NFT Winter Returns? Market Shrinks 50% as Crypto Prices Fall

The utility of Web3 conferences was once undisputed. However, things have changed in recent years. High ticket prices, poorly curated installations, and less-than-inspiring panels have left many dissatisfied. The consensus is that things need to change, and Consensus has answered the call (apologies for the pun). Curated by CoinDesk, Consensus is one of the biggest…

Luxury fashion powerhouse Gucci is preparing to gift two exclusive physical items – a wallet or bag – to holders of its Gucci Vault Material NFTs, which will be generally unavailable to Gucci’s usual clientele. The Material NFTs debuted last March as part of a partnership between Gucci and the narrative NFT project, 10KTF. The…

In 2021, a new creator economy was born on the blockchain. Since NFTs took center stage, artists have achieved NFT superstardom, billion-dollar brands have been forged in just a few months, and many lives have been utterly transformed time and again. Yet, the most inspiring thing about the NFT space is the number of artists…

Surprisingly, the genesis of Chromie Squiggles, Art Blocks’ most notable NFT collection — and arguably, the Art Blocks NFT marketplace itself — can be traced back to Coachella. When Art Blocks Founder Erick Calderon, better known as Snowfro, caught Amon Tobin’s set at Coachella 2012, he immediately fell in love with the art on display…

As 2025 kicks off, there are only five days left to view one of the most significant Web3 art exhibitions launched in 2024: the “ART OF PUNK” exhibition, showing simultaneously at the Museum Francisco Carolinum in Linz, Austria, and within the Voxels metaverse. Curated by renowned OG CryptoPunk holder Julia Staudach (known in the community…

Creator royalties: Love them or hate them, it cannot be denied that they provide central appeal for artists looking to make a blockchain-based living from their craft. Through royalties, creators receive recurring income whenever their works change hands through the various NFT marketplaces that populate the blockchain. This makes it possible for many in Web3,…