AOTB Episode 8 - The 2017 Wrap Up

ART ON THE BLOCKCHAIN Podcast

Top 5 - November 20, 2017 1. TetzelCoin - Conceptual Art project earning SIN tokens paid for with Ether where the money is used to pay medical debt. Created by Will Doenlen and Leanne Luce. From the website: TetzelCoin is a blockchain-based app that forgives users of their sins. Users confess their sins and pay an amount of Ether they believe their sin is worth. In return, they receive forgiveness in the form of SIN tokens. 85% of the proceeds go to medical debt forgiveness." Appreciated note: "SIN tokens have no value and we have no plans to try to make them valuable. This is a conceptual art piece. Confessing and buying SIN tokens is how you participate in the art." Confessions end January 1, 2018. https://tetzelcoin.com/#/ 2. SingularDTV - November 11, 2017 - which is launching a blockchain entertainment studio financed with the GRMTK Token which launched on November 10, 2017 during a live event. From the article: "24 hours from its inception, hit its maximum contribution amount of $2.25 million dollars." Gramatik. “They just need to see actual progress, that it’s not just a theory. When they see that, I won’t even need to convince them. They’ll see for themselves. Then I can see widespread adoption.” The GRMTK Token Sale raised 7500 Ether and was finalized, Friday November 10th. https://medium.com/singulardtv/gramatik-launches-9-million-entertainment-economy-the-grmtk-token-944d1e332361 3. ArtByte - Showcase opportunity for artists to earn ArtByte cryptocurrency Each week, the ArtByte foundation will pick an artist to receive 5000 ArtByte for winning the showcase. https://www.artbyte.me/artbyte-artist-showcase-entry/ 4. Autonomous Artist - Curation Concept by Simon de la Rouviere From the article: "This bot’s soul will come to live in a smart contract on Ethereum. With us guiding it, it will create a new unique artwork every week, put it up for auction and sell it: creating a unique digital, transferable edition of the art. If we do our job right, it will make better and better art over time. The humans that help it will be rewarded in turn for doing so." It uses the idea of a "curation market" which is a community/market model that "allows groups to more effectively coordinate & earn from value they co-create around shared goals." https://medium.com/@simondlr/lets-summon-an-autonomous-artist-a-bot-that-creates-owns-and-sells-its-own-art-ada1afad086a Sample curation market code: https://github.com/ConsenSys/curationmarkets 5. Bjork accepting cryptocurrency for upcoming album Utopia From The Verge article November 6: "Her latest album Utopia is no exception, and those who purchase the record will receive cryptocurrency in the form of 100 Audiocoins (with a value of about $0.19), according to MusicAlly. Audiocoins are a two year old cryptocurrency aimed at the music industry. London-based Blockpool is facilitating the offer, and will provide the 100 coins along with an e-wallet." https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/6/16611822/bjork-album-utopia-cryptocurrency-audiocoin Bitcoin Tips: 1D3DYP4nBC5DqTm1g5GeKf1uWeemLipwpY