For their 50th episode, the Net Society crew marks the milestone with a timely conversation that captures the pulse of digital art and crypto innovation. They kick things off reacting live to Lava Labs’ Quine drop on Art Blocks, then look ahead to Marfa Weekend and what its growing scale means for the culture. The discussion moves through reflections on Burning Man, the evolution of creative communities, and parallels to crypto’s own cycles of growth. From there, they unpack Zcash’s resurgence, explore store-of-value narratives across assets and networks, and close with thoughts on the return of old ideas like decentralized storage and the rise of prediction markets.
Mentioned in the episode
Quine by Larva Labs on Art Blocks https://www.artblocks.io/collection/quine-by-larva-labs
Burning Man https://burningman.org/
Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths
Zero-knowledge proof https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof
$2 Billion investment in Polymarket https://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-stock-exchange-parent-company-135836830.html
Show & Hosts
Net Society: https://x.com/net__society
Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01
Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x
Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws
Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai
Production & Marketing
Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl
Social: https://x.com/v_kirra
- (00:00) - Quine Drop and Lava Labs
- (06:10) - Marfa Weekend Plans
- (08:56) - Burning Man and Cultural Growth
- (16:10) - Crypto Art and Protocol Reflections
- (26:00) - Zcash and Privacy Tech
- (31:27) - Store of Value and Network Effects
- (36:10) - Old Ideas Returning and Prediction Markets
- (43:12) - Welcome & Disclaimer