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My reaction upon getting to put on @A_Giant_Swan's VR headset and navigate his three dimensional creation space: "I'm just making giant turds and you're making emotional universes with this tool."
🦢 is a real one. 10/10, would recommend.🩶
🦢 is a real one. 10/10, would recommend.🩶
@marka_eth @GTSewell @JLArtsphere Found brothers in @MattKaneArtist @natealex @cryptopeng1 @DownsandTowns and @dutchtide
Literally fell in love with so many brilliant creatives but these lads are on another level.
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when i was 12, i learned of the medici family & their patronage of iconic renaissance artists - it was the first topic i did a deep dive on, putting together a large folder of work on it
all those years later, i had the privilege to be that for giant swan
sure, i’m supremely bullish on his art & committing to one of his new collection in advance was a no brainer
but it was more about having the opportunity to be around such a creative, thoughtful soul for 9 days
you are who surround yourself with - i’m a better man for our time together
all those years later, i had the privilege to be that for giant swan
sure, i’m supremely bullish on his art & committing to one of his new collection in advance was a no brainer
but it was more about having the opportunity to be around such a creative, thoughtful soul for 9 days
you are who surround yourself with - i’m a better man for our time together
Finally home from Texas,
Just wanted to get up and send some love and ramble in the bushes about the week that was
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one of the highlights of marfa: watching this in the theatre and a q&a with the adventurer herself
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durable digital toys
I've been quietly frustrated with crypto for a while. Some of it leaks out on the timeline. Most of it happens in group chats with friends, where I keep trying to name a product category I can feel but can't quite articulate.
Here's my best shot: NFTs can be durable digital toys you had as a kid. If it was in your drawer, you could come back 20 years later and, as long as nobody threw it out, it was still there, exactly how you left it.
Digital things don't work like that. The company goes out of business or gets acquired, the servers shut off, and your stuff is just gone. And more and more of our lives are digital.
So what makes a digital toy durable?
It's yours. Provably, verifiably yours. Not "yours until the terms of service change." You should be able to come back years later, read the chain, and pick up right where you left off. The actual data, same as it was before.
It's expandable. As a kid, you'd grab two sets of toys and imagine what they could do together. You'd race your cars down a ramp you built out of blocks. They were sold separately, by different companies, but in your room you played exactly how you liked.
Onchain toys work the same way. You don't need my permission to build on what I made. If you want to use it in a way I never would, just ask your favorite coding agent to build the thing you always wished existed! No need to wait on me.
Rare means rare. When something might carry real value, you need honest bookkeeping. If we release 100 of something and rescind ownership of the contract, we cryptographically cannot make more. Anyone can check. No mystery pack odds. No quietly printing extras.
Here's the thing, though. Nobody wants to buy a "verifiable toy." That's not fun. The blockchain can be the source of truth. It's there if you want it even if most people will never look at it. The toy is the point.
That's what we're building with Chonks.
Your Chonk is yours. It doesn't depend on us at all. Its traits and history live on-chain, so if you come back in ten years, it's right where you left it.
It's expandable: anyone can plug their Chonk (or anyone else’s) into a game, a comic, or some weird tool we never imagined, no permission needed.
And when we drop a trait collection, the number we say is the number that exists. Forever.
We spent years treating this stuff like it was only about pictures and floor prices. I think what comes next is a lot more fun.
Durable digital toys: digital toys that are actually yours.
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there is no better feeling than turning a corner & being surprised by one of your all time favourite works of art
but two?! literally shaking right now
but two?! literally shaking right now
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deliriously tired but our hearts are full
blessed to have this beautiful human by my side for the trip home
blessed to have this beautiful human by my side for the trip home
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The Last Supper, Marfa ‘26
@LeValleyKelly & i need to make this a tradition - no better way to end the weekend
@LeValleyKelly & i need to make this a tradition - no better way to end the weekend
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marka retweeted
6 hours left to collect your West Texas Cactus trait!
If you were in Marfa and didn’t talk to me or @marka_eth to collect our Marfa 26 collection, DM me and I’ll hook you up
Chonks.xyz/marfa26
If you were in Marfa and didn’t talk to me or @marka_eth to collect our Marfa 26 collection, DM me and I’ll hook you up
Chonks.xyz/marfa26
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aussie-ish bbq & beers 1130 onwards at plastic cactus 🌵🥩
we’ll feed you & there’s a surprise CHONKS announcement you won’t want to miss
we’ll feed you & there’s a surprise CHONKS announcement you won’t want to miss
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marka retweeted
We’ll see you tomorrow at 11!
We’ll have food and drinks. @marka_eth will be manning the grill
Come one come all
We’ll have food and drinks. @marka_eth will be manning the grill
Come one come all
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yeehaa! marfa 26 collection live y'all!
The Marfa 26 Collection is live! 🌵
If you're here, find me or @marka_eth, tell us your Chonk ID and we'll mint you the traits (also, we'll see you tomorrow for our meetup at Plastic Cactus at 11a)
If you're here in spirit, collect the West Texas Cactus below 👇🏻
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