Best Node Foundation Podcasts (2025)

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Phil Mohun: building Node Foundation and the future of digital art 47:59

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00:26 - Welcome Phil Mohun 01:44 - The vision behind Node Foundation 03:23 - Why Palo Alto? 04:05 - The importance of Silicon Valley 06:14 - The role of Node in the art community 15:09 - Node's programming and seasonal approach 19:02 - Focus on presentation, education, and preservation 25:18 - CryptoPunks and ERC standards 26:36 - Yuga's contributi…

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Terence Broad: From Blade Runner to (un)stable equilibrium 1:12:28

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01:44 - Welcome Terence Broad 02:41 - Terry's early artistic journey 07:16 - Transition to creative computing 14:03 - Exploring AI and generative art 15:45 - DeepDream and AI visual understanding 19:42 - Blade Runner—Autoencoded 25:56 - From Whitney to worldwide 34:12 - Balancing an art and tech career 34:43 - Pursuing a PhD and creative AI 36:09 -…

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#101: Web3 Fundraising with Max Torres (SAFE, SAFT) 44:44

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Fundraising in web3 isn’t just web2 with a token attached. On Episode 101, we break down what actually changes when you introduce tokens, interoperability, decentralization, and community ownership into the funding model. I’m joined by Max Torres, Managing Partner at Taco3 Ventures and former Head of Finance at 0x Labs, where he helped raise $85M a…

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On the ground inside Zero 10 with Matt Medved 1:39:32

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00:22 - Welcome Matt Medved 04:34 The Evolution of Media and Culture 06:36 The Birth of NFT Now and Its Mission 08:52 The Gateway: Bridging Traditional and Digital Art 10:42 The Shift to Now Media 15:32 Art Basel and the Digital Art Council 21:51 Meeting the market where it is and growing understanding 24:33 Reflections on Art Basel and Digital Art…

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Laurie Simmons: art, identity & experimentation in the age of AI 59:54

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01:42 - Welcome Laurie Simmons 04:17 - Early inspiration, New York and formative travel 07:25 - Artistic beginnings and creative identity 12:00 - Politics, rebellion and activism 14:57 - Navigating gender norms and early works 21:45 - AI and artistic evolution 27:55 - Photography and artistic identity 30:26 - Connections and collaborations 32:32 - …

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Refik Anadol: building the world's first museum for AI art and celebrating humanity through machine collaboration 1:23:53

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01:15 - Welcome Refik Anadol 02:07 - Blade Runner, media architecture and early inspirations 03:34 - Defining data painting 04:45 - The concept of data as pigment 07:44 - Fusing art and architecture 10:24 - Viral success and public art 13:49 - Collaborations and technological innovation 16:30 - Defining a medium through a holistic approach 21:27- B…

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Tyler Hobbs: From Noise 48:29

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00:50 - Early days and the Art Blocks boom 03:48 - A mixed-media approach to a generative practice 05:02 - From Noise 08:50 - Exploring gestural mark-making through an algorithmic practice 10:39 - The power of messy ideas and an unrestricted output space 15:01 - Where the art lies 16:30 - The curation process behind From Noise 18:21 - Thinking abou…

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#100: Operational Security for Onchain Treasuries with Safe (prev. Gnosis Safe) 45:48

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Operational security is becoming the biggest priority in crypto, here’s how top teams protect their onchain treasuries. Safe is the gold standard for smart contract wallets, securing over $60billion for organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Optimism, Polygon, Chainlink, Morpho, and ENS. In this episode, with Shebin John, Research Engineer at …

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Eli Scheinman: digital art coming to Art Basel Miami 1:23:23

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00:28 - Welcome (back!) Eli 01:10 – Preparing for Miami Beach 01:40 – Marfa and Las Vegas: Yuga Labs, collectors and community on the road 5:50 – The digital council: advising on the digital art ecosystem 7:08 – Leaning into digital art in a post-hype moment 7:50 – 1,000 m² space at Art Basel Miami Beach + global initiative 9:50 – Cultivating a new…

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OSF: from a doodle to a $100 million token 50:50

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00:30 - Welcome OSF 01:40 - Coping with volatility and market panic 03:16 - The origins of RektGuy 06:15 - Managing impostor syndrome 09:15 - A community born in the bear market 10:55 - Pushing against societal definitions of an artist 12:56 - From PFP collection to drinks company 14:19 - The importance of branching out from NFTs 16:50 - Creating b…

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David Shrigley: finding humour in art 45:50

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01:08 - Leaving art school and early success 03:15 - Staying true to your artistic voice 06:00 - Whitehawk and Nottingham Forest 07:13 - Frieze Magazine, Transmission Gallery and Err 10:46 - Tapping one's internal monologue 12:04 - The importance of comedy in art 14:15 - Shrig Shop, merchandise and exploring context 19:01 - Chocolate's Not The Prob…

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Roundtable with Motzko & Lonliboy: the aesthetic experience of scrolling 1:38:13

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00:25 - Welcome Motzko 03:22 - Marfa recap 07:50 - Connecting and consolidating relationships 11:28 - Marfa highlights 13:50 - Fallout from the Raoul clip 19:16 - Navigating the social media landscape 26:00 - Motzko's collecting thesis 31:41 - Creating an aesthetic experience while scrolling 34:50 - Outside perspectives and judgments 36:37 - Silico…

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Redbeard: conviction, community and refining your focus 52:10

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00:35 - Welcome Redbeard 02:58 - Discovering digital art 05:03 - Too many sellers, not enough buyers 09:13 - Debunking the cabal 15:13 - Power laws, high prices and rising tides 18:42 - Building relationships and community 22:30 - Uplifting voices and building on history 23:17 - The importance of open-minded participation 25:55 - Being part of a mo…

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#99: Institutional Crypto Trading & Yield with Bo Zhang from Function 49:33

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Why are so many Web3 projects with massive treasuries not doing active treasury management? That’s the question we explore in this episode with Bo Zhang, COO at Function: a project building the rails that allow Bitcoin to actually function: liquid, composable, and yield-generating. Together with Bo, we dive deep into the intersection of institution…

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Hilde Lynn Helphenstein: the real Jerry Gogosian 1:57:55

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00:40 - Welcome Hilde Lynn Helphenstein 07:20 - Conservatism in the art world 10:02 - Early exposure to different cultures 11:54 - Conceptual Art, new genres and developing a practice 14:01 - The art world as a performance 16:54 - From Hooters to Art Basel 18:09 - The birth of Jerry Gogosian 22:24 - Problems built into the business model 24:43 - AI…

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Sasha Stiles: poetry in the age of AI 1:18:35

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00:42 - Welcome Sasha Stiles 04:55 - The foundations for an endless curiosity 09:50 - Connecting with Kalmyk art forms 13:40 - From academia to the arts 16:20 - New York, cultural absorption and parallel careers 19:05 - Living through pivotal technological shifts 21:52 - An ongoing cultural relationship with technology 23:20 - Nick Bostrom, Superin…

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#98: Managing Ops for a Web3 Foundation (Everclear) with Max Kalyuzhnyi 59:54

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Max Kalyuzhnyi, Head of Operations at Everclear Foundation, shares his journey from Big4 audit to web3 finance. We cover token migrations, fundraising, vibe-coding, and the tools he uses for web3 ops, from Toku & Sablier to Integral, Rain, and Dakota. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:…

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Raoul Pal: from Real Vision to the new art world 56:41

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00:25 – Intro: Raoul Pal 01:05 – Real Vision: why it started after the GFC/Euro crisis 02:06 – Democratising finance content; early crypto coverage 03:41 – Bootstrapping video: “we knew f*** all” era (2013–14) 04:45 – Word of mouth growth; mistakes + learning media/tech 06:40 – Art + NFTs: desire to be part of a cultural movement 09:05 – Crypto Twi…

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Adrian Pocobelli: from Ballard to digital art 1:40:32

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00:33 - Welcome Adrian Pocobelli 01:39 - Discovering the counterculture 07:10 - The desire to collect 13:05 - The Stone Roses, The Smiths, and J. G. Ballard 19:00 - Neoplatonism and psychedelics 24:30 - Learning the craft of graphic design 26:50 - Becoming a broadcaster 29:05 - Finding crypto, Objkt and Tezos 31:35 - The difference between crypto a…

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#97: Building the Digital Assets Audit Department at Deloitte France 49:51

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Deloitte has been on the front lines of digital assets, working with exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and enterprises to bring crypto into regulated finance. In this episode, I’m joined by Jérémy Stevance, Manager on Deloitte France’s Digital Assets Team, who has spent the last four years building their crypto audit practice. He’s worked …

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Sebastian Sanchez: digital art at Christie's, auction models, and the power of relational dynamics 1:53:34

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00:45 - Welcome Sebastian Sanchez 08:55 - A journey into digital art 11:05 - Christie's 3.0 and joining the team 17:44 - Developing a commercial mindset 20:40 - Finding the right market fit 22:30 - Nurturing artist and collector relationships 25:05 - Highlights across the last three years 26:58 - Curatorial vs commercial perspectives 30:18 - The ef…

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Verse round table: Verse secondary auctions, cultural stickiness and trusting the artist 1:40:56

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00:45 - Yeche Lange and Avant Gay recap 05:40 - Series size and collector focus 10:00 - Artist trajectories and release mechanics 13:10 - Art and the Diderot effect 20:10 - Collecting strategies and high-net-worth individuals 24:45 - What if every work was soulbound 28:30 - Cultural stickiness in the face of diluted attention 33:00 - Collecting as …

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#96: Building an Enterprise Grade Crypto Accounting Software with Kryptos 38:55

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Should a crypto subledger do more than just bookkeeping and reporting? Kryptos began as a retail-focused crypto tax tool. Today, it has evolved into an enterprise-grade accounting platform, offering not just bookkeeping, but also treasury management, token vesting, payroll, invoicing, audits, and even proof-of-reserves. On Episode 96, we spoke with…

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Eric De Giuli: breaking symmetry 1:02:03

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00:45 - Welcome Eric De Giuli 02:18 - Connecting art and theoretical physics 05:35 - Early explorations into generative art 08:29 - Balancing artistic and academic practices 10:35 - Discovering NFTs, 2021, and Art Blocks 13:05 - Navigating multiple audiences 16:25 - Creating order from nothing 18:55 - Avoiding noise as a structural element 23:50 - …

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Rafaël Rozendaal: opening the door to Rooms 1:17:37

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00:35 - Welcome Rafaël Rozendaal 02:55 - The advantage of a conversational archive 06:21 - The influence of travel and cultural heritage 08:25 - Neen, LA and digital art in the late '90s 12:06 - Growing up in an artistic household 14:32 - Grants, funding and commercial pressure 16:35 - The potential of the early internet 21:00 - Art school and earl…

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Jared Madere: Galerie Yeche Lange, VVV and the Avant Gay scene 1:35:46

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00:46 - Welcome Jared Madere 03:19 - The genesis of Yeche Lange 09:20 - Market consolidation and post-2021 11:00 - Exploring the role of the gallery in the Web3 space 16:18 - What caused the scene to develop on Solana 18:03 - The growth of community 21:59 - Earl16o1, trader fiction and chart paintings 25:35 - Compatibility with the traditional sphe…

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Paul Pfeiffer: the art of the spectacle 42:49

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00:47 - Welcome Paul Pfeiffer 03:07 - The spectacle of sport 07:06 - Exploring the implications of new technology 10:05 - Working with digital media in the early 1990s 14:50 - The blurring of the digital and the human 20:08 - How media consumption has shifted across the last thirty years 23:50 - The stadium as mediatised architecture 30:57 - New wo…

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Verse roundtable: diving into the Solana art trenches, consensus vs. non-consensus, bullposting and long-term value accrual 51:05

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00:48 - Diving into the Solana trenches 07:40 - PFP culture and Drilady 08:50 - Chain-specific culture and why Solana makes sense 14:26 - Parker Ito and the impact of Horses?2 17:00 - A different community of artists and collectors 19:00 - Jay's mid-curve meme 20:34 - Raoul Pal and consensus vs non-consensus 27:40 - Should we all be bullposting? 29…

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Parker Ito: exploring The Pilgrim’s Living Room Crucifixion; Mona Lisa Hyper-Gamble 1:24:42

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00:38 - Welcome Parker Ito 05:25 - Tumblr, Post-Internet scene and finding community 12:20 - The effect of early success 20:30 - Disillusionment with the art world 24:25 - What caused the market to boom 26:28 - Deep lore, Basel 2015 and Leonardo DiCaprio 30:01 - The compromises needed to work as an artist 33:03 - Through-lines and stylistic tropes …

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Adam Levine: exploring the Toledo Museum of Art, cultural accessibility, platform sustainability, and why Artie is leaving the space 1:55:22

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00:48 - Welcome Adam Levine 01:15 - What sets the Toledo Museum of Art apart 05:22 - Ensuring the community has access to culture 07:20 - The benefit of private funding 10:10 - TMA's digital program 13:25 - The history and founding principles of the museum 21:20 - An emphasis on craft, skill and aesthetic quality 27:10 - Artist studios, manufacturi…

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#95: Navigating Web3 Operations with Sarah Luehrs from Union Labs 47:43

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Navigating Web3 operations isn’t always glamorous. While developers are busy building, someone needs to ensure the machines run smoothly behind the scenes. Sarah Luehrs is the COO at Union Labs, and she pulls back the curtain on what it takes to navigate web3 operations and scale a remote-first team. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web…

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Harm van den Dorpel: Quantizer, algorithmic archeology, and digital preservation 1:22:03

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00:40 - Welcome Harm van den Dorpel 01:35 - Working with plotters 05:06 - Creative beginnings 08:45 - A grounding in early AI 11:20 - From tech to art school 13:50 - The shifting context around digital presentation 16:10 - The development of post-internet art 18:00 - Separating sales and practice 22:40 - Markov's Window 25:00 - Establishing Left ga…

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Harm van den Dorpel and Regina Harsanyi (Twitter Spaces): the early days of Club Internet, the ephemerality of time based media and the birth of Quantizer 46:27

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00:44 - Welcome Harm van den Dorpel and Regina Harsanyi 03:05 - Nasty Nets, Club Internet and the early surf clubs 09:05 - Creating context and community through curation 12:40 - Ongoing scepticism around blockchain and NFTs 18:00 - Left Gallery, early blockchain based ownership and speculation 20:10 - The speed of secondary in the digital world 22…

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Steve McKeon, investing in art, the birth of Glitch and the future of digital culture 2:00:47

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00:35 - Welcome Steve McKeon 02:25 - Navigating the dot-com boom and bust 08:19 - A winding path to tenure 13:20 - Discovering crypto 15:50 - Writing Traditional Asset Tokenisation 19:30 - The birth of Collab+Currency 24:50 - A shift to consumer focus and NFTs 28:30 - Equity vs tokens 33:45 - The Art Blocks [500] 36:15 - Collectibility and end caps…

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Terence Broad and Luba Elliott: unpacking (un)stable equilibrium 46:50

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03:00 - Luba Elliott on Terence Broad 04:15 - Autoencoding Blade Runner 09:25 - Machine learning in 2016 12:31 - Arriving at the crossroads of technology and art 15:35 - Why Blade Runner? 19:05 - Luba and Terrence's collaboration through Feral File 22:06 - (un)stable equilibrium 25:00 - The conceptual journey behind the work 29:50 - Imperfect copie…

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Roger Dickerman: the origin of 24 Hours of Art, finding a deliberate imbalance and the objectivity of price action 2:52:40

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00:50 - Welcome Roger Dickerman 02:48 - The importance of a physical space 06:02 - Roger's journey into digital art 07:45 - A deliberate imbalance 11:02 - Controlling the bookends 14:15 - The birth of Artifex and 24 Hours of Art 20:25 - Sustainability and longevity 22:35 - Putting the work in and riding out the bear 24:45 - A process of iteration a…

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#94 - Stablecoin Issuance Regulation with Legal Nodes (GENIUS Act v/s MiCA) 44:15

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Ep. 94 dives into the newly signed GENIUS Act and what it means for stablecoin issuers. I’m joined by Nestor Dubnevych (Legal Nodes) to unpack its impact on licensing, compliance, and cross-border operations. We also cover global regulatory trends and what teams need to know when building crypto payment products. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global com…

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Eli Scheinman: building context, courting the traditional collector and working with Art Basel 1:05:07

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This week we sat down with seasoned advisor Eli Scheinman to discuss his new role at Art Basel, what’s driving the market’s fresh momentum, how today’s collectors are maturing and how to frame emerging work for a more traditional crowd. 00:50 - Welcome Eli Scheinman 02:39 - Why the market's moving 04:30 - The trickle-down effect of big sales 07:07 …

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#93: Asset Management & Financial Reporting for DAOs with Jack Gale from kpk (formerly karpatkey) 57:00

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kpk is redefining crypto treasury management with secure, transparent, fully on-chain systems. In this episode, I speak with Jack Gale, core contributor at kpk (formerly Karpatkey), managing over $1.8B for top DAOs like Gnosis, Aave, ENS, and dYdX. We dive into why an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is essential for DAOs, how kpk builds trust wit…

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Nikita Diakur: The strangely beautiful world of Ugly, balancing parallel creative paths and his upcoming SOLOS exhibition 40:08

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This week Leyla sits down with artist and filmmaker Nikita Diakur to explore his journey in the art and film worlds, spotlighting his acclaimed short film 'Ugly'. They dive into the film's themes and the creative process behind it, as well as his artistic identity, experiences with NFTs, and his upcoming exhibition on Verse with SOLOS. 00:40 - Welc…

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#92: Web3 Incorporation in Panama (A Legal Guide) 1:03:41

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Web3 is global, but where you set up your company matters. One growing hotspot is Panama. Panama doesn’t have specific crypto laws yet, so Web3 projects don’t need special licenses. It’s unregulated, but still legal. Plus, there’s 0% corporate tax on foreign income, making it a great place for innovation. To break it all down, I’m joined by Edgar Y…

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Natalie Stone and Shane Lavalette: The next chapter of CryptoPunks, collecting against the trend and curation as the new PFP 1:10:19

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This week we sat down with former General Manager of CryptoPunks and founder of StoneWork Natalie Stone, and artist, gallerist and broker Shane Lavalette. We unpack Stone's journey into NFTs, Node’s Punks acquisition, and the enduring passion of the community as well as the evolution of curation and collector identity, Shane's thought process when …

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#91: DeFiBank for Enterprises with Jozef Vogel, COO of EtherFi 42:16

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Banking has always been about trust and control. Neobanks upgraded the user experience, but the system remained centralized. Now, we’re in the third wave: DeFi banks, a non-custodial, blockchain-based, and fully user-controlled. Leading this shift is EtherFi, offering a seamless way to save, earn, and spend without traditional banks. Think fiat on/…

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Tyler Hobbs: navigating the traditional and digital worlds, prioritising the art, and dealing with the effect of a legacy 1:18:20

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We sat down this week with long-form generative pioneer Tyler Hobbs to explore Day Gardens, his new body of work released with La Collection at Art Basel this week. They dive into the balance between personal life and artistic career, and the future of generative art in a rapidly changing landscape, as well as the effect of audience expectations an…

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Erik Swahn: inside Soma 41:22

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Jamie and Leyla sit down with artist Erik Swahn in advance of his upcoming series Soma. They discuss his artistic evolution, the impact of attention on creativity, and the relationship between colour and music. The conversation delves into the title and concept of Soma, as well as Erik's thoughts on the future of his artistic practice. 01:10 - Welc…

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Sofia Garcia: the birth of ARTXCODE, building relationships and the future of art 1:39:57

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Jamie and Leyla sit down with Sofia Garcia to explore her journey through digital art, from the early days of ARTXCODE and building lasting relationships, to navigating the 2021 hype and envisioning the future of art in the age of the internet. 1:00 - Welcome Sofia Garcia 05:25 - The birth of ARTXCODE 10:50 - Selling works at CADAF and the first mi…

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#90: Token Launch & Valuation with Neil Thakur from Teknos Associates 1:13:11

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In practice, token launches are often delayed, and that can slow down the entire roadmap of a web3 project. Once there’s a traded price for a token, it’s difficult to walk it back. Post-launch valuations are often magnitudes higher than pre-launch ones. That’s why valuation reports have a limited shelf life, and why getting it right matters. My gue…

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Making markets, creating value and building for the long-term 1:35:28

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Jay, Jamie, Ivan and Leyla sit down together and examine the markets growing optimism, gallery models, transparency and creating value and confidence for both artists and collectors. 01:00 - Jay's summer break 05:53 - Twitter toxicity and curating your social feeds 09:30 - The market's heating up 15:40 - Speculation vs desire 18:30 - The confidence…

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Ciphrd & Cosimo from fx(hash): open-form, $FXH, art coins and the importance of an open platform 2:07:05

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Jamie, Ivan and Leyla sit down with Ciphrd and Cosimo from fxhash to explore their new Open-form protocol, the launch of the $FXH token and how the two platforms differ in their approaches. 00:50 - Welcome Ciphrd and Cosimo 03:17 - Digging into art coins 09:50 - Token mechanics and pricing mechanisms 12:08 - A new method of patronage 17:25 - Specul…

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#89: A Legal Guide for Token Launches with Jonathan Turnham from NXT Law 1:19:48

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Before a token hits the market, founders face complex legal and tax decisions that can make or break their project. Where to incorporate? What type of token to issue? How does your personal residency affect taxes? On Ep. 89, I’m joined by Jonathan Turnham, Managing Partner at NXT Law, who’s helped launch over 350 Cayman Foundations and advised cryp…