Art

NFTs

Associated Press Auctions NFT in Spirit of 2020 US Election

The NFT's artwork depicts the electoral college map as it might be seen from space using AP's election data.

News  ·  4 March 2021
NFTs

Banksy Work Physically Burned and Digitized as NFT in Art-World First

A group of crypto artists bought the Banksy piece "Morons" and burned it before issuing an NFT. It's an artistic statement, or something.

People  ·  4 March 2021
Blockchain Bites

NFTs Aren’t Art? OK, Boomer

Your grandpa probably didn't like rock. Your dad probably didn't like hip-hop. Dismissing NFT artworks out of hand reads roughly the same.

Tech  ·  1 March 2021
NFTs

Digital Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking $6.6M in Ether on Winklevoss-Owned Marketplace

NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway said "history has just been made" with the record sale of the animated artwork created by Beeple.

Business  ·  25 February 2021
Ethereum

Single Buyer Splurges $1M in Ether on CryptoPunk Digital Collectibles

The batch of 34 NFTs was purchased by a whale who paid 557.5 ETH, or roughly $1 million.

Business  ·  22 February 2021
CoinFlash

Top Auction House Christie’s to Accept Ether Cryptocurrency for Digital Art Sale

The sale gives Christie's a chance to "dip its toes" in crypto, said a New York representative.

Business  ·  18 February 2021
NFTs

Winklevoss Twins, DJ Alesso Back Crypto Collectible Artworks up for Charity Auction

Ethernity will auction digital artworks represented by non-fungible tokens and created by artists from across the globe.

People  ·  10 February 2021
Ethereum

Rare Hashmasks Digital Artwork Sells for $650K in Ether

"The piece itself is chaotic, yet ordered. It invokes a concept of biblical dualism with the demon and halo," said the buyer.

News  ·  4 February 2021
Ethereum

NFT Art Sales Reached All-Time High of $8.2M in December

With sales of physical art down because of the pandemic, NFT-based artworks have taken off in 2020.

News  ·  1 January 2021
NFTs

Stocking Stuffers: Bid on 12 of Crypto’s ‘Most Influential’ NFTs

Most Influential 2020 features art from Alotta Money, XCopy, Osinachi, Matt Kane, Sarah Zucker, Yonat Vaks and Olive Allen.

People  ·  9 December 2020
Ethereum

CryptoPunk Bounties: Ark.Gallery Rolls Out Blind Bids on 8-Bit NFT Collectibles

Ark.Gallery is adding liquidity to the market for CryptoPunks by letting people place blind bids on the NFTs.

Business  ·  6 October 2020
CoinFlash

Guggenheim-Collected Artist to Release Digital Artwork on Blockchain Marketplace

A prominent Taiwanese-American multimedia artist considered a pioneer of internet-based art is releasing her work on blockchain-based platform MakersPlace.

People  ·  6 October 2020
Ethereum

Thirst Traps Explode on NFT Platforms, With Predictably Controversial Results

Sexy collectibles are taking off across NFT platforms like Rarible. Could this be the crypto version of OnlyFans?

People  ·  30 September 2020
CoinFlash

‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator Jose Delbo to Release Comic Book on the Blockchain

Noted DC Comics illustrator Jose Delbo is releasing limited-edition artwork on a blockchain-powered platform this month.

People  ·  17 July 2020
Blockchain

How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality

The DADA Art Collective is using blockchain to promote Black Lives Matter and calls for police reform. Here's how tokens can be a form of protest.

People  ·  12 June 2020