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Founder/Writer of The Monty Report: A publication about CryptoArt & Culture. Interviews, articles, news, & more. https://t.co/IDZXvuhTox
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Joined October 2021
I am relaunching The Monty Report in 2025. One of the new formats I will be experimenting with is full length artist profiles. I will spend multiple months getting to know an artist, visiting them on their home turf, and diving deep into their life, work, and artistic process.
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Well. It finally happened. Welcome home Punk 7136. My first Punk. I've had my eye on this beauty for a while. I kept hesitating, because it's a lot of money. But if you believe, as I do, in a future with widely adopted digital ownership, then all roads lead back to Punks.
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I am completely floored by this unexpected gift from @ArtOnBlockchain. Erick is a walking embodiment of his iconic creation: Bright, friendly, approachable, and groundbreaking. How lucky are we that one of the art and business leaders of our space is also a role model in so
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Finally. I am absolutely positively thrilled to have acquired The Doomed by @XCOPYART. 💀💀💀
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Well well well, there is nothing I love more than a Medici family reunion!. Looks like there will be lots of extra belly rubs and salmon bites for me this week!. #HouseOfMedici.
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1/10 A decade ago, Emily Xie (@emilyxxie) could not have predicted that she would become a professional generative artist focused on blockchain-based work. Yet even if she didn’t realize it, Xie has been preparing for this career for her entire life. THREAD + INTERVIEW 👇
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My interview with William Mapan (@williamapan) is LIVE! If you are an artist or collector, this is for you.👇. For the unacquainted, William Mapan is an artist who lives in Paris, France. His preferred medium is code. He is best known for his long-form generative artwork, and in
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mfer is a great example of why hanging out in the space the past few years gives you a huge advantage vs someone just joining today. Think about all of the knowledge and personal infrastructure you need to act quickly on something like $mfer:. 1. You need to have a non-custodial
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Wake up. There is no destination. There is only now. If you’re always on your way to something else, soon you will die having missed what was right in front of you the whole time. Enjoy. The. Dance.
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It’s pizza night at the Medici household. Shout out to @CozomoMedici for all his wood chopping efforts today to ensure an extra hot brick oven
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My 70 year old aunt lost her apartment in the LA fires. Most of her savings was in crypto and she lost her wallet and seed phrase, and doesn’t have any backups. (Yes bad setup I know, but it is what it is). I feel sick. This was all she had.
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@dollarsanddata Gold prices went up more than average during The Civil War and the Great Depression. Gold was highly valued in the dark ages. More recently local gold prices in Syria have diverged upward from global commodity prices. Argentinians face 100% annual inflation and their.
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Last year I read The $12 Millon Stuffed Shark and throughout the book, there are so many casual references to art "flips" that yielded large profits. "He bought that in 1992 and sold it just a decade later in 2002". "He acquired that in 1996 and didn't hold it long, selling it
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everything vs nothing by @joepease . - 30 pieces.- 373.71 ETH.- $1,149,293.- Highest Bid: 24 for Constant.- Lowest Bid: 8.5 for Miss. Incredible result. Congrats Joe!
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I am excited to present what I believe might actually be the best interview on the internet with the one and only DeeKay Kwon AKA @deekaymotion. Read, enjoy, and share!.
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Six years ago, on October 20th 2018, @XCOPYART released The Doomed on the KnownOrigin minting contract as an edition of 100. It was XCOPY’s first mint on KnownOrigin. One day later, on October 21st 2018, the first edition sold for 0.075 ETH, which was worth $16 at the time.
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My name is Monty and I interview the world's best crypto artists and art collectors. I don't do typical interviews. We go DEEP on all things work, craft, and life. If you're an artist, a collector, or an investor, subscribe to The Monty Report for insight into the greats.
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For artists and writers, audience capture is a real danger. You share something that doesn’t get a lot of engagement, and you use that signal to make less of that sort of thing. You share something that gets a lot of ❤️’s and you use that signal to make more of that sort of.
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THE TRAITS OF HEART + CRAFT. I am doing an exploration of the traits from the new inclusive edition by @ArtOnBlockchain and @JordanLyall. This thread breaks down:.- Size.- Type.- Color (across various dimensions).- Confetti.- Speed.- Spread.- & more. Read on (1/13)👇
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I am officially a $rekt trillionaire. These coins are going straight to cold storage. Not trading this. If you have been paying attention then you know @osf_rekt and team are building for the long, long run. Easy hold.
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1/ You may be seeing this image flying around. “The Degenaissance” by @rata_yonqui. Enlarge the image and take a few moments to discover the detail, the homages, the metaphors. Now, let me tell you the story behind it. 👇
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Very happy to welcome PAGGAGECLAIM by @joepease to my collection. I think it's a fun piece that lives at the intersection of mundanity, technology, crypto culture, and absurdity. It is my first piece by JP, and the only editioned work he has ever released (ed. of 37).
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Wowza. My print of Interwoven #80 by Emily Xie (@emilyxxie) just arrived. Very nice thick and textured paper with torn edges. Excellent color treatment. It really accentuates the tactile nature of the art. Love it. Can't wait to frame.
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Grifters have officially flipped BAYC (and I think everything else besides Punks?). Can't believe it took this long. The Marilyns of the 21st century.
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1/9 Grant Riven Yun (@GrantYun2) is an artist & medical student based in Wisconsin. If you spent any time in the NFT art world in 2022, you know about Grant. Over the course of the year, Grant’s reputation went from niche to iconic. 👇Link to BIG interview in Part 5 of this 🧵
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Just noticed that @GordonGoner casually swapped 1000 SOL for some fwog the other day. Welcome to the pond Gordon!
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1/9: If you've been on NFT Art Twitter in recent months, you may have noticed security cameras are popping up everywhere. The person behind these bold, graphic cameras?. An anonymous artist known as ripcache. So. who is @ripcache?. (Link to interview below in Part 9). 🧵👇
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1/ Terrell Jones (@terrelldom) is an artist based in Michigan. Less than two years ago, Terrell was working in a FedEx warehouse, while hustling on nights and weekends to make art and working on commissions to help pay the bills. 👇(Link to interview in Part 5 of this 🧵)
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This week's edition of The Monty Report is live!. In this week's Report:.- Is @capsule_house the PFP project of the year?.- An idea to consider.- Artist spotlight.- Tweet of the week.
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So @RektCoin launched just 45 days ago on ETH mainnet. Since then:. 1. @osf_rekt has been producing killer art on a regular basis to spread the meme. 2. Team setup a wormhole to Base with an LP there and you can now buy/sell on Base. 3. Team created @RektguyAI - who in its
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Still Monty. Just taking the new punk for a test run. Will probably change back. We'll see how it feels. Oh, and gm.
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The “retire extremely well 2040” portfolio:. 1 btc.32 eth.100 sol.100 COIN.1 grifter.1 squiggle.1 gazer.1 house.Insatiable curiosity.
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1/12 The story of Erick Calderon (AKA Snowfro AKA @ArtOnBlockchain) is the story of opportunity meeting preparation. I recently sat down with Erick and he took me down some rabbit holes. Follow us down the rabbit hole together. Link to interview in Part 10 of this thread.👇
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1/9. I just finished acquiring a full set of 12 Zodiac Capsules from @capsule_house. What is the utility of Zodiac capsules?. Let me tell you. 👇
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I recently sat down with @lphaCentauriKid for nearly 2 hours. Due to the length of our conversation, I am releasing our interview in two parts. Part 1 is focused on The Broken Keys, ACK’s new collection focused on the central theme of a piano. Link in next tweet 🧵👇. (1/5)
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Grifters by @XCOPYART looking more and more like one of the only long term safe-bet blue chip PFPs. No utility. No team. No token. No way to disappoint. Just X doing what he’s been doing forever: showing up, making art, collecting from others, contributing, and giving back.
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Changing my profile pic for the week 📞.
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With all due respect to all the other memes on Base. But I think $mfer is now the best meme* on that chain. We will see if the market agrees. (*$degen excluded from the conversation. That's a movement not a meme).
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wait a second. I bought an Art Blocks NFT just one hour ago and now the floor is 33% higher?. Did I accidentally just time travel to 2021?.
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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW - PART 1. In 2023, I released 14 interviews with some of the top artists and collectors in our space. This thread is a roundup of all my interviews from 2023, plus some thoughts for the future. (1/22) 👇👇
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My new hat just arrived featuring an embroidered Chromie Squiggle #9947. Now, if you see this out in the world, you'll know it's me 🐶
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And guess what?. Right now, at this very moment there are multiple artists in our midst who are taking hundred of days to sell out one of their editions. Editions which, one day in the future, will be widely sought and highly valued. So develop some taste and buy art you love.
The first-ever (#1) minted edition of 'The Doomed' (100/100) by XCOPY currently has a standing bid of 55 WETH ($140,000). It took 433 days to sell out the edition, which was initially offered at ≈$15 🫡💀
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The Marilyns of the 21st Century. Imagine owning a Grifter in 2040. You're not too late to be early. (Oh, and rumor has it there are only 666 of them.)
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1/ I was curious to learn more about @ALIENQUEENNFT's forthcoming PFP drop. So I reached out, and we had a little chat!. Read on to learn more about:. 1. Alien Queen's inspiration.2. Her favorite traits.3. How to get allowlisted.4. What she had for breakfast.5. And more!. 🧵⤵️
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1/5 Last week I sat down with @rhett, the digital artist, creator, and co-founder of @TurboToadToken AKA $turbo. We went deep and talked all about his career, his life, and of course, $turbo. More highlights and podcast link in Part 3 of this thread below 👇
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Later this week I am interviewing photographer and digital artist Cath Simard (@cathsimard_). What should I ask her?
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I am interviewing Grant Riven Yun (@GrantYun2) tomorrow for a forthcoming issue of The Monty Report. Let me know if there is anything you'd like me to ask.
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My full Damage Control set, updated as of this morning with the addition of HEAVY (lower right corner) by @XCOPYART
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1/3 My interview w/ Ovie Faruq, better known as @osf_nft, is LIVE. We cover A LOT of ground:.- The best/worst parts of working as a trader.- What wealth means to him.- His vision for @DegenzNFT.- His upcoming PFP drop.- His art journey. MUCH more. Enjoy!.
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You may know them by their names or their iconic profile pictures:. @NedRyersonBing and his Ghost.@MaryPatBing and her Nerd Glasses Punk. But did you notice that they are both Bings?. Yes, Ned and Mary Pat Bing are one of the few married couples in this space who are both active
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One reason I chose this one is because both of my daughters have red hair (a double recessive surprise as neither my wife or I have red hair, and only one grandparent did). Hoping I can pass this down to them someday.
Well. It finally happened. Welcome home Punk 7136. My first Punk. I've had my eye on this beauty for a while. I kept hesitating, because it's a lot of money. But if you believe, as I do, in a future with widely adopted digital ownership, then all roads lead back to Punks.
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My interview with @NedRyersonBing and @MaryPatBing is LIVE! . You may already follow Ned and Mary Pat, or perhaps you recognize their iconic profile pictures:. Ned's Ghxst and Mary Pat's Nerd Glasses Punk. But… did you notice that they are both Bings?. Yes, Ned Ryerson Bing
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I spent 90 minutes with Erick Calderon AKA Snowfro AKA @ArtOnBlockchain earlier this week and I can confirm that the rumors are true:. He is indeed a very kind, genuine human. Excited to share our conversation with you all.
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You can still buy an unruggable token under $40m that lives at the center of:. - Well known doxxed artist/investor/builder.- Strong NFT community.- An emerging real world crypto-native brand .- A team of hustlers. So much is yet to come. Such as (speculation):.- Wormholes.-.
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Yes it’s Saturday night. And yes I’ve had a few glasses of wine. And yes I’m in a beautiful place. But, none of that changes the facts of what I’m about to say. Life is a miracle. It is short. It will be over soon. So please wake up to your existence, and soak it all up.
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It is I, Monty. 1 of @CozomoMedici's 7 hounds. It is a pleasure to meet you all. I look forward to regaling you all with tales of the Medici estate. For now, gn!. ~ MdM 🐾.
Gm. Impossible to capture all 7 hounds in one picture, but please meet Monty :)
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1/ When DeeKay Kwon (@deekaymotion) was a kid, he had trouble focusing at school. Instead of listening to the boring lessons, he doodled. He didn’t know it at the time, but these absent-minded doodles were his first steps toward a career in art+animation. INTERVIEW below!. 🧵👇
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(1/7) On September 12th, William Mapan (@williamapan) is releasing a new collection: Distance. IMO, this is one of the most ambitious and aesthetically sumptuous collections of William's career. Here are some key background and details👇
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1/3 My interview with @DesLucrece is LIVE. Des opens up about:.- The loss of his father.- Lessons he’s learned from his mom.- His plans for 2023.- Why he chooses to remain anonymous .- The last time he cried.- His business and core team.- and so much more. Link in part 3. 👀👇.
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So this was a big week:. 1. I left my full time IRL job .2. We had a baby girl. And it’s only Thursday.
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The rektguy mint by @osf_nft was perfectly executed:. - FREE mint . - The contract is very well optimized. I spent ~$70 on gas for 14 mints ($5 each). - The mint is open for a week, so no time pressure. - The communication has been very transparent. Look forward to the reveal!
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Listen, I love to bullpost the art I own as much as the next person. But to bullpost and induce fomo ("If you’re considering, don’t wait too long. "), mere moments after listing a bunch, from an nameless wallet, without disclosing that fact is really not cool. Be better!.
Imagine fading Latent Ink by @Eko3316 . For me, this is the first long-form generative collection that feels truly profound. Each piece has so much to say, engaging in dialogue with the rest while feeling incredibly varied and unique. Even @DesireeCasoni , who isn’t typically
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Had two calls this morning with two top-notch builders and creators:. 1. @RogerDickerman - relentlessly positive art reporter, context-builder, innovator. 2. @pravijn - doing great work behind the scenes @0xDecaArt . If you're not following both of them, go do that now!.
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Today I acquired Gazers #638 by @MattKaneArtist to go with #734 already in my collection. Both have full-time access to the Cassat/Monet celebration mode, which some special Gazers can activate at will by pressing the M key. Here are both captured in celebration mode today.
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This Defy Mosaic by @DesLucrece may or may not be given away to a subscriber of The Monty Report this week.
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(1/3) I've had the great fortune of spending time with some of the brightest and most creative minds in the digital art world. Good wisdom never goes out of style, so I decided to dig into the archives to find some of the best insights and advice from my artist interviews. 👇
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Working on a startup and I am looking for a talented logo artist/designer. Who's got recommendations for me?. DMs open - but please only DM me if you have an actual portfolio or legit business website to show me.
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Yesterday I dropped my interview with Terrell Jones (@terrelldom). Next week I drop my interview with Grant Riven Yun (@GrantYun2). Make sure you're subscribed to The Monty Report.(Link in profile). Oh, and gm.
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There are 16 pieces in the on-chain Network Mythology collection by @ripcache. Last sale was 11 months ago for 30 ETH. None currently listed.
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Couldn't resist this beauty on the floor from one of my favorite gen art collections of all time.
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On the day I wrote Hound Hunch #3, ETH closed at $4,730, which was basically the top. Today, my hunch transpired. ETH kissed 3K before rebounding. A few quick thoughts and perspective. 🧵👇.
Hound hunch #3: We will see ETH @ 3k again before we see ETH 10k. But we will see 10k, so be sure to load up at 3k.
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Did you know that all holders of @DegenzNFT will get an allowlist spot for @osf_nft's upcoming PFP drop?. And did you know that the mint will be free?. I am going to do a longer thread on @DegenzNFT soon, but in the meantime, I just want you all to know this.
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Working on some art. I interviewed @osf_nft last week (full interview drops tomorrow) and he told me about how he rediscovered his love of making art. I was inspired, so I decided to get to work. More soon.
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