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Autoglyph, Nakamoto, Lost Robbie
CryptoPunks, Unisocks
XCOPY, Coldie, Alotta Money
Kane, Zucker, Grant
Ringer, Squiggle, Fidenza
Deafbeef, Zancan, Manoloide, REAS
Pak, Beeple, Refik, Seerlight
EtherRock, Founder's Cryptokitty, SoG

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In a year or less from now GANs will become obscure and obsolete but still a delightful medium for artists who like to make their art the difficult way - the way like Sarah Zucker works with VHS or Kate the Cursed 🥀🦋 with oscillators

“Hobbits, in Their Natural Hobbitat” by helena sarin🔒

Collecting AI art today is a difficult feat considering future exponential progress in AI tech. In the future, I think high-quality 'vintage/prehistoric' AI art will be appreciated as a distinct, 'early days' aesthetic.

Ye West (Kanye) wearing a Satoshi Nakamoto hat after being kicked out of his bank account by JPMorgan.

#Bitcoin

I can't remember who, but someone once said that things would be very different around here had it been XCOPY that sold a piece for $69 million and not Beeple.

I couldn't agree more.

Required reading 👏

#Crypto #history

The Symmetry is Astounding

color chopped

Platforms continue focusing on supply when the elephant in the room is demand

And how do they address demand? The unimaginative attack on royalties

Collectors need:
1) Curation
2) Better UX
3) Better custody solutions
4) More liquid secondary markets

Who's working on these?

28/ We're also in the age of Metaverse Wars.

It's important to remember principles of cypherpunks as humans increasingly 'live' and fully interact with the metaverse through social spaces and virtual goods.

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27/ The fight for liberty and freedoms in cyberspace is far from over.

We're in the age of the Crypto Wars 2.0.

Earlier this year, Tornado Cash (Ethereum mixer for privacy) was added to US Treasury OFAC sanctions list. A developer was arrested for writing code, free speech.

26/ Cryptocurrencies and blockchains allow anyone to transact without having to seek permissions from governments or middlemen (like banks and PayPal) for transacting.

This is what 'permissionless' means and what cypherpunks fight for.

25/ The trust minimization factor of these technologies (aka censorship resistance) allows trusting others in internet transactions despite neither party knowing each other's true identity!

Decentralization means there's no single point of failure for the government to shut down

24/ Today, cypherpunk values have created large value in the form of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, amongst other technologies.

Bitcoin is the first decentralised cryptocurrency. Previous predecessors could be shut down by governments.

23/ Attempts by cypherpunks in the 90s at creating electronic cash failed, eventually leading to the release of Bitcoin in 2009.

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22/ In 1982, computer scientist David Chaum introduced the first vision for electronic cash (eCash) on the internet in 'Blind Signatures for Untraceable Payments.'

This idea was applied throughout the 90s by cypherpunks in attempts to create eCash, including DigiCash, b-money.