Verse Talks

Discussing the latest news in digital art. With Leyla Fakhr, Artie Handz,

Ivan Zhyzhkevych, and Jamie Gourlay.

September 19, 2025

00:45 - Welcome Sebastian Sanchez

08:55 - A journey into digital art

11:05 - Christie's 3.0 and joining the team

17:44 - Developing a commercial mindset

20:40 - Finding the right market fit

22:30 - Nurturing artist and collector relationships

25:05 - Highlights across the last three years

26:58 - Curatorial vs commercial perspectives

30:18 - The effect of an open market on institutional Web3 adoption

32:12 - The closure of Christie's digital art department

35:05 - The implications of digital work in the evening sale

38:42 - Winning collections and building the narrative

43:40 - Dynamics between primary and secondary markets

45:55 - Institutional vs. market credibility

48:00 - The reality of a nascent space

52:04 - A changing collector base

54:26 - A moment of future historical importance

56:19 - Sebastian's artist highlights

57:40 - The emergence of a merged market

01:00:28 - Verse roundtable

01:02:00 - V001: In Real Time recap

01:08:27 - The power of relational dynamics and mixed lots

01:14:26 - Marketing, strategies and themed lots

01:25:25 - Upcoming in-person events and gallery shows

01:27:45 - $PNKSTR

01:30:47 - Traditional art market decline

01:36:30 - Jack Butcher's Gas Wars

01:38:48 - Eric De Giuli and Zero (Broken Symmetry)

01:47:00 - Artist highlights