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This observation sits at the core of @jackbutcher's practice, presented by @SilkArtHouse at @ArtBasel Hong Kong.
The works unfolds as a reflection on how value is produced and perceived within the art-fair ecosystem.
Together, they offer a way of reading the fair as a system; one shaped by timing, visibility, repetition, and belief.
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Participating in "We Have Digital Art at Home" with a piece I minted back in September 2023 called "Genesis."
The first and only VV token on the SuperRare contract.
Starts tomorrow at Noon EST, with a $0 reserve.
Cheers to @im_jonooo for the invitation.
ENS Domains: The Most Undervalued Digital Identity Layer
Most people still think ENS domains are just blockchain usernames.
That assumption is quickly becoming outdated.
ENS domains are not merely labels. They are ownable, transferable, and value-accruing digital identity assets. As decentralized applications, AI agents, and onchain social systems evolve, ENS is shifting from a utility into identity itself.
It's a good decision!
ENS names and records are a form of state that is central to the Ethereum ecosystem, the state is limited in size and there is high value in it being as accessible as possible from anywhere.
It's also a semi-financial application, in the sense that buying and holding ENS names has a cost, and ENS names can become very valuable objects.
With the expanded scaling roadmap, Ethereum L1 is the ideal place for these applications.
More generally, I expect that the optimal architecture for decentralized identity and social (the general space I see ENS being in) is to have this kind of per-user account and profile data on L1, and to have special-purpose L2s, likely much simpler than full EVMs, to handle user actions (eg. actions on social platforms).
Ethereum is for AI.
ERC-8004, a new standard by the @ethereumfndn dAI Team, @MetaMask, @Google, @Coinbase, and others, provides a blueprint for how AI agents find and review each other, request and pay for jobs, and verify the work done.
What builders need to know.
Standing on the Shoulders of Civilization: Why We Need Not Fear OpenClaw and the Rise of Autonomous Ai Agent
Recently, breakthroughs in Autonomous Ai Agent, such as OpenClaw, have sent ripples across social media. From "it will replace my job" to "are we building the engine of our own demise," a wave of caution โand even fear โ is spreading. This unease is understandable. Whenever humanity encounters a power that transcends its current cognitive framework, the instinctual defense mechanism often precedes rational analysis.
However, if we pull back the curtain and view technical evolution through the lens of "Big History," a different picture emerges: The growth of Ai is not an accidental intrusion, but an inevitable milestone in the iterative expansion of human civilization.
In crypto lending, no chain comes close to Ethereum L1.
๐น Ethereum active loans: ~$28B
๐น Runner-ups: roughly ~$2โ3B
๐น Lead: ~10x
๐น Active loans are up ~10x from January 2023 lows