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John Crain, CEO of SuperRare, chats with Kevin about the platform's community, open and curated marketplace, lost AI artwork, NFT fractionalization, open-editions, and the game changing $Rare governance token announcement.

Generative audiovisual artist DEAFBEEF joins Kevin to discuss how a childhood love of computer programming and the need to stay busy during the pandemic gave rise to his unique creative vision. DEAFBEEF addresses how the community has allowed him to evolve, why he created a series of NFTs that degrades with each wallet address change, and the plans to bring his work to the analog world. Links can be found here.

Pioneering generative artist Tyler Hobbs talks to Kevin about his history, how he mixes his hand drawings with algorithms, the tools he uses, the rare attributes his collectors are excited about, and the other NFT artists he most respects. Full show notes and links here.

Tyler Ward joins Kevin to discuss the Universe Protocol and its xyzDAO, which seek to design an NFT "system that doesn’t live off the backs of artists and creates a sustainable ecosystem for artists and fans alike." Full show notes and links here.

Kevin sits down with fellow Flamingo DAO collaborators Priyanka Desai and Aaron Wright to discuss favorite NFT projects, what DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) are, how they operate, and how you can get involved with new and up-and-coming DAOs. BIOs Priyanka Desai is currently leading operations for OpenLaw, the project behind Flamingo and The LAO. Aaron Wright is a co-founder of OpenLaw, and a professor at Cardozo Law School. Full show notes and links are found here.

Kevin sits down with serial entrepreneur and social media personality Gary Vaynerchuck to discuss his new NFT project, VeeFriends. VeeFriends ties curated real-world experiences to NFT collectibles.

Art Blocks mastermind Erick (aka Snowfro) joins Kevin to discuss the ins and outs of generative art, the innovations that make it so exciting and accessible, and why NFTs that can be recreated from their fingerprints on the blockchain are poised to be the most resilient art in human history. Erick (aka Snowfro @artonblockchain) is a Houston-based artist who works in various media, including projection-mapped installations, LED light art, cut vinyl, and 3-D blocks. He is also the founder of Art Blocks, the world's first platform dedicated to decentralized generative art. LINKS: Connect with Erick (aka Snowfro): Twitter (Business) Modern Finance Newsletter Art Blocks Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: What’s the Difference? | Investopedia Smart Contracts | Simply Explained Ethereum Price Prediction: 2021-2030 | Coin Price Forecast NFTs: Blockchain-Powered Art, Trading Cards, Music, and More with Aftab Hossain | Modern Finance Podcast 001 CryptoPunks: The NFTs That Started It All, Their Origin Story, and Future Plans | Modern Finance Podcast 005 Ethereum Virtual World | Cryptovoxels The Front Page of the Internet | Reddit What Is DeFi? | CoinDesk ERC-721 Non-Fungible Token Standard | Ethereum CryptoPunks: All Attributes | Larva Labs CryptoKitties The Leading Annual Non-Fungible Token Event | NFT.NYC Larva Labs | Discord Ultra-Rare Alien CryptoPunk NFT Sells for 605 ETH, or $750,000 | Cointelegraph MoonCatRescue Fabergé Egg | Wikipedia Generative Art | Wikipedia Generative Art and NFTs | ARTnews Amon Tobin: ISAM Live @ Coachella 2012 | We Saw Them Touchdesigner | Derivative Authentic Digital Art Marketplace | SuperRare Discover and Collect Rare Digital Artwork | KnownOrigin The Largest NFT Marketplace | OpenSea Marvel Hologram Trading Card Singles | eBay Art Blocks Platform: Cryptographically Generated Outputs for Dynamic Projects by Erick Calderon | Medium Chromie Squiggle by Snowfro | Art Blocks Genesis by DCA | Art Blocks Construction Token by Jeff Davis | Art Blocks Galaxiss by Xenoliss | Art Blocks CryptoSlam! Ringers by Dmitri Cherniak | Art Blocks Interview Series 001: Dmitri Cherniak | ARTXCODE Unigrids by Zeblocks | Art Blocks Singularity by Hideki Tsukamoto | Art Blocks The Best Emulators for Playing Retro Games on Modern Devices | PCMag The Legend of Zelda Avastars | Teleporter Algobots by Stina Jones | Art Blocks 720 Minutes by Alexis André | Art Blocks Void by Alexis André | Art Blocks Apparitions by Aaron Penne | Art Blocks Ignition by ge1doot | Art Blocks Synapses by Chaosconstruct | Art Blocks KRO | OpenSea

The Sandbox's Sebastien Borget joins Kevin to discuss the practical use of blockchains and NFTs for securing digital property and rewarding creators in virtual gaming worlds. LINKS The Sandbox The Sandbox Socials | Linktree The Blockchain Game Alliance The Blockchain Game Alliance | Twitter Decentraland Cryptovoxels Somnium Space The Sandbox’s NFTs Gain Momentum with Marketplace, New Partners, and Investors | VentureBeat BitTorrent Pixowl Animoca Brands CryptoKitties CryptoPunks Meet the Voxel, the Tiny 3D Building Blocks That Will Transform Our World | Garage HP LEGO OpenSea Ultimate List of Different Types of Video Games | iD Tech How to Get $SAND by The Sandbox | Medium The Sandbox Game Jam — “A Glitch in the Metaverse” (300,000 SAND + LANDS in Prizes)! by The Sandbox | Medium The Game Maker Academy | The Sandbox Game Maker Alpha | The Sandbox VoxEdit Beta | The Sandbox Avatar Creator | The Sandbox The Smurfs Care Bears

NFT mania is in full swing, but where did it really start to gain momentum? CryptoPunks, 10,000 unique, algorithmically generated pixel art characters were sent to the Ethereum blockchain by Matt Hall and John Watkinson of Larva Labs in 2017, where they soon became a sensation. Kevin talks to Matt and John about the CryptoPunks origin story, their current chapter, and what we can expect from them in the future. LINKS Larva Labs CryptoPunks CryptoPunks Explained: 10 Things About the First NFTs | Christie’s ERC-721 Non-Fungible Token Standard | Ethereum.org Hockey Trading Cards | Upper Deck Hockey Cards Card Set Archive | Magic: The Gathering Ethereum History in 5 Charts | CoinDesk Cryptocurrencies, Explained: How Blockchain Technology Could Solve 3 Big Problems Plaguing the Art Industry | Artnet News What is Hashing on the Blockchain? | Blockgeeks Crypto Pepes: What Does the Frog Meme? | Cointelegraph Magazine Rip It to Shreds: A History of Punk and Style | Pitchfork Pipe-Smoking Alien CryptoPunk NFT Sells For $7.5 Million | Forbes CryptoPunks: All Attributes | Larva Labs CryptoPunks: Details for Punk #8348 | Larva Labs This Ethereum-Based Project Could Change How We Think about Digital Art | Mashable CryptoPunks: Details for Punk #0 | Larva Labs Autoglyphs | Larva Labs Why Are Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings So Influential? | Public Delivery An Introduction to Generative Art: What It Is, and How You Make It | freeCodeCamp OpenSea The Blockchain for Open Worlds | Flow The Worldwide Asset eXchange | WAX Art Blocks Ringers | Art Blocks How CryptoPunks’ Creators Charmed the Art World and Paved the Way for Blockchain Art | BreakerMag Colorglyphs NFT Copycats Exploding on Binance Smart Chain | Play to Earn About Trademark Infringement | USPTO ‘Kleenex Is a Registered Trademark’ (and Other Desperate Appeals) | The Atlantic Remix Culture and Amateur Creativity: A Copyright Dilemma | WIPO CryptoKitties

Beeple (@beeple, aka Mike Winkelmann) is a graphic designer who has worked on concert visuals for Justin Bieber, One Direction, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Zedd, deadmau5, and many more. He recently made headlines when he sold a collage of his first 5,0000 "everyday" pieces of art as an NFT for $69,346,250 -- making it the third most expensive artwork by a living artist. LINKS Connect with Beeple: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Tumblr | Behance Beeple: A Visionary Digital Artist at the Forefront of NFTs | Christie’s Watch Beeple React to the Historic $69.3m Sale of His Digital Work | Christie’s Charleston, SC Appleton, WI Green Bay Packers | NFL The Art Basel Banana, Explained | Vogue From Basel to Beeple: How Will the Art World Fare Post-Pandemic? | Al Jazeera Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 | Web Design Museum Everydays | Beeple Cinema 4D | Wikipedia C++ The Core Language: A Foundation for C Programmers by Doug Brown and Gregory Satir Learning Java: A Bestselling Hands-On Java Tutorial by Patrick Niemeyer and Daniel Leuck Should You Stop VJing With Beeple Clips? | Zero To VJ The Largest Online Art Gallery and Community | DeviantArt The Story Behind Beeple’s Louis Vuitton Fashion Line | School of Motion Ethereum Generative Art and NFTs | ARTnews.com The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1 | Wired The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 2: The Fall | Wired CryptoPunks | Larva Labs CryptoKitties Nifty Gateway ‘President’ Biden? Not Yet, According to Election-Themed NFT that Fetched $66,666.60 | Decrypt Beeple: The First Drop | Nifty Gateway Beeple Is Selling Ethereum NFT Art You Can Hang on Your Wall | Decrypt Status Symbol | Investopedia An Introduction to Smart Contracts and Their Potential and Inherent Limitations | Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance Mark Cuban on Bitcoin, NFTs and What Comes Next: ‘The Upside Is Truly Unlimited’ | CoinDesk George Floyd | Beeple Listen | Beeple Milking Factory | Beeple RE: Hot Pockets | Beeple, Instagram Would You Rather Fight One Horse-Sized @LilNasX or One Hundred Panini-Sized Paninis? | Beeple, Twitter $350k Offer for Beeple | Corrosive, Twitter Beeple’s Store | Society6 Beeple Immediately Converted His $53 Million NFT Earnings from ETH to USD | Decrypt Joshua Davis Studios Adobe Shockwave | Wikipedia Art Blocks