Thailand’s Crypto Utopia — ‘90% of a cult, without all the weird stuff’
The story of how a Bitcoin OG set up a Libertarian crypto community and commune for digital nomads on beautiful islands in Thailand three times — and why he hasn’t yet given up on the dream. It’s a wild tale involving “unchecked merrymaking,” crypto-influencers, police grillings, seasteading, a reported $20,000-a-month burn rate, rumors about shamans […]
Better than Axie Infinity: Kieran Warwick’s 2032 plan for Illuvium
Kieran Warwick created the play-to-earn game Illuvium with his brothers Aaron and Grant — all siblings of DeFi maverick Kain, the founder of Synthetix. He shares his alpha on how NFT game mechanics can be designed in such a way that playing them can be fun and profitable in the long term. Warwick entered the […]
CryptoArt News Featuring FEWOCIOUS, SuperRare Shows, MoCA Moves
SuperTrans at SuperRare NFT performance creator Laurel Charleston curates the SuperTrans show at SuperRare including CryptoArtNet members samj and FEWOCiOUS. A profile in Bitcoinist discusses the early struggles of FEWOCiOUS during a time many of us were getting to know them. Clears up some ambiguity around their identity at that time when they were still […]
Future Art Is Vivid: Immersive One Night CryptoArt Event
Future Art Is Vivid – Sydney May 27th 2022 Future Art holds a one-night event in Sydney, Australia featuring cryptoart, Future Art Is Vivid. For more on Future Art, see their Linktree. Future Art x The Sarah Show (Sarah Zucker) – 2020 Participating CryptoArtNet Members: Sarah Zucker EM! Giant Swan Spaced Painter Jay Delay Jess […]
NFT Liverpool: Just How Big Can A CryptoArt Exhibit Be?
NFT Liverpool is a sprawling cryptoart show hosted by Adelia Art Gallery in Liverpool, England and cofunded by NFT Guild. The show runs through August 28th and features over 1500 artworks selected from an open call by a select group of star curators. Participating CryptoArtNet members include: Diogo Landô – Beyond I’m super happy to […]
NFT Shopping Network Launch Features CryptoArtNet Members
NFT Shopping Network – Live Feed NFT Shopping Network recently launched with a fun concept from back in the days of cable tv. Basically, each NFTsn clip features a cryptoartist talking about a specific NFT available for sale. A QR code is included that takes viewers directly to the NFT’s sale page. Clips run continuously […]
Pssst! We Got Fylthy, Fylthy Trash Art Over by the SCI-Arc Dumpsters!!
The Fylthy Trash Art Exhibition LA takes place April 13th at 7 pm in Los Angeles “near the dumpsters of the Southern California Institute of Architecture.” The site includes writing by CryptoArtNet members Eric P. Rhodes and Jay Delay. Artists include: ROBNESS Second Realm Jay Delay Nino Arteiro ooakosiMo BruceTheGoose Barbara Tosti Ferris Bullish shaolin […]
6 Questions for Daniel Yan of Matrixport
We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Daniel Yan, founding partner and chief operating officer at Matrixport — a digital assets financial services platform where […]
Sam Bankman-Fried provides bailouts, ‘Bitcoin dead’ searches soar, and debate over hidden themes behind BAYC continues: Hodlers Digest, June 19–25
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week SBF and Alameda step in to prevent crypto […]
Old-school photographers grapple with NFTs: New world, new rules
Photography often has to weather disruptive changes — from film to digital, for example — and photographers find themselves needing to master new technologies or face losing out to more tech-savvy competitors. NFTs are just another transformation in how we consume images. Can photographers adapt and benefit from them? Coming to grips with […]