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Jack Butcher, Adrian Pocobelli and Emir Dino: The shifting state of the digital art market

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00:24 - Verse Talks returns02:55 - The state of affairs in digital art04:40 - Launching new work, market cycles and algorithm whiplash07:56 - Focusing on the internet as a canvas 09:15 - The difficulty in bridging crypto and wider internet culture 16:15 - Where are all the new artists post Art Basel's success? 17:55 - Crypto liquidity and its impact on the digital art market  20:34 - Building a diversified practice 22:35 - Has there been a shift in Jack's audience post Art Basel Miami?28:40 - Over-indexing on institutions, the same names and public fatigue31:27 - What actually changed after Art Basel Miami?35:57 - Moving beyond Crypto Twitter 37:20 - Parallels between institutions interacting with crypto art and BTC's adoption by TradFi 42:09 - The benefit of releasing work into a quiet market 45:45 - Is 2020–21 Ethereum culture dying?49:53 - The SILK model: global events, Eastern markets and physical-first collabs52:48 - Jack Butcher at Art Basel Hong Kong01:00:28 - Batsoupyum, cabals and treating money as meaning01:03:55 - An argument for looking outside the echo chamber  01:06:41 - NFT aesthetics and the BAYC era01:07:21 - Crypto art vs. art on the blockchain01:08:13 - Node’s opening01:10:42 - SuperRare's new exhibition, "We Have Digital Art At Home"01:12:01 - Why Art Basel is so hard: costs and risks01:13:33 - Bridging to the traditional art world and expanding beyond our bubble01:17:24 - Martín Bruce's GEOCITIES auction01:20:23 - Fresh blood, new energy and what’s next https://x.com/pocobellihttps://x.com/jackbutcher https://x.com/DnoTAO https://silkarthouse.com/

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00:24 - Verse Talks returns 02:55 - The state of affairs in digital art 04:40 - Launching new work, market cycles and algorithm whiplash 07:56 - Focusing on the internet as a canvas 09:15 - The difficulty in bridging crypto and wider internet culture 16:15 - Where are all the new artists post Art Basel's success? 17:55 - Crypto liquidity and its impact on the digital art market 20:34 - Building a diversified practice 22:35 - Has there been a shift in Jack's audi...

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