Rap-rock icon Mike Shinoda is just the latest in a string of celebrities toying with NFT tech Mike Shinoda, the musician and co-founder of rap-rock band Linkin Park, launched an auction on Rarible last night for “Zora,” a nonfungible token (NFT) music clip from a forthcoming song. In doing so, Shinoda joins an ever-growing throng…
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As NFTs once more capture mainstream attention, one prolific collector is leading the charge On the evening of Jan 25, longtime non-fungible token (NFT) collectors, developers, and believers witnessed a bizarre, but likely validating piece of blockchain history: legendary collector-whale Pranksy was interviewed on the Fox 5 New York evening news during a segment on…
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The animation is inspired by the politician’s recent arrest and “Putin’s Palace” documentary on alleged corruption. Russian political opposition leader Alexey Navalny is the latest subject to be tackled by the burgeoning non-fungible token art world. An animation inspired by the recently-arrested Kremlin critic was minted into an NFT and released on the SuperRare platform…
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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 son of Yoko Ono and John Lennon looks deeper into crypto with NFT art. Sean Ono Lennon — a British-American musician, songwriter and producer — has auctioned a tokenized digital illustration on nonfungible-token marketplace Rarible. According to Rarible data, Lennon sold a piece titled “Etharian 1” on Monday for 5.5 Wrapped Ether (WETH), worth…
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Ah, Christmas — A time for joy! Merriment! And devouring the brains of the living with an insatiable bloodlust… because let’s face it, this is 2020. Darren Kleine, known to most by his handle DKleine, is an NFT artist with a decidedly specific niche — Zombies. We’re talking crypto zombies, political zombies, mustachioed Salvador Dali…
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Superstar DJ and world-famous augmented reality artist drive NFTs further into the mainstream Augmented reality artist Sutu is teaming up with Canadian DJ and producer deadmau5 to drop a 30-second audio-reactive artwork as a non-fungible token next week. The video, entitled In Titan’s Light is a 30-second loop paired with a section of the deadmau5…
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Crypto-artist Kevin Abosch on a recent ‘crime,’ the state of digital art, and a new generation of art collectors On Friday, Kevin Abosch — an Irish conceptual artist who was among the first to use blockchain technology as a medium — reported that a dastardly heist had been committed in one of his on-chain installations,…
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From owning land to playing games and creating artworks, earning opportunities on NFT marketplaces continue to grow. Nonfungible tokens are not a new phenomenon in the crypto space, as the emergence of blockchain technology has provided a useful base layer to create a sprawling economy for digital collectibles. Amid the growing appetite for digital art,…
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As NFTs gain traction, here are some of the top marketplaces for finding NFTs, as well as the future outlook of this industry. Currently worth $100 million, the nonfungible tokens industry is changing how the ownership and authenticity of digital assets are perceived. Leading entities in the gaming and blockchain world are already experimenting with…
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