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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.

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.

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.

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.

Kevin is joined by Godmin, creator of Heaven Computer, to discuss the bridge she's created between the worlds of Web1 and Web3.

Kevin chats with Matt Kane, whose artist journey spans 20 years from traditional oil painting to generative art.

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."

Kevin chats with the founders of objkt about its path to becoming the dominant platform of the Tezos based NFT marketplace.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Browse...

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

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.

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 th...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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