Fingerprints DAO: The Smart Contract Art Curators

Fingerprints is the DAO that curates and collects artworks and uses smart contracts in exceptionally creative ways. It is the second-largest single entity to hold Larva Labs Autoglyphs, after Larva Labs itself. Today, Kevin chats with DT | Luiz, the founder of the Fingerprints DAO and the upcoming RAW DAO. The two discuss the origins of Fingerprints DAO, thoughts on collections, and how RAW DAO will differ from Fingerprints DAO.

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What is Fingerprints DAO? [00:36]
How did Luiz get involved in the world of crypto and NFTs? [01:35]
What is Larva Labs' Autoglyphs project, and why is it historically significant? [04:28]
Taking in the Autoglyphs aesthetic. [06:18]
What were NFT prices like when Fingerprints DAO was beginning to assemble its collection versus what they look like today? [07:38]
Of the entire Autoglyphs collection, how much of a percentage does Fingerprints DAO own? [08:51]
Membership and token dynamics of Fingerprints DAO. [09:14]
What are Fingerprints DAO's curation parameters? [11:08]
How does Fingerprints DAO leverage and expand its pool of capital for further collecting? [12:22]
Does Luiz believe venture capitalists are good or bad for the community? [13:43]
What prompted Fingerprints DAO to start collecting DEAFBEEF's work, and how many works does it now possess? [15:28]
Thoughts on Fingerprints DAO's Mutant Garden Seeder by Harm van den Dorpel. [17:54]
A common thread in conversations about NFTs among the traditional art community. [19:04]
How blockchain is helping preserve generative artwork from the analog world. [19:51]
Thoughts on Colorglyphs and derivative projects in general, and how Avid Lines is a different kind of derivative. [21:13]
On Meebits -- the second most collected project by Fingerprints DAO -- and Luiz's vision of tightening up the DAO's curation. [27:14]
What is the upcoming RAW DAO, and how will it differ from Fingerprints DAO (while still involving the Fingerprints DAO community)? [28:06]
On community building, fractionalizing ownership, and amplifying support for photographers in the NFT space through RAW DAO. [31:23]
For people coming in from the traditional art world, NFTs are a welcome reinvention of the wheel. [35:39]
How can someone get involved with RAW DAO, and how large of a membership is Luiz expecting? [37:27]
How the DAOs of today are like the startups of yesterday: we're all still learning on the fly how they work, what they're capable of, and what they promise for the future. [39:39]
Parting thoughts. [41:18]

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