THE RIGGLES ART THESIS
two parts, written before any of this shippedPART ONE
THE RIGGLES ART THESIS: PT I
A NEW MARKET HAS BEEN DRAWN
Art has always followed the places where people gather. The gallery. The auction house. The museum. The internet.
PART TWO
THE RIGGLES ART THESIS PT II: BRINGING ARTFI TO ROBINHOOD
A NEW DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
Part I ended on a question: what if the art you paid to collect, pays you back? Well, it's no longer a 'what if', because we've built it.
WHAT EACH PART COVERS
so you know which one you wantPART ONEWhy a new chain grows a new art market, why the auction is the oldest tool for pricing art, and why a square wave is the right primitive for a blockchain.
PART TWOThe auction machine, the split at settlement, the token that mints itself, the endowment, the tiers, the riggle wallet, the onchain disclosures, and the loop they close.
THE CLAIMSEvery mechanism in part two is a contract on this chain, and every contract answers disclosure() in plain English. Read them yourself on the disclosure page.