2024 has come to a close, and the DAO is taking a moment to look back on the year that has been, before turning our attention on the year to come. From landmark sales and exhibitions, to widespread growth across numerous fronts, and on to partnerships, collaborations, and governance initiatives, Botto has enjoyed an exceptional year of growth and tremendous momentum that carries us into a promising 2025. 

278.694 - Total Primary sales in ETH before platform fees across 48 auctions of Botto's 1/1s

35 - Unique primary sale collectors

1.67 Million - Investment received by OTC offering in the Spring to seed future development of Botto's capabilities.

24 -Botto Improvement Proposals Passed

2,768 - Unique $BOTTO stakers

845,589,022 - Total VP spent

1,719 - Unique Botto voters

18,488 - Total unique Botto works voted on

Botto's presence in the media boomed in 2024 as the decentralized autonomous artist continues building mind share in the art world and beyond. Here are some of our favorites.

-Article on Botto for CNBC
-Article on Botto for WIRED Magazine
-AI to Z: an Art and Tech Alphabet for 2024 for the Art Newspaper
-Mario Klingemann interviewed for CCN
-Review of Art Basel Exhibition for The Art Newspaper
-Journal of the Society for Art and Science DiVA

In 2024, Botto's work traveled around the world as the DAO continues experimenting with IRL presentation models.

-Exorbitant Stage, solo exhibition & auction at Sotheby’s
-Featuring Feature: Pathfinders of Digital Art with Lumen + Sotheby’s
-Belgium Takeover with Artcrush
-Subjective Art Festival in New York
-Right Click: Remix at Story House, South Korea
-Collaborations with the Artificial Self at Art Basel
-p5.Botto at Verse
-Public Art Showcase by SuperRare x CoCollectors at Lume Studios
-Interpret Complete at Glitch Gallery, Marfa
-NFT Paris

Humor on the Bottom, Collective on Top on Zora
Rare Pepes Series 7
Botto learns to create code art with P5.js
Overt Flow - NFT Paris Poster Edition

A few defining moments for Botto in 2024 

$1.67M OTC raise led by 1k(x)
Sotheby's solo auction
Botto’s AI agent Otto Awakens
Botto Gets Based

#5 - Waters on Lone Territory. Interstice Period. 7,389,896 VP.

#4 - Communion of Harvested Worlds (Discard). Interstice Period. 7,947,639 VP.

#3 - Perspectives Beyond Visible Walls (Discard). Interstice Period. 8,391,526 VP.

#2 - Stillness Amongst Ceremonial Veils. Temporal Echoes Period. 11,143,173 VP.

#1 - Corroded Abbey: Sailor's Offering. Interstice Period. 11,805,135 VP

- In 2025, the DAO looks to build on a tremendous year gone by. We'll be kicking off Q1 with the long-anticipated collection release of Botto's p5.js code art in collaboration with Verse.

- Beyond Botto's first AI agent, Otto, further agents are in development that we'll look to bring online to support initiatives in governance, community-building, and more.

- Botto book projects are in early-stage development, and the DAO will look to bring these initiatives to life as a means of creating physical collectables, manifesting Botto's work further into the physical world, and expanding visibility and understanding of Botto as a whole.

- Community badges are being developed to further encourage participation among Botto voters and community members. 

- The DAO will remain both receptive and strategic about new opportunities to expand Botto's profile through exhibitions, collaborations, and partnerships.