confidence and value around an artist

47:00 - Building market confidence and adopting a Gagosian model

53:16 - Artifice, transparency and creating real demand

56:33 - The issues with pursuing a traditional gallery model in the web3 space

01:02:50 - How important is a program and justifying time spent

01:08:38 - A difference in approaches between the traditional and web3 spaces

01:11:33 - The importance of a diversified program

01:12:45 - Artist Highlights

01:15:03 - Evolving collector tastes

01:17:45 - "The subject matter doesn't make the piece"

01:20:03 - Has the space's aesthetic been calcified?

Skygolpe: https://x.com/skygolpe

Jack: https://x.com/franskeej

Frank Manzano: https://x.com/loved_orleer

Itsgalo: https://x.com/galoandstuff

ex_mortal_: https://x.com/ex_mortal_

canek zapata: https://x.com/canekzapata

Robinson St. George: https://x.com/rbnsnstgrg

skomra: https://x.com/skomra

neuraldivine: https://x.com/neural_divine

MCHX: https://x.com/mchx17

DJKero: https://x.com/djkero

Greg Nikshumika: https://x.com/gregnikshumika

Kyle Flemmer: https://x.com/wildmissingnos

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

Jeres: https://x.com/heyjeres

Erik Swahn: https://x.com/erikswahn

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Lilan Yang: https://www.instagram.com/lilanyang.studio

Jamie, Ivan and Leyla sit down with Ciphrd and Cosimo from fxhash to explore their new Open-form protocol, the launch of the $FXH token and how the two platforms differ in their approaches.

00:50 - Welcome Ciphrd and Cosimo

03:17 - Digging into art coins

09:50 - Token mechanics and pricing mechanisms

12:08 - A new method of patronage

17:25 - Speculation and new market participants

21:02 - The thinking behind the model

27:26 - Open-form generative art

29:55 - Balancing speculation with long-term attention

37:40 - Creating sustainability through innovation

40:03 - How $FXH powers the ecosystem

44:20 - Large scale releases and algorithmic evolution

50:40 - The community reception

53:50 - Onboarding artists to the new system

57:45 - Amplifying artists, collections and catching momentum

01:03:20 - Shifting collector mentality around value

01:10:24 - The mental cost of a pivot and the birth of Open-form

01:13:15 - The difference in connecting with a smaller or larger series

01:21:58 - An open versus a curated platform model

01:29:31- A symbiotic platform dynamic

01:31:28 - The power of web3's means of distribution

01:34:40 - Accessibility, scale, and the network effects of attention

01:41:39 - Defining success and sustainability in a new paradigm

01:46:55 - The value proposition of a curated platform

01:51:35 - A multi-model art market

01:53:10 - A points-based allow list

01:50:01 - Creating a cultural counter point to the traditional art market

02:02:15 - A holistic approach to platforms across the space

Jamie and Jay sit down with artist, founder and all-round legend, Erick Calderon aka Snowfro, to discuss all things generative, Art Blocks, Generative Goods, the difficulty of wearing multiple hats, the weight of people's expectations and dealing with competition in the space.

01:02 - Welcome Snowfro

01:40 - Bringing the energy and shaping culture

03:45 - The headspace of a founder vs an artist

05:25 - Being pulled in different directions

06:38 - The core goal of Art Blocks

09:00 - Democratisation of the art

12:20 - The importance of a longterm perspective

13:35 - Thoughts on the traditional gallery model

16:50 - Not leaning into FOMO as a platform

19:58 - The responsibility that comes with success

22:09 - How to deal with the distribution of audience attention among projects

24:00 - Why the Art Blocks schedule has slowed

26:18 - The still-unexplored potential of generative unchain art

28:04 - Extend your time horizon

30:20 - AB Curated, AB Studio and moving forward

33:21 - How to think about competition

44:50 - The power of generative art and blockchain as a distribution mechanism

46:56 - Navigating the success of Squiggles

50:00 - Collecting, Selling, and financial realities of a digital art platform

52:19 - Artists and projects that are pushing things forward

55:40 - The intersection of AI and code based work

58:58 - A new solo project and the power of constraints

01:02:13 - Juggling AB, Generative Goods and an art practice

01:05:15 - The Generative Goods philosophy and connecting with a different audience

01:15:15 - Different view points, different business models and creating upside

01:22:40 - Snowfro debrief

01:24:20 - The realities of gatekeeping

01:29:00 - Orkhan's Rêveries

01:37:30 - Technical issues with the minting process

01:40:20 - The semantics of gatekeeping

01:44:55 - Artist highlights

Snowfro: https://x.com/artonblockchain

nikita diakur: https://x.com/nikitadiakur

Spencer Yan: https://x.com/spncryn

Marcela Bellini: https://x.com/studiobellini

Joain: https://x.com/0xjoain

LEGIO_X: https://x.com/legio_x_

Jesse Draxler: https://x.com/jessedraxler

Petra Cortright: https://x.com/petcortright