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It might not feel like it but imo the digital art & NFT space is positioned better than ever On the art/artist side, we're seeing: A clear rise in thoughtful, novel and well executed releases that celebrate the networked opportunities that blockchains uniquely provide — and also a rise in those leveraging the skill/creativity/functionality unlocks that AI offers Few examples: - Birds by @nicedayJules x @mungimungimungi - Windows by @dave_krugman - GLiFS by @EfdotStudio - Economy of Words by @jackbutcher x @visualizevalue - Vessel by @stephensantoro_ x @producedbydav - Normies by @serc1n - Terminal Pro by @DXRGai - BrinkWorks by @bryanbrinkman - "Artificial After All" by @hanrgb along with his collab w/ @jalilwahdat + @yougogirl_eth "Hello World Computer" - Psychic Hotline by @oliviapedi w/ @Romenewmedia - @beeple taking over Art Basel and IRL with robots, AI and live performance art + collectible releases Amongst collectors & patrons: • @AdamWeitsman continues to put the space on his back as a patron and builder • @batsoupyum x @musicalnetta deploying both capital, attention and tremendous care to artists • @redbeardnft traveling to a new city/country basically every week to champion digital/crypto artists to major institutions & collectors • @RogerDickerman and team continuing to provide incredible, unwavering coverage of the digital art market via @24_Hours_Art • Dan Sundheim quietly rotating some SpaceX IPO profits into 30+ @cryptopunks On the platform/team side: • Big recent updates from @verse_works that make the market easier to understand + engage with • Major improvements by @SuperRare, experiments with liquid editions / editions, feed UX • @raster_art providing a very clean UX that unifies profiles & work across chains and platforms • @gondixyz continuing to add features that support the secondary art + collectible market • @nodefnd thoughtfully stewarding Punks while supporting other great artists and building bridges to IRL • @opensea's new mobile app development is very strong and could be a great first touch for new collectors/enjoyers • @punk6529 Memes evolving from a curated artist drop into a decentralized networked society • Rekt by @osf_rekt continuing to ship sellout products and global IRL presence evolving from an NFT collection • @Rhynotic x @token_works endless experimentation at the intersection of mad science x NFT infra • @derekedws, @magey_mage and @maltefr_eth continue to intentionally invest in and support artists via @glitchmarfa while nurturing the full set holder community • @artblocks_io + @ArtOnBlockchain representing generative art at Basel, continuing to support great releases and provide space for the community to connect at Marfa 2026 • Just announced + one to watch: @Automatdotart Outside of our 𝕏 bubble we see: • @eli_schein putting on yet another phenomenal Zero 10 exhibition at Basel, this time alongside @trevorpaglen — leading to +$4M (est.) in Artist sales in collab with galleries like @artblocks_io, @fellowshiptrust and @AspreyStudio — many of which seem to be to trad. collectors & institutions • @ArtBasel x UBS reported that digital art's share of the art market increased by 200% from 2024 to 2025 • Awareness, trust and use of stablecoins and neobanks is up only • Signalling taste is up only • Preference for true asset ownership is up only • The TCG market is growing while increasingly behaving like savvy crypto users & digital collectors (See my 𝕏 article for more info) • Teams like @fomo onboarding thousands of new, real users daily, realizing crypto wont grow strictly from CT — a strat that will surely catch on • Massive platforms like @RobinhoodCrypto coming onchain in the wake of @HyperliquidX's success and regulatory + infra clarity/easing • Major AI companies hiring & building teams of digital artists & creators to help create new media formats, technologies and steward taste in an agentic, internet-native world — also seeing creatives with deep roots in the NFT space playing key roles at growing orgs like Prime & Nous • A wave of newly minted millionaires & billionaires in the wake of AI IPOs • Digital products & digital creator patronage outside of crypto are on the rise, signalling both increased valuing of the intangible & preference for directly supporting creators The thread is tangled but the scene it's weaving is clear. The maturation of this space has been steadily accelerating since it first made global waves in 2021 Those within it — artists, patrons, participants, platforms and teams — continue to evolve and build more useful, beautiful and interesting things that exceed previous standards of being "good enough" for CT There are vast numbers of people not yet "here" that are increasingly signalling preference & openness for what crypto, blockchains and digital assets uniquely offer Bridges and infra are being built to and from this industry to support, connect and empower both groups Despite the setbacks and volatility crypto & digital art markets have endured, the stage has never been set this optimally before The future is bright and exciting

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@BaseChain @TheScotchFox The OCM Certificate of Ownership has a cursed parent and cursed grandparent. The Certificates are re-inscribed on the OCM Genesis sats, with 5,754 being cursed 4 times. In terms of parent-child 10k collections, Idiots has a cursed parent, and non-cursed grandparent.

Warning! Fomo inducing video below. @ArtBasel 2026 was a vibe, and Digital Art was wonderfully represented. This is just the beginning! What event should I cover next? Marfa? Art Basel Paris/Miami/Hong Kong? Let me know in the comments and please share the love (and my Video)🫡🥃 @OnChainMonkey @normiesART @serc1n @opensea @Tiny__Vikings #Zero10 @artontezos_ @AspreyStudio @NFCsummit @johnkarp @BtcArtSociety @cryptopunks @LazerErik @SergeSats

Maybe I've already seen the future... 🙏🫡 P.s. I hope @TheScotchFox next year we'll get to know each other a lot better. 🫡