Coin Prices

BNB

$211.70

-0.55%

XRP

$0.497946

-0.97%

OKB

$42.81

-0.34%

EOS

$0.558855

-1.12%

Pepe

$0.00000073

3.78%

NEM

$0.02509513

-0.32%

WAX

$0.04096331

1.99%

IOST

$0.00702371

-1.09%

Kin

$0.00001241

-5.66%

Bonk

$0.0000002

-3.69%

OST

$0.0003205

2.55%
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The Man Who Bought 100 CryptoPunks—Before They Were Famous

“I was just a guy having fun behind his computer,” Dan Polko told Decrypt. “I never imagined everything that was going to happen.” Polko bought 100 CryptoPunks, worth millions at their peak, back when nobody cared about the iconic NFT collection. The French native discovered CryptoPunks just a few days after they were first released in June 2017, after reading an article. As an early adopter of Bitcoin and a keen follower of Ethereum, Polko’s interests naturally gravitated towards NFTs. To him,...

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Aug 10, 2023

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The Godfather of Generative Art Goes Global

Generative digital art remains in demand, even as the broader NFT market struggles. This summer alone, the medium has garnered eye-popping sales, the doting attention of elite brands and institutions, and the emergence of new platforms. But it wasn’t always that way. Casey Reas, an artist and software designer who has pioneered the use of automated computer code in creating digital art for over 20 years, recalls how much lonelier—and cumbersome—things used to be prior to the rise of NFTs, which...

by Sander Lutz ·

Jul 26, 2023

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From Early Computers to NFTs: Vera Molnàr's Pioneering Art Journey at Sotheby's

Vera Molnàr's journey from the first computers to embracing NFTs stands as a testament to the enduring curiosity that transcends age and generation. At the age of 99, the Hungarian-born artist is set to unveil her newest generative art series, "Themes and Variations," created in collaboration with generative artist Martin Grasser. 500 artworks will be sold by Sotheby's in a Dutch Auction–or lowering the price of an item until it’s acquired–a first in the 300-year-old story of the auction house....

by Mattis Meichler ·

Jul 26, 2023

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Twitter’s Original ‘Blue Bird’ Logo Creator Martin Grasser Says ‘It Had a Great 11-Year Run’

Like many, Martin Grasser, the visionary designer behind Twitter’s iconic blue bird, discovered the logo's replacement through a tweet from Elon Musk. However, the attention he garnered after posting a thread about its creation more than a decade ago went beyond all expectations. Twitter exploded with reactions when Jack Dorsey, Twitter's former CEO, amplified Grasser's revelation by retweeting his post with the "GOAT" emoji. 🐐 https://t.co/WGzM4BuxYD — jack (@jack) July 24, 2023 “When I sent...

by Mattis Meichler ·

Jul 8, 2023

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‘AI Is My Muse’: Jenni Pasanen's Journey as a Digital Artist

When Jenni Pasanen started exploring AI, she realized she had found her calling. The Finnish artist learned about Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) and AI art in the fall of 2020, not long after discovering NFTs. A friend introduced her to the concept of blockchain, and she was immediately enthusiastic. "I thought that this was an amazing technology,” she told Decrypt. "From this day, I fell in love with all the people in this space and the whole community." The endless possibilities it offe...

by Mattis Meichler ·

Jul 5, 2023

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Tezos Generative Art Platform fxhash Adds Ethereum in Multichain Push

Often coined "the art blockchain," Tezos has earned this reputation thanks to at least one key platform. Now, though, fxhash is set to also join the Ethereum ecosystem Fxhash lets users create new iterations of generative artwork, with artists limiting the number of mints for their work. Collectors discover the specific iteration they've acquired at the reveal, adding a unique aspect to the process of collecting generative art. The decision to expand fxhash to the Ethereum blockchain marks a sig...

by Mattis Meichler ·