Art

Most Influential 2020

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

Ben SchillerDec 9, 2020

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

NFTs

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

Jaspreet KalraOct 6, 2020

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

NFTs

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

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 1, 2021

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

Art

Guggenheim-Collected Artist to Release Digital Artwork on Blockchain Marketplace

Sebastian SinclairOct 6, 2020

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

NFTs

Thirst Traps Explode on NFT Platforms, With Predictably Controversial Results

Leigh CuenSep 30, 2020

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

Art

Art

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

Sebastian Sinclair

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

Black Lives Matter

How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality

Leigh Cuen

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.

Cosmos

A Digital Art Project Might Have an Answer to the Woes of Staking Centralization

Brady Dale

Drawing inspiration from Reddit's r/place, AstroCanvas is an experiment in boosting staking participation – without appealing to financial incentives.

Podcasts

Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art

Nathaniel Whittemore

The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.

Art

Seoul’s Artbloc to Offer High-End Art Using Blockchain-Based Fractional Ownership

Richard Meyer

Artbloc hopes to bring high-end works to mainstream investors by using blockchain technologies

Art

Iconloop Signs Deal With Art Site to Create Record of Ownership

Richard Meyer

The works include five by Lee Ufan, founder of the avant-garde School of Things, and three works of Whanki Kim, an early abstract artist in Korea.

Education

This Artist Explores the Art and Politics of Crypto Culture

Diana Aguilar

The crypto artist has worked with Dorian Nakamoto and recently expanded his reach into South America.