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Mint Season 6 episode 6 welcomes Erick Calderon, founder and CEO of Artblocks. In this episode we talk about his transition from importing tiles for 19 years to starting art blocks, putting together the platform’s curation board, his favorite NFTs, how he utilizes on-chain data, NFTs on Tezos, music NFTs and more.
Time Stamps
02:27 - Intro
13:17 - Learning How to Code and Starting Art Blocks
17:25 - Reflecting On Your Journey
21:17 - Actions That Made Art Blocks The Brand it is Today
33:57 - Creating the Curation Board
40:46 - How Often Will the Curation Board Be Changed?
44:10 - Understanding Your Creators and Collectors Using On-Chain Data
46:58 - What is Your Favorite Curated Collection?
48:15 - How Do You Feel About NFT Flippers?
51:15 - Thoughts on FXhash and Tezos NFTs
54:27 - How Important is Having NFTs Fully On-Chain?
57:38 - How Do You Feel About Auto-Generated Music?
59:39 - Outro
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🎙 From Importing Tiles to Creating Art Blocks: This is Erick Calderon