For their 50th episode, the Net Society crew marks the milestone with a timely conversation that captures the pulse of digital art and crypto innovation. They kick things off reacting live to Lava Labs’ Quine drop on Art Blocks, then look ahead to Marfa Weekend and what its growing scale means for the culture. The discussion moves through reflections on Burning Man, the evolution of creative communities, and parallels to crypto’s own cycles of growth. From there, they unpack Zcash’s resurgence, explore store-of-value narratives across assets and networks, and close with thoughts on the return of old ideas like decentralized storage and the rise of prediction markets.

Mentioned in the episode

Quine by Larva Labs on Art Blocks https://www.artblocks.io/collection/quine-by-larva-labs

Burning Man https://burningman.org/

Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths

Zero-knowledge proof https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof

$2 Billion investment in Polymarket https://finance.yahoo.com/news/york-stock-exchange-parent-company-135836830.html

Show & Hosts

Net Society: https://x.com/net__society

Aaron Wright: https://x.com/awrigh01

Chris F: https://x.com/ChrisF_0x

Derek Edwards: https://x.com/derekedws

Priyanka Desai: https://x.com/pridesai

Production & Marketing

Editor: https://x.com/0xFnkl

Social: https://x.com/v_kirra

• (00:00) - Quine Drop and Lava Labs
• (06:10) - Marfa Weekend Plans
• (08:56) - Burning Man and Cultural Growth
• (16:10) - Crypto Art and Protocol Reflections
• (26:00) - Zcash and Privacy Tech
• (31:27) - Store of Value and Network Effects
• (36:10) - Old Ideas Returning and Prediction Markets
• (43:12) - Welcome & Disclaimer