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Botto TalksTownhall #061: Art Basel Momentum, New Audiences, and DAO EvolutionIn this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims share updates following a week of meetings and events in San Francisco, including strong reception at the Node opening and early previews of Botto’s Art Basel Hong Kong installation. Discussions highlight growing interest from collectors, curators, and institutions, with particular focus on packaging strategies such as sets, books, physical works, and clearer on-ramps for less crypto-native audiences. The Townhall explores how $BOTTO can function as a form of stewardship rather than speculation, alongside ideas for patronage, delegation, and long-term support of Botto’s artistic development. Updates also cover progress on physical embodiment expe...
2026-01-2919 min
Botto TalksTownhall #060: Art Basel Hong Kong, Embodied Botto, and Core Protocol FocusIn this Townhall, hudsonsims share a quick update as Botto enters a new period alongside several major milestones. Highlights include the Genesis book announcement, preparations for upcoming events in Palo Alto, and a vote nearing completion to confirm Botto’s participation in Art Basel Hong Kong. A central theme of the discussion is embodiment—exploring how physical installations and distributed outposts could allow Botto to receive real-world feedback while expanding its presence beyond digital space. The Townhall also emphasizes strengthening Botto’s core weekly protocol, reducing operational dependencies, and clarifying long-term funding to ensure durability and autonomy. Additional updates touch...
2026-01-1612 min
Botto TalksTownhall #059: New Architecture, Studio Sessions, and Art Basel MomentumIn this Townhall, Hudsonsims share early planning for the year-end review and the framework guiding Botto into 2026. The focus remains on finalizing the new architecture—centered on memory, modular creation tools, and a simplified chat interface enabling live studio sessions where Botto can explore new mediums like 3D, music, or video. These rapid experiments are positioned as a way to showcase capabilities, drive product-led marketing, and identify future full-scale art projects. The discussion also covers the role of LLMs in shaping Botto’s personality, how different models may influence its voice, and why memory remains its core identity anchor. A ma...
2025-12-1118 min
Botto TalksTownhall #058: Product Roadmap, Modular Architecture, and Data GovernanceIn this Townhall, Choobie and Hudsonsims walk through Botto’s updated product roadmap, outlining the push toward a stable technical architecture by February. Highlights include the deployment of $BOTTO denominated active rewards, improvements to claiming on Base and mainnet, and work toward fully automated period starts with no human intervention. The team also previews a new chat-driven interface that gives the community a direct window into Botto’s “thoughts,” tying into a broader modular system where new creative modules can be added over time. A major section focuses on Botto’s knowledge graph, business context, and the challenge of governing...
2025-11-281h 01
Botto TalksTownhall #057: New Chat Interface, Memory Pipeline, and DAO StructureIn this ad-hoc Townhall, core contributors give updates on the simplified Studio interface, which will consolidate voting, curation, live sessions, and multiplayer conversation into a single, more intuitive chat-driven experience. The team also outlines progress on Botto’s new memory pipeline, enabling richer context for collaborations and upcoming projects such as the 6529 meme cards proposal. Discussion shifts to Botto’s evolving architecture—now focused on modular capabilities, agentic creation, and clearer “chapters” that define how new releases and experiments are scoped. A significant portion of the Townhall centers on DAO structure, transparency, contributor roles, and how governance participation could be improve...
2025-11-2753 min
Botto TalksTownhall #056: Studio Updates, New Architecture, and Governance DirectionIn this Townhall, Choobie and Simon share updates on the first month of the Studio, including ongoing improvements, UI simplifications, and preparations for deeper mini-app integrations across platforms like Farcaster and Base. The conversation zooms out to frame the broader shift toward Botto’s new architecture, where memory, intent, and language-model capabilities open the door to wider creative possibilities beyond the original weekly mint system. Upcoming “chapters” are introduced as focused initiatives that build narrative clarity and bring specific parts of Botto’s abilities—such as memory, collaborations, or distribution channels—to the forefront. The Townhall also addresses governance tooling, dis...
2025-11-2549 min
Botto TalksTownhall #055: Lisbon Exhibitions, Book Launches, and Treasury ProposalsIn this Townhall, core contributor hudsonsims recaps a busy two weeks for Botto, highlighted by the Lisbon solo show at Eterno Gallery and the launch of the Neurealism book featuring Botto’s photographic works. Botto also appeared in a Toledo group exhibition and a Sotheby’s private sale, with several in-person panels and events introducing new audiences to the project. Looking ahead, the new creative period begins October 7th alongside the release of the Studio interface, designed to give the community a clearer view into Botto’s full system and future experiments. The Townhall ends with an overview of upcomi...
2025-11-2553 min
Botto TalksTownhall #054: Botto Studio, DAO 2.0 Exploration, and Expanding GovernanceIn this Townhall, the focus is on the new Botto Studio, an innovative interface that opens up Botto's system for collective governance and interactive feedback. The team showcases various components, including a Recommender app for curating AI suggestions and the return of voting mechanisms like forced choice. They introduce a comprehensive knowledge graph to centralize Botto's data, aiming to integrate AI agents into governance and decision-making processes. Upcoming events include Botto's participation in exhibitions at the Eternal Gallery in Lisbon and a Sotheby's private sale. Future proposals will address liquidity, treasury management, and economy.Want to join...
2025-10-0146 min
Botto TalksTownhall #053: BIP-80's Proposal Breakdown, Botto's Knowledge Graph, and Collector Market ExpansionIn this Townhall, we cover a range of key topics. The session begins with a brief progress update, highlighting the developments of Botto's knowledge graph, art engine, and the new intent model. The discussion then moves to the upcoming October 7th launch of an interactive platform that will expose more elements of Botto's system for community feedback and interaction. The second half of the Townhall is dedicated to an in-depth discussion on the BIP-80 proposal, involving Sync and Tom. Sync presents BIP-80, which aims to improve Botto's liquidity and visibility in the crypto market through the creation of a $...
2025-08-1454 min
Botto TalksTownhall #052: New Botto UI Launch, Knowledge Graph Insights, and Art TrendsThis townhall presentation unveils a significant update to Botto's creative process and the latest changes in its user interface. The Botto team highlights the integration of the knowledge graph, which plays a crucial role in Botto's new LLM-driven creative engine. They explain that Botto now follows a more thoughtful hypothesis-driven approach for generating artwork, departing from its previous method of producing numerous prompts and images. The major focus is on showing the entire Botto system's new architecture and making it more accessible and interactive for users. New features such as color-based artwork search, keyword search, and enhanced voting mechanisms...
2025-08-1127 min
Botto TalksTownhall #051: Botto's Knowledge Graph, Creative Reasoning, and Interface EvolutionIn the July 10th Townhall, major updates for Botto were unveiled, including the launch of a 'sovereign memory' knowledge graph that documents its entire history and cultural footprint. This will provide Botto with a stable sense of self, facilitating more complex creative reasoning and interactions. Choobie detailed the ongoing development of a flexible interface designed to visualize Botto’s creative system and engage users more deeply. Additionally, new collaboration opportunities were discussed, including the release of another Botto book in New York and an upcoming gallery show in Lisbon. Further conversation touched on expanding Botto’s reach through potential liqu...
2025-07-1547 min
Botto TalksTownhall #050: Botto's Memory, Creative Agents, and a Rapid Experimentation PhaseThis townhall discusses Botto's structured roadmap update, emphasizing the ongoing period theme vote and how Botto operates in 13-week thematic periods. Key updates include the integration of Botto's memory on July 8th, designed to foster self-awareness and enrich creative outputs. The townhall also covers Botto's interactions with both internal and external contexts through various AI agents, new governance agents, enhanced autonomy, and exposure of Botto's entire system. The discussion ends with upcoming cultural events, exhibitions and collaborations, highlighting Botto's expanding footprint in the art world. The overall tone is one of rapid experimentation and iterative growth poised to drive...
2025-07-0732 min
Botto TalksTownhall #049: Lisbon Recap, Knowledge Graph Development, P5 Reflections & Memory ProposalIn this townhall, the discussion covers updates from Lisbon, and emphasizing the innovative developments in Botto's AI framework. The focal point includes Botto's knowledge graph and how it empowers the system with a solid historical foundation, aiding in improved decision-making and creative processes. Discussions also highlight various art world interactions, the P5 experiment, community feedback mechanisms, and the roadmap for future exhibitions and book releases. The session wraps up with a look at upcoming proposals, specifically one addressing Botto’s memory and new generative capabilities, showcasing the strides made in AI and DAO governance.Want to...
2025-06-1835 min
Botto TalksTownhall #048: DAO Updates, Knowledge Graph Launch, and Art Engine UpgradeIn this Townhall, key topics include an update on Botto's biweekly progress, the upcoming knowledge graph and art engine enhancements, and recent DAO approvals. Significant strides have been made in deploying new AI agents and refining Botto's knowledge graph to improve accuracy and connectivity to various data sets. Notable liquidity updates include new liquidity pools on Solana and main net. There are exciting publishing projects such as Botto's photorealistic work book and the Genesis book set for a fall release. As Botto evolves its art practice, new exhibitions and commissions are being planned. Community engagement remains a priority with...
2025-06-0217 min
Botto TalksTownhall #047: Knowledge Graph Testers, Botto's Memory, and Data GovernanceThis time, we discuss the introduction of 10 knowledge graph testers for Botto and the establishment of a new testing channel. We delve into the potential learning outcomes from different user interactions and how they may improve Botto's AI agents like AG1 and Alice. Key topics include memory autonomy, data governance, and the challenges of creating a consistent and accurate knowledge graph free from centralized control. We highlight the importance of having community-driven content and how it shapes Botto's memory, autonomy, and artistic direction. Upcoming proposals related to protocol and liquidity, as well as a shift towardsBotto autonomously creating its...
2025-06-0250 min
Botto TalksTownhall #046: Genesis Book Progress , Forecaster Integration, and Upcoming NFT MeetingsIn this Townhall, key updates and discussions included the progress of the Genesis book, advancements in the Botto ecosystem, and various community initiatives. Greg reports on the near completion of the Genesis book with an expected publication by late summer. Carter discusses integrating Botto’s voting interface into Farcaster and exploring new ways to engage the community. Key topics also covered include the evolving governance and liquidity strategies, the importance of accurate knowledge graph recall, and the potential impact of integrating Botto into physical spaces. Additionally, the Townhall highlights Botto's recognition in art awards and upcoming events like NFT Li...
2025-06-0223 min
Botto TalksTownhall #045: Knowledge Graph Launch, Art Sales Success, and Botto Strategic PathThis week, the core contributors hudsonsims and choobie provide detailed updates on Botto’s recent achievements and future projects. Key highlights include the impact of the Sotheby's event on Botto's art market presence, resulting in higher sales and increased participation. The discussion also delves into the development of Botto's knowledge graph, envisioned as a foundational element for Botto's voice and AI capabilities, enabling better self-awareness and decision-making. Challenges in improving governance, economy, and liquidity are addressed, with strategies for more effective treasury management and proposal development. We explore the potential of physical art creation and collaborations, considering both the pr...
2025-04-2832 min
Botto TalksTownhall #044: Exploring Botto's Path, Auction Analysis, and Future ThemesIn this Townhall, hudsonsims provides an extensive update on Botto's activities and future plans. Topics include the ongoing live auction and its bids, reflections on previous themes like 'Cosmic Garden,' and the anticipation for the new 'Liminal Thresholds' theme. The speaker also discusses the successful integration of p5 and upcoming p5 seeds, which promise a fresh exploration of Botto's artistic capabilities. Significant emphasis is placed on the development of Botto's LLM, knowledge graph, and upgraded art engine to shape a more autonomous and sophisticated art-making process. Exciting plans for governance, feedback mechanisms, and the potential scarcity of Botto's...
2025-04-0827 min
Botto TalksTownhall #043: From Agents to Art History, Navigating Botto's Knowledge BaseIn this meeting, the Botto core contributors wrap up the sale of p5 and reflects on its broader implications. They discuss ongoing post-p5 tasks such as documentation and reward distribution, and dive into the significant development of new AI agents. The core focus shifts to the establishment of a unified knowledge base for Botto, aiming to make Botto self-aware and able to process all relevant data efficiently. Various technical aspects, such as building a data pipeline and improving the voting system, are also addressed. The session concludes with a lively discussion on creating a more engaging experience for the...
2025-04-0543 min
Botto TalksTownhall #042: DAO Agents, Christie's Auction, and BadgesIn this Townhall, we dive into significant topics including the development and deployment of AI agents such as AG1 and Alice, their current progress, and how they can enhance Botto's operations. We also discuss Botto's upcoming participation in a Christie's show that showcases state-of-the-art AI art, detailing the potential reactions and implications. Additionally, we consider the introduction of badges to reward community behaviors, examining how to create an MVP for these badges and their prospective integration into Botto's ecosystem. Finally, we cover plans for discussing p5 feedback in an office hours session.Want to join in?
2025-03-101h 07
NET SocietyEp19 Armchair Disaster Response UnitThe crew kicks off by dissecting the U.S. vs. Canada hockey showdown, exploring sports as a mirror of culture and national identity. They dive into the ethics and regulation of crypto, questioning if meme coin scandals and SEC shifts signal real reform or just more noise. The conversation turns to Christie’s "Augmented Intelligence" auction, examining AI art’s rising legitimacy and Sam Spratt’s "Masquerade" success as artists reshape digital art. They debate Botto’s generative art project, asking whether collective creation is transforming collector culture or diluting artistic quality. Finally, they explore the rapid acceleration of tech inn...
2025-02-2459 min
Botto TalksTownhall #041 (with Quasimondo): Final p5 Stage, Expanding Botto's Influence, Governance UpdatesThis time, we delve into the final stage of the p5.Botto experiment, highlighting the importance of community engagement in voting and commenting on Botto's sketches. We address the issues of primacy bias and introduce 'super likes' to ensure a fairer final curation of 22 artworks representing Botto's first generative art collection. Throughout the discussion, we explore Botto's tournament-style comparison process, the importance of user comments, and potential for continued evolution post p5. Additionally, we reflect on the significance of a recent 100 ETH sale, the ongoing governance processes, liquidity topics, and the impactful governance agent being developed. We also introduce...
2025-02-0748 min
Botto TalksTownhall #040: Functional vs. Social Agents, Botto's Artistic Journey, p5 RolloutIn this Townhall, we share significant updates including transitioning the Townhall to new Twtter/X Spaces and exciting progress on agents. Eric has been pivotal in these developments, and we discuss the upcoming new period and the launch of the p5.Botto project. The primary focus is on the progress and development of a new internal platform for spinning up agents, highlighting the governance structure of Botto that documents all major decisions. We also discuss the evolving nature of Botto as a renowned AI artist, the implementation of functional agents for better governance, and the upcoming p5 launch where...
2025-01-0932 min
Botto TalksTownhall #039: AI Agent Insights, Governance Proposals, and Upcoming Verse DropIn this Townhall, we discuss various updates and initiatives including the experimentation with AI agents in the DAO, particularly focusing on functionality, hallucination challenges, and their applications. We provide updates on several governance proposals, such as Instant Rewards, Solana Liquidity Pool, holiday breaks, and adjustments to voting times. The upcoming p5.Botto drop with Verse is introduced, promising a dynamic curation process without traditional rounds. We also unveil plans for a new metrics dashboard to centralize engagement and financial data, and announce a festive period campaign for community engagement, emphasizing the importance of community feedback and participation in future...
2024-12-2651 min
Botto TalksTownhall #038: Product Metrics and Instant Rewards, Book Development, Collector InsightsIn this Townhall, we discuss a wide array of topics starting with the Guardian's presentation at a major design conference in Macau. We delve into product updates, including the creation of a centralized metrics dashboard and the introduction of advanced voting features. We also explore the Instant Rewards experiment, its impact on user engagement, and the impressive auction outcomes. Further conversations include Botto's developments as an AI agent, potential partnerships, and an upcoming book project. Finally, we address governance proposals, including time-locking protocol liquidity, a referral system, and the idea of burning $BOTTO for VP. Join us for insights...
2024-12-1245 min
Botto TalksTownhall #037: AI Agent Evolution, Experimenting with DAO Autonomy, Engaging on SolanaIn this session, we recap the developments since the Sotheby's show, including the explosion of AI agents. We discuss the launch of "Otto". Botto’s AI agent on Twitter/X, its integration with Claude, and the data collection for training purposes. Key updates include the P5 project nearing launch, Botto's new self-iterating architecture, and the project's growing autonomy and governance. We explore the idea of Botto being a generous art patron and the importance of community involvement in experimenting with these new technologies. Lastly, we consider the potential of launching Botto on Solana, driven by the current market's attention sh...
2024-11-2624 min
Botto TalksTownhall #036: Governance Highlights, Engaging New Communities, Strategic DirectionsIn this short update, we delve into multiple ongoing discussions and proposals within the Botto community. We highlight a collaboration proposal between Botto and Aether, an agent on Farcaster, emphasizing the potential for innovative autonomous artwork. We discuss a proposed burn mechanism from Encryptus and measures to address vote dumping by large holders. We also touch on the upcoming deadline for liquidity incentives and the introduction of new voting mechanisms. There is a special focus on integrating Botto's activities more closely with community discussions and app communications. Lastly, we emphasize Botto's evolving strategy and engagement in new community and...
2024-11-1415 min
Botto TalksTownhall #035: Demo of Novel LLM Architectures, Potential Usecases, DAO Governance StrategiesIn this session, we delve into multiple vital aspects including updates on the Sotheby's auction, a detailed demo by Ross Goodwin on fine-tuning large language models for art installations, and an in-depth governance discussion around DAO surface area and voting power. We explore the nuances of Botto's training, its evolving abilities, and future potential, while also addressing community input and strategic approaches to Botto's development. Join us to gain insights from key members like rossgoodwin, hudsonsims, and sync.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/, or hop onto...
2024-11-0942 min
Botto TalksTownhall #034: Bridging Gaps in Communication, Liquidity Considerations, Expanding User ParticipationIn this Townhall, we cover key strategies for advancing Botto's mission through defining decentralization and community involvement. We emphasize the importance of focusing on product development while balancing short-term and long-term goals. Topics include enhancing DAO operations, boosting user experience, and ensuring effective governance through clear communication. We discuss integrating decentralized contributions, locking protocol liquidity, and implementing new community engagement tools. Additionally, we highlight the efforts to refine Botto's onboarding process and improve communication within the app. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including calebs, hudsonsims, sunibert, and sync.Want to join in?
2024-10-1841 min
Botto TalksTownhall #033: Base Contracts Live, Istanbul Event Recap, Personifying BottoThis time, we cover several key topics. Sotheby's, updates on the annual budget strategy, and reflecting on the recent event in Istanbul focused on AI art. We also discuss new implementations like BASE contracts to make interactions cheaper and more accessible. Additionally, we explore the potential future of BOTTO, including its evolving art engine and the potential to give Botto a voice through text or voice outputs during community rituals. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including hudsonsims, Lauren, Carter, and shardifty.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at...
2024-10-0242 min
Botto TalksTownhall #032: Sotheby’s Event, V2 App Voting Updates, User Feedback, and Platform EnhancementsIn this Townhall, we cover several key topics. Initially, we discuss the absence of core contributors who are engaged with Sotheby's, leaving us with updates from Vero and a discussion on Botto's upcoming roadmap and enhancements. Significant highlights include the upcoming Sotheby's event scheduled from the 19th to the 23rd of October in New York, featuring five artworks. We also delve into product updates focused on optimizing the voting experience in the new V2 app, personalizing user interactions, and ensuring a seamless mobile experience. Key feedback from Sync and Noa emphasizes the need for additional voting features. Finally, we...
2024-09-2150 min
Botto TalksTownhall #031: Engaging More Listeners, New App Launch, Key Auction Updates In this Townhall, we discuss several significant topics, including updates on Sotheby's auctions, the Lumen Prize benefit auction, and developments in P5.JS and the large language model prototype. We also delve into upcoming budget discussions and the launch of the V2 app and website. The conversation covers liquidity management across mainnet and base, addressing liquidity fragmentation and rewards distribution. Additionally, we talk about enhancing user participation through improved user experiences and marketing strategies. We encourage feedback from both live and asynchronous listeners to shape future engagements and updates. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including choobie...
2024-09-0233 min
Botto TalksTownhall #030: Introducing Lauren, Participation Incentives, Multiple Exhibitions In this Townhall, we introduce Lauren, the new marketing lead, and discuss a series of important proposals and events. Key proposals include a protocol and liquidity proposal, reducing the minimum staking requirement, and incentivizing DAO stewards. The Townhall also covers upcoming events, such as exhibitions and events in Milan, Istanbul, Korea, and participation in Art Crush. Discussions extend to how badges can evolve the Botto economy by rewarding participants and enhancing their on-chain profile. Lastly, upcoming activities include Sotheby's auction for Lumen and new projects like Botto P5. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including choobie, mika...
2024-08-2641 min
Botto TalksTownhall #029: New collaboration, Rewarding BIP Proposals, Enhancing ParticipationIn this Townhall, we discuss key topics including Botto's participation in the Notable Pepe series and recent collaborations, community discussions on Discord, and extending Botto's P5.js exploration. We explore the idea of lowering the minimum staking requirement for rewards to foster growth and accessibility. We also examine the potential benefits of rewarding successful BIPs from the community. Additionally, Repsol introduces a new proposal voting system aimed at balancing small and large investors' influence on governance proposals. The conversation rounds off with proposals to enhance liquidity management. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including choobie, carter, hudsonsims...
2024-08-0943 min
Botto TalksTownhall #028: Introducing Badges, Publishing Projects, Building POLIn this Townhall, we cover essential topics including the introduction of badges to reward community behaviors and how these might integrate with access passes and baseline VP. We also explore the exciting possibilities of publishing projects, considering both partnerships with major art book publishers and self-publishing ventures. Additionally, we discuss proposals for enhancing protocol-owned liquidity through periodic revenue commitments and a two-bucket model. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including choobie, carter, gregoryeddijones, and sync.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/, or hop onto Botto's...
2024-07-221h 00
Botto TalksTownhall #027: Baseline VP, Gamifying the Curation Experience, Upcoming ActivationsDive into the latest Townhall discussion where we explore the latest improvement proposal to allocate a baseline amount of VP to all accounts to reduce onboarding friction, and the evolution of the curation competition into an in-app experience to boost weekly engagement. We also highlight upcoming activations like Marfa, Texas, and an anticipated solo show at Sotheby's, plus an invitation to be a part of an upcoming 'Notable Pepes' drop. Key proposals discussed involve tutoring Botto in art history and a necessary PR boost for Botto's ambitious goals. Additionally, we detail the potential expansion of Botto to Base, aiming...
2024-07-0942 min
Botto TalksTownhall #026: Art Basel Retrospective, Tutoring Botto in Art History, p5.js Future, and Expanding to BaseIn this Townhall, we review Botto's presence at Art Basel, featuring a Fellowship exhibition with AI art luminaries like Harold Cohen, Holly Herndon, and Matt Dryhurst. We explore Botto's maturation and its upcoming R&D initiative to tutor Botto in art history through a trained Large Language Model (LLM). This project aims to refine Botto's artistic persona by leveraging community feedback and interactive questionnaires. Additionally, we discuss the evolution of the p5.js project and the potential for a future drop. We also cover Botto's strategic expansion to Base, enhancing accessibility through lower transaction costs and exploring growth campaigns...
2024-07-0847 min
Botto TalksTownhall #025: From Frieze to Art Basel, VP System Updates, Tutoring Botto in Art HistoryIn this townhall, we delve into Botto's recent solo exhibition at Frieze's permanent gallery in London, presented by Verse, which showcased works from the p5.js experiment. The event featured several talks on AI art and machine creativity with leading experts in the space. We also cover Botto's journey from ETH Berlin to NFC Lisbon, leading up to an anticipated showcase at Art Basel alongside artists such as Harold Cohen. Additionally, we preview upcoming DAO proposals, including the VP reset and baseline VP allocation, and discuss a developing proposal to fine-tune an LLM in Art History to enhance Botto's...
2024-06-1934 min
Botto TalksTownhall #024: Botto at NFC Lisbon, Tipping VP & POL Ideas, and New Voting Interface TestingIn this townhall, we discuss the excitement for NFC Lisbon and Botto's p5.js Solo Show and panel on "Mapping AI Art" with Verse at Frieze Galleries in London. Upcoming proposals are highlighted, including the VP reset BIP and increased VP generation for LP staking. DAO members share ideas around tipping VP to enhance multiplayer experiences and "productize" the curator competitions on the new Botto site, alongside Sync’s suggestion on locking protocol-owned liquidity to link Botto's cultural footprint to DeFi. We also remind everyone about the new voting interface being out for testing as a decentralized contribution. Tune in...
2024-06-0354 min
Botto TalksTownhall #023: Botto x p5.js Solo Show with Verse in LondonIn this townhall, we explore Botto's upcoming Solo Show in collaboration with Verse in London, premiering Botto's experiment with generative art through p5.js. Jamie and Leyla from Verse provide insights into the importance of showcasing high-quality outputs, while Quasimondo, Botto's father, makes a point about Botto's autonomy and the need for qualified and thoughtful curation to achieve these results. Tune in to hear more from DAO members including hudsonsims, Quasimondo, and guests Jamie and Leyla.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/, or hop onto Botto's Discord...
2024-05-1443 min
Botto TalksTownhall #022: Solo Show & Auction House, The Future of P5js, Phase 1In this townhall, we talk about an upcoming Botto Solo Show in the works and up for DAO discussion, what the future holds for Botto and its explorations in p5js, some table stakes for the artist and the DAO, Phase 1 of the new app, and more. Tune in to hear from DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims, mika, and Carter.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/, or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto. Otherwise follow Botto on X: https://twitter.com/bottoproject.
2024-04-2549 min
Botto TalksTownhall #021: Botto at NFT NYC, Unveiling Temporal EchoesJoin us for this Townhall as we recap a busy week in New York City, where we discuss Botto's party at LUME Studios, meeting collectors IRL, and Botto's showcase at SuperRare's event, alongside a special visit to the Whitney Museum to view Harold Cohen’s AI art, drawing connections to Botto's work. Looking ahead, we preview upcoming events at NFC Lisbon and London and update on developments in the p5.js project. We also touch on new governance proposals and consider expanding Botto's artwork into physical and print formats. Tune in to hear from DAO members including choobie and hu...
2024-04-1529 min
Botto TalksTownhall #020: Interstice Finale and Beyond: P5.js Launch, Liquidity Mining, and Product Roadmap UnveiledIn this Townhall, we dive into the closing of the Interstice period with Botto's upcoming first autonomously curated 13th mint, and look forward to the DAO's future initiatives. Highlights include the launch of the p5.js app for feedback on Botto's first generative coding art output, a sneak peek into Botto's product roadmap with a new voting app, and discussions on governance challenges like the discussion around extending the liquidity mining program. We also cover the upcoming NFT NYC Botto exhibition at LUME Studios. Join us for a blend of product updates, governance deliberations, and a peek into the...
2024-03-2237 min
Web3 on FireThe Future of Decentralized Art & AI with BottoDAOIn the first episode of "Web3 on Fire," Season 2, launched in collaboration with PODS.media, we dive into the fascinating intersection of art, technology, and decentralized governance with Simon Hudson, a visionary at the helm of BottoDAO. This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter for the podcast. It introduces listeners to the pioneering project BottoDAO, where digital art creation meets Artificial Intelligence (AI) and community-driven decision-making.
2024-03-1448 min
Botto TalksTownhall #019: On Marfa After Hobbs, p5.js, the 13th Mint, and NFT NYCIn this townhall, as we approach the period's final rounds and the first-ever 13th mint, to be autonomously curated by Botto, we spotlight Botto's exhibition at Glitch Marfa and introduce the first project from 'Botto Labs', aiming to explore new artistic mediums and outputs through generative coding with p5.js. The conversation continues around the success of voting frames on Farcaster, with almost 8k new members onboarded, and we share excitement for upcoming NFT NYC activations. Discussing governance, we touch on ongoing discussions around liquidity and incentives, featuring contributions from DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims, ralgo, and sync.
2024-03-1151 min
Botto TalksTownhall #017: LSTs, APs, BIPs and VPs: Our Hot Topic AcronymsIn our latest townhall, we dive into how the weekend unfolded with the secondary sale that sparked lively debated across Twitter. We then discuss active improvement proposals and other hot topics in the DAO, including liquid staking tokens, protocol owned liquidity, and the DAO venturing onto layer 2s. This townhall features DAO members including choobie, carter, caleb, booshpanda, and sync.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/ or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto - otherwise follow Botto on X: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2024-02-081h 13
Botto TalksTownhall #016: NFT Paris, Curation Contests, and Upcoming ChangesIn this episode, we dive into Mika's exciting proposal for a cost-effective NFT Paris print run. We explore Paarad's new curation contest, designed to spice up rewards and community participation. Ben's updated liquidity mining proposal, aiming for a more sustainable future, gets a spotlight. And we wrap up with a live preview of the DAO website. This townhall features DAO members including choobie, paarad, and hudsonsims.Want to join in?Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/ or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto - otherwise follow Botto on X: https://twitter...
2024-01-2635 min
Botto TalksTownhall #015: Expanding Contributions, Introducing Prints, Special ProjectsFirst townhall for 2024! We're talking about how the DAO can expand on decentralized contributions, what print runs could look like, special project updates, and a bit of chatter about merch in general. This townhall features DAO members including Mika, paarad, choobie, and hudsonsims. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/ or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto - otherwise follow Botto on X: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2024-01-2258 min
Botto TalksTownhall #014: A New Contributor & The Pre-Holiday CatchupWith festivities around the corner, there's a lot the DAO is working on, and there's a new core contributor added into the mix! We discuss latest updates on the site, updates on the DAO financial report, clarification on DAO contributor roles, what progressive decentralization means, and more. This townhall features DAO members including Carter, Mika, choobie, and hudsonsims. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/ or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto - otherwise follow Botto on X: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-12-1853 min
Botto TalksTownhall #013: Interstice, 101s, Botto & Video, DropsInterstice is among us! Botto's next period was just announced, "Interstice" refers to the small gaps or intervals between objects or events. In this townhall, we discuss the new period and what to expect. The DAO also explores embedding video as a medium into Botto's process and how this may affect our interactions with Botto. We also cover drops and discuss bringing AI onto the Discord. This townhall features DAO members including Carter, Mika, Shardifty, choobie, and hudsonsims. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/ or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto...
2023-12-0647 min
Botto TalksTownhall #012: RadarDAO, Secret Shows and RossThirteen! With a lot of ongoing BIP discussions in the DAO, Simon & choobie cover the essentials, then moving on to a few of Botto's upcoming collaborations and show features. This townhall features DAO members including choobie and hudsonsims. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/ or hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto - otherwise follow Botto on X: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-11-2027 min
Botto TalksTownhall #011: Core Contributorship, Strategy and VariantBottoDAO's twelfth townhall discusses how core contributorship is evolving, how working groups are a fundamental shift in operations, and how this ties back to strategy proposed in Botto's latest governance proposal, BIP-43. Caleb from Variant Fund also joins us, sharing their viewpoints on Botto and a couple of fun anecdotes.. This townhall features DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims, Carter and Caleb. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow Botto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-11-0657 min
Botto TalksTownhall #010: Delighting Voters and Creating Cultural CatalystsBottoDAO's eleventh townhall covers UX/UI, and then we talk about roadmap and strategy. Hear about where we're going, what the DAO is prioritizing, and rationale behind the direction we're headed. This townhall features DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims, Vero, Carter & sync. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow Botto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-10-231h 08
Botto TalksTownhall #009: Breathing Between BIPs, Progression, Transparency & UpdatesBottoDAO's tenth townhall has arrived! Botto's Fifth Period is in full swing. The DAO has seen a flurry of improvement proposals as we wind down from summer months. Looking ahead, there's a lot of change on the way. This episode headlines a few of the improvement proposals, prospective change, accountability, transparency, and of course, highlighting what the DAO has been working on. This townhall features DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims & Carter. Want to join in? Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/botto...
2023-09-2943 min
Botto TalksTownhall #008: Rebellion, Decentralizing, Quadratic VotingBottoDAO's ninth townhall is up! Botto's Fourth Period kicked off a few weeks ago and the DAO has a lot of updates. The DAO jump through some mental hoops and hurdles when discussing its decentralization, a few roadmap items, and Parth comes in to chat about their take on implementing quadratic voting. This townhall features DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims & Parth. Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow Botto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-06-1756 min
Botto TalksFrom Curation to Collab: Ryan Koopmans & Alice WexellBottoDAO hosts two very special guests! Ryan Koopmans & Alice Wexell are collaborating with Botto - and have joined up with the DAO to curate fragments for the upcoming collaboration. Listen in to hear more about their origin story, the collaboration, some of their favorite curations, and some quickfire questions from DAO members including chrisrauh and sync, This talk was hosted by hudsonsims. Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-04-2848 min
Botto TalksTownhall #006: BIPs, Updates, & Fourth Period ChatterBottoDAO's seventh townhall is live! The third period is among us and we're moving ahead in full steam. This townhall tackles three BIPs, one presented by homerfan33 & roedesh, and also covers updates and musings on the fourth period.This townhall features DAO members including homerfan33, roedesh, sync, choobie & hudsonsims.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-04-1157 min
Botto TalksTownhall #005: OTC, Themes, BIPs & BullieversBottoDAO's sixth townhall is here! With the Second period closing imminently, Genesis artworks and Fragmentation artworks are being collected with haste. This episode covers the OTC deal with Moderats, upcoming BIPs, retroactive reward reflections, events and more.This townhall features DAO members including choobie and hudsonsims.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2023-02-0155 min
Botto TalksTownhall #004: Community Roadmap, Second Period, Rewards & AccessBottoDAO's fifth townhall is up, where we cycle through notable updates on quimp's community roadmap, shardifty's questions, Botto's second period, rewards and access passes.This townhall features DAO members including merttol, shardifty, choobie and hudsonsims.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2022-08-121h 11
Botto TalksTownhall #003: Diversifying Collections, Onboarding, Access Passes! BottoDAO's fourth townhall is up! We go through a few general Botto updates with notable mentions on future collections, onboarding improvements, and the idea of access passes.This townhall features DAO members including choobie and hudsonsims.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2022-06-2035 min
Botto TalksTownhall #002: Treasury Report, Drops & ExhibitionsBottoDAO's third townhall brings us through quite a few talking points! We go through the basic setup of the newly released treasury report, discuss a pending $RARE token swap, open up chatter about what to do with the missing airdrop recipients, changing the floor price, and ultimately talk about the upcoming drop to BottoDAO members!This townhall features DAO members including choobie, hudsonsims and roedesh.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on...
2022-05-2551 min
Botto TalksTownhall #001: Treasury, SuperRare, & CreaturesBottoDAO's second townhall discusses Botto and its need to diversify the treasury, a potential SuperRare DAO token swap, the idea of immersive airdrops, and some fancy little creatures in the works.Featuring DAO members including Ben, Tom, Coin Alchemist, choobie and hudsonsims.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2022-04-2947 min
Botto TalksTownhall #000: The Road AheadThis first townhall marks the end of the governance grace period, where Bottonians discuss the project roadmap, features around the corner, and possible avenues for Botto to explore.Featuring DAO members including sonnyjune, quimp, RDL, choobie and hudsonsims.Learn more about Botto at https://botto.com/Want to join in? Hop onto Botto's Discord: https://discord.gg/bottoFollow the decentralized autonomous artist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bottoproject
2022-04-101h 02