Tokenizing art could make paintings a more liquid vehicle for investment, engaging people who don’t have access to the high-end art market. Art trumps money. Always. It is important to remember this amid the current crypto art hype. Nonfungible tokens have given digital art the benefit of provable ownership, scarcity and programmability, allowing digital creators…
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Mintable will be hosting the high-priced auction alongside more approachable pieces An early 20th century master who boasts a permanent installation at the Museum of Modern Art is about to get new life on the blockchain. In collaboration with NFT marketplace Mintable, the family of Wladimir Baranoff-Rossine will be releasing a collection of the esteemed…
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Tony Hawk auctions tokenized ollie, NY man sells NFT farts (with low ‘gas fees’), Star Wars and Marvel NFTs to be burned by the artist and Ripple wants to cash in on the NFT craze. Retired pro skateboarding icon Tony Hawk is the latest celebrity riding the NFT boom, announcing the imminent release of a…
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Who knew we’d still be competing to buy toilet paper in 2021? The non-fungible token market isn’t limited to digital sports collectibles and art connoisseurs — big brand names are getting in on the action too. Toilet paper manufacturer Charmin listed five different versions of its non-fungible toilet paper, or NFTP, for sale on Rarible’s…
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Kings of Leon generated $1.45 million to $2 million in sales from their new NFT releases and will donate some of the proceeds to Live Nation’s Crew Nation Fund. The Kings of Leon’s tokenized album and NFTs sale that began on March 5 has generated at least $1.45M, or 820 Ether, in sales in its…
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Under the new collaboration, BossLogic will create 2,500 NFTs exclusively for the Ethernity Chain community. Ethernity Chain, a community-oriented nonfungible token platform, is partnering with graphic artist BossLogic to launch an exclusive line of tokenized art pieces for the community. Under the new agreement, BossLogic will create 2,500 NFTs exclusively for the Ethernity Chain network.…
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Beeple’s Crossroads NFT has been resold for $6.6 million, more than 100 times its original price, and smashing the previous record of $1.5 million for an individual NFT. Buzzy digital artist Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, made NFT history yesterday with his piece, “Crossroads”, netting $6.6 million on the secondary market via Nifty Gateway. Like many…
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The platform stated it would offer “several original artworks” from Justin Roiland as part of his NFT collection. The Winklevoss-owned Nifty Gateway has announced the auction of a crypto art collection from the voice actor and co-creator behind Adult Swim’s cult animation series Rick and Morty. According to a tweet from Nifty Gateway today, the…
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The Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate exchanged Bitcoin, Ether and Monero for 6.4 million euro. The Lithuanian government has reportedly sold a batch of cryptocurrency seized by local enforcement agencies. The State Tax Inspectorate, or STI, the country’s tax authority, sold confiscated crypto assets worth 6.4 million euro ($7.6 million) and subsequently added the funds to…
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The winning bidder will need to provide the auction house with a crypto address hosted on a registered, compliant trading platform. The Romanian authorities are set to host their first-ever auction of cryptocurrency, seized from a fraud case. On Oct. 2, the National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets (ANABI) announced its forthcoming auction…
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