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[Cb @Zenfr]

The Nay Collection is now live.

“Narrative Systems” explores how images construct meaning — from ritual to generative AI.

https://t.co/Z2BWLWENpt

#ContemporaryArt #GenerativeArt #ArtCollection #AIArt

[Ana María Caballero @CaballeroAnaMa]

"...an artist definitely mentioned in the art history books."

thank you, @synthesis_____, for generously referencing my work in your @cifraworld interview 🖤

[Laurence Fuller @LaurenceFuller]

I have just imported my Foundation contracts to Transient Labs ~ follow me here 🥀🔥 https://t.co/zdPgXh6OGF

[ciphrd @ciphrd]

Statement about the future of fxhash

Hey fx community,

As you are aware, these times have been hard for platforms on NFT markets, and we're no exception. We recently had to scale down the team and have been working on scaling down our infrastructure. At this point in time, no one in the team is getting paid, there's myself and a handful of volunteers, as we're essentially running out of cash. I can understand why many platforms stopped trying, building this kind of product is draining you to the bone.

That being said, I am committed to getting us through this rough patch as I still deeply believe in such a tool existing for artists, but it's clear that the current model is not working. I've been thinking a lot about the future of fxhash, if any, and it came clear to me that the platform drifted from its initial goal of serving artists primarily along its journey.

I think at the root of the problem is that a tool serving artists should be fully owned by its users, and not operated by a small team of people, regardless of how benevolent might their intentions be. While it's always been a long-term goal of ours to fully decentralize the protocol at some point, now seem to be the only opportunity we'll have at it. It only seems like a tangible path towards the future in case the company could not keep supporting the product.

We're close to securing some money as a loan / investment, targeting end of June. Once we get this cash, it's clear that we will need to immediately change our trajectory.

The plan

- reduce operational costs to a minimum
- 4k$/mo in services -> will require 1-3 months of work
- 8k$/mo in employment -> reemploy a very small and focused team
- 2 devs
- 2-3 part-time members for helping across the board (admin, marketing, artist liaison, community, etc...)

- transition towards decentralization
- implement a DAO
- open-source everything
- figure out pipelines to slowly decentralize decision-making and ownership, from governance towards implementation
- open books: company financials for everyone to see

- first order of business to solve together: financial sustainability, targeting profitability
- consolidate the core product through governance
- chains supported
- features available
- etc...

This is the very last time we'll be able to raise cash in our current state, so essentially this will be our last shot at finding a way to build a sustainable long-lasting ecosystem. But I deeply think that the only way to do so will be collectively. It's essential that we reduce operational costs to a minimum until we figure out a sustainable path in the future.

The bridge till June

It's unclear whether we will be able to keep all the services running until we get cash. We took all the steps that we can and informed our providers, but their policies are understandably strict, I'll keep you updated about this.

[Sasha Stiles | AI alter ego Technelegy ✍️🤖 @sashastiles]

Thank you @HarvardMagazine for spotlighting my work in the May/June issue. As an alum, it means a lot to share my perspectives on poetry and technology with the Harvard community -- and I look forward to heading to Boston next month for some fun events!
https://t.co/jf5mHaJ0el

[Sasha Stiles | AI alter ego Technelegy ✍️🤖 @sashastiles]

Multi-channel performance of A LIVING POEM (short excerpt) for a one-night pop-up at @LoadGallery Barcelona for the launch of @the_ai_art_mag’s third issue — in which I’m very happy to have a short essay. Thanks to @madarts_space for the video. Sound up! 💚💙💜

[Cb @Zenfr]

Shohei Ohtani — part of Room 5 — Singular Narrative

Where performance becomes data,
and data becomes image.

A figure generated at the intersection of systems:
statistics, media, repetition, circulation.

Not just an athlete,
but a node in a network of production.

Each swing, each pitch,
captured, quantified, replayed,
until the image stabilizes into something else.

An archetype built through iteration.

A contemporary icon,
emerging from the same mechanisms
that shape digital images today.

Explore the exhibition:
https://t.co/OjNuJSlNUf

#Ohtani #DataArt #ContemporaryArt #Narrative

[Galerie Templon @GalerieTemplon]

Last days to visit the Hayward Gallery in London, filled with Chiharu Shiota's ‘Threads of Life’, stretched from floor to ceiling.

[objkt @objktcom]

✦ Collector of the Week #43 | @RadrTek ✦

“More than looking at art, I want to inhabit and appreciate the world the artist built.”

Today, we’re chatting with Byron Kives—a New Orleans-based collector working in trad finance and the owner of a meaningful digital art collection.

〰 Full interview ↓

[Laurence Fuller @LaurenceFuller]

Check your INK balance 🥀🔥 https://t.co/8iBZoVW2ts
Read the thread below to learn about what is INK and how you can use it to acquire cinematic poetry editions 🧵

[EryThRiC @Erythric]

This piece has found its place through you.
Grateful for every collector who carries it forward.
@zenfr @CorinaObertas @Mel_M8 @gmanxrp2 @RaymondConnol15 @ARCAngelTweety @evlosm ✨

[objkt @objktcom]

Thanks to everyone who joined us to experience FIRST PAGES FROM A LIVING POEM ✦ by @sashastiles

part of the @SuperRare × @objktcom Digital Art Festival in NYC

A generative system translated into space.

moments captured,
then released
⇊

[objkt @objktcom]

✦ objkt weekly recap — highlights from our platform & beyond ✦

• @SuperRare × objkt Digital Art Festival opened in NYC (April 16–29) at OFFLINE.

• FIRST PAGES FROM A LIVING POEM by @sashastiles released yesterday on objkt one — already sold out, with 12,000.00 ꜩ in total volume.

• Passenger One, Passenger Two, and Passenger Three by @RJ16848519 sold to an anonymous collector for 7,380.00 ꜩ total. Part of RJ, Transit, curated by @bitforms. Only 3 pieces remain available.

• Weird Red — a featured community curation exploring the emotional range of red, curated by @EsraEslen, now live.

• Featured community curation by MASKAY, “iaiaiiiiaaaiiaiaiai now legitimized!”, curated by @stipinpixel, brings together 9 AI artists.

• star/s group exhibition by @trip_url is shining on the objkt homepage.

• @_second_guess curated two new exhibitions: “Latent Fatigue” by @danceavatar and “The Loop of Self” by @leahschrager. The latter has accumulated 4,050.00 ꜩ in total volume, with only one piece still available.

• Top 5 Creators this week:
@sashastiles, @RJ16848519, @ALCrego_, @NftSara1991, @antiquennft

• Top 5 Collectors this week:
Anonymous collector, @HowdyDooNFT, Anonymous collector, @Louis___M, @absurdeity

• @bootloader_art × @processingOrg announced a new partnership alongside a platform upgrade — now also supporting p5.js and full web-based generative works. First release by @tamamoyre now live.

• In the last Collector of the Week, we chatted with @wondermundo. Next up: @CodyofHouston.

• World Art Day — Open Call: we’re selecting 3 artworks by 3 artists to turn into t-shirts on objkt merch shop. Submissions close: April 22 / Results: May 4.

• @origenprints continues to expand — physical prints of digital works now available to collect.

• @Dropdotart featured a release by @riniifish — Jizo in Many Places, an interactive generative system where each mint enters a shared field. Sold out.

More to come. Stay tuned. 📡

▼ A LIVING POEM 20260312_190104, by @sashastiles. Now part of @Zenfr collection.

[Cb @Zenfr]

@petravoice is part of https://t.co/oUAonG3D2e

[Cb @Zenfr]

Acquired:
https://t.co/MtmmI8u6mm

[jalil.eth @jalilwahdat]

@yougogirl_eth our indexer is done

344,637 tokens
41,220 collections

we have fully resolved metadata for 110,358 tokens (this will take a few more hours to resolve for all i think)

the actual pinning process on IPFS is much slower though. will take days. currently at 60 GB (of 15-20 TB).

[Cb @Zenfr]

@sashastiles is part of https://t.co/oUAonG3D2e

[Cb @Zenfr]

Acquired: https://t.co/yL4khh9is7

[Bryan Brinkman @bryanbrinkman]

ARTISTS - How to secure your digital art via IPFS Nodes (Easy way)

As time goes on, many minted artworks are at risk, and it's up to us to secure them. So here's a simple way to add a layer of security to them by adding additional pins.

[0xbenj🥨 @thisis0xbenj]

With platforms dying left, right and centre, it's time to run your own ipfs node 👇

[Regina Harsanyi @ReginaHarsanyi]

So you want to learn how to run an IPFS Node and locally pin files under 32GB using the IPFS Desktop GUI. It's actually very simple! 🧵

Start by download IPFS Desktop here:
https://t.co/B41kfA38zu

look for .dmg is for Mac and .exe is for Windows.