G4SP4RD
@G4SP4RD
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Product Manager & art curator @ledger // 5+years collecting onchain culture
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Joined September 2009
Very honored to be spotlighted in the @KateVassGalerie Collector Focus! I have a lot of respect for what Kate has done in the cryptoart space alongside legends such as @artnome or @SNOWCASH432
In our "Collector Focus" series, today we feature @G4SP4RD, an early French digital art collector and a key figure in the NFT and blockchain space. As a Product Manager at @ledger, he combines technical expertise with a deep appreciation for the creative possibilities of
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Couldn't agree more. The principles of asset permanence and decentralization have been the founding principles in Manifold's product design since day 1. We believe a practical commitment towards these principles is foundational to NFTs proving to be valuable in the long-term.
NFTs promise to be eternal, inscribed on the blockchain. However, opposite to what most collectors and artists think, it's rarely the case. The metadata and media can be stored in different ways, from the most solid to the weakest: onchain, Arweave, IPFS, web. When it becomes
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Great initiative by @edouard! He ran the scanner though my wallet and I was surprised to see so many weak metadata storages!
NFTs promise to be eternal, inscribed on the blockchain. However, opposite to what most collectors and artists think, it's rarely the case. The metadata and media can be stored in different ways, from the most solid to the weakest: onchain, Arweave, IPFS, web. When it becomes
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Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees. $30 per seat per month. $1.4 million annually. I called it "digital transformation." The board loved that phrase. They approved it in eleven minutes. No one asked what it would actually do. Including me. I
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I just minted "the bright side" by @PasanenJenni Advent Collaboration which is now live on @TransientLabs. https://t.co/pOAFBo2NvD
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Just acquired "Risk Descendant" an artwork from the series No Me Olvides by @ix_shells presented at Art Basel Miami. The No Me Olvides collection is a series comprised of two 28-minute videos and 100 short-form videos available on @FellowshipAi
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The "collector viewer"mode on @raster_art has become very cool! The ability to gather both Tezos and ETH collections in one place, plus sort them by artist, is really great for providing more artistic context The minimalist UI also give a lot of space for the visuals and create
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8/ Summer Daydream #39, @ElsifThen, 2023 — on @fx_hash_ Acquired for 200 XTZ ($92) by @G4SP4RD "The inspiration comes from both the superbloom in California this spring, and the carefree summer vacations of my childhood." 🔗 https://t.co/xDFzMYWxrt
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Someone had to make the Fusaka cheat sheet. Here you go
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Even though it doesn’t solve all issues related to metadata stored on centralized servers or set up incorrectly, it’s a great tool to create redundancy and increase the chances your NFT will last longer
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As an artist or collector, you just have to paste your wallet address and it automatically scan your NFT, get the metadata based on IPFS and pin them in a dedicated bucket!
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In my researches about the preservation of NFT metadata, I must stay that I've been really impressed by this brand-new feature brought by @Filebase
filebase.com
Easily back up NFTs from 24 chains with Filebase. Scan your wallet, preview IPFS metadata and images, and pin everything in one click.
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Art Basel Miami reminds me of 2022 when with @ArtOnBlockchain and @Ledger we presented the Chromie Squiggle collection to NADA Miami! It was quite a challenge to explain so many different concepts to tradart collectors. Good luck to all!
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