Verse Talks

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 fractionalisation44:45 - 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 Panavis

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 To

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

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 H

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/lu

00:29 - Sentiment in the space 02:31 - Art Basel report and movement in the wider art world07:18 - 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 practice26:33 - ArtBlock partners with OpenSea 35:39 - Verse Rundown 41:02 - Artist highlights Cherry: https://x.co

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' i

1:52 Sentiment check 10:45 Shl0ms, energy and the market15:05 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 High

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 openness1:07:18 - Verse rundown and Shl0ms' Security 1:17:35 - Artist highlights Bank: https://x.com/blankspac_e

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