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Runway: A Conversation with Lady Phe0nix
Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. Not related to digital fashion but no less critical, Jeremy Scott is stepping down from the Italian designer label Moschino after 10 years. Who can remember what Moschino was like before the teddy bears, the burgers, and the McDonald’s insignia splashed across the runways? This week, we were lucky enough to sit down with Lady Phe0nix for an in-depth interview on how she has shaped the future of digital fashion. From there, we’ll dive into what you may have missed this week in […]
The Now Pass Mint Is Officially Live
The Alpha: The Now Pass, a collection of 2,750 NFTs set to help build the future of tokenized media, has arrived. The Now Pass grants holders access to the Now Network, an ecosystem containing nft now’s industry-defining tokenized media initiatives based on community, rewarding participation, and progressive decentralization. The Now Pass mint is officially live — head to nowpass.xyz to grab yours. Phase One begins on March 23 at 10 am ET, Phase Two on March 23 at 2 pm, and Phase Three — the public sale of the NFTs — starts on March 24 at 9 am. Mint details […]
OpenSea: The Ultimate Guide to Its Tools, Features, and Controversies
If you know Web3, you know OpenSea. Since its launch at the end of 2017, the NFT marketplace has largely been the poster child for the world of Ethereum and crypto art, and it’s got the numbers to prove it. OpenSea’s total historical trading volume sits comfortably at just shy of $41 billion, according to Dune analytics. To put that in perspective, KnownOrigin, one of OpenSea’s competitors that launched around the same time, has a total trading volume of just over $30 million. Having dominated the market for almost six years, OpenSea has been as influential to the NFT ecosystem […]
11 Black Founders Driving Innovation in Web3
Similar to Black artists, Black founders are making significant strides in the Web3 space, forging a path for themselves and their communities. However, they are still underrepresented. According to data from Crunchbase, Black founders in the U.S. received approximately $2.254 billion in venture capital funding out of the total $215.9 billion allocated. That’s only about one percent of capital raised. These trailblazers deserve recognition for their innovation, resilience, and the impact they’re making in the decentralized landscape — not just during events like Black History Month, but every day. With this in mind, nftnow has teamed up with Umba Daima, […]
If Web3 Is the Future, How Can We Onboard the Masses via Email?
In Web3, innovation can often seem like an all-or-nothing endeavor. Considering the NFT space is fueled by decentralization and thrives on transformative ideologies surrounding the advent of crypto, AI, and non-fungibility, the tolerance level for technologies perceived as antiquated feels significantly low. Yet, the future currently being created on the blockchain is not necessarily a zero-sum game against Web2. The truth remains that iteration is sometimes the only path forward when incepting revolutionary tech. To create the world of tomorrow, we must learn from the world of the past. While many links have already been established between the NFT space […]
Quantum: The Story Behind the World’s First NFT
Despite what many may believe, NFT art didn’t start with the Bored Ape Yacht Club. It also didn’t start with CryptoPunks. So what was the first NFT, and who created it? Ultimately, this singular honor goes to Quantum, a generative piece of art that was created by digital artists Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. After its creation, Quantum was subsequently turned into an NFT by Kevin in 2014. And the reason he minted this particular piece of art? It’s really rather simple. He did it for ownership. The birth of NFTs After he and his wife created Quantum, McCoy wanted to […]
MoonPay and Julie Pacino Partner on First Film Inspired by NFT-Native Photography
The Alpha Crypto payment platform MoonPay announced that it will partner with filmmaker, producer, and photographer Julie Pacino on her upcoming movie, I Live Here Now, according to a press release shared with nft now. The company will serve as Co-Executive Producer. The film marks Pacino’s feature-length directorial debut and is based on her 2021 NFT photography collection of the same name. Its production makes it the first NFT-native photography IP to inspire a film. Funded in part by Pacino’s follow-up collection to I Live Here Now, Keepers of the Inn, the film has yet to receive a release date […]
The Creators of the First NFT Talk New Collection, Web3 Future
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy need little introduction. Ten years ago, the acclaimed artists introduced the world to Quantum, the first art NFT ever created. Quantum found its home on the Namecoin blockchain in 2014, when Kevin McCoy decided to mint it as an NFT to establish the provenance of the digital image. The Web3 world might see minting an NFT for such a reason as a banality these days, but in 2014, the idea was revolutionary. Provenance documents for digital art didn’t exist at the time, and Quantum showed the world that blockchain technology could solve the problem of ownership […]
The Now Pass Mint Details Have Been Unveiled
The Alpha: The Now Pass collection of 2,750 NFTs offering exclusive access to nft now’s ecosystem is here. Produced by the N3 Foundation, the NFTs will be released in three minting phases at nowpass.xyz. Phase One begins on March 23 at 10 am ET, Phase Two on March 23 at 2 pm, and Phase Three — the public sale of the NFTs — starts on March 24 at 9 am. Dive deeper Traditional media isn’t just problematic, it’s broken. With the rise of social media and programmatic advertising in the last two decades, media outlets have become addicted to the […]
Runway: Dive Into the Doodles and RTKFT Controversies
Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. Leaks, controversial major announcements, android dolls replacing supermodels, and digital fashion at the Oscars — this week has been full of events. So get ready, and let’s dive into all the compelling, mundane, messy, and beautiful stories you need to know from this week in digital fashion. Doodles’ gold socks draw backlash Credit: Doodles After the social media near-blackout Doodles took previously — and the amount of backlash they received from their community as a result — one would think that the team […]