Except this ship is in Brooklyn and quite docked and a bit far from the East River to rise, and also it would be really nice to avoid any tide on the East River because if Brooklyn gets flooded, the whole blockchain ecosystem would collapse.

Over the past month, we’ve been supporting ALLSHIPS, a creators house founded by Dave Krugman in the aforementioned Blockchain Capital of The World. Every week, we host events and invite everyone we know to join us for bites, drinks and vibes. Over the course of three months, ALLSHIPS will also be hosting artists in residence, creating unique artworks that they will be minting on Lens. They also have an Orb Club where they have been featuring the artists they are showing in an ever-changing exhibition at their space. 

We’ll be revealing the list of artists in the coming days - the ALLSHIPS team has been diligently working on coming up with the ultimate roster. 

The events we’re hosting are truly fantastic and full of great people from all backgrounds. I enjoyed my conversations with many ALLSHIPS attendees, discussing NFTs and provenance, travels, data, jewelry making and so many other topics. 

This Saturday we’re hosting Mints & Music - a fun initiative to show that web3 music is unbothered. moisturized. happy. in its lane. focused. flourishing ✨There will be sets by Fred Riko, Mimo, Miette Hope , Lila Bloom and Ollie Chanin, as well as a curated DJ set from Bones. 

If you are in NYC and interested in music and culture, you're invited. And if you can’t make it but you happen to be in NYC in the next month or so, please follow Dave and the ALLSHIPS club, because there will be more events.

Culture: 

• Tara’s making of NFTarot on Tape

• Raven50mmm and the 50mmcollective on Tape (fyi icymi Tape is pumping lately) Things they Dont Tell you about FEST

• Ellie’s technostalgic Netweights - a subscription for open source model weights via post

• Dave’s first Orb mint (ended but still)

• Olympic Joseangel by Bimpster - probably my favorite 

• Latashá KILLING IT with the launch of A TEN

• Latashá’s hosting a fan art contest on her Orb club

• Fini Sketches by Fini (Spotlight on Ensemble, the platform publishing the BTS of the best NFT artists)

Read / listen / watch

• Blake on Onchain Creativity

• SocialFi: are you paying attention? 

• This podcast on AI with DeFi Dad

• The Digital Art Dispatch with Cao

• Uncirculated Finis video by Fini, published by Ensemble

⭐️HOT NEW LENS USERS⭐️

• Nir

• Raven50mm

• Ollieonchain

• Lila Bloom

• Ollie Chanin

• Miette Hope

• Mimo

• Fredriko

That’s all for now. See you in the coming weeks!