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iNFTs: Chat with Darth Vader
When something new comes along in DeFi you have to try it out to truly understand what it is and how it works. That’s what we’re doing with this new series. Say hi to ‘First Look’ and let’s start unboxing.
"Collector DAOs Are Going to be a Game-Changer for the NFT Space:" pplpleasr
In this week’s episode we talk with the DeFi artist of the moment. Pplpleasr got into DeFi drawn in by the crazy yields but really stayed when she resonated with the community —the gaming-like, niche subculture of memes and internet-native humor. She started making videos for many DeFi teams, from Yeran to Pickle Finance. Her latest and…
How I Sold a Blog Post for $6k to 3LAU
A new web3 media platform called Mirror offers a new way for journalists to monetize their work. This past month, I set out to explore the NFT value stack – leveraging Mirror to make the essay into an NFT. The post, titled “NFT Value Capture Equation” was broken down using a fractional token called $VALUE.…
“I Thought I Was Living in a Simulation.” The Story Behind The +$500k Uniswap NFT
A DAO bought the artist pplpleasr’s Uniswap V3 teaser video for $525K and she has committed to donating all proceeds to charity. Here’s how probably this year’s most inspiring DeFi story went down. The 46 second video shows a pink unicorn walking through a barren landscape while tubes, which pplpleasr has later said symbolize the…
Nifty’s Wants to Bring Social Media to NFTs
The NFT boom has yet a new twist: social media. Nifty’s, which is led by NBA’s former SVP of new media Jeff Marsilio, is creating an NFT-focused social media platform. Members will be able to create, collect, and display all sorts of NFTs under one community. Nifty’s recently closed pre-seed round secured support from Mark…
The Betrayal of Cashing Out
After a New Yorker profile on Beeple revealed that the NFT-megastar converted $53M worth of ETH into USD from the sale of his record-breaking “Everydays: The First 5000 Days,” some members of the crypto community seemed to feel betrayed. Betrayal “Beeple rugged us like a 2017 ICO scam,” said EthHub co-founder Anthony Sassano in a…
Elon Musk's NFT Tweet is Selling for Over $1M
The NFT of an Elon Musk tweet about making a song about NFTs to sell as an NFT is selling for over $1M. Yeah, that’s a mouthful. To break it down, Elon Musk tweeted that he had made a song about NFTs that he would sell as an NFT. The NFT of Elon Musk’s NFT…
The Greatest NFT Film Ever Made
It’s official. NFTs have exploded. Prompting a wild free for all on one side with numbers you can scarcely believe and deep and justified skepticism on the other. But the problem is most have only the most rudimentary understanding of what NFTs are and what they can do. So I set myself the goal of…
Beeple’s NFT “Everydays” Sells for $69M in Christie’s Auction
A 21,069 x 21,069 pixels jpg file attached to an Ethereum token sold today for $69M in ETH at Christie’s, the world’s oldest fine art auctioneer. Of course, we’re talking about Beeple’s “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days.” The sale was not only a record for an NFT; it was also the third-most expensive work from…
