Unconfirmed: How Ryan Zurrer Ended Up Spending the Most on a Single NFT Artwork - Ep.295

Ryan Zurrer, founder of Dialectic, a crypto wealth multi-family office, discusses his recent $29 million purchase of Beeple’s Human One and his experience at Art Basel in Miami, along with his thoughts on the NFT space in general. Show highlights:
what Human One is and why Ryan purchased it
how Ryan and Beeple’s personal relationship factored into the purchase of Human One
why Human One is important to the metaverse
how Ryan defied the odds in purchasing Human One
how Miami’s Art Basel conference missed out by not capitalizing enough on NFTs
what Ryan thinks about the NFT industry being described as a bubble
how Ryan uses “proof-of-artwork” to determine which NFTs to buy
Ryan’s experience visiting Beeple’s art studio/campus
where Ryan thinks NFTs will go from here, and why he is so bullish on music NFTs in particular 
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Ryan Zurrer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kukulabanze

Previous Unchained appearances:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-ryan-zurrer-would-like-to-see-a-new-dao/

https://unchainedpodcast.com/all-things-cryptoeconomics-pt-1-with-olaf-carlson-wee-and-ryan-zurrer-of-polychain-capital/ 

 
Human One
Beeple x Christie’s interview:
https://www.christies.com/features/Beeple-gets-real-with-human-one-11940-7.aspx

Barron’s on Human One purchase:

https://www.barrons.com/articles/beeples-human-one-video-sculpture-and-nft-sells-for-nearly-29-million-01636506472 

Ryan Zurrer purchase:

https://twitter.com/kukulabanze/status/1458236032818819075?s=20 

Proof-of-Artwork:
​​https://www.decential.io/features/proof-of-artwork-ryan-zurer-on-his-29-million-purchase-of-beeples-human-one

 
Art Basel Miami

https://artbasel.com/miami-beach 
 
Beeple saying NFTs are a “bubble:”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-21/prices-in-a-bubble-beeple-says-after-his-69-million-nft-sale 

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