Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community), Sam (NFTStats; PROOF Director of Research), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art) for the show this week. 

The crew talks about the upcoming Cozomo event at The Foundry before diving into Blur’s BLAST– what is it and why are so many people putting their ETH into it? Then they discuss the comeback of Solana NFTs and opportunities for generative art on SOL. 

A behind-the-scenes video for artist Summer Wagner is rolled before Eli speaks with her about her upcoming collection Midamerican Fever Dream. They discuss the inspiration behind it, how the theme of rituals is incorporated in her work, and about the four waves for the project. 

Follow Summer Wagner on X | https://twitter.com/bugindreamland 

Midamerican Fever Dream Dec 5 | https://www.proof.xyz/exhibitions/midamerican-fever-dream  

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0:00:00 Intro and Host Chat

0:01:55 Cozomo Event at the Foundry: Dec 12

-RSVP | https://events.proof.xyz/ 

0:03:12 NFTstats Digital Art Market Report

0:09:38 Blur’s BLAST

-Blast info | https://x.com/Blast_L2/status/1726747087906464024?s=20 

0:22:00 Are Solana NFTs back?

-Drip Haus | http://www.drip.haus/ 

-Code Canvas | https://codecanvas.art/ 

-Mad Lads | https://x.com/punk9059/status/1730459208326230248?s=20 

0:31:47 Summer Wagner: Behind the Scenes Video

0:34:12 Artist Spotlight: Summer Wagner

-Midamerican Fever Dream | https://www.proof.xyz/exhibitions/midamerican-fever-dream 

-Wave One | https://x.com/bugindreamland/status/1729953890240803234?s=20 

0:50:20 Outro

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is reunited with Derek (Collab+Currency) this week. They’re joined by Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community), Sam (NFTStats; PROOF Director of Research), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art) for the show.

Eli gives details of the ZENTRUM Exhibition at the Foundry and the exciting Helena Sarin drop. NFTstats/Sam gives an overview of the market this week, and the crew starts chatting about Disney x Dapper’s partnership for digital pins. They also talk about the Liquid Delegate marketplace, which tokenizes utility and has a ton of innovative use cases.

Anika Meier is the curator of the ZENTRUM drop by Herbert W. Franke, and Eli speaks with her to learn all about her background, Franke’s legacy, and why this drop is special. 

Follow Anika on X | https://twitter.com/postanika 

ZENTRUM drop | https://www.proof.xyz/exhibitions/zentrum 

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0:00:00 Intro and Host Chat

0:03:14 ZENTRUM at the Foundry DTLA

-http://events.proof.xyz 

0:05:43 La Potiere Jalouse by Helena Sarin 

-OpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/la-potiere-jalouse 

0:08:00 PROOF Digital Art Market Report

-Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XUjQ6suzkcTY1YVIc7KeJ2VNS_SxX6pXUkfpdjn4rtw/edit?usp=sharing 

0:17:25 Disney and Dapper Partner Up

-https://disneypinnacle.com/ 

0:26:27 Liquid Delegate Marketplace Explained

-Derek’s tweet https://x.com/derekedws/status/1725536651651514854?s=20 

0:35:26 Anika Meier of EXPANDED.ART Interview

-https://www.expanded.art/ 

-Herbert W. Franke: meets-science.io/">https://art-meets-science.io/ 

-https://www.proof.xyz/exhibitions/zentrum 

0:49:09 Outro

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   _________ Stay connected with PROOF: Follow Amanda on X |   / akasteveyyy   Follow Justin on X |   / justinmezzell   Follow Kevin on X |   / kevinrose   Subscribe to PROOF Signal | http://signal.proof.xyz __________ 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

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Amanda (PROOF Culture and Community) and Sam (NFTStats; PROOF Director of Research) for this week’s 100 PROOF Live. 

After Sam’s market overview, the trio discuss how a crypto rally is affecting NFTs before discussing Snowfro’s colorful Velocity Series project, ///. 

Sam then talks with artist ThankYouX about his exciting new solo exhibition, inertia, kicking off at Sotheby’s LA on November 28. The two discuss his background as an artist, how he is inspired by Korea, and the topic of royalties in the NFT space. 

Follow ThankYouX on X | https://twitter.com/ThankYouX  

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0:00:00 Intro

0:00:32 Host Chat

-RSVP to Tokyo event | http://events.proof.xyz

0:03:31 Sam’s Market Overview

-Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14k7fNQeEViFjmqYQva8Nd3qhTMHrrZFEnYzdoceNABU/edit?usp=sharing 

0:11:25 Is the crypto rally bullish for NFTs?

0:19:50 Snowfro’s Velocity Series ///

-OpenSea | https://opensea.io/collection/by-snowfro 

0:30:56 Artist Spotlight: ThankYouX

-inertia | https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/thankyoux-1 

-ThankYouX on X | https://twitter.com/ThankYouX 

0:52:43 Outro

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

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.

--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS ---------

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

--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS WITH SHORT KEY POINTS ---------

(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.

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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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

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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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 brand.com/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

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), and Eli (PROOF Head of Art), live from Glitch Gallery in Marfa, TX during Art Blocks Weekend 2023. 

The crew welcomes several special guests, including Nifty Fifty (SquiggleDAO), Snowfro (Art Blocks), Madison & Malte (Glitch Gallery), and diewiththemostlikes (Grails IV artist). 

Nifty Fifty | https://twitter.com/NiftyFiftyETH  

Snowfro | https://twitter.com/ArtOnBlockchain 

Madison | https://twitter.com/magey_mage 

Malte | https://twitter.com/maltefr_eth 

diewiththemostlikes | https://twitter.com/toadswiback 

Learn more about Glitch Gallery | http://www.glitchmarfa.com 

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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

0:03:59 Nifty Fifty & Snowfro

-Donald Judd | https://chinati.org/collection/donald-judd/

-Marfa Mesh / Harvey Rayner | https://x.com/harvey_rayner/status/1703864178715296057?s=20 

0:25:45 Madison & Malte

-Every 30 Days | https://opensea.io/collection/e30d-by-glitch-gallery 

0:49:23 diewiththemostlikes

-Chub Packs | https://www.niftygateway.com/collections/chub-pack 

1:10:08 Outro

Kevin (CEO, PROOF) is joined by Derek (Collab+Currency), Amanda (PROOF Culture & Community), Sam (PROOF Director of Research). The crew debates about Friend Tech before discussing the latest art drops from diewiththemostlikes and William Mapan. Then they get into the Nouns DAO fork and SEC vs. Stoner Cats, with a little detour of Amanda getting lost in Monaverse. 

They’re later joined by special guest artist Lars Wander. They dive into his prior works, his Meme Machine Discord bots, and what’s up next for him.

Follow Lars on X | https://twitter.com/larswander

Lars’ Discord Bots | https://lars.computer/meme-machine/ 

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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

0:00:39 Host Chat + Monaverse

0:07:15 Friend Tech’s Resurgence

0:23:23 diewiththemostlikes Chub Packs drop

-Chub Packs | https://www.niftygateway.com/collections/chub-pack 

-Glitch Marfa event | https://x.com/toadswiback/status/1701613665818993049?s=20

0:28:40 Distance: William Mapan

-Distance | https://opensea.io/collection/distance-by-william-mapan-lacma 

0:33:01 Nouns DAO Fork

-Fork Page | https://nouns.wtf/fork/0 

0:42:05 Amanda lost in Monaverse

0:43:35 SEC vs. Stoner Cats

-SEC Decision | https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-178 

0:54:05 Artist Spotlight: Lars Wander

-7 Factorial, Evolving Pixels | https://www.proof.xyz/curated/evolving-pixels/7-factorial 

-Website | http://larswander.com 

-Lars’ Discord Bots | https://lars.computer/meme-machine/ 

1:08:23 Outro

-Glitch Marfa’s Calendar | https://x.com/glitchmarfa/status/1701612923867877420?s=20