pete_d
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- 8 copies across 7 works, collected since June 2021; 5 held at the latest snapshot
Pete D publishes long-form essays under that name at Contravex, whose public archive extends from 2008 onward and covers art, technology, finance, architecture, literature, and related cultural subjects.1 In a December 2021 essay preserving a collector discussion around XCOPY’s “Right-click and Save As guy,” Pete D argued that cultural movements evolve through new creative phases and emphasised collecting art that resonates at a tolerable level of risk.1 A 2023 essay examined museums as durable organisations and argued that crypto-art communities could selectively learn from established institutions’ preservation and cultural infrastructure.2
In January 2024 Pete D announced a long-form Contravex conversation with @emmyafk, @Jiran_z, @0x113d and @pondermint that asked, among other questions, “How did XCOPY triumph since the last cycle?”3 Writing on X in July 2025, Pete D named Taxmen as “the 1st XCOPY piece I bought and still my fave,” adding that it “Will be the last I ever sell.”4
Collecting record
| Date | Work | Copy | Event | ETH | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxmen | 3/20 | Received | · | 0x7c7b…c6a8 | |
| hello admin dm me | 5/20 | Received | · | 0xffb3…a82d | |
| Blood Bubble | 17/25 | Received | · | 0xffb3…a82d | |
| Blood Bubble | 25/25 | Received | · | 0xffb3…a82d | |
| Best-case Scenario | 17/25 | Received | · | 0xe799…1577 | |
| TERROR | 3/5 | Received | · | 0xe799…1577 | |
| Disintegration | 6/50 | Received | · | 0x972d…0877 | |
| $LAVE | 4/5 | Received | · | 0xc1ff…6869 | |
| Blood Bubble | 25/25 | Transferred out | · | 0xe6a8…785f | |
| $LAVE | 4/5 | Transferred out | · | 0x814a…9689 | |
| TERROR | 3/5 | Transferred out | · | 0x3b87…b368 |
References
Interviews and first-person sources
Cited for this account: In January 2024 Pete D announced a long-form Contravex conversation with @emmyafk, @Jiran_z, @0x113d and @pondermint that asked, among other questions, “How did XCOPY triumph since the last cycle?”
pete_d, “New blog --- Why does “In-Person” matter in digital communities?” X, 21 January 2024, x.com/pete____d/status/1749112715719909741 (accessed 7 October 2026). ↩︎
Cited for this account: In January 2024 Pete D announced a long-form Contravex conversation with @emmyafk, @Jiran_z, @0x113d and @pondermint that asked, among other questions, “How did XCOPY triumph since the last cycle?” Writing on X in July 2025, Pete D named Taxmen as “the 1st XCOPY piece I bought and still my fave,” adding that it “Will be the last I ever sell.”
pete____d, Post: Taxmen as a first and favourite XCOPY, 25 July 2025, x.com/pete____d/status/1948542251728339073 (accessed 7 October 2026). ↩︎
Exhibitions, market and institutional records
Cited for this account: A 2023 essay examined museums as durable organisations and argued that crypto-art communities could selectively learn from established institutions’ preservation and cultural infrastructure.
“What's an “institution” anyways?” Contravex, 19 February 2023, contravex.com/2023/02/19/whats-an-institution-anyways (accessed 7 October 2026). ↩︎
Press and criticism
Cited for this account: Pete D publishes long-form essays under that name at Contravex, whose public archive extends from 2008 onward and covers art, technology, finance, architecture, literature, and related cultural subjects.
“What does it mean for a movement to die? How about when that movement is crypto art?” Contravex, 12 December 2021, contravex.com/2021/12/12/what-does-it-mean-for-a-movement-to-die-how-about-when-that-movement-is-crypto-art (accessed 7 October 2026). ↩︎