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Breaking: Snowfro Just Announced First Art Blocks Project Since Chromie Squiggles
Since its November 2020 launch, Art Blocks has established itself as the preeminent platform for generative art within the NFT landscape. Artists worldwide, including Tyler Hobbs, Dmitri Cherniak, and Kjetil Golid have looked to the platform to host their collections. But what led to its rise? 10,000 colorful squiggles. Art Blocks’ CEO and founder Erick Calderon — better known by his handle Snowfro — created the Chromie Squiggle NFT collection in 2020 to help showcase the potential of Art Blocks as an art platform and creation tool. Since then, the collection has seen trading volumes in excess of 55 thousand ETH […]
Reddit NFT Avatars: How to Buy and Sell the Best Snoo for You
The social media platform Reddit has experimented with crypto and NFTs for years. Albeit, indirectly — and without actually using blockchain technology. For years, power users have deployed a feature of the site to highlight particularly funny, informative, or touching comments from other users: Awards. These awards come in three tiers of ascending price and have been common sights on Reddit for years. They also cost real money to purchase and confer. However, doing so bestows a special, unique status on the post or comment upon which an Award is conferred. Sound familiar? With Reddit’s recent launch of its collectible […]
NFT Comic Books: The Promise, the Peril, and What The Future Actually Holds
Judging by industry conventions, the third highest-grossing film of 2014 had no right succeeding the way it did. It was based on source material that held a fanbase largely consisting of some of the most niche comic-book fans. Its cast featured actors best known for playing supporting roles in sitcoms and professional wrestling. It was weird, it was extremely spontaneous, and its climax was a direct reference to Footloose. So what was that film? It was Guardians of the Galaxy, and it raked in more than $700 million at the box office. But keep in mind: 2014 was eight years […]
Tattoo NFTs? Here’s Where Metaverse Ink Stands in Web3
When we die, what happens to our tattoos? Are pictures the only viable way to commemorate the beautiful, sentimental, and often expensive pieces of art that we have permanently affixed to our skin? Of course, you could have someone remove your flesh to preserve your tattoos, which is a process that happens more often than you’d think. But placing a piece of your loved one’s body on display might be a bit too macabre for most. So what is the best method for maintaining the legacy of someone’s tattoos? Asking your artist for a physical or digital version of the […]
5 Reddit Avatar Collections Leading the Latest NFT Market Surge
If there’s one salient fact emerging from the NFT space, it’s that people go wild for PFP NFTs. From CryptoPunks to Bored Apes, NFT enthusiasts are more gung-ho on generative avatars than nearly anything Web3’s seen so far. So it makes perfect sense that in the ever-evolving market, Reddit Collectible Avatars are surpassing everyone’s expectations. Based on the social platform’s mascot, Snoo, the popularity of Reddit NFTs can be traced back to the platform’s first NFT collection, released back in June 2021. But the latest wave of exceedingly popular Reddit Avatars differs from the first four artistic interpretations of its Snoo that […]
Upcoming Drops: October 24-30
Let’s face it: The NFT space moves really fast. Considering how quickly things can change in the metaverse, a week in NFTs might as well be a month IRL. Don’t get us wrong — the more people onboarded into the space, the merrier. But because of the constant influx of great art and ideas, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with all the news, launches, and general happenings. Well, you can put the days of endless Twitter and Discord scrolling behind you, as we put together a weekly list of upcoming NFT drops you definitely don’t want to miss. […]
How Reddit’s Collectible Avatars Blew Up the NFT Space
On July 7, 2022, Reddit announced the launch of a new project: Collectible Avatars. These limited-edition PFPs, created by independent artists in partnership with the company (in addition to popular Reddit community creators), would confer unique platform benefits to their owners. Backed by the Polygon blockchain and available for purchase at a fixed price in fiat, it was Reddit’s first large-scale foray into the NFT space. The announcement took many by surprise. The social platform’s NFT subreddit had long been a terrifying and cacophonous place where you were equally likely to encounter either seething NFT hatred or annoying and malevolent […]
Can Blockchain Gaming Be Good? A 90s-Era Nintendo Legend Weighs In
In the early 1990s, game industry exec Tony Harman was sitting on a long flight to Kyoto, Japan. After publishing a report questioning the then-widely accepted dogma that only Japanese studios could make good games, word spread from his U.S. office to its Japanese headquarters. While he didn’t know it then — Harman was headed for a date with destiny. Upon arriving in Japan, he had only one place to go: Nintendo’s global headquarters, for a meeting with the man behind the legend: Shigeru Miyamoto — one of the creators of the Italian plumber named Mario. But what was Harman […]
Magic Eden Makes Creator Royalties Optional. We Got Community Feedback
The debate surrounding creator royalties in the NFT space has yet to find a conclusion. Considering the fast-paced nature of the market, it comes as no surprise that key players in Web3 are changing their position on royalties and other hot topics, and breaking news that creates normalizing waves throughout the ecosystem. One such key player is Magic Eden. In September, the Solana NFT marketplace giant announced the launch of MetaShield, a new suite of tools designed to help NFT creators protect their royalties. Now, the platform has doubled back, stating that creator royalties will now be optional on the […]
“The Gateway” Unveils Initial Activations: MoonPay, Christie’s, FaZe Clan and More
Today, nft now and Mana Common announced the first phase of activating partners for “The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis.” Taking place from November 29 to December 3, the five-day festival is powered by MoonPay and will be open for free to the registered public. The event will feature immersive installations from a multidisciplinary array of partners, ranging from web3 powerhouses like 9dcc by gmoney, Art Blocks, FaZe Clan, MoonPay, and RTFKT, to longer-tenured players like Christie’s and Instagram, alongside leading artists, musicians, speakers, and communities. Request a free ticket here to join “The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis.” “Last year’s ‘Gateway’ ushered […]