Crypto Mermaids' Guide to Miami
Having more fun than whales since 2022
Party, Art & Web3 Highlights of Art Basel Miami Beach 2022
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Who are Crypto Mermaids?
The Crypto Mermaids are dedicated to crypto, nft, blockchain, and other Web3 education.
We are an open community demystifying male-dominated knowledge topics in a fun, female-friendly, and approachable way.
We are as committed to crypto education as we are to #RoseAllDay
We thought we'd demystify Art Basel Miami Beach while we were at it too.
Get involved
When you purchase a Crypto Mermaid you fund crypto, NFT, and Web3 educational programs 3 primary ways:
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Beach Club Book Club
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Crypto By the Pool book publication
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Video & Multi-Media Content
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Crypto Mermaids give the existing Web3 community the chance to support the growth of the Web3 community through funding the By The Pool outreach efforts.
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There are more than half a dozen art fairs that take place over the week of Art Basel Miami Beach. Our favorites are:
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Art Basel | December 1-3
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Design Miami | November 30 - December 4
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Untitled | November 29 - December 3
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Scope | November 30 - December 5
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Satellite | November 29 - December 4
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NADA | November 30 - December 3
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The Gateway | November 29 - December 3
And keep your eyes open for Save Art Space x SISU and Art at a Time Like This x For Freedom public art exhibitions on billboard spaces across Miami!
Who are the Crypto Mermaids?
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We believe you can be both fun & serious
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We believe that learning about Crypto should be enjoyable... and generally take place by the pool
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The Crypto Mermaids are dedicated to crypto, nft, blockchain, and other Web3 education
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We are as committed to crypto education as we are to #RoseAllDay
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We are an open community demystifying male-dominated knowledge topics in a fun, female-friendly, and approachable way.
Crypto Mermaids'
Guide to Miami
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Read on for where to go, how to get in, what to wear, and how to prepare for Art Basel Miami Beach 2022
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It’s that time of year again when aesthetically and luxury-minded people come from all over the world to a gorgeous and warm place in December. You may recall that last year Art Basel Miami Beach was abuzz with what turned out to be a bubble of crypto and NFT madness. This year crypto is down, the dust is settling on NFTs making it clearer which ones are actually historical NFTs, and the forecast for Miami this week is warm and sunny.
This year instead of just telling you about all the fun after I’ve had it, we’ve decided to publish a guide to Miami to help you prepare and make the most fun out of the madness. Crypto Whales are people that hold a significant amount of cryptocurrency. They are the obsession of NFT creators as people follow what they buy and when.
Who are Crypto Mermaids?
Crypto Mermaids: Having more fun than whales since 2022
Joining the ocean of crypto this December is The Crypto Mermaids. Crypto Mermaids are dedicated to crypto, NFT, blockchain, and other Web3 education. We are an open community demystifying male-dominated knowledge topics in a fun, female-friendly, and approachable way.
We do this through
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A monthly book club where we read articles, books, and texts related to web 3 and crypto. Join our book club!
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A content series
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A book series that is currently under contract for production
Crypto Mermaids are proudly powered by Tezos
We thought we’d demystify Art Basel Miami Beach while we were at it!
Crypto Mermaids' Event List
Art Basel Miami Beach 2022
Updates coming soon
Tuesday: Nov. 29th
Buffalo AKG Art Museum cocktail party | 5-6 (VIP), 6-8 (General Admission)
Mondrian South Beach
1100 West Ave
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Gallery Walkthrough with Arkive | 3-4pm
Location TBD - Ends with drinks at Faena Hotel Miami Beach
Who?
Arkive is DAO redefining culture by building the first-ever decentralized physical museum. Their mission is to curate, own, and create culture because its members believe that culturally significant items are being locked into private collections and controlled by a select few. They are expanding access and distributing this power through our diverse and expansive global membership.
Help me understand
A DAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and emerges form of legal structure that has no central governing body and whose members share a common goal to act in the best interest of the entity. Popularized through cryptocurrency enthusiasts and blockchain technology, DAOs are used to make decisions in a bottoms-up management approach.
Whitewall X Molteni&C flagship | 6-9pm
4100 NE 2nd Ave
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Faena Art Grand Opening | 6-9pm EST
Faena Hotel Miami Beach
3201 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33140
Who?
The coolest Miami Beach Hotel with artists Nancy Baker Cahill and & Sofia the Robot. Nancy Baker Cahill is an American new media artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is known for work that “examines power, selfhood, and embodied consciousness” at the intersection of fine art, social justice, and emerging technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality
Help me understand
OG Augmented Reality Artist Artist Nancy Baker Cahill and Sophia the Robot will celebrate the opening of an artwork you access via augmented reality and and app on your phone. Before you go, download the app:
Wednesday: Nov. 30th
Danvas’ Generative Art Talk & Mixer | 12-2pm
Art Blocks Gallery Sector #4
Address: 50 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132
Women in the Movement panel (Vice) | 3-4pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
Black Futures book signing / Kimberly Drew (Vice) | 4-4:30pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
Money Moves talk (Vice) | 6-7pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
More: From November 30 - December 2nd forecast the future of Hip Hop including performances, parties, food, music, talks & more
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Decrypt Studios presents the Crypties Awards | 5:30-11:30pm
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Tezos x Serpentine
SLS Hotel South Beach
1701 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139
Who?
Tezos is an energy-efficient blockchain that supports the creation and collection of NFTs.
Help me understand
Tezos is an energy-efficient blockchain that supports the creation and collection of NFTs.
NFTs are “non fungible tokens.”
Thursday: Dec. 1st
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Gretchen Andew & Oliver Miro, director at Vortic Untitled Panel | 11:30am
Untitled Art Fair
Where? Ocean Dr &, 12th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139
How: Entry to Untitled required, Learn More
Who?
Gretchen Andrew started the Crypto Mermaids.
Oliver Miro is co-Founder of Vortic, an art led platform that aims to create a connected, collaborative conversation around immersive 3D, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) exhibitions from the world’s leading galleries and institutions.
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Tezos NFT Experience | Art Basel Opening Hours, December 1 - 3
NFT Experience with Tezos-based artworks and related talk series
Where: Inside Art Basel Miami Beach, located upstairs next to the Collectors Lounge off the North Entrance at the Miami Beach Convention Center
How: You will need a ticket to Art Basel to access. Get tickets to Art Basel to access here.
URL: https://tezos.com/events/art-basel-miami-beach/
Who? Tezos is an energy efficient blockchain that supports the creation and collection of NFTs.
Buffalo Art Museum “Peer to Peer” panel discussion | 10am-noon
Mondrian Hotel
1100 West Ave
Black Power Kitchen talk (Vice) | 3-4pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
Black Power Kitchen book signing and tasting (Vice) | 4-4:30pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
DMINTI panel discussion | 6pm - 8 pm
ICA
61 NE 41st St, Miami FL 33137
How: RSVP
What: A new participatory art project presenting two feminist icons Judy Chicago and Nadya Tolokonnikova collaborating for
Who:
DMINTI partners with leading contemporary and emerging artists in the digital and legacy art worlds to curate, produce, and position impactful digital art and Web3 experiences.
Judy Chicago is an iconic feminist artist that has been producing works celebrating women and their history since the 1960s.
Nadya Tolokonnikova is the founding member of protest and performance art group Pussy Riot and Unicorn DAO, a DAO that redistributes wealth and visibility to women and lgbtq+ people.
Penfolds Presents: Digital Ritual with Vellum LA
Mark Ronson, Misato Kindness
Who?
Vellum LA is an LA-based NFT gallery.
Mark Ronson is an american-british DJ and producer most well known for his single Uptown Funk.
Misato Kindness is a creative studio known for its new aesthetics and its projects with major brands like Mugler, Burberry and Adidas.
Help me understand
Vellum LA leads the way in merging the traditional gallery model with NFT and Web3 platforms. It is LA's premier art gallery for NFT-backed digital art located on Melrose Ave.
Friday: Dec. 2nd
How Color Informs Art, Technology and Science Innovation (Pantone) | 11:30am-12:15pm
ARTECHOUSE Miami
736 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Gallery walkthrough with Archive | noon-1pm
ICA
61 NE 41st St, Miami FL 33137
The Sixth Element conversation and reception (Vice) | 2-3:30pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
RSVP here (conversation) and here (reception)
Styling Hip Hop conversation (Vice) | 4-5pm
Carl Fisher Clubhouse
2100 Washington Ave
Tom Sachs Rocket Factory: Final Frontier | 4-6:pm
The Frost Museum of Science’s Planetarium
1101 Biscayne Blvd
Behind the Scenes of the Color of the Year (Pantone) | 2-2:45 pm
ARTECHOUSE Miami
736 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
The relationship between color and self-empowerment (Pantone) | 3-3:45pm
ARTECHOUSE Miami
736 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
FX Hash | 4-6pm
Art Basel (Convention Centre)
What: Conversations & Subjective Rarity
Where: Tezos Booth inside Art Basel Miami Beach, located upstairs next to the Collectors Lounge off the North Entrance at the Miami Beach Convention Center
Who? fx(hash) is an open platform to create and collect generative NFTs on the Tezos blockchain.
Help me understand
How does fx(hash) relate to Tezos? fx(hash) only supports NFTs that are on the Tezos blockchain.
Saturday: Dec. 3rd
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
Vertical Crypto and Right Click Save Present Femgen | 12-7pm (panel discussion 4pm)
What: One day exhibition of generative artists and creative coders by artists identifying as women
Where: The Set 776 NW 21st Terrace Miami, FL 33127
How: Open to the public, reserve a spot
Who?
Rich Click Save is an online magazine that discusses art and the blockchain and highlights critical conversations around NFTs.
Vertical Crypto is a multipurpose digital platform for all things Crypto Art including news, events, and curated picks.
Connie Bakshi, one of the exhibiting artists who will be on the panel at 4pm, is a transmedia artist that explores postcolonial identity narratives in the age of AI.
Sasha Stiles, one of the exhibiting artists who will be on the panel at 4pm, is a poet and artist who works with AI to reflect on themes of the human and post-human in the digital age.
Help me understand
Generative Art is art created by an autonomous entity. Nowadays, generative art is often conflated with art made by algorithms.
Creative Coding is the use of computer programs to create art. Creative coding has been around since the 1960s!
Panel discussion on artists and justice | 2-3:30pm
PAMM
1103 Biscayne Blvd
**Crypto Mermaid Highlight**
FWB x Uniswap | 5pm
Where: Wynwood Space Park
Open to:
Join Friends With Benefits and Uniswap for an all-night hang at Wynwood’s Space Park pop-up. Cultural and music icon Honey Dijon brings her stacked lineup featuring Derrick Carter, DJ Holographic, and Roujee Tunes. Holders of 75 $FWB get an automatic +1
Who?
FWB, Friends with Benefits, is a network social DAO with more than 3,000 members—including artists, builders, and thinkers from across the crypto and cultural sectors. Collectively, they aim to catalyze the power of Web3 as a tool for creating and making things happen. FWB offers connections, events and grants to creators. Crypto Mermaids are proud members of FWB.
Uniswap is a cryptocurrency exchange. Think of it like a currency exchange (Euros to USD for example) for crypto currency.
Help me understand
Some DAOs like Friends with Benefits (FWB) throw parties and events that require you to hold their specific tokens to attend. It is sort of like paying to be in a landless country club. To buy FWB tokens follow this guide.
Crypto Mermaid FAQ for Art Basel Miami Beach 2022
What is the connection between crypto and the Art Basel Miami Beach Art Fair?
Crypto has made its way into the art world via the popularization of NFTs to collect artworks. NFTs (short for non-fungible token) are unique assets that can be created, tracked and exchanged on the blockchain. Since 2017, the amount of NFT artworks has increased exponentially. In 2021 they made their first appearance at the Art Basel Miami Beach Art Fair at the Tezos and Nagel Draxler booths. This year, NFTs and crypto art at large will be present again. Continue to read the Crypto Mermaid’s guide to Miami to see what events to attend!
I hear about a lot of fraud in crypto, why is that and how do I avoid it?
We believe that one of the main causes of fraud in crypto is a lack of in-depth understanding of the risks associated with different components of this new technology. Knowledge is the best protection and that’s why we are here. Cryptocurrencies are also increasingly receiving crypto ratings from AI-powered firms like Evai. Follow us By The Pool to learn more about how to understand the value of different crypto assets.
Should I still get into crypto if there is fraud?
Crypto Mermaids and the By The Pool community aren’t here to convince you to invest in crypto. We are here to help you understand what it is, how it works, and, if you choose, how to get involved. We believe everyone should understand this stuff whether or not you decide to get involved.
I'm curious about crypto, what should I do next?
Join our crypto book club, remote and IRL
Follow us By The Pool
I already know about crypto and I like the Crypro Mermaid mission. How do I support it?
In 2023 we will be releasing the Crypto Mermaid PFP. Created by Gretchen Andrew, these
200 unique PFP NFT support crypto education for those who feel isolated from Web3. You can reserve yours for $20 or learn more.
What are Crypto Mermaid PFPs?
When you purchase a Crypto Mermaids you fund crypto, NFT, and Web3 educational programs
Since becoming disillusioned with the culture of silicon valley artist Gretchen Andrew has been using her increasingly visible art practice to increase popular understanding of new and important technologies. In 2021 she formalized her internet activism and efforts in internet literacy into By The Pool. By The Pool is an open community demystifying male-dominated knowledge topics in a fun, female, and approachable way.
The Crypto Mermaids fund crypto education in 3 primary ways:
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Supports the Beach Club Book Club: Monthly gatherings encouraging crypto education hosted by Monique Leong at pools all around the world with a home page at Barbican Beach Club.
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Writing and promotion for the Crypto By the Pool book publication: Read the full Crypto By the Pool book proposal (under contract).
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Production of Video & Multi-Media Content: We bring new people into Web 3 by meeting them where they are with a focus on Instagram, Tick Tok, YouTube.
NFT PFP Crypto Mermaids give the existing Web3 community the chance to support the growth of the Web3 community through funding the By The Pool outreach efforts.
Why Crypto Mermaids Matter
An Accenture study found that 50% of women abandon tech careers by the age of 35.
In 2021, only 5% of crypto entrepreneurs were women. This imbalance needs readjustment.
Gretchen Andrew left the world of Big Tech to become an artist where she believed more people are celebrated and rewarded for being themselves. It is a heartbreaking journey to leave a place you love but don't feel you belong. Changing technology and the demographics of those who benefit from it have always been part of Gretchen's mission as an artist.
Crypto mermaids is a female-led NFT collectible project that supports empowerment by funding tech education.
Crypto Mermaids Fund "By The Pool"
What is "By The Pool"
An open community demystifying male-dominated knowledge topics in a fun, female, and approachable way. We have communities focused on Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, and general finance. Crypto By The Pool is our primary focus at this time because we believe everyone should know how this works, whether or not they engage with it. We use fun education and events with the following guiding principles:
By The Pool Principles:
The confidence to shape the future
Male-dominated knowledge topics, especially in technology and finance (crypto), are often presented as more complicated than they really are to preserve the powerful people who profit from them. It’s, like, totally unnecessary. The world needs more women who have the confidence to discuss and shape the future of technology. We are a wide open door to that process.
It can't be difficult if you can discuss it while sipping on a Pina Colada.
Requires no prior training in computer science, programming, finance or mathematics. Its only prerequisite is curiosity. Its dress code is a bikini and sunglasses.
The topic is always you and your confident ability to thrive in today’s world.
The subject is always self-empowerment. At its core identity, the By The Pool is about self-help, and self-improvement for women seeking personal or professional growth through the empowerment of knowing what the hell is going on. The By The Pool community is not defined by crypto as much as it is by the resulting empowerment that is the byproduct of this knowledge and enablement.
Crypto Mermaids Specifications
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200 Unique PFPs
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Drop price approximately $200 USD ($20 reserve goes to the cost of Crypto Mermaid)
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Attributes originate in hand-drawn paper doll style dress up by Gretchen Andrew
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Feels like playing dress-up à la Cindy Sherman Paper Dolls
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Supported by Tezos, a carbon-neutral blockchain for artists, crypto mermaids are part of a broader ecosystem determined to demystify male-dominated topics of knowledge.
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Dropping on fxHash in 2023
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Branded attributes with a variety of rarities and colors
Why?
Crypto mermaids are a fun and feminine collectible NFT project with a cause.
Collecting a mermaid allows crypto natives and novices to join a community of individuals with shared values.
It’s also an investment in the by the pool community that empowers women through increased tech literacy.
Crypto Mermaid Concept Presentation
Collect Crypto Mermaids
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Join a community of like-minded individuals with access to events and education
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Actually, support women in crypto (put your money where your tweets about feminism are)
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Invest in the By the Pool Community that provides tech literacy for those who feel isolated by the primary Web3 communities.
