Cyber Doggos: an AI art NFT creation. I am a learn by doing person and this week has been about learning how to create NFT’s – I have worked with some smart contracts before but this in the space of DeFi applications like staking, lotteries and ICO development. The story here is that I have …
The $69 million record sale of Beeple’s EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS by Christie’s in March 2021 fast-tracked the popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) overnight. Many artists perceive this blockchain-based transaction as a quick and easy way to sell digital art through various newly minted (excuse the pun) platforms such as Foundation, OpenSea, and Rarible. The artists have also been paying some school fees too and …
Almost every day we hear of a new shiny set of crypto coins or protocol listed on your friendly crypto exchange and inevitably thrust into the ‘mainstream’. I suspect this is going to continue well into the future. The concepts the prop up these assets, are still novel and in their infancy (10 years on), and are developing at an incredible pace. The value of crypto assets, especially Bitcoin and Ether is increasing and gaining legitimacy, and this attracts people’s attention to this area. Somewhat of a self fulfilling process. But there is a sting in the ‘tale’, pun intended.