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All-In on Art Blocks with Founder, Erick Calderon (Snowfro) | Overpriced JPEGs #43
✨ SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERPRICED JPEGS CHANNEL ✨ s On this episode of Overpriced JPEGs, Carly is joined by Erick Calderon aka Snowfro, the legendary founder of Art Blocks and creator of Chromie Squiggles! What is the Art Blocks paradox? While the rest of us weather a bear market, Art Blocks is living in a bull market world all their own. Erick explains why that is, talks about the curation process for Art Blocks, and gives his thoughts on fxhash. As always, we hope you enjoy the conversation! —— 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: / 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: s —— BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔐LEDGER | SECURE STAKING r 🔑COINSHIFT | TREASURY MANAGEMENT t 🦊METAMASK | THE EASY BUY BUTTON k ⚡️IMMUTABLE X | CRYPTO GAMING X —— Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:29 The True OG Art Blocks 5:45 Early Art Blocks 9:58 Origin of Art Blocks 12:22 Generative Art History 19:27 Is TradArt Growing in Appreciation of Generative Art? 25:55 Bear Market Art Blocks Growth 39:23 Generative Art Book Rec 42:40 TradArt & Gatekeeping 47:00 Art Blocks Curated 55:52 Art Blocks Token?! 57:04 Criticisms Around Art Blocks 1:02:38 fxhash & Chain Thoughts —— Resources: Snowfro Art Blocks The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art —– Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: s