Over the last two years, legacy brands have started embracing a world that blends physical and digital realms. In July 2021, Coca-Cola minted and sold NFTs to benefit Special Olympics International. Less than a year later, Nike released their Cryptokicks collection, selling an NFT sneaker for more than $130,000. Meanwhile, Gucci has been regularly experimenting…
For years, top NFT collector Gmoney has remained a pillar of the NFT space. Hidden behind a moniker and a CryptoPunk facade, he’s continued to be a major proponent of NFT technology and mainstream adoption, providing wisdom to the greater NFT community, and earning him accolades as a futurist and creative director. Throughout his many…
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…
There are few names as synonymous with generative art NFTs as Snowfro. The moniker of Art Blocks Creator Erick Calderon, Snowfro is widely considered a pioneer in the NFT space, known for helping elevate artists via Art Blocks, and solidifying generative art as a robust sector of the NFT space by way of his influential…
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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…
For too many reasons to count, people love to collect things. Whatever it is, if you can get it, someone is in the business of collecting it. However, not everyone is passionate about stuffing entire rooms — or crypto wallets — with massive collections without a clear-cut way to interact with them in mind. In…
The NFT space has changed significantly since nft now first presented “The Gateway” at Art Basel in 2021. In just one year, influential brands have entered Web3, several artists have risen to new prominence, and blockchain-powered philanthropy has entered the mainstream, exemplifying how novel NFT tech can make a serious and lasting impact on the…
The Gateway: A Web3 Metropolis is officially kicking off its run next week, bringing together the best of web3 and the NFT community across two entire Downtown Miami city blocks and 12 buildings. Following the press preview on Tuesday, Nov. 29, the week’s public programming will start on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with doors opening at…
