PROOF
PROOF is your podcast for in-depth NFT coverage. On PROOF, we interview NFT artists, both up-and-coming and industry icons. We also cover the generative art scene, the NFT gaming/metaverse, and founders building new tools for creators and collectors. PROOF is hosted by serial entrepreneur and technology venture capitalist Kevin Rose. Time Magazine calls Kevin one of the "Top 25 Most Influential People on the Web," and Bloomberg lists him as a "Top 25 Angel Investor." Kevin has appeared on the Jimmy Fallon Show, Charlie Rose Show, and the print covers of Businessweek and Inc. Magazine.
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Proof Roundtable June 16, 2022: Down Market, Stable Bluechips
Building the Monkeyverse and Beyond with 100% On-Chain PFP OnChainMonkey
Kevin is joined by Danny Yang, CEO of OnChainMonkey, the first 100% on-chain PFP NFT collection. Here, they discuss OnChainMonkey's origin and evolution, doing well vs. doing good, community connection, and the upcoming Karma drop.
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The Premiere of Proof's Roundtable Discussion: Derek Edwards Schloss and Maria Shen
Proof Report - June 7
Derek Twitter https://twitter.com/derekedws
Maria Shen Twitter https://twitter.com/MariaShen
Kevin Twitter https://twitter.com/kevinrose
https://nouns.wtf/
https://mobile.twitter.com/nounsdao
Nouns DAO https://nouns.wtf/
Little Nouns https://lilnouns.wtf/playground
Little Nouns DAO https://lilnouns.wtf/
Nouns Proposal https://nouns.wtf/vote
Nouns Luxury Sunglasses proposal https://nouns.wtf/vote/57
Nouns Treasury https://etherscan.io/address/0x0BC3807Ec262cB779b38D65b38158acC3bfedE10
Gossamer Rozen https://twitter.com/grelysian
https://www.gossamerrozen.net/
Proof Grails Project https://collective.proof.xyz/grails/10
Tigerbob NFT Genesis Collection https://opensea.io/collection/tigerbobnft-genesis
OpenSea https://opensea.io/
Rareable https://rarible.com/
Foundation https://foundation.app/
Gem aggregator https://www.gem.xyz/
Genie aggregator https://www.genie.xyz/
Looksrare https://looksrare.org/
WAAGTD https://opensea.io/collection/we-are-all-going-to-die
Art Blocks https://www.artblocks.io/
SuperRare https://superrare-place.com/
Quantum https://quantum.art/
Deca https://deca.art/
Proof Collective https://collective.proof.xyz/
Flamingo DAO https://flamingodao.xyz/
Nansen Analytics https://www.nansen.ai/
Moby.gg https://moby.gg/
Context NFT https://context.app/trending
Spotify Royalties https://artists.spotify.com/en/help/article/royalties
The Audio Revolution will be Tokenized https://medium.com/collab-currency/the-audio-revolution-will-be-tokenized-8031d27753db
Audius https://audius.co/
Audius token https://audius.org/
Angelbaby https://audius.co/angelbaby
The Otherside feat. Gino The Ghost https://audius.co/angelbaby/the-otherside-feat-gino-the-ghost
Noise DAO https://noisedao.xyz/
Camp Chaos https://audius.co/songcamp/episode-01-welcome-to-camp-chaos
https://nftnow.com/features/songcamp-headless-80-person-chaos-band/
Song Camp DAO https://songcamp.mirror.xyz/
Song Camp Packs https://chaos.build/
OX Split https://www.0xsplits.xyz/
Chance The Rapper https://www.chanceraps.com/
Quantum Space LA https://quantum.art/space/la
Scab.shop https://scab.shop/
Scab.shop on Proof https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/artist-spotlight-scott-campbell-and-the-scab-shop/id1580998139?i=1000554120891
Scott Campbell Studio http://www.scottcampbellstudio.com/
Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Mfers https://opensea.io/collection/mfers
Yuga labs https://www.yuga.com/
Cryptoadz https://opensea.io/collection/cryptoadz-by-gremplin
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The Future of Self Custody with Ian Rogers of Ledger
Ian Rogers, the Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, joins Kevin Rose to discuss the current state of security and self custody of blockchain assets and the future of self custody and smoothing over the current problems with NFT and crypto security.
2022-06-02Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Tigerbobs Launch with Gossamer Rozen
Kevin Rose joined Gossamer Rozen for live dutch auction minting during the launch of Tigerbobs.
2022-06-01Link to episode
UnicornDAO: Nadya Tolokno's "Pussyverse" and the Fight for Equality
Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot fame is building the future of feminist equality, beginning with UnicornDAO, a community-led investment fund that invests in minority and marginalized artists. Nadya speaks to Kevin about her political origins in Russia and the current collaborators in her Web3 vision.
2022-04-29Link to episode
Crafting Community with Gary Vaynerchuck's VeeFriends Series 2
Gary Vaynerchuck returns to talk VeeFriends Series 2 and his playbook for real-world utility NFTs, the latest expansion of the VeeFriends universe.
2022-04-25Link to episode
Alexis Ohanian and the Seven Seven Six Announcement
Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose make an exciting Seven Seven Six and Proof Partnership Announcement.
2022-04-25Link to episode
We're Going To Make It: Thomas Mancini and the NFT Portfolio Tracker
WGMI is the indispensable portfolio tracker and account valuation tool NFT collectors use. Kevin chats with the founder Thomas Mancini, aka nftommo.eth about the origins of the tool, its current capabilities, and its promising future.
2022-03-31Link to episode
Proof PFP Moonbirds Take Flight on Diamond Wings
On April 16th, PROOF will be launching a mighty flock of 10,000 Moonbirds, beautiful utility NFTs that can be "nested" to unlock more rewards over time. Here, Kevin is joined by Head of Design Justin Mezzell and COO Ryan Carson to give us a sneak peek into this exciting project.
2022-03-29Link to episode
Proof Grails Protoglyph and the Secret of the Pig Numbers Treasure Hunt
In this episode of Proof, Ryan Carson joins Andrew Badr and Apely.eth from the Proof Collective on Twitter Spaces. They retell the incredible treasure hunting story that took the NFT world by storm on March 14th, 2022. The discovery and decryption of a hidden message in the image of Proof Grails #11 (Protoglyph) led a group of friends down an epic treasure hunting rabbit hole.
2022-03-24Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Tyler Hobbs and Proof Collective's Grail #19, Wall
Tyler Hobbs, the NFT artist of Art Blocks fame, walks Ryan Carson, Proof's COO, through his process in creating the photorealistic image of "Wall" in Grails by Proof Collective, revealed to be entirely generative.
2022-03-22Link to episode
Nexo ? NFT Lending and High Yield Savings
Kevin is joined by cryptocurrency lending platform Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev to discuss how the company is able to offer its clientele such high interest rates, the pros and cons of federal regulation over digital assets, the utility of the NEXO token, and how people can earn crypto by lending their NFTs.
2022-03-22Link to episode
Collector Spotlight: NFT Alpha with Derek Edward Schloss of Flamingo DAO
Derek Edward Schloss of Collab+Currency and Flamingo DAO talks to Kevin about his philosophy on why scarce digital objects have value and how to measure the value of future projects.
2022-03-17Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Scott Campbell and the Scab Shop Tattoo Art And Culture Pass
Renowned Tattoo artist Scott Campbell teams up with co-founder Josh Hubberman and a collection of top-tier artists to transform the Tattoo industry via NFT Shop Passes. Proof Collective members will have allowlist access on mint day with a total limit of 5000 passes available.
2022-03-15Link to episode
Quantum Art "Keys" - Unlocking Real-World NFT Community
Kevin is joined by Justin Aversano and Jonas Lamis, Co-Founders of Quantum Art, a platform focused on curating digital culture through NFTs. They discuss the Quantum Keys, which gives access to exclusive online and IRL mints, token gated access to the Quantum Hub, as well as the Quantum Space Los Angeles.
2022-03-10Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Exploring the Web1 Genesis of Heaven Computer with Godmin
Kevin is joined by Godmin, creator of Heaven Computer, to discuss the bridge she's created between the worlds of Web1 and Web3.
2022-03-04Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Creative Expression Through Coding with Matt Kane
Kevin chats with Matt Kane, whose artist journey spans 20 years from traditional oil painting to generative art.
2022-02-24Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: The Caribbean Glitch Art of IX Shells
Breaking through the male-dominated NFT art world, IX Shells gets vulnerable with Kevin Rose and her journey from Panama to Canada. She became the highest-selling female NFT artist with the $2 million sale of her artwork "Dreaming at Dusk."
2022-02-23Link to episode
objkt and Its Path to the Largest Nft Marketplace on Tezos
Kevin chats with the founders of objkt about its path to becoming the dominant platform of the Tezos based NFT marketplace.
2022-02-17Link to episode
Collector Spotlight: Famed Art Collector Adam Lindemann on Bridging Art Worlds
Investor, writer, and art collector Adam Lindemann chats with Kevin about his early social life with icons such as Andy Warhol and the modern traditional art world. Adam gives exciting perspectives on the similarities and differences between traditional and NFT art.
2022-02-11Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Hackatao and the Queens and Kings PFP
Kevin has a unique chat with the incognito duo behind Hackatao, N, and S. They discuss the origins of their style and the upcoming Queens + Kings PFP project.
2022-02-09Link to episode
Proof Collective Sessions: Wallet Security
Ryan Carson Proof's new Chief Operating Officer leads a panel discussion on wallet security. This discussion was recorded live in the private Proof Collective Discord group and will be the first of many Proof Collective Sessions.
2022-02-09Link to episode
Project Spotlight: John F. Simon Jr of Every Icon
Kevin is joined by John F. Simon, Jr of Every Icon fame, the code-based conceptual art created by John in 1997. John brings the historical project to an on-chain expression collaborating with Divergence and Fingerprints DAO.
2022-02-01Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Seeing Through Decentral Eyes with Coldie
Kevin is joined by Coldie, a stereoscopic 3D artist whose work focuses on blockchain and decentralized crypto art. Here, they discuss his collaboration with Snoop Dogg, the changes he's seen in the space over just the past few years, and what he's collecting when he's not creating.
2022-01-26Link to episode
Consensus - The Proof Collective's Grail Project, Heart You PFP, Twitter NFTs, Frog Nation, and Opera Browser
On this week's Consensus, Kevin, Feyyaz, and John O'Connell discuss the latest in Crypto and NFT. Kevin updates everyone on the new Proof Collective projects, including the Grails project and Heart You PFP. They cover the new Twitter Blue, which adds NFT profile pic support. They also cover Cover Frog Nation, An alternative to OpenSea called LOOKS, and Feyyaz drops alpha on Fantom and Opera Browser.
2022-01-22Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Platon and the Optimism of the Human Condition
Kevin is joined by Platon, a photographer whose work you've seen countless times even if the name doesn't ring a bell. Here, they discuss Platon's NFT projects past, present, and future; the transformative power of art; what Muhammad Ali taught him about greatness; the promises and potential pitfalls of the NFT space; Putin's favorite Beatle, and much more
2022-01-18Link to episode
BrainDrops: A Platform for AI-Generated Art
Kevin is joined by Justin Trimble and Gene Kogan, co-creators of BrainDrops, a new platform for AI-generated art. Here, they discuss the ever-increasing importance of NFT discovery platforms as staggering quantities of new content roll out daily, how BrainDrops could become the Art Blocks for AI-generated art, new developments in GAN and text-to-image AI, and much more.
2022-01-11Link to episode
Particle: Fractionalizing Banksy with NFTs
Kevin sits with the founders of the Particle Collection. Particle aims to acquire and tokenize the world's greatest masterpieces via a Particalization Process which involves taking a painting's title deed, or the legal term for proof of ownership, and dividing into (in the case of the first acquisition) a 100x100 grid resulting in 10,000 unique NFTs. Their first piece; Banksy's 2005 "Love is in the Air."
2022-01-04Link to episode
From Web2 to Web3: Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose
Kevin is joined by Alexis Ohanian, founder of venture capital firm SevenSevenSix and co-founder of Reddit. Here, they discuss youthful Digg vs. Reddit rivalry, Web2 lessons for Web3 aspirants, the cultural and economic benefits of diversifying the crypto space, NFT collecting, the future of investment, Bored Apes vs. CryptoPunks, the power of community, and much more.
2021-12-28Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: The Storytelling and Collaborative Art of Dun
NFT artist Dun joins Kevin to discuss retaining the warmth of human creation in a digital format, the joy of collaboratively combining individual pieces to create unexpected new works of art, storytelling through art, and much more.
2021-12-28Link to episode
Collector Spotlight: From CryptoPunks to Adidas Collaboration with GMoney
Kevin is joined by GMoney, a well-known and highly respected early NFT investor. Here, they discuss his collection, his foresight to purchase a CryptoPunk ape in January of 2021 for 140 ETH (then a record, now a bargain), how his new collaboration with Adidas came about, and much more.
2021-12-21Link to episode
Consensus - Welcome to the Proof Collective with the Proof NFT, Sheep Game, Monaco, The Metaverse, and Feyyaz's alpha on Tomb Finance.
Kevin and Feyyaz discuss the launch of the new Proof Collective NFT and all the benefits of the NFT holder. They also discuss Sheep Game, Jack Dorsey's rebranding of Square, Monaco NFT, the future of Facebook Metaverse, Filecoin, and IFPS, and Feyyaz drops some alpha on us for Tomb Finance.
2021-12-03Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is Dropping ZIGGURATS
Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Fort Minor fame joins Kevin to discuss why he was initially reluctant to embrace the NFT scene (in spite of setting Kevin on the path to his own obsession), drumming up acceptance of NFTs in the mainstream, industry skeuomorphism, current collaborations, the state of unreleased Linkin Park music, and where people can go to await Mike's upcoming ZIGGURATS drop.
2021-11-30Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Alida Sun and the Glitch Crystal Monsters
Kevin is joined by Alida Sun, a Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist and intersectional futurist who integrates generative art, large-scale installation, blockchain technology, and live performance. Her current studio practice focuses on assemblage, fluid dynamics, time crystals, and experimental humanities.
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Artist Spotlight: John Karel (aka jjjjjjjjjjohn) and his Low-Poly Windows
Kevin is joined by John Karel (aka jjjjjjjjjjohn), the low-poly animation artist best known for OBJKT generative PFP project Randomly Common Skeles and the Window Still Life series on Hic Et Nunc.
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Artist Spotlight: Nicolas Sassoon Views Multimedia Through a Retro Lens
Kevin is joined by Nicolas Sassoon, a Franco-Canadian artist who uses early computer imaging processes to render visions of architecture, landscapes, and natural forces into digital animations, installations, prints, and sculptures.
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Proof Consensus - Going full-on degen with Olympus DAO, KLIMA, Abracadabra, Shiba Inu and more.
Kevin, Feyyaz, and John cover the rise of Shiba Inu, Olypmus DAO, KLIMA, Abracadabra, Fantom, and the new NFT photo platform Quantum.
Quantum Art
Quantum Mint pass
Thor Starter
Thor Chain
Olympus DAO
Klima DAO
Toucan
Abracadabra.money
2021-10-29Link to episode
Fingerprints DAO: The Smart Contract Art Curators
Fingerprints is the DAO that curates and collects artworks that uses smart contracts in exceptionally creative ways. They are the second-largest single entity to hold Larva Labs Autoglyphs, after Larva Labs themselves. Today, Kevin chats with DT | Luiz, the founder of the Fingerprints DAO and the upcoming RAW DAO. The two discuss the origins of Fingerprints, thoughts on collections, and the forthcoming formation of Photography-based collector DAO.
2021-10-26Link to episode
Every Punk Has a Story: GFunk and the PUNKS Comic
Kevin chats with GFunk, founder of Pixel Vault, about the roots of the PUNKS comic, the project's tokenomics, the benefits of burning vs. staking, and the future roadmap.
2021-10-19Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Divergence and the Art of On-Chain Artwork NFTs
Kevin is joined by Harri and Arran, aka Divergence, the team that brought you Brotchain -- generative NFT art with bitmaps generated from the Mandelbrot and related Mandelbar, Multibrot, and Burning Ship fractals and rendered entirely by a blockchain contract purely with Solidity code on Ethereum. Here, they discuss the mathematical seeds from which Brotchain pieces sprout, SVGs on the blockchain, the collective consciousness of the Buddhabrot, Divergence's love/hate relationship with Solidity, building fairness into the world of NFTs, and much more.
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The Woodies PFP and a Guide to HEN Collecting with Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace joins Kevin to discuss the Woodies PFP roadmap, including outdoor apparel, potential TV licensing, and the 960,000 trees planted with a portion of the proceeds from the NFT minting. They also cover UltraDAO, DAOhaus, the intricacies of collecting NFTs on the Tezos chain, Hen platform, and the various tools available to find and price art.
2021-10-12Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Zenft Garden Society
Creators 8ncient Gardeners and Eternal Caretaker join Kevin to chat about their 8888 unique procedurally generated 3d bonsai trees. They discuss their influential time spent in Tokyo, the unconventional rarity ranking within the community, and their future road map and community building in the ever-evolving project.
2021-10-07Link to episode
Play-to-Earn Gaming with Yield Guild Games
Yield Guild Games is the DAO that invests in virtual world and blockchain games. Gabby Dizon talks about YGG's Origins in Axie Infinity "Scholarship" program, Governance mechanics in the DAO, and their game of up-and-coming blockchain games.
2021-10-05Link to episode
MoonCat's Path from Abandaned NFT project to Sotheby's Auction House
Artist Spotlight: Pindar Van Arman and his Ai Canvas Painting Robots
Pindar talks to Kevin about his AI process, including the introduction of feedback loops. He touches on his feeling around imposter syndrome in the digital AI world and early influences from the earlier "digital art brat pack."
2021-09-28Link to episode
MoFi Consensus ? Keeping NFT assets safe, Frontrunning Opensea Insider Information, Snoop Dogg: I am @CozomoMedici, and Arbitrum.
Rise of AI-Generated Art: August Rosedale of Mirage Gallery
Kevin chats with August Rosedale, the owner of Mirage Gallery, and the AI artists "Alejandro" and "Taylor." The two fictional AI-generated personas create crypto-native evolving art. August discusses using Open AI to create art as well as a complete persona behind the generated art. He also touches on the legal and moral thought experiment of intellectual property of AI outputs based on large existing datasets.
2021-09-17Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Sarah Zucker, The Sarah Show
Kevin Rose chats with Sarah Zucker on creating her unique voice in the art world. Sarah discusses the art of "quality degradation," The current glitch art community, platform loyalty, and the importance of NFT authenticity validation.
2021-09-15Link to episode
Artist Spotlight: Ringers with Dmitri Cherniak
Kevin interviews Dmitri Cherniak, creator of the Ringers project. The Ringers series comprises 1,000 generative art NFTs made up of automatically generated "strings and pegs." Dmitri discusses his early influences, how the projects are generated utilizing his p5js script, and his take on where generative art fits into the traditional art world.
2021-09-10Link to episode