
Vaulted by PROOF
Vaulted by PROOF is a podcast that delves into the world of collecting and creating digital art collectibles. Each episode covers a wide range of topics within the digital art sphere, featuring a revolving cast of influential guests and thought leaders in this revolutionary technology medium. Join us as we explore how digital art is transforming the way we produce and experience creativity today.
Latest episodes

Jul 11, 2024 • 30min
Art NFTs Are Here To Stay: Here's Why
Collector/Investor Derek Edwards and Artist/ALLSHIPS founder Dave Krugman join PROOF/Yuga Labs’ Director of Art, Eli Scheinman.
They discuss why IRL is important to the space right now and how their own cryptoart theses have evolved. “What’s in your vault?” explores the vaults of our guests, diving into meaningful pieces and the stories behind them.
Thumbnail Art: Dave Krugman’s ”Warmth in a Cold Wind.” https://nft.christies.com/nft/warmth-in-a-cold-wind
Follow Derek: https://x.com/derekedws
Follow Dave: https://x.com/dave_krugman
Follow Eli: https://x.com/eli_schein
Follow PROOF: https://x.com/proof_xyz
00:44 Intro
01:38 Recently Collected
-Moshi Cam – https://moshi.cam/pics/0xfc54b739b3856e6536b30aefe5255c89ed66a212/0
-Drip Drop - https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x880af717abba38f31ca21673843636a355fb45f3?search=654&evmItemDetailsModal=1%7E0x880af717abba38f31ca21673843636a355fb45f3%7E654
-Myosotis - https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x8cdb9e8dd31b9e5e4cb6ff9c759d3a967c5c466a?evmItemDetailsModal=1%7E0x8cdb9e8dd31b9e5e4cb6ff9c759d3a967c5c466a%7E8
07:00 IRL: ALLSHIPS & Glitch
-ALLSHIPS: https://x.com/ALLSHIPS
-Glitch: https://x.com/glitchmarfa
15:02 Cryptoart Theses
22:08 What’s in your vault?
-Derek: Chromie Squiggle
-Dave: Sam Spratt Skulls of Luci https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0xc9041f80dce73721a5f6a779672ec57ef255d27c?search=unrave&evmItemDetailsModal=1%7E0xc9041f80dce73721a5f6a779672ec57ef255d27c%7E11
27:41 Outro

Jul 11, 2024 • 29min
Digital Art Collectors: What's in your vault?
It’s “genesis podcast vibes” for Vaulted by PROOF, a podcast about collecting and creating digital art.
This week, artist Bryan Brinkman and art market analyzooor Roger Dickerman join PROOF/Yuga Labs’ Director of Art, Eli Scheinman.
They discuss art they recently collected, and if the movement from digital art from L1s to L2s will persist. Bryan touches on what artists need right now to thrive in web3, and RD gives a mini market overview of current trends and sales.
“What’s in your vault?” explores the vaults of our guests, diving into meaningful pieces and the stories behind them.
Follow Bryan: https://x.com/bryanbrinkman
Follow Roger: https://x.com/RogerDickerman
Follow Eli: https://x.com/eli_schein
Follow PROOF: https://x.com/proof_xyz
00:00 Intro
00:35 Genesis Podcast Vibes
01:35 Recently Collected
-Cypherdudes: https://www.cypherdudes.com/cypherdude/1371
-Josh Brockett’s 1 ETH: https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x60f80121c31a0d46b5279700f9df786054aa5ee5/71857
04:00 Movement from L1 to L2s
-Emily Xie https://highlight.xyz/mint/665fa33f07b3436991e55632
-Seneca https://highlight.xyz/mint/66620353b1cc3c5efcd808ff
-Petra https://babes.foundation.app/
09:36 What do artists need?
15:04 RD’s Market Corner
-Tyler Hobbs LACMA/SFMOMA https://unitlondon.com/2024-06-17/lacma-and-sfmoma-acquire-pioneering-art-by-tyler-hobbs/
-Trevor Jones https://x.com/trevorjonesart/status/1800949610686411213
-Kjetil Golid https://x.com/kGolid/status/1800988573417566700
-Maker’s Place Art Basel:
-Operator: https://x.com/operator_______/status/1800183936796020807
-Eko33: https://makersplace.com/exhibition/Robotic-scrolls-of-the-mind/
-Urs Fischer: https://makersplace.com/exhibition/chaos-xi-from-the-vault/
23:10 What’s in your vault?
-Killer Acid: https://superrare.com/artwork/eth/0xb932a70a57673d89f4acffbe830e8ed7f75fb9e0/6906
-Bryan Brinkman: https://www.niftygateway.com/marketplace/collection/0x8a6c78d589dfaf346025a8da60fe9fff23b89bbc/1

Dec 1, 2023 • 51min
100 PROOF Live: Blur’s BLAST Pros and Cons
Kevin (CEO, PROOF), along with Derek, Amanda, Sam, and Eli, discuss Blur's BLAST and the resurgence of Solana NFTs. They also highlight the upcoming Cozomo event and delve into artist Summer Wagner's collection, Midamerican Fever Dream, exploring its inspiration and four waves. Tune in for insights on generative art, rituals in art, and the transformative power of creativity.

Nov 17, 2023 • 51min
100 PROOF Live: Franke's 1982 Apple II Art Reimagined
Amanda, Sam, and Eli join Kevin and Derek to discuss the ZENTRUM Exhibition, the Helena Sarin drop, Disney x Dapper partnership for digital pins, and the Liquid Delegate marketplace. They also interview Anika Meier, the curator of the ZENTRUM drop, about Franke's legacy. Exciting discussions about market overview, upcoming drops, and digital collectibles with mainstream IP. Curator Ona-ka shares their background and journey into curating and writing in the art world. Collaboration, excitement, and appreciation for early pioneers in the space.

Nov 12, 2023 • 1h 1min
100 PROOF Live: The Bull Market Has Begun - with guest Tony Herrera
Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community), Justin (Co-Founder, PROOF), and special guest collector Tony Herrera for this week’s 100 PROOF Live.
Kevin and Justin quickly recap their recent time in Japan before the crew dives into "the pump." Are we back -- or not quite yet? Tony also gives a little background of how he got into digital art and crypto.
The latest Art Blocks Curated drop from mount vitruvius has gone wild this week, and it spurs a discussion about "The Wall Test" and physical prints of tokenized art. The show ends with Tony sharing his adventure at the Bright Moments Patagonia event minting 0xDEAFBEEF's Hashmarks, and about how in-person events continue to create the best memories.
Follow Tony on X | / tonyherrera
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0:00:00 Intro
0:01:55 Host Chat
0:04:35 Kevin and Justin’s Japan Trip Recap
0:11:05 The Pump! – Are we BACK?
-PROOF Digital Art Market Report: • PROOF Digital Art Market Report with ...
-GordonGoner on X: / gordongoner
0:15:03 Tony’s Beginnings in NFTs
0:22:46 Trichro-matic Art Blocks Drop by mount vitruvius
-Website: https://www.mountvitruvius.art/projec...
-OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/trichro...
0:31:48 The Wall Test
0:33:06 Fidenza Prints
0:36:08 Bright Moments Patagonia & DEAFBEEF’s Hashmarks
-0xDEAFBEEF on X: / _deafbeef
-Bright Moments Event site: https://www.brightmoments.io/hashmarks
-Tony’s event Photo: https://twitter.com/tonyherrera/statu...
0:40:30 Closeup of the Hashmark
0:45:40 Justin’s “Taylor’s Version”
0:48:04 IRL Events in the Bear
0:58:43 What’s Tony’s Favorite Punk Trait?
1:01:10 Outro

Oct 28, 2023 • 56min
100 PROOF Live: Is the NFT Bull Run Back?
Amanda, Sam, and ThankYouX discuss the impact of the crypto rally on NFTs. They also talk about Snowfro's Velocity Series project and ThankYouX's upcoming exhibition at Sotheby's LA. The conversation covers ThankYouX's artistic background, inspiration from Korea, and the topic of royalties in the NFT space. Follow them on Twitter for more updates.

Oct 24, 2023 • 1h 1min
100 PROOF Live: XCOPY’s “Algo Bro”
PROOF CEO Kevin Rose is back with Derek, Amanda, Eli and Sam, to discuss some of the latest art drops and the rising popularity of physicals.
They look into XCOPY and his latest piece “Algo Bro” , as well as art from Matt Kane and Wiliam Mapan. The crew wraps it up with a discussion on the impact of royalties and prints in the digital space before turning it over to this weeks special guests.
Luke Shannon and Jesse Woolston from “Notes from a Neutron Star,” come on to give us an inside look at their work, contribution and creative process.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:02:56 Tigerbob’s printed cashmere, physicals & transient drops
- Store | https://tigerbob.store/
0:04:00 Notes from a Neutron Star Recap
- Website | https://www.proof.xyz/exhibitions/notes-from-a-neutron-star
0:08:00 Market Update
- Matt Kane “Zombie ANON” | https://anons.art/auctions/
- William Mapan “Sketchbook” Collection | https://verse.works/collections/sketchbook-a-by-william-mapan
0:13:38 X-Copy Drop & Crypto Art
- Algo Bro | https://x.com/XCOPYART/status/1715310902549868980?s=20
0:18:38 William Mapan’s new collection
- Verse Solos, William | https://verse.works/journal/verse-meets-william-mapan
- “Intimacy” | https://verse.works/exhibitions/intimacy
0:26:00 Digital art, scarcity & the rise of physical art NFTs
0:29:35 “Souvenirs” by Matt Kane
- Collection | https://opensea.io/collection/souvenirs-by-matt-kane
0:38:08 Luke Shannon and Jesse Woolston Interview
- Luke Shannon Website | https://www.lukeshannon.xyz/
- Jesse Woolston Website | https://woolston.studio/
0:57:35 Limited edition Moonbird hat giveaway & raffle
0:58:25 Outro

Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 8min
100 PROOF Live: Peter Saville, Stephen Morris, and the Joy Division Archive
Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Sam (PROOF Director of Research), and Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community) for an amazing show.
Sam dives into an NFT market overview for the week before the crew discusses Pace's collaboration with Peter Saville on the CP1919 project, Blur Season 2 Ending, Refik Anadol enters MoMA’s permanent collection, and Blackdot.tattoo: generative art tattoos.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:05 - NFTs and Collaboration With Peter Saville
0:07:46 - NFT Market Update and Blur Season 2
0:18:13 - Community Proposal for Token Governance
0:25:39 - NFTs in Museums and Art Tattoos
0:36:18 - The Experience of NFTs in Art
0:49:54 - Creative Expression Without Approval
0:58:01 - Artistic Influences and Semiotics
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(0:00:05) - NFTs and Collaboration With Peter Saville
On 100 Proof Live, we discuss NFTs, bear markets, Japanese streetwear, Moonbird, CP1919, Joy Division Unknown Pleasures.
(0:07:46) - NFT Market Update and Blur Season
We discuss NFTs, Moonbirds holders, PFPs, Artblocks, Ringers, Winds of Yalanawa, Opepen, Subscape, one-of-one sales, and Gabe Weis's 'The Blame Game'.
(0:25:39) - NFTs in Museums and Art Tattoos
NFTs, MoMA, generative art tattoos, tokenizing real world assets, Scott Campbell's Glory Hold discussed.
(0:36:18) - The Experience of NFTs in Art
NFTs authenticate digital art, generative art contributes to art history, and data maps create a virtual landscape.
(0:49:54) - Creative Expression Without Approval
Peter Saville created Joy Division's iconic Unknown Pleasures album cover without commercial objectives, inspiring global appreciation.
(0:58:01) - Artistic Influences and Semiotics
Peter Saville shares his journey into NFTs, reflecting on Warhol, Kraftwerk, symbols, semiotics, European canon, and art, music, fashion, photography, architecture, and film.

Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 6min
100 PROOF Live: MoMA NFT Postcards & Artist Spotlight: Entangled Others
Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Sam (PROOF Director of Research), and Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community) for an amazing show.
Sam dives into an NFT market overview for the week before the crew discusses Matt Kane & SuperRare, MoMA NFT postcards, and how digital art is thriving in the Las Vegas Sphere.
A special interview between Eli (PROOF Head of Art) and Chris Ostoich (Transient Labs COO) is shared, where they walk through the Outliers Exhibition at the Foundry.
At the end of the show, artist duo Entangled Others (Feileacan McCormick & Sofia Crespo) join Kevin for an Artist Spotlight, discussing their background, process, latest incredible works, and what’s next for them.
Entangled Others on X | https://twitter.com/entangledothers
Sofia Crespo on X | https://twitter.com/soficrespo91
Feileacan McCormick on X | https://twitter.com/entangledlight
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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
0:04:17 Sam (NFTstats) Market Overview
-Slides | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16IeTjrxZIt3zIIdg-dZorts4TnI7utKXLnp4wxKe9vI/edit?usp=sharing
0:14:05 Matt Kane x SuperRare
-Contractual Obligations | https://superrare.com/series/0x025b0a638768b49901565c39a0c141bdb52cc06f
0:26:15 Audience Questions
0:28:15 MoMA NFT Postcards
-Website | https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5618
-Autonomy | https://twitter.com/autonomywallet/status/1710298241701384465?s=46&t=1-KoqRrw-Co2MUjXMskfRA
0:35:05 Las Vegas Sphere - What does this mean for digital art?
-Refik Anadol artist-in-residence | https://twitter.com/refikanadol/status/1708942596972900397
0:40:05 PROOF x Transient Labs: Outliers Video
-Video | https://twitter.com/proof_xyz/status/1710359264458658179
0:46:03 Artist Spotlight: Entangled Others
-Latest work: ‘self contained 003’ : https://x.com/entangledothers/status/1710005763538559135?s=20
-Entangled Others’ “Intertidal Samples” in Evolving Pixels: https://www.proof.xyz/curated/evolving-pixels/intertidal-samples-2-0
-Sofia Crespo’s “Unsynthesized” in Grails III: https://www.proof.xyz/grails/season-3/unsynthesized-423
1:04:47 Outro

Sep 30, 2023 • 55min
100 PROOF Live: Tokenized Fashion Showcase - Live Audience Panel
Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency) for a special live audience show, featuring tokenized fashion and PROOF’s Diamond Exhibition.
The crew first welcomes Justin Mezzell (Cofounder, PROOF) and Terrell Jones (Diamond Exhibition Artist) to talk about Diamond Exhibition, Outliers, and what’s next for Terrell.
Then they chat with Gala (Tribute Brand) about the popular ODDS “Squiggle Sweater” project, and how she envisions the future of digital fashion. The hosts are also joined by Nick Adler at MNTGE, and they talk about the tokenization of physical items like vintage clothing.
Finally, the giveaways – the lucky winners of an ODDS mint, a MNTGE jacket, Moonbirds merch, and the Glitch E30D Chromie Squiggle are announced.
Terrell Jones | https://twitter.com/terrelldom
Gala (Tribute Brand) | https://twitter.com/cwet3k
Nick Adler (MNTGE) | https://twitter.com/nickyads
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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
0:00:38 Host Chat
0:02:58 Justin Mezzell & Terrell Jones: Diamond Exhibition & Terrell’s Art
-Diamond Exhibition https://www.proof.xyz/exhibitions/diamond
0:22:11 Gala: Tribute Brand & ODDS
-ODDS https://www.tribute-brand.com/odds
0:34:53 Nick Adler: MNTGE
-MNTGE site https://www.mntge.io/
0:49:40 Giveaways!
0:53:28 Outro