Space #31 - Chat with Zeneca about ZenAcademy, ZenChests, the future PFP project, and NFT art

The Angels' Wing | NFT Art Podcast | Weekly show

ZenAcademy (@ZenAcademy333 on YouTube) has been a mainstay of the Web3 NFT community since its early days, and has supported many NFT projects on its launch. In this episode, we speak to the founder of ZenAcademy - Zeneca - on his thoughts on art and crypto decentralisation, and also hear from him about the thought processes and plans behind ZenAcademy’s upcoming 10k PFP project. Of course, we also asked Zeneca about his favorite art and linked all the works here. With a personal story about the Thai artist Pondering, Zeneca shows us once again how powerful NFTs are to bring people together from all over the world. ⭐️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Space #33 - Chat with Zeneca 01:50 - Introduction by Zeneca, shares his background in venturing into Web3. 03:11 - Casper introduces the Angels Wing Gallery. 04:40 - Recap of the key event in the week in crypto : FTX blow up. 05:22 - Zeneca’s starting thoughts on FTX and regulation 06:17 - Why he thinks crypto decentralisation is even more important 07:20 - ZenAcademy and the upcoming pfp drop. 07:50 - The background and details of the pfp drop and its mechanisms. 09:55 - About the Student ID NFT that gives free access to parts of the discord. 11:28 - What we can expect of the art of the NFT. 12:52 - Zeneca’s take on the ZenAcademy community built thus far. 14:04 - The benefits for Web3 pros to join ZenAcademy - how the community will be expanded to advanced topics. 18:02 - The artist behind the art of the upcoming collection. 20:13 - Art blocks friendship bracelets. 20:45 - Background of the Zenmas drops in the past for ZenAcademy members, supporting the artists. 24:44 - How Zeneca looks at and collects his art. 28:53 - Generative art as a category and niche of its own, the pinnacle of blockchain art in Zeneca’s view. 31:45 - Zeneca’s favourite art piece. 33:17 - Discussion on the impact of FTX on the NFT space and art NFTs. 37:00 - Advise for artists in the current gloomy environment. 44:05 - Twitter and Instagram as channels for artists to showcase their work. 45:00 - How to connect with ZenAcademy. ⭐️ LINKS Zeneca 🔮 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zeneca_33 ZenAcademy 🔮 on Twitter https://twitter.com/ZenAcademy ZenAcademy website https://zenacademy.com/ 30 Days Of NFTs email series https://30daysofnfts.com/ Join the Angels' Wing Discord! 💜 https://discord.com/invite/F25NEDuyEb ⭐️⭐️ LINKS to the artworks we are talking about 12 Days Of Zenmas https://zenacademy.gitbook.io/the-castle/the-academy/12-days-of-zenmas Art Blocks Explorations: Friendship Bracelets https://www.artblocks.io/explorations/explorations/projects/0x942bc2d3e7a589fe5bd4a5c6ef9727dfd82f5c8a/0 Art Blocks owned by Zeneca https://notcommon.com/zeneca_33 Fidenza #291 by Tyler Hobbs https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xa7d8d9ef8d8ce8992df33d8b8cf4aebabd5bd270/78000291 Garden, Monoliths #154 by Zancan https://www.fxhash.xyz/gentk/slug/garden-monoliths-154 Garden, Monoliths #177 by Zancan https://www.fxhash.xyz/gentk/slug/garden-monoliths-177 Zen Academy Banner by Pondering https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/67586187603901032001699529104281195774984726671132895210920869564192215014732 ⭐️ TRANSCRIPT You can also read the complete transcribed text of this interview here: https://share.descript.com/view/DMRUXhmg3Yh _____________ The intro music is kindly provided by Ping: https://theangelswing.art/ping/