Investing in Culture: Digital Art, NFTs & The Future of Collecting

Ben Roy, co-founder of Accelerate Art, and R4v3n, artist/engineer, are joined by Eli Scheinman to discuss how narratives can often shape sentiment and culture. Topics include: consumer crypto trends in digital art, revisiting Ben’s “Fat Cryptopunks Thesis” in 2024, and, as always, a look inside our guests’ Vaults.Thumbnail Art:➤ "a distance overlooked" by 0xdiidArtists Mentioned:➤ Kim Asendorf➤ 0xdiid➤ Jimmy Herdberg➤ Andrew Semark➤ Lucas Rey➤ Larva Labs➤ DmitriYouTube Timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:30 - Recently Collected08:20 - Investing in Culture18:00 - NFT Money Flow21:35 - Fat Punks Thesis25:25 - What's in Your VaultRecently Collected Choices:➤ R4v3n: Reading a book by Kim Asendorfhttps://x.com/kimasendorfhttps://www.fxhash.xyz/marketplace/generative/86➤ Ben Roy: VeilOfFrequencies by Lucas Reyhttps://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/0x08168Cc18064d66D864ACAC0950AbCe8841737c3➤ Eli: a distance overlooked by 0xdiidhttps://foundation.app/mint/eth/0x54547CE00e762e60027257C4fAd00e84045FEe54/8What’s in Your Vault Choices:➤ R4v3n: Growing Mind #1 by Jimmy Herdberg(no X account)➤ Ben Roy: Hollow by Andrew Semarkhttps://x.com/Anjsemark