Re: NEW BOOK! Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs by Domenico Quaranta

On Tue, 10 May 2022, Brian Holmes wrote: > Besides, I'm gonna say it again. I really don't think we all invented > tactical media to end up supporting "verifiable digital scarcity." The > concept is bullshit, the art is bullshit, crypto finance is bullshit and that > all should be said

Re: NEW BOOK! Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs by Domenico Quaranta

Jaromil wrote: "Those who may keep investing in activist initiatives and commons-based infrastructure are in other camps than NFT/web3/ethereum, a context which after initial (2013) investments by goldmans and other global banks have moved forward to play the game we see televised today, this is

Re: NEW BOOK! Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs by Domenico Quaranta

dear Brian, On Mon, 09 May 2022, Brian Holmes wrote: > "Why do the visual arts seem to have acquired such a central role in the > crypto economy?" > > Could it be that impenetrable financial technology needs an artistic > fetish to conquer even more territory? Thus digital art, after playing >

Re: NEW BOOK! Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs by Domenico Quaranta

Seems to me less about scarcity than perversity. This may be worth a read: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/16/something_for_the_weekend/?utm_medium=share_content=article B B On Mon, 9 May 2022 at 17:45, Brian Holmes wrote: > "Why do the visual arts seem to have acquired such a central

Re: NEW BOOK! Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs by Domenico Quaranta

"Why do the visual arts seem to have acquired such a central role in the crypto economy?" Could it be that impenetrable financial technology needs an artistic fetish to conquer even more territory? Thus digital art, after playing with direct democracy for a few decades, has now returned to the

NEW BOOK! Surfing with Satoshi - Art, Blockchain and NFTs by Domenico Quaranta

Dear friends, we are very happy to announce the launch of the English translation of Domenico Quaranta's book: *Surfing with Satoshi* *Art, Blockchain and NFTs* aksioma.org/surfing.with.satoshi Release date: 25 May 2022 *PREVIEW