Post-ETHDenver Pulse Check
On this week's episode of MARS, Matthew & Rizzle kick things off with a look back at ETHDenver last week. Rizzle shares his boots on the ground takes before Matthew catches Rizzle up on some of the happenings over the previous week, centering on the recent announcements by SuperRare that they are striking a strong partnership with Transient Labs and Transient Labs' acquihire of the Ensemble project followed by Matthew's spicy but informed take on Zora and their pivot to media coins. Shout-outs & Shots-fired: @EthereumDenver @artbasel @metaverserick @cheddarqueso3d @irb0gie @3planetstudio @binx3ps @realdonaldtrump @toxsam @superrare @transientlabs @TheDruid_ @RogerDickerman @mackxdav @ensembledotart @bryanbrinkman @decentraland @kimbonft @Mastawainzz @aavegotchi @cryptovoxels @bnolan @LuchoPoletti @buildtree_io @josiebellini @coldie @zora @optimism @songadaymann @0xdesigner @ripe0x @mattkaneartist @karatecombat @chaunceyostjohn @itsreallysho @voxeliving @HyperWorldHost @HPrivakos @hyperfy_io
Crypto Art Is Dead… Again?
In this episode, we discuss the latest crypto art is dead narrative and the debate over whether successful artists should support emerging ones. We break down Trump’s announcement of a U.S. crypto reserve, analyzing its impact on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other coins. We also cover the $1.5B Bybit hack, decentralization’s role in the space, and highlight Bank Runners by Lucho Poletti. Finally, we reflect on the evolving crypto art landscape and the opportunity to reclaim its original ethos.
Green Shoots on the Purple App Amidst Crypto Craziness
On last week's episode of MARS (originally recorded Feb. 12, 2025), Matthew & Rizzle confirmed the crypto space is still in a bi-polar state of craziness. While a large portion of the space has chosen to stay in the soul-crushing high-frequency trading casino that is shitcoins, there is an infectious spirit of building spreading throughout the purple app. The Warpcast Wallet beta is out in the wild, Bracket is gearing up for March Madness after a successful airdrop end to the NFL Season, $350M in dry powder is just chilling in FID-associated wallets, Farcade is proving to be an addicting min-app for quick simple game sessions, and Rebase.Finance is one of the most powerful yet simple DeFi primitives in the space. Opensea customer support even caught a shout-out. p.s. Apologies for the late post; Matthew got hit with a snowstorm that threw off recording times. We'll be back Wednesday with a new episode. Shout-outs & Shots-fired: @samspratt @warpcast_ @rainbowdotme @metamask @bracket_fi @nfl @rebaserefi @podsdotmedia @base @dwr @ethereum @solana @bluesky @farcade_ai @polymarket @toxsam @opensea @dfinzer @luchopoletti @buildtree_io @niftygateway @knownorigin_io @makersplace @superrare @rarible @skeenee_art @baybackner @decentraland @ashconnell @hyperfy_io @artacleio @supahmarbler @memeexplorers @forceshidden @cryptovoxels @KimboNFT @itsreallyshow @MuseumofCrypto @metaverserick @voxvienne
