Matt Medved

Editor in Chief, Co-Founder and CEO at nft now

Host at nft now podcast

Co-Founder, CEO & EIC @nowmedia 🌐 Digital Art Council @artbasel 🖼️ DJ/Producer 🎧 Past: @billboard @spin @modern_luxury

Articles

Inside the Bold Bet to Revive Moonbirds

3 weeks ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Welcome back to the Now Newsletter. I’m Matt Medved, reporting live from NFC Summit Lisbon. This is our third year as a media partner for NFC Summit, and it remains one of my favorite events on the calendar. Unlike larger European conferences that try to cover the entire blockchain spectrum, NFC keeps digital art at the center, with a distinctly art-forward focus that attracts top creators and collectors from around the world. Last year’s highlight? Hosting Beeple’s live Everyday.
Bitcoin Vegas Belongs to the Suits Now

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Welcome back to the Now Newsletter. I’m Matt Medved, reporting live from the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas. It’s quite the scene out here on the Strip where crypto nerds, libertarian diehards, and MAGA bros in red sequined “DJT” jackets now find themselves rubbing shoulders with U.S. senators and the sitting Vice President. I’ve attended previous iterations in Miami and Nashville, but there’s a distinctly different energy in Vegas this time around.
Bitcoin Just Hit an All-Time High. Nobody Cares

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Welcome back to the Now Newsletter. I’m Matt Medved. Bitcoin just hit a new all-time high above $109,000, but the timeline isn’t exactly euphoric. The prevailing mood is FOMO and jokes about no one caring or being overexposed in altcoins. But that disconnect isn’t just on crypto Twitter. Last night, I caught The Chainsmokers playing a secret set at The Edge, a 100th-floor skydeck overlooking the New York skyline.
Isaac "Drift" Wright Arrested by NYPD at Solo Show Opening

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

In a stunning turn during what was meant to be a triumphant night, artist Isaac Wright — known professionally as “Drift” — was arrested midway through his solo exhibition opening in Chelsea on Thursday evening. The show, which drew a sizable crowd and recent coverage from The New York Times, became the site of a dramatic law enforcement intervention that left attendees shaken and outraged.
CryptoPunks Sold for $20 Million. Who Won?

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Welcome back to the Now Newsletter. I’m Matt Medved. The CryptoPunks acquisition has dominated the conversation this week. Yesterday, I broke the news that the Infinite Node Foundation (NODE) paid around $20 million for the iconic project’s IP. Before we get into the analysis and aftermath, I want to take a moment to reflect on why CryptoPunks matter. Full disclosure: I own one.
Bitcoin Hits 65% Dominance: New Era or Dead Market?

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Welcome back to the Now Newsletter. I’m Matt Medved. It’s Frieze week here in New York — which means a nonstop blur of gallery openings, cocktail circuits, and after-hours art world energy. Last night, I dropped by Ledger’s meetup at Pubkey — a quirky Greenwich Village dive bar that feels like it was coded into existence by Bitcoiners.
Next Up: Jesperish Turns Synesthesia into Digital Dreamscapes

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Jesperish didn’t set out to become an artist — he was born into it. Raised in the Netherlands by a painter mother and a music-obsessed father, his childhood unfolded like a synesthetic score: progressive rock became color, emotion became form, and gaming became his first canvas. By age 10, he was already manipulating layers in Photoshop CS2 on his dad’s work laptop.
Now Newsletter: Can Nike Just Abandon an NFT Project? A Court May Decide

1 month ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Welcome back to the Now Newsletter. I’m Matt Medved. The crypto masses have officially descended on Dubai for TOKEN2049. Never been a big fan of the city, to be honest. Always felt like a construct to me: a glittering hallucination in the sand, engineered by oil barons and architects on amphetamines. I remember my first visit in 2015. I went snowboarding indoors at the Mall of the Emirates, only to realize I was being watched by diners at a nearby Applebee’s. Late-stage capitalism at its finest.
What's Fueling Alpha Centauri Kid's Market Rise?

2 months ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

Alpha Centauri Kid’s sales bot has been working overtime this week. Since Sunday, the enigmatic artist has notched major sales, including “The Void” for 33.5 ETH ($60,676), “god of shadows” for 27.15 ETH ($48,968), and the simply titled “🫶” for 20 ETH ($35,332). Two weeks prior, a pseudonymous collector named Conviction purchased “Happiest Place on Earth” for 40 ETH ($72,924), setting an all-time high for ACK’s popular “The Broken Keys” collection.
Skilux's Unlikely Journey From Esports to Sotheby's

2 months ago | nftnow.com | Matt Medved

The jump from esports design to digital fine art isn’t an obvious one. But for Belgian artist Skilux, it was less a pivot than an inevitability — a slow-burning realization that design alone couldn’t capture the depth of what he needed to say. In the early days of web3, Skilux saw a different kind of future: one where raw emotion and digital expression could meet without compromise. Rendered almost exclusively in black and white, his works resist the frenetic pace of contemporary digital culture.