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NFT Timeline: The Beginnings and History of NFTs
There’s no denying it: NFTs are fundamentally reshaping the digital economy, taking blockchain to unprecedented prominence in a new era of Web3. It all started with the first NFT ever created, called Quantum, which was minted by Kevin McCoy on Namecoin in 2014. But several other NFTs were launched on pre-Ethereum blockchains over the following years — for example, Spells of Genesis launched in 2015, and stands as the first-ever blockchain-based game. Rare Pepes came out in 2016 and helped kick off the first crypto art market. However, these projects failed to reach widespread popularity. They remained mostly unknown to […]
5 Classic Brands Nailing a Comeback With NFTs
Undoubtedly, NFTs have provided a route for countless young, up-and-coming artists and musicians to finally make a living from their passion and craft. Even legacy brands have gotten in on the fun, utilizing this revolutionary new technology to engage their market in a deeper and more meaningful way. Through the usage of smart contracts — one of the features that sets NFTs apart — brands can even enable a host of unique utilities for their buyers down the road. However, a reoccurring story we’ve seen in the brief history of NFTs in the public limelight is how classic, sometimes long-defunct […]
Fear vs. Ethics: Where AI Art Critics Go Wrong
Artificial intelligence is making a lot of people angry this week. “AI art” has been trending on Twitter for several days now, community members on the popular artist platform Art Station are staging anti-AI art protests, and the tech’s biggest advocates have wasted no time in pushing back against the wave of outrage. Hell, even Beeple chimed in with a fantastic visual born of the whole debacle. But this week’s madness is only the symptomatic culmination of several months of technological developments and the widespread dissemination of AI-assisted artistic tools. The pressure has been building, and it’s now ruptured the […]
Seedphrase on the Malleable Nature of Web3 Identity
If you had gotten into crypto earlier, you’d probably be a millionaire by now. At least, that’s the common sentiment shared by those who missed the boat on the 2013 and/or 2017 Bitcoin booms. Hindsight is almost always 20/20, but we cannot change what has happened in the past. Rather, we can only use our experience to prepare for and build for our own future. This is precisely the attitude of Daniel Maegaard, better known in the NFT space as the influential collector and investor Seedphrase. Having made a small fortune by investing in Bitcoin and altcoins nearly a decade […]
The Biggest Lawsuits Dominating the NFT Space Today
To say the past few months have been utter chaos in Web3 would be a massive understatement. It’s almost as if the crypto and NFT bear market hasn’t been enough of an existential threat. With thefts, rug pulls, and even insider trading dominating the worst of 2022’s Web3 headlines, it’s no wonder that one word has been trending to dangerous heights in the space over the past months. That word? Lawsuits. Even the threat of one has been enough to cause a stir in Web3, considering how a potential suit against crypto exchange Binance flooded recent headlines. With so many […]
Priced Out: Why NFT Events Are Broken
The memes spread far and fast. “No way NFT.London charged ￡600 entry for this to be the art gallery,” the November 5 tweet read over a photograph showing what appeared to be a drab office corridor doing its best impersonation of an art gallery. A smattering of small monitors displaying NFT artwork by XCOPY, Alyssa Stevens, and others populated the transitory space in seemingly random arrangement. Overall, the scenario screamed laziness, incompetence, or some combination of the two. Surely, a massive Web3 IRL activation would put more care into how it displayed community artwork, people mused. In the following minutes […]
Five AI NFT Projects and Creators Redefining Art and Authorship
The idea of using code and computers has proven to be one of the fastest-rising movements within the NFT and traditional art worlds, given the success generative art has enjoyed in both spaces. But what if we could go further? What if instead of using code to create art algorithmically, the code made the art artificially, as a flesh-and-blood artist would? Well, we have the answer. It’s AI art. Through the newfound ubiquity of AI art-creating tools like Craiyon and Midjourney, it’s never been easier to get started creating art. That said, these tools have stirred an endless debate on […]
Armin van Buuren Opens Up About His New Web3 Community
The Alpha: On December 14, dance music icon Armin van Buuren is launching Armin’s All Access (AAA). This budding community aims to provide his fans with a deeper way to engage with him and his music on Web3, according to a press release shared with nft now. The drop will feature artwork created by Dutch crypto artist Rik Oostenbroek, best known within the space and the wider art world for his stunning 3D art. Owners of AAA NFTs will enjoy a vast host of exclusive benefits, such as previews of unreleased tracks from van Buuren, audio versions of exclusive DJ […]
8 Dynamic NFT Card Games You Can Play Today
Web2 card games like Hearthstone, Magic: the Gathering Arena, and even Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links have enjoyed continued popularity, so it was only a matter of time until blockchain gaming developers hopped onto this niche in hopes of giving the genre a much-needed Web3 facelift. While gamers rally around the concept of owning their digital assets, NFT card games are building the first glimpse into the future of classic entertainment. So we’ve built a collection of the most popular titles in the space to illustrate current card game offerings in the world of blockchain gaming. Gods Unchained An in-game screenshot of […]