Mike Winkelmann

Non-Fungible Technologies Raises $2.75 Million to Build Pawn.fi, Trustless Loan and Escrow Platform for NFT Assets

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Blockchain art, Non-fungible token, Mike Winkelmann, Visual arts, Artists, NFT, Fungibility, Nifty Gateway

Neyma Jahan and Jordan Lyall from Nifty\'s and DontBuyMeme have joined as advisors to Pawn.fi.

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  • Neyma Jahan and Jordan Lyall from Nifty\'s and DontBuyMeme have joined as advisors to Pawn.fi.
  • The protocol eliminates counterparty risk with smart contract escrow and settlement.\nSince January, non-fungible tokens have surged in popularity and market demand.
  • In March, an NFT by the digital artist known as Beeple sold for $69 million at Christie\'s .
  • Our mission is to enable the financialization of non-fungible assets, commonly referred to as non-fungible tokens, or \'NFTs\'.

Beeple Joins OTOY and RNDR Advisory Boards to Shape the Future of Art

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Articles, Blockchains, Blockchain art, Technology, Cryptocurrencies, Mike Winkelmann, Crypto art, National Film and Television School

b'LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a trailblazing decade of close collaboration, OTOY and Beeple today announced that the groundbreaking artist will be joining OTOY and RNDR\'s Advisory Board to help develop the next generation of NFTs and digital media on the RNDR blockchain network.

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  • b'LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a trailblazing decade of close collaboration, OTOY and Beeple today announced that the groundbreaking artist will be joining OTOY and RNDR\'s Advisory Board to help develop the next generation of NFTs and digital media on the RNDR blockchain network.
  • OctaneRender and the RNDR blockchain network are now used by thousands of the leading 3D crypto artists - with over half a billion dollars in primary and secondary market sales - to create NFTs that are transforming how independent artists develop their careers and democratizing digital art creation.\nIn his work on the OTOY and RNDR Advisory Boards, Beeple will be bringing his lifetime of art to RNDR, helping to design a new form of NFT that creates a living archive of his creations.
  • Beeple, RNDR, and LightField Lab will introduce the first fully holographic NFTs, bringing state of the art immersive media technology to blockchain digital art for the first time - as both single panel holograms and tiled, fully immersive experiences.\nSaid OTOY and RNDR CEO, Jules Urbach, "Our mission has been to democratize state of the art 3D content creation.
  • For more information, visit www.otoy.com .\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beeple-joins-otoy-and-rndr-advis...\n'

Non-Fungible Tokens are Here to Stay: Why NFTs are More Than Just the Latest Trend

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Articles, Blockchains, Decentralization, Money, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain art, Non-fungible token, Mike Winkelmann, NFT, Asset classes

Alternative asset classes have already started taking shape online over the past decade in the forms of cryptocurrencies.

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  • Alternative asset classes have already started taking shape online over the past decade in the forms of cryptocurrencies.
  • The blockchain works as a permanent and public ledger that verifies transaction and ownership of the NFT for a given user.
  • Prior to the $69 million sale in June, the previous highest price for any NFT asset was $6.6 million for another artwork from Beeple.
  • "\nIndeed, several major organizations have already ventured into repurposing their assets into NFTs.

Artist Doctor Troller Sells $20,000 of NFTs in 20 Seconds

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Cryptocurrencies, Articles, Technology, Computing, Cross-platform software, Blockchains, Ethereum, Mike Winkelmann, National Film and Television School, Troller Veículos Especiais

NFTs are tokens registered on the Ethereum blockchain and can prove ownership of a piece of digital art.

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  • NFTs are tokens registered on the Ethereum blockchain and can prove ownership of a piece of digital art.
  • Sales of NFTs have shot up in the past few months, and one by a digital artist called Beeple sold at Christie\'s for 50m in March this year.\nHis art is hugely popular on Instagram.
  • "\nChelsea-based digital artist "Doctor Troller" is the alter ego of a creative street troller and prankster born from the streets of London.
  • Known for his disruptive visual and multimedia art style, Doctor Troller\'s surreal, inflammatory videos and digital art pieces are designed to ignite controversy and spark debate.\n'

Artist Doctor Troller Sells $20,000 of NFTs in 20 Seconds

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Cryptocurrencies, Articles, Technology, Computing, Cross-platform software, Blockchains, Ethereum, Mike Winkelmann, National Film and Television School, Troller Veículos Especiais

NFTs are tokens registered on the Ethereum blockchain and can prove ownership of a piece of digital art.

Key Points: 
  • NFTs are tokens registered on the Ethereum blockchain and can prove ownership of a piece of digital art.
  • Sales of NFTs have shot up in the past few months, and one by a digital artist called Beeple sold at Christie\'s for 50m in March this year.\nHis art is hugely popular on Instagram.
  • "\nChelsea-based digital artist "Doctor Troller" is the alter ego of a creative street troller and prankster born from the streets of London.
  • Known for his disruptive visual and multimedia art style, Doctor Troller\'s surreal, inflammatory videos and digital art pieces are designed to ignite controversy and spark debate.\n'

The P.A.S.C.A.L. Foundation to Drop NFT Related Projects for Charity

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Blockchains, Mike Winkelmann, Artists, Auction, National Film and Television School, NFT, Visual arts, Non-fungible token

Foundation is collaborating with its international partners to drop several exclusive NFTs, IP, formats and NFT related projects for charity throughout 2021.

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  • Foundation is collaborating with its international partners to drop several exclusive NFTs, IP, formats and NFT related projects for charity throughout 2021.
  • In a related development, the foundation will drop P.A.S.C.A.L.
  • Christie's auction house recently sold the first-ever NFT artwork a collage of images by digital artist Beeple, for a whopping $69.3 million.
  • Foundation is taking it a notch higher with the launch of the first of many NFT drops to help creative orphans and the needy in different parts of the world.

The P.A.S.C.A.L. Foundation to Drop NFT Related Projects for Charity

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Blockchains, Mike Winkelmann, Artists, Auction, National Film and Television School, NFT, Visual arts, Non-fungible token

Foundation is collaborating with its international partners to drop several exclusive NFTs, IP, formats and NFT related projects for charity throughout 2021.

Key Points: 
  • Foundation is collaborating with its international partners to drop several exclusive NFTs, IP, formats and NFT related projects for charity throughout 2021.
  • In a related development, the foundation will drop P.A.S.C.A.L.
  • Christie's auction house recently sold the first-ever NFT artwork a collage of images by digital artist Beeple, for a whopping $69.3 million.
  • Foundation is taking it a notch higher with the launch of the first of many NFT drops to help creative orphans and the needy in different parts of the world.