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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Decentralized music sharing service Audius has raised nearly $10 million so far. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is funding a major decentralized audio streaming service through its investment and incubation arm. According to an Oct. 23 announcement, Binance Labs led a $1.25 million extension round for Audius, a blockchain-enabled streaming service that connects music…
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There are already enough signs to say that the crypto art market will pretty soon be shaped just like the traditional contemporary market. Earlier this month, Christie’s auction house announced the sale of a digital portrait of the Bitcoin code for more than $130,000 when the first estimated price was $12,000–$18,000. It was the first…
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Historically, digital art has been almost impossible to monetize. Blockchain technology can solve that problem. On Sept. 23, auction-house giant Christie’s announced plans to sell its first nonfungible token, or NFT, at an auction. This was just one week after the record-setting $100,000 sale at auction of a digital art piece that also used a…
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Anthony Pompliano sees the digital art market cap eventually passing $65 billion. Major players in the crypto community are betting big on digital art NFTs surpassing the physical art market. According to a Sept. 21 tweet from Messari analyst Mason Nystrom, sales of non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible passed $5 million in September, with a…
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Many artists work their entire lives and never see their work sold for this kind of price tag. “Right Place & Right Time,” a digital art piece based on Bitcoin’s (BTC) fluctuating price action, has sold for more than $100,000. “The Master NFT of Right Place & Right Time was sold to TokenAngels for $101,593.…
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The crypto space gained another mainstream performer recently as Coldplay’s bass player has funded a Bitcoin app. Scottish Coldplay bass artist, Guy Berryman, has joined the crypto space, funding a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange application called Zumo. “Covid-19 has fast forwarded the move to a cashless society and for safe and easy ways to invest in…
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Popular American EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers are supporting a new blockchain-based ticketing platform. American EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers are backing a new blockchain-based ticketing platform. Platform allows artists to control the secondary ticketing market Alongside their manager Adam Alpert, the 2017 Grammy Award winners invested in YellowHeart, a decentralized ticketing platform designed to facilitate transparent…
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