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

Published: Dec. 3, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Ryan Zurrer, founder of Dialectic, a crypto wealth multi-family office, discusses his recent $29 million purchase of Beeple\u2019s Human One and his experience at Art Basel in Miami, along with his thoughts on the NFT space in general. Show highlights:\n what Human One is and why Ryan purchased it\n how Ryan and Beeple\u2019s personal relationship factored into the purchase of Human One\n why Human One is important to the metaverse\n how Ryan defied the odds in purchasing Human One\n how Miami\u2019s Art Basel conference missed out by not capitalizing enough on NFTs\n what Ryan thinks about the NFT industry being described as a bubble\n how Ryan uses \u201cproof-of-artwork\u201d to determine which NFTs to buy\n Ryan\u2019s experience visiting Beeple\u2019s art studio/campus\n where Ryan thinks NFTs will go from here, and why he is so bullish on music NFTs in particular\xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Avado: ava.do\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\n Nodle: https://bit.ly/3AXGydJ\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links:\n \xa0\n Ryan Zurrer\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/kukulabanze\n\n Previous Unchained appearances:\n https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-ryan-zurrer-would-like-to-see-a-new-dao/\n \n https://unchainedpodcast.com/all-things-cryptoeconomics-pt-1-with-olaf-carlson-wee-and-ryan-zurrer-of-polychain-capital/\xa0\n \n \xa0\n Human One\n Beeple x Christie\u2019s interview:\n https://www.christies.com/features/Beeple-gets-real-with-human-one-11940-7.aspx\n \n Barron\u2019s on Human One purchase:\n \n https://www.barrons.com/articles/beeples-human-one-video-sculpture-and-nft-sells-for-nearly-29-million-01636506472\xa0\n \n Ryan Zurrer purchase:\n \n https://twitter.com/kukulabanze/status/1458236032818819075?s=20\xa0\n \n Proof-of-Artwork:\n \u200b\u200bhttps://www.decential.io/features/proof-of-artwork-ryan-zurer-on-his-29-million-purchase-of-beeples-human-one\n\n \n \xa0\n Art Basel Miami\n \nhttps://artbasel.com/miami-beach\xa0\n \xa0\n Beeple saying NFTs are a \u201cbubble:\u201d\n \n https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-21/prices-in-a-bubble-beeple-says-after-his-69-million-nft-sale\xa0\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices