September 07, 2021
Collector Spotlight: Chris, Flamingo DAO member
"Chris" from Flamingo DAO breaks down his thesis on why long-term holding is the key to value accrual. They also cover the historical importance of key NFTs.
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"Chris" from Flamingo DAO breaks down his thesis on why long-term holding is the key to value accrual. They also cover the historical importance of key NFTs.
Collector Spotlight: Chris, Flamingo DAO Member "Chris" from Flamingo DAO breaks down his thesis on why long-term holding is the key to value accrual, how new NFTs are created by burning old ones, NFTs existing at the intersection of fashion and identity, favorite Art Blocks projects, favorite virtual land, up-and-coming artists, and the historical importance of key NFTs.
BIO
"Chris" is an anonymous member of Flamingo DAO who has the uncanny ability to identify the next big thing in the world of NFTs.
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
- "Chris" at Twitter
- A Flamboyance of NFT Collectors, Curators, and Artists | Flamingo DAO
- Flamingo DAO – What You Should Know About Decentralized Autonomous Organizations With Priyanka Desai And Aaron Wright | Modern Finance 12
- A DAO Supporting the Blockchain Ecosystem | The LAO
- Authentic Digital Art Marketplace | SuperRare
- SuperRare: Curated NFT Marketplace and the Game-Changing $RARE Governance Token | PROOF
- DeFi-Staked Crypto Collectibles | Aavegotchi
- True Ownership of in-Game Assets on Ethereum Blockchain | Somnium Space
- Somnium Space Worlds | Flamingo DAO
- Generative Art | Wikipedia
- SquigglyWTF by Atlantes | Squiggly.WTF
- SquigglyWTF Collection | Flamingo DAO
- Chromie Squiggle by Snowfro | Art Blocks
- Blue Chip | Investopedia
- The Meteoric Rise of PFP Based NFT Projects | Gokhshtein Media
- The Bored Ape Yacht Club
- CryptoPunks | LarvaLabs
- CryptoPunks – The NFTs That Started It All. Their Origin Story and Future Plans | Modern Finance 5
- Creativity in Generative Design | Art Blocks
- Art Blocks – Generative NFT Art with Erick Snowfro | Modern Finance 8
- The Meebits | Larva Labs
- Every Punk Has a Story | PUNKS Comic
- Bored Ape Kennel Club Marketplace | OpenSea
- A Generative NFT Art Experiment | Framergence
- A Generative NFT Art Experiment | Pulsquares
- Pulsquares: Chad | OpenSea
- Animal Coloring Book by WilsonCusack | Generative Transfer Art
- Ringers by Dmitri Cherniak | Art Blocks
- Fidenza | Tyler Hobbs
- Tyler Hobbs – Designing NFT Generative Art with a Traditional Touch | Modern Finance
- DEAFBEEF and the Craft of Generative Art | Modern Finance
- A Digital Nation | Axie Infinity
- Ethereum Virtual World | Cryptovoxels
- Minecraft
- The Streets of New York City Under Quarantine | The New Yorker
- The First-Ever Virtual World Owned by Its Users | Decentraland
- Building Brands Focused on Virtual Goods and the Metaverse | NFT42
- TheWIPmeetup.eth | Twitter
- Singularity by Hideki Tsukamoto | Art Blocks
- Top NFT Creators To Keep An Eye On | Sensorium
- Pak’s NFT Art Works Achieve $10 Million in 15 Minutes at Sotheby’s | Robb Report
- CryptoArt | XCOPY
- Meet FEWOCiOUS, the Crypto Artist Who Crashed Christie's Auction House | Esquire
- Beeple: His Story, The Future of NFTs, His Favorite Digital Artist, and More. | Modern Finance
- Kldpxl | SuperRare
- Skin, Bone, Blood by XCOPY | SuperRare
- Foundation
- Aku: The Moon God by Micah Johnson | Nifty Gateway
- A Blockchain Designed to Evolve | Tezos
- Hic Et Nunc 101 | HEN
- Build Crypto Apps That Scale | Solana
- WAX NFT Blockchain | Worldwide Asset eXchange
- USD Stable Blockchain and Multi-Chain Staking Token | xDai
- Guild Of Guardians NFTs Are Available On Immutable X | eGamers.io
- Damien Hirst Makes His Debut on the Newest Marketplace for NFTs | ARTnews
- Ethereum's Internet of Blockchains | Polygon (Formerly Matic Network)
- Store Data Permanently | Arweave
- Best Practices for Storing NFT Data using IPFS | IPFS Docs
SHOW NOTES
- Who is Chris, and why did Kevin want to share his wisdom with our listeners? [00:50]
- How did Chris get involved in the NFT world? [03:32]
- How many people made the move from the LAO to Flamingo DAO? [07:17]
- What was the first Flamingo purchase? [08:08]
- The second Flamingo purchase, how it differs from the other "squiggly" generative art NFT project, and why Chris considers it historically relevant. [08:59]
- Are we in an NFT bubble? How will good NFTs retain their value when there are so many subpar NFTs being churned out by copycats trying to make a quick buck? At their core, what are NFTs really about? What is Chris personally bearish about right now? [10:27]
- What grabs Chris' attention when he first views a new NFT project? [15:05]
- What is Chris's process for due diligence on a piece of NFT art before staking a claim? [18:42]
- How can storytelling and world-building add value and joy to an NFT project? [21:48]
- Are projects that burn or combine existing NFTs to create new ones too geeky? [23:20]
- What is Framergence, and what constitutes a "grail" Framergence? [24:15]
- How might one guess the value of a Framergence piece? [28:46]
- Was Framergence the first of its kind? [30:32]
- Imagining Art Blocks with a Framergence-style mechanic. [31:04]
- What is Pulsquares? [31:53]
- What ultimately drives Chris' interest in any given project? [36:11]
- Animal Coloring Book: a new interactive NFT project that's caught the attention of the Flamingo DAO community. [36:40]
- Struggling to figure out which projects are going to be worth something vs. worthless tomorrow? Chris says the chaos is just part of the fun, but you can make educated guesses. [39:56]
- Thoughts on scarcity and abundance, why community is key for value retention, and examples of how this is playing out today. [41:46]
- Chris predicts that a gaming-related NFT project will hit the market in the next six to 12 months that will change everyone's perception of what's possible. [45:34]
- Favorite current metaverses, and what Chris believes it will take for a proper metaverse to take off in the mainstream. [46:32]
- The metaverse avatar: an intersection of fashion and identity. [50:54]
- If Chris could only buy one Art Blocks project, what would it be? [52:10]
- With an unlimited budget, are there any big-name NFT artists Chris would collect? [53:04]
- In what metaverse would Chris buy property? [54:14]
- Up-and-coming NFT artists or generative art projects Chris has an eye on. [54:34]
- Does platform matter to Chris when he's purchasing an NFT? [55:20]
- Does Chris collect on multiple chains, or does he stick strictly to Ethereum? [57:47]
- Does Chris secure his NFT storage to a level some might consider extreme? [59:18]
- Parting thoughts. [1:00:59]