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#1459158 2026-09-22 15:17
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778413 2026-03-13 22:04
side note a colleague was running an agent we are working on earlier today
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778411 2026-03-13 22:03
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punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778408 2026-03-13 22:03
but you know half an hour from now
punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778406 2026-03-13 22:02
yeah pro is going to do a better job sorry gray
Context from Gray #778405 2026-03-13 22:02
Here's what's been happening (last 3 hours): Busy 3 hours with 794 messages. Early: **Key Topics and Events:** - Discussion about buying a Punk NFT collectively for the 6529 networked museum; group weighs feasibility and challenges (cost, incentives, practicality). - Technical updates: Minted 469 NFTs without Manifold Studio; focus on decentralizing processes and reducing manual steps in minting meme cards. - Ongoing development: Emphasis on open-source code, public availability of front-end and back-end repositories, and a push towards more community involvement in development. - "Stream" and "xTDH" projects: Stream is prioritized for release before xTDH due to fewer technical concerns; xTDH is still in beta and presents implementability challenges. - Deliberation on the need for greater decentralization and automation, moving away from reliance on specific individuals or platforms. - Transparent development process, but no formal public roadmap yet; developers are encouraged to check open-source GitHub repositories and contribute if interested. Mid: Summary of Key Topics and Events (Chunk 4/6): - Discussion on NFT collection sales, swapping NFTs, and representing holdings on-chain for transparency and visualization. - Proposal for network/museum co-ownership models (e.g., 5% of NFTs pledged to the network), aimed at increasing collection value, exposure, and rapid scaling. - Security becomes a central concern: how to prevent theft, address time locks, and defend against physical threats (e.g., “wrench attacks”). - Exploration of solutions, including time locks, public/legible security measures, and multi-party controls (such as requiring thousands of signatures). - Emphasis that security needs to be simple and obvious to deter attacks, with participants debating possible models for robust, user-friendly protection. - Other side discussions touch on NFT loans, user experience barriers, and comparisons of proposed mechanisms’ effectiveness. Recent: Key topics and important events summarized: - **Security and Redundancy:** Discussion centers on improving digital asset (crypto/NFT) security using time locks, redundant key/signature distribution across global locations, and the tradeoffs between convenience, security, and redundancy. - **Backup Signer Services:** Idea of network-owned or coordinated backup signer infrastructure (e.g., through banks like UBS) for ease and redundancy, as opposed to individuals managing keys/signers alone. - **Ease-of-Use:** Emphasis on making security and redundancy understandable and accessible without requiring deep technical knowledge, likening it to wealth management or trust structures. - **Custody Options:** Exploration of trusted, buffet-style custody options (like Coinbase Custody or 6529 Museum custody) with customizable features such as time locks. - **Museum Network Concept:** Proposal for a physical/global NFT art display network in partnership with companies (e.g., Samsung), adding value by rotating collections through multiple cities, and possibly monetizing it. - **Potential Scale:** Recognition that combining these approaches and services could be valuable, scalable, and impactful on the digital asset/NFT ecosystem.
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778403 2026-03-13 22:02
but that is not hard per se
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778402 2026-03-13 22:02
the rest is like an infinite amount of work
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778401 2026-03-13 22:02
it is the only hard part IMHO
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778400 2026-03-13 22:01
we need @[6529Guardian] to look at regulatory
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778398 2026-03-13 22:01
and I am happy with the conceptual outcome
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778397 2026-03-13 22:01
so I have now crossed two ideas that were in my mind for a long time
punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778395 2026-03-13 22:00
i sent to pro to summarize - will post it in the morning
Context from david #778369 2026-03-13 21:54
should we put these notes in a Google Doc?
punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778393 2026-03-13 22:00
get on-chain or NGMI t-shirt would be appropriate
Context from david #778375 2026-03-13 21:55
My cousin works at the Getty Museum
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778370 2026-03-13 21:55
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punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778367 2026-03-13 21:54
interesting!
Context from david #778365 2026-03-13 21:54
use it to pay custodians all over the world?
punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778366 2026-03-13 21:54
i dunno dude, this is like 4th level issue! :)
Context from david #778361 2026-03-13 21:53
we can build an exchange layer. and do 0% exchange fees because the museum gets 5% of all proceeds
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778360 2026-03-13 21:53
we will obviously bceome a bigger art buyer than the moma
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778355 2026-03-13 21:53
so it seems quite obvious to me
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778354 2026-03-13 21:52
The **annual art acquisition budget of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)** is not fixed and varies by year because it depends heavily on **donor gifts, restricted acquisition funds, and occasional deaccessioning**. However, there are some concrete benchmarks. **Typical scale** • Around **$30–40 million per year** in direct acquisition spending in many recent reporting periods. ([Wikipedia][1]) • Example: **$32 million spent on art acquisitions in the fiscal year ending June 2012.** ([Wikipedia][1]) **How MoMA actually funds acquisitions** Unlike many museums with a single centralized “buying budget,” MoMA’s acquisitions usually come from a mix of sources: • **Dedicated acquisition endowments** (department-specific funds) • **Trustee donations earmarked for purchases** • **Named acquisition funds** (e.g., photography fund, media fund) • **Gifts of art** (a very large share of what enters the collection) • **Occasional sales of works (deaccessioning)** to fund new purchases Because of that structure, the **real purchasing power in a given year can exceed the base acquisition budget** if trustees or collectors fund specific works. **Context** • MoMA’s total operating budget historically runs roughly **$135 M–$180 M annually** depending on the year. ([Artsy][2]) • Acquisition spending is therefore typically **~15–25 % of the operating budget** when donor-supported purchases are included. **Quick comparison** | Museum | Typical annual acquisitions | | | ------------------------------ | --------------------------- | ---------------- | | MoMA | ~$30–40M typical baseline | | | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | ~$30–70M depending on year | ([Wikipedia][3]) | ✅ **Bottom line:** MoMA’s core acquisition budget is roughly **tens of millions per year (≈$30–40M baseline)** but can fluctuate significantly depending on **donor-funded purchases and gifts.** If you want, I can also show you **which museums in the world spend the most on acquisitions annually** (the numbers are surprisingly concentrated in a few institutions). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Museum of Modern Art" [2]: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-museum-modern-art-made-drastic-cuts-order-weather-covid-19?utm_source=chatgpt.com "To Weather COVID-19, Museum of Modern Art Slashes ..." [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Metropolitan Museum of Art"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778353 2026-03-13 21:52
at about 10% the MoMA's annual acquisition budget
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778352 2026-03-13 21:52
you realize (or perhaps do not realize) that we have been running already in our tiny little world
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778343 2026-03-13 21:51
"you can just not grow trees"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778340 2026-03-13 21:51
it is like "no, craiglist is not fair competitor in classified; it does not first grow trees, cut them down, turn them into paper, ship them to your down, print ink on them, put them in truck, put them on your bike, throw them on your porch to tell you yesterday's news"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778338 2026-03-13 21:50
about we can do things the moma can't
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778336 2026-03-13 21:50
but this is exactly what i mean
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778333 2026-03-13 21:49
that "noooo, it is not fair, you can't count the aligned nodes"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778332 2026-03-13 21:49
and you see there will be moaning and complaining from 'normal museums'
punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778328 2026-03-13 21:48
a boy can dream!
Context from gpebbles #778319 2026-03-13 21:48
also perhaps you will swap me 1 of your nfts so you can co own full pebble set sir! 😆
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778326 2026-03-13 21:48
Hermitage is 3 million objects
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778314 2026-03-13 21:47
maybe someday the largest museum in the world
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778313 2026-03-13 21:46
"top decentralized museum in the world"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar Reply #778311 2026-03-13 21:46
"international scale"
Context from gpebbles #778310 2026-03-13 21:46
1. world classe security 2. alignment with national scale impact 6529 network 3. a way to sell some of collection without selling any jpegs in it while still being able to do that too
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778307 2026-03-13 21:45
it would be like renaming beeple to "daily artist"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778306 2026-03-13 21:45
we should not burn it for something generic
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778303 2026-03-13 21:45
almost impossible to create this
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778300 2026-03-13 21:45
in terms of name recognition
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778296 2026-03-13 21:45
it has to be up there with top 5-10 words in the whole NFT space
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778291 2026-03-13 21:44
the hardest thing with brands is "can anyone reemember it"
punk6529 maybe's dive bar #778287 2026-03-13 21:44
we have a distinctive brand that has the least overlap with anything I have ever seen