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Note: This episode was originally recorded on August 4, 2023. Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is back with Derek (Collab + Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art) live from the Foundry DTLA. They discuss Grails IV updates, Sam Spratt’s The Monument Game, the new Squiggle mints, Beeple’s new punk, Cryptodickbutts S4 and Yuga’s Wreck League.  Eli (PROOF Head of Art) finishes up the show with an Artist Spotlight on Mitchell F. Chan, a digital artist who has minted works all the way back in 2017. They chat about his journey as an artist, plus all the details about his new gamified PFP project, The Boys of Summer. Follow Mitchell F. Chan on Twitter | https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan  Learn about The Boys of Summer, August 16 | https://wild.xyz/mitchell-f-chan/the-boys-of-summer/  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Eli on Twitter | https://twitter.com/eli_schein  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts NEW! Subscribe to PROOF Signal Newsletter | http://signal.proof.xyz/subscribe   __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37 Host Chat 0:04:45 Grails IV Updates Website | http://grails.art  RSVP to Grails IV Reveal: https://tokenproof.xyz/grails-iv-live-audience-reveal RSVP to Post-Reveal Celebration: https://tokenproof.xyz/grails-iv-post-reveal-celebration  0:07:45 Sam Spratt’s The Monument Game Tweet | https://twitter.com/SamSpratt/status/1686751272190304256?s=20  0:13:32 50 New Chromie Squiggle Mints Snowfro’s Tweet | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1685017203987386368  0:20:55 Beeple’s New CryptoPunk PFP Tweet | https://twitter.com/beeple/status/1686779342347550734/photo/1  0:26:15 Cryptodickbutts S4 Announcement | https://twitter.com/CryptoDickbutts/status/1685384946548944896  0:33:21 Yuga Wreck League Game Announcement | https://twitter.com/yugalabs/status/1687138896067305472?s=20  0:40:20 Artist Spotlight: Mitchell F. Chan Digital Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility | https://opensea.io/collection/ikb-cachet-de-garantie-1  LeWitt Generator Generator | https://chan.gallery/lewitt-generator-generator/  The Boys of Summer | https://wild.xyz/mitchell-f-chan/the-boys-of-summer/  1:03:24 Giveaway Winner and Cryptodickbutts Update 1:06:56 Outro

11 Aug 20231h 9min

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is back with Derek (Collab + Currency) and Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community) to talk about everything generative art NFTs, including Prohibition, a Snowfro thread and the million-dollar Zombie punk sale. The final episode of the Mythics Chronicles reveals the lore behind the Mythics, and the crew talks about the highlights of the recent Moonbirds Mythics launch.  Eli (PROOF Head of Art) finishes up the show by welcoming special guest Michael Bouhanna from Sotheby’s, who has been leading the charge on all digital art efforts. They discuss their new platform powered by Art Blocks, and the upcoming Vera Molnar drop.  Follow Michael on Twitter | https://twitter.com/michaelbouhanna  Follow Sotheby’s Metaverse on Twitter | https://twitter.com/Sothebysverse  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Eli on Twitter | https://twitter.com/eli_schein  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts _________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:30 Host Chat Gen Art Topics 0:03:25 Prohibition.art | https://twitter.com/ProhibitionArt/status/1680983655961722880?s=20  0:10:40 Snowfro thread | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain/status/1681472934857310208 0:15:10 Metaversal Zombie Punk million-dollar purchase | https://twitter.com/balon_art/status/1680265784931786752?s=20  0:19:00 Mythics Chronicles Ep 8 0:26:35 Moonbirds Mythics Launch -Mythics on OpenSea | https://opensea.io/collection/moonbirds-mythics  -Mythics Site | https://www.proof.xyz/mythics  0:33:40 Special Guest: Michael Bouhanna, Sotheby’s -Sotheby’s Gen Art: Vera Molnar Drop | https://metaverse.sothebys.com/gen-art-vera-molnar  –Sotheby’s 3AC Auction | https://www.sothebys.com/en/series/grails-property-from-an-iconic-digital-art-collection  0:58:30 Outro -Mythics Event | https://events.proof.xyz/

21 Jul 20231h 5min

Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community) takes the host seat with this week’s exciting 100 PROOF Live. She is joined by special guest Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), Sam (PROOF Director of Research), and Dalton (PROOF Research).  They talk about the latest NFT topics including Ordinals, Pudgy Penguins & Nouns, and ApeFest moving to Hong Kong. Plus, is NFT Twitter leaving for Threads? And a new episode of the Mythics Chronicles. To close out the show, Sam chats with the incredible artist, trader and collector OSF. They discuss OSF’s goals with his art, thoughts on crypto, why he’s bullish, and all those Red Lite District airdrops. Follow Carly on Twitter | https://twitter.com/carlypreilly  Follow OSF on Twitter | https://twitter.com/osf_rekt  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/punk9059  Follow Dalton on Twitter | https://twitter.com/wardaddycapital  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:40 Host Chat 0:05:55 Ordinals Meta 0:13:13 Pudgy Penguins Buying a Noun 0:16:15 BAYC ApeFest in Hong Kong 0:21:45 Mythics Chronicles Episode 7 0:28:00 Toobins Run 0:30:15 Is NFT Twitter Going to Threads? 0:36:55 Artist Spotlight: OSF 0:38:41 OSF’s Story 0:41:31 Biggest First Moment as an Artist -Professional Degen | https://foundation.app/@OSF/foundation/131480  0:44:55 OSF’s Goals with his Art -Uperol Spritz | https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xc23a563a26afff06e945ace77173e1568f288ce5/6  0:49:16 Red Lite District Drops -Red Lite District | https://opensea.io/collection/osf-rld  0:52:50 Why Crypto? 0:56:57 The Infamous Ape Trade 0:59:50 Rekt Guy -Rekt guy | https://opensea.io/collection/rektguy  1:02:05 Why OSF is Bullish 1:04:20 Outro -OPJ Tour | https://www.opjtour.com/

16 Jul 20231h 8min

Kevin (CEO @ PROOF), Amanda (Culture & Community @ PROOF), & Sam (aka NFTstats, Director of Research @ PROOF) chat about the NFT market, a little bit about Blur, the latest from the Jack Butcher ecosystem, and their 1 ETH picks. Plus, the latest episode of Mythics Chronicles. _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/punk9059  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:23 Host Chat 0:03:48 IRL Alpha Recap -Show link | https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1865311942  -Begin | https://twitter.com/beginbotbot  0:08:28 NFT Market Talk 0:19:28 Blur Trait-Specific Bidding 0:32:41 Mythics Chronicles Episode 6 0:39:03 Reactions & Traits Talk (including Nude Birds alpha) 0:46:35 Sub 1-ETH Picks -Amanda’s Pick: MAX PAIN by XCOPY https://opensea.io/collection/max-pain-and-frens-by-xcopy  -Sam’s Pick: Opepens by Jack Butcher https://opensea.io/collection/opepen-edition  -Kevin’s Picks: Cryptoarte by seb https://opensea.io/collection/cryptoarte & Gener8tive K-Compositions by aphexyuri (not sub 1 ETH) https://opensea.io/collection/gener8tive-k-compositions  0:59:09 Opepens & Jack Butcher Ecosystem -Jack Butcher: https://twitter.com/jackbutcher  -Sam interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQNcnpj4Xss  1:05:29 Outro

8 Jul 20231h 6min

Kevin, Derek, Sam, and Amanda talk about the week’s exciting news, including the challenge of building in web3 and the Azuki Elementals drop. They also share insights from the Proof team offsite, and we get a sneak peek of July’s “Every 30 Days” from Glitch Marfa. A new heartfelt Mythics Chronicles takes you into the mindset of Colin, an illustrator at Proof, as he helps to make Mythics a reality.  The crew are also joined by special guest Danny Yang, CEO of OnChainMonkey, to chat about NFTs, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and what makes Ordinals special.    Follow Danny on Twitter | https://twitter.com/huuep  Follow OnChainMonkey on Twitter | https://twitter.com/OnChainMonkey  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/punk9059  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37 Host Chat 0:03:45 Proof Offsite Recap 0:09:15 Building in Web3 & Azuki Elementals -9GAG Tweet about Building in Web3 | https://twitter.com/9gagceo/status/1674120415361507328?s=46&t=2nGw_YS9YJWi6jI-uChOsA  -Azuki Elementals | https://opensea.io/collection/azukielementals  0:24:22 Mythics Chronicles Episode 5 0:31:23 Derek’s Every 30 Days Announcement -Glitch Marfa | https://twitter.com/glitchmarfa  -E30D | https://www.glitchmarfa.com/e30dgallery 0:35:02 Danny Yang from OnChainMonkey -OCM Dimensions | https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/ocm-dimensions  -Ordinals thread from Danny | https://twitter.com/huuep/status/1670948973874671622?s=20  1:00:11 Outro

30 Jun 20231h 6min

Kevin, Derek, Eli, and Amanda are joined by artist John Gerrard in today's 100 PROOF Live. Eli chats with John about his journey into digital art, and his upcoming Art Blocks collection World Flags. The crew discusses traditional finance getting deeper into crypto,  and the latest art news including Pharrell's Louis Vuitton runway show, Fortnite x Nike, IYK & 9dcc, and Stevie P's Dopamine Machines. There's also a brand new episode of the Mythics Chronicles where we learn more about Toobins. John’s Linktree | https://linktr.ee/johngerrard  World Flags: Art Blocks on June 28 | https://www.artblocks.io/collaborations/artblocksxpace/projects/0xea698596b6009a622c3ed00dd5a8b5d1cae4fc36/6/tokens/6000000 _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Follow Eli on Twitter | https://twitter.com/eli_schein  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:35 Host Chat 0:05:55 Traditional Finance in Crypto: How does it Affect NFTs? 0:15:25 Artist Spotlight: John Gerrard -Petro National: https://www.artblocks.io/collaborations/artblocksxpace/projects/0x64780ce53f6e966e18a22af13a2f97369580ec11/0  -World Flags: https://www.artblocks.io/collaborations/artblocksxpace/projects/0xea698596b6009a622c3ed00dd5a8b5d1cae4fc36/6/tokens/6000000 0:33:30 Mythics Chronicles 0:38:34 Reactions 0:41:55 Art Round Robin -Pharrell x Louis Vuitton | https://twitter.com/eli_schein/status/1671502863233589251?s=20  0:45:25 IYK x 9dcc “Autograph” Module | https://twitter.com/iyk_app/status/1671500941680336898  0:54:45 Fortnite x Nike | https://decrypt.co/145441/fortnites-collab-with-nikes-nft-platform-doesnt-include-in-game-nfts   1:00:45 Dopamine Machines by Stevie P | https://www.artblocks.io/collections/curated/projects/0x99a9b7c1116f9ceeb1652de04d5969cce509b069/457  1:04:55 Outro

23 Jun 20231h 8min

Eli, Derek, and Amanda are joined by Art Blocks Advisor Pixel Pete to talk through the exciting Sotheby's auction, and the $6.2 million sale of The Goose (Ringer 879) NFT from Dmitri Cherniak. Plus, the full studio tour from renowned artist James Jean. Follow Pixel Pete on Twitter | https://twitter.com/pixelpete  Follow James Jean on Twitter | https://twitter.com/JamesJeanArt  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Derek on Twitter | https://twitter.com/derekedws  Follow Amanda on Twitter | http://twitter.com/akaStevey_ Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:35 Host & Guest Chat 0:04:10 PROOF Foundry Announcement Tweet | https://twitter.com/proof_xyz/status/1669420288214450177?s=20  0:09:08 Sotheby’s Auction Hot Takes 0:10:16 Pixel Pete’s Story 0:15:10 Why is “The Goose” Notable The Goose | https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/grails-part-ii/ringers-879-the-goose  0:18:00 Other Auction Highlights Perfect Spectrum Squiggle | https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/grails-part-ii/chromie-squiggle-1780  0:23:20 Web3 Buyers vs. Trad Art Buyers 0:28:15 Physical vs. Digital Ownership 0:39:06 Breaking Down Power Laws 0:47:50 Mythics Chronicles Episode 0:53:17 James Jean Studio Tour James Jean’s Website | http://www.jamesjean.com/  1:07:46 Outro

16 Jun 20231h 10min

Eli (Head of Art, PROOF) has an enlightening conversation with Sterling Crispin, an engineer, conceptual artist, and contributor to Apple's Vision Pro. Sterling's unique background in multimedia engineering and fine art has led him to explore the intersection of technology and nature in his work.  The two also discussed Sterling's NFT artworks Neophyte and Flourish, and the inspirations behind each. Sterling shares insights into machine learning and what led to his work on the “deeply psychedelic” Apple Vision Pro, and offers his thoughts on the potential impact of the headset on our everyday lives.  Follow Sterling on Twitter | https://twitter.com/sterlingcrispin  More Sterling Links | https://www.sterlingcrispin.com/links.html  _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Eli on Twitter | https://twitter.com/eli_schein  Check out PROOF Daily Countdown on YouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBBjkB4w7b1rL4uzAqM894nzYxDc2-1  Turn Notifications on for Proof Podcasts on Twitter | http://twitter.com/proofpodcasts  __________ 00:00 Intro 01:20 Background in Engineering & Digital Art 04:28 First Art Blocks Project Neophyte | https://www.sterlingcrispin.com/neophyte_mmxxii.html  09:45 Narratives about the Future Bitcoin Mining Sculpture | https://www.sterlingcrispin.com/self_contained_investment_module.html  13:22 Introduction to NFTs 16:08 Apple Vision Pro Sterling’s Tweet | https://twitter.com/sterlingcrispin/status/1665792422914453506?s=20  21:30 The Intersection of Art & Apple Vision Pro 27:07 Upcoming Art Blocks Release: August 30, 2023 Flourish | https://www.sterlingcrispin.com/flourish.html  29:32 Artist Inspirations John Baldessari | https://www.thebroad.org/art/john-baldessari Deafbeef | https://twitter.com/_deafbeef

13 Jun 202331min