This last week has been dubbed the unofficial official #glitchweek by glitch artists, curators and fans of the genre. In celebration, here is the interview feature of Jarid Scott, a prolific and talented glitch artist and Community Development Lead at Makersplace, about Glitch Art, his inspirations and experiences. I met Jarid through Glitch Alpha Force – a community of Glitch artists founded by Dawnia Darkstone – in which we mutually lurked on each others artwork and development in the space. I appreciate Jarid for taking the time to answer my questions.

Hey, I’m Jarid Scott (@jrdsctt). I am a digital artist currently living and working out of Salt Lake City, Utah, although I am originally from Minnesota. I have a bachelors of fine art in digital art & photography that I got from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2012. I have been working as a freelance digital artist/graphic designer since about 2016, I got into minting and selling NFTs in early 2019, and got a job working for a NFT platform, MakersPlace, in May of 2021. My main style would be considered “glitch art” or “photo manipulation”, though I also dabble in A.I. art as well as doodling in Procreate on my iPad.

How did you get started as an artist?

I became interested in art as a young lad. Salvador Dalí was my first introduction to fine art and I fell deeply in love with his dreamlike worlds and landscapes. At first I wanted to be a cartoonist (cos I was a kid and loved cartoons), but soon learned that I had zero ability to draw. Photography became my next passion in high school (mostly because it involved such little drawing). I was so into it in fact, that it’s what I ended up going to college for, tho, as I spent more and more time in photo classes, I found myself more and more drawn to the “post” and “editing” parts of photography, and less into actually taking pictures. This new found interest in photo editing paired with my love of Nine Inch Nails’ art direction (at the time my art hero Rob Sheridan was their art director and his glitch style was incredibly inspiring to me) led to me becoming a photo based glitch artist. In 2016 I decided to challenge myself to creating one piece of glitch art a day for an entire year, and this led to the birth of “jrdsctt”, my artistic identity. Between 2016 and 2019 I was a freelance artist, mostly making album art for smaller bands, and then MakersPlace and NFTs entered my life, and it’s been all consuming of my time and life ever since.

What does Glitch Art mean to you?

To me, glitch art is an escape from reality. It’s a break in our typical reception of the world and it forces us to look at it from a new perspective. I especially love when it takes recognizable forms and shapes and places, and breaks them down almost to the point of being completely unrecognizable, when it challenges our ability to make connections with things that should be easily accessible in our memories. Glitch art also rides that fine balance between embracing technology and destroying technology. Loving tech and fearing tech. Insert glitchy ying yang. One of my other favorite aspects of Glitch is how anti-elite it is. There are so many ways and methods and techniques involved in glitch that almost anyone can jump in (for a relatively low cost) and start making amazing art!

Why did you get into crypto/nfts?

I honestly thought I would never get into crypto. Back in 2018 I vaguely knew what bitcoin was, but I had zero interest in it. At the time I was posting a lot of my art on a website called “ello” which is an art sharing social network. One of the features of the site is that people can reach out to you and ask if you are interested in collaborating or doing commission work, and I kept getting emails from some company called “MakersPlace” asking if I wanted to check them out and sell “Rare Digital Art” through them. I honestly thought it was a scam, until I noticed a few of my friends post on Instagram that they were making sales on MakersPlace, so I decided to check it out. I joined their Discord, got an invite to mint and sell there, and instantly fell in deep. Overall, NFTs have been a life changing experience for me. I recently bought my first house, and 100% of the down payment came from NFTs sales of my own art. I know the NFT world isn’t perfect, but it’s hands down the best way for an artist to make a living off their art.

As boring and unfunny as this story is, I think my favorite NFT story is that I was able to buy a house because of NFTs. Since graduating college, my partner and I had been renting or living with parents. Renting is fine and all, but, it’s a bit disheartening to know that all of that rent money was just going into someone else’s pocket, and not be invested in us and our future in some capacity. And then NFTs came along. I’m not gonna lie, I am not sure I would have sold as many as I did had it not been for the big Beeple sale in March of 2020. The buzz surrounding it led to thousands of people flocking to MakersPlace to see what NFTs were all about, and, a lot of first time buyers trying to get in on this industry that just had this massive $69 million sale. I sold a lot of NFTs between 2020 and 2021. So many in fact, that we were able to afford a down payment on a house that we moved into February of 2022. It’s an amazing and surreal feeling, and to be honest, it still doesn’t feel real sometimes. But regardless, it’s incredibly inspiring and empowering knowing that this house is ours cos of some jpegs I sold on the internet.

Can you discuss your role at MakersPlace?

My current role at MakersPlace is “Community Development Lead”, but I started out as a “Customer Success Specialist”. I joined MakersPlace as an artist/user in early 2019. At the time I was working at a small print shop in SLC as a graphic designer for my day job, and doing a side hustle as a freelance artist in my free time. I was hungry for any opportunity to sell my art, and MakersPlace/NFTs seemed like something I should try out. In 2019, only a year after the formation of the company, they had an extremely small staff (I think only about 4-6 employees), and since I was working this desk job and sitting around on Discord all day already, I got in super deep with their community there. So much so that I was asked to become their first official Ambassador, essentially helping the community out, doing mod/admin duties in their Discord, and answering questions where I could. After the infamous Beeple/MakersPlace/Christies sale in March of 2020, the platform was flooding with new users trying to get in and learn more about this new NFT craze, and MakersPlace did not have a dedicated support person at the time. So, since I was already spending most of my days answering questions on MakersPlace, they offered to pay me to do it, and I said yes! After a year with the company, my strengths and interests moved away from support and more towards community building, and that’s how I landed where I am now, as their Community Development Lead.

Where do you see the future of crypto art going?

It’s really difficult for me to imagine a future (at least before climate change or antibiotic resistant disease wipes out most of the life on earth ) that doesn’t have crypto art/NFT. This technology and the entire web3 movement has been a monumental game changer for creatives and their ability to make a living off their creations. Going to art school, we were taught that the days of “being an artist and nothing more” were over. We were told that we would have to get graphic design jobs, photo assistant positions, and rely on gig/commission work if we wanted to “be creative” for a living. NFTs changed that. They made it possible for artists to pay the bills simply by making the art they would have already been making in their free time. I no longer have to make album art for bands, I can just make the art that I wanna make. NFTs are here to stay. And where will they go from here? I feel like the days of this just being an art thing will be over soon. I don’t think fine art NFTs are going anywhere, but the tech has so much potential beyond just art. Mainstream media, movies, shows, video games, etc., I think that’s the next big step. How will it all work? I have no clue, but NFTs and crypto tech have so much untapped potential, it’s hard for me to imagine it not creeping into more and more things as time goes on.

Advice to newcomers to nfts/art from what you have learned.

The best advice I can give, and this applies to both new artists and new NFT artists, and it’s a line I stole from sgt_slaughtermelon (which is a line he stole from the show “Oz” which is a show I have never seen so I am sure I am messing it up): “Find a gang”. The NFT art space, and even just the social media art space is an endless sea of noise. There are thousands upon thousands of artists constantly posting, Instagraming, Tweeting, sharing, uploading, shilling, and screaming about their art. It can be super difficult to stand out and be seen. This is where the gang comes in handy. Find a crew, find a group of like minded friends/acquaintances/strangers who art you dig, get to know them, and just befriend them. I can’t begin to tell you how much good can come from this. You need people to support you, share your stuff, help you through the hard times, celebrate your wins, and just in general be there for you. And, you will be doing the same thing for them. Everyone wins. WAGMI.

3 Artists I Love In Crypto

3 Artists I Derive Inspiration From:

LINKS TO EXPLORE JARID’S WORK FURTHER:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrdsctt

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jrdsctt

Collab with the band HEALTH: https://zora.co/collections/zora/1487

Collab with sgt_slaughtermelon: https://foundation.app/@sgt_slaughtermelon/foundation/77794

Collab with Kate the Cused: https://makersplace.com/jrdsctt/cursed-smn-4-of-10-77080/

Collab with KNNY: https://makersplace.com/ninjaboffin/v-a-p-o-r-d-r-a-b-1-of-1-185487/

Collab with NoNoNoNoNo: https://makersplace.com/jrdsctt/_m_n____nv_f_____03-1-of-1-185054/

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The 50mm Collective is an NFT art collective dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to historically underrepresented artists with a focus on highlighting BIPOC LGBTQIA artists. As early pioneers in the space, they felt a direct responsibility to ensure diverse representation becomes the forefront of Web3. Their current exhibition “Visibility Gallery” which is a touring VR gallery with a plethora of artists that made its way around NYCNft and soon Oakland.

When I first became a contributor to NFTCulture, I reached out to the founders Raven + Chelsea immediately to do a feature, because not only is my art in the Visibility Gallery as an LGBTQ artist, but I strongly feel the work they are doing is so vital for cultivating an inclusive Web3 for all people. I am so honored and grateful they have agreed to this interview.

Can you give us a quick intro about yourselves?

My name is Raven Trammell aka Raven50mm. I am an Afro Latinx, trans masc photographer and the founder of the 50mm Collective. I’m also the events manager for Quantum and the community curator for PASS NFT. 

Hi my name is Chelsea Quintela the co-founder of the 50mm Collective. Im an NFT Aesthetics artist. Studied and trained in Fashion Design BFA as well as painting in different mediums. 

What was your inspiration to start 50mm Collective and what is its mission?

There were at the time, a lot of polarizing groups that did not fully resonate with how I identify and represent myself… trans & biracial. Getting Chelsea onboarded at the same time, we wanted to create a community for artists who also were feeling how we were. We believe making a living as an artist shouldn’t be some unattainable dream. We want to use the tools of web3 and IRL experiences to fuse together both communities. 

As the 50mm collective Twitter grew and artists with similar experiences started showing up for each other within the space, we decided to bring this energy irl having the first meta masquerade and the 50MM Collectives first virtual gallery featuring over 100 artists from all around the world. Seeing the exposure for these artists first hand and their work being collected from our curated gallery made us realize the vision is greater than we can imagine.

By curating outstanding artwork into stunning virtual galleries, the 50mm Collective creates an elevated IRL experience for the art community. As early pioneers and leaders in the NFT space, we feel a direct responsibility to ensure diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of web3. Our vision is to fuse curation, culture, and community in a way that enriches the art world.

How/why did you get into crypto/nfts? Overall experience so far? 

Raven: I was on Clubhouse trying to learn more about investing in crypto and they started talking about NFTs and digital artwork. I started going to more rooms to learn and also did a lot of research on my own to start. I got active on Twitter where the bulk of theNFT convos were happening. I minted my first piece on Ghost Market (phantasma blockchain) and just evolved from there trying to find community to grow within web3.  

Chelsea: Raven introduced me to NFTs and encouraged me to put my art and creations out there. I minted my first collection on Opensea and getting my first sale made NFTs real to me. 

The overall experience has been a rollercoaster to say the least, but even with the ups and downs of the crypto market, fomo on all the amazing projects and events, and sometimes burnout; it has still been worth it.The artist connections & watching the web3 space grow overall is why we keep going.

Finding balance is key… which we are still learning. 

What is your funniest/favorite nft related story?

Raven: When we met NFTGirl and she said we were the cutest Web3 couple AND when both of our artwork was featured in Times Square on the Godzilla screen! Note: I would like to mention not only did they get to see their artwork in Times Square – Raven proposed to Chelsea at that time which to me is one of the most iconic moments of NYCNft. Love is love.

After seeing our artwork in Times Square – I asked @ChelseaQuintela if she wanted to spend the rest of this life together and she blessed me w a YES

My Queen, my heart, my light — I’m so excited to be on this journey w you. I love you to moon & back & then there again pic.twitter.com/z6hwJD2nUS

— Raven | He/Him (@raven50mm) June 23, 2022

Chelsea: Going to an NFT gallery show for Gabe Weis and he was wearing a hat with a Picasso drawing that Raven also has as a tattoo. The pure joy of that connection was definitely a top moment to experience.

3 projects you love in crypto art and why?

1. Mutual – they are building an NFT marketplace and web3 ecosystem centering and celebrating trans and queer creators and culture-makers. A portion of Mutual’s platform fees fund direct action mutual aid.

2. PASS – they’re an artist first initiative with utility packed in their PASS NFT. 

3. WOE Collective – Women of Excellence  is a woman of color led NFT collection building community, content and curation. Minting soon! 

Where do you see the future of crypto art going?

Turning into a lifestyle and touching all aspects of everyday life. From clothing to coffee brands. There are so many unlimited possibilities! 

Advice to newcomers to NFTs from what you have learned. 

Go at your own pace and start building your community first. Get into Twitter spaces and other live conversations to gain an awareness of the space. Be mindful of your web3 security and safety. YouTube is also an unmatched resource, subscribe to the 50MM Collective ;).  

Links to Explore 50mm Further

Visibility Gallery: https://oncyber.io/visibility

Twitter: https://twitter.com/50mmCollective

Raven’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/raven50mm

Chelsea’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/chelseaquintela

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I first connected with NFT Ignition last year, when she found my Damsels collection, and I saw her work with Fame Lady Squad. With both of us Minnesota raised and other life experience connections, I always have felt her to be a warm approachable human with a love for teaching and desire to help others. Her diverse background pre-Web3 further exemplifies this from her work in education to healthcare to working in carnivals (yes, she was a carnie). She understands the humanity behind the technology we are all building and brings empathy and compassion to the forefront while uplifting others.

Since 2020, she has cemented herself as a pillar in the NFT world with being a co-administrator of Fame Lady Squad, co-host of a podcast “From The Blockchain”, building educational materials, founding and curating Women.NFT and has worked on 29 projects and helped over 100 artists mint their first piece. When NFTCulture put out to write about collectors, she was on my short list of who I wanted to interview not only because she is one of my collectors as an artist, but also for how much space and support she gives to so many women from all walks of life in Crypto Art/NFTs. I am grateful for her agreeing to this interview.

How did you get into crypto/nfts? 

A comment on Facebook under an article that was paywalled titled ‘the next greatest transfer of wealth’ because you had to pay for the article I simply scanned the comments to see if there was any good info in there. Every single comment was about crypto, mostly Bitcoin. I scrolled through hundreds of comments before I decided ” idk what Bitcoin is, but I need some.”

I first started minting NFTs in 2020 because I thought it was a cute way to flirt with a guy I had a crush on. Over time I sent him perhaps dozens of NFTs that were mostly selfies, but artistic selfies. It sent me down a whole rabbit hole of working with artists and commissioning my own pieces/onboarding them into the NFT space which then led to me creating projects or helping artist create their own projects. Not only did I end up right where I needed to be, in the middle of the NFT space, but even better I recently started dating the guy I sent all those NFTs to.

My main focus right now is on creating digestible educational materials for all learning types and figuring out a way to scale it. We don’t have one way to teach math, we have at least 8 ways to teach just multiplication, we need the same resources for the NFT space. Long term that goal includes summer camps for kids, they would be a choose your adventure type camp where you can choose to learn about anything from 3d digital art/blender, to contract auditing, to archery and swimming. I want to have a wide range of web3 content, but also digital art and mix that with all the typical summer camp activities. I would love to see schools incorporate these types of courses, but as a former teacher I know that is not going to happen anytime soon. 

How did you get involved in Fame Lady Squad and would you like to share a little about your journey with that project?

When FLS launched it was run by a team of all men who lied and claimed they were all women, once this was found out the community was devastated. Artchick actually reached out and convinced them to send the project to the community, and then the community chose me, boredbecky, and data to be the ones to take care of it from there. It was really a wild ride, taking over a project with 0 funding, that had a large active community behind it.   

As an avid collector, what advice would you give to projects/artists? What advice would you give to other collectors?

When you come into the space, do not worry about investing any money, you should first only invest your time. Spend a few months researching before making your first purchase or starting your project.  

Who are some of your biggest inspirations in the scene and why?

@twerkyclub, one of the first people I saw building a community around his NFT project, long before bored apes minted.  I watched his hard work change the entire NFT space around me

@kennethbosak was the person who gave me my first speaking position, and convinced me it was something I wanted to do.  He saw something in me before I had even seen it.  

3 artists you love in crypto art and why?

My favorite artist change all the time, as the space is always growing and new artist emerge, but I have recently been partial to @camibusNFT, I just love the recurrent theme of the long legs that come to a point, they are so graceful yet so isolated/disconnected from the world below them @izzyalright for her ability to depict emotions in a way that goes way beyond words @lambieartist for her bold colors and personality that really is just a whole vibe all around. 

Any tips for newcomers to the space? 

Safety should be the first thing you research as you get into the space, set yourself up correctly from the beginning to avoid heartache later on. Hardware wallets, dedicated computers, metal seed storage, multisigs, these are all things you should fully understand, or implement before putting large amounts of money into your wallets.

Where do you see the future of crypto art/nfts going?

At some point, I don’t believe we will even call them NFTs anymore. How often do we talk about the underlying technology we are using everyday? I think people will have multiple apps on their phones for different types of NFTs, maybe one for hotel rewards and room keys, one for your local coffee shop etc. Where they are using NFTs without even realizing they are NFTs.

Links to explore further:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NFTignition

Website: https://nftignition.com/

Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/YN4wdIR2

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Born out of the Harlem Renaissance in 1920s New York City, zine creation is synonymous with a variety of subcultures, art movements and literature through the decades. For the unfamiliar, a zine in the broadest sense is a self published work of writing, art, photography, comics or mixture of all the previous and usually are made by creators mainstream publications tend to reject or vice versa. With it’s roots in freedom of expression and play, individual autonomy, local community support and underground communication, zines are finding a new vital place in the community on the Tezos blockchain by highlighting artists and writers globally from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. 

Generally, these Web3 zines are simply minted .pdfs. Each issue is available for viewing to anyone who wishes to digitally thumb through promoting accessibility in information, while collectors are able to purchase the limited amount of editions available to support the creators of the zines. Some zines – like The Tickle –  even have subscription tokens in which avid collectors get new editions automatically airdropped to their wallet with extra surprises too like special edition art from artists featured in the zine. As the culture and community grows, more innovation presents itself in distribution models, format and perks in collecting. 

While this is not a comprehensive list of the currently available zines on Tezos, here are highlights of a few of the publications that are exceptional in curating artists and writers each with their own niche subjects.

THE TICKLE

At the forefront of the Tezos zine movement is The Tickle – @inwarhol – who recently celebrated its 1 year birthday with 52 editions now published featuring 100s of Tezos based artists and writers from around the globe. Released every Friday and Twitter spaces congruently hosted to speak with the featured artists, The Tickle is a love letter to the myriad of artists that have been working within the Tezos ecosystem. Personally, I love to wander through the kaleidoscope of works and artists that are featured in these pages to discover new artists.

The Tickle was founded by @GuysWily, co-created for 3 months with @MaiaMellier and various co-editors including @THorsmeier @JonicolaRush. The team currently is @GuysWily and @monochromatikal with the co-editor of Tickle Lit being @heyghostshoes

CRYPTOFAGO

Cryptofago is a newer publication that stands out for highlighting specifically Brazilian artists. Created by @acatfishartist with help from @_vcntt_ it is published in English and Portuguese to reach both international and Brazilian markets. With thought provoking content to provide cultural context and history for non-Brazilians or audiences who are unfamiliar with the background, this zine facilitates a deeper understanding of artists from the major art market in the Global South. The name Cryptofago is a tribute to the Anthropophagic Manifesto by Oswald de Andrade, a document that was the reference of the Brazilian modernism of the 1920s. 

SLOTH ZINE

Created by @burkabayramart and @weird_realm, Sloth Zine is a comic artist focused zine that encourages us to slow down and take a break.  Featuring 30-50 artists an edition with each drawing a one page black and white comic, the creators highlight all the wonderful illustrative artists on Tezos internationally. While comics tend to be thought of as a quick format digestion, each page of this zine feels a meditation over a Sunday morning comic. 

HELIX ZINE

Helix Zine – founded by  @arditty & @damlasahinbas_ – is a photography zine designed to be a source of inspiration for each other and to discover new ways of creative thinking. What is unique about this zine is it is a chain structure – where the the first photo of the zine inspires the next photo which inspires the next without each artist knowing who the previous artist. This creates an overarching visual narrative that is a collective stream of consciousness. 

MINA ART MAG 

Mina Art Mag is digital arts magazine by Brazliian women focused to help build up women artists and voices to equalize representation of women in the arts globally. Created by @silviahmariah and @Art_GiovannaF, the name Mina means “a girl, a woman” in Portuguese to indicate in a straight forward manner the content of this zine. This publication is exceptional in exploring not only woman artists but the issues surrounding women navigating the art world.

RIGHT CLICK SAVE

Right Click Save while not an onchain zine, more than deserves a mention for their work in preserving the narrative and legacy of early crypto art movement and digital outsider artists on Tezos and beyond. Run by @alexestorick under the umbrella of @clubnft – an Artnome project – but editorially independent, this publication is worth a dive for those seeking critical discourse about art on the blockchain.

The author of this article is a collector and avid reader of these zines at time of publication.

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Minted February 18th, 2018

.001 Eth per sample

Crypto Jingles was in a class all it’s own. The first of its kind, this nft was a sound-based, decentralized game. The nft is purchased, wallet is linked to Crypto Jingles website, and a jingle is composed. The unique jingle is then owned by the creator. 

How did this work? First, a randomized sample is purchased out of 100 options. 5 samples are needed to create a jingle, and once combined, each jingle is completely unique and will generagte it’s own cover image. They offer 4 types of samples, common, rare, legendary and mythical. These samples are not tradeable, and the utility is simply to build and own jingles. Once a jingle is completed, It CAN be traded. This is the game: buy your samples, create a jingle, and sell or share them. 

Initially, Crypto Jingles didnt make the splash they’d hoped for, so two weeks after mint, they introduced customizable features such as volume, delay and cuts. They also held a competition and introduced a “like” feature. The composers with the most likes received additional free samples as rewards. 

This was a pretty great start to what we are now seeing as music nfts. These delightful small pieces of sound would lay the groundwork for the understanding of music as nfts. The recent introduction of wrapping the initial token has made it compatible with opesea and the community has been thrilled. The Genesis jingles, of which there are 44, are currently selling on opensea for 8.99, and 16 newer jingles are available at .49.

The Crypto Jingles website promises new developments and features on the way, and in the mean time, you can visit their twitter or website to learn about updates and news. 

As always, do your own research and happy hunting. 

Ashley_NFT

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Starting off 2018 with a bang, CryptoTitties entered as the 19th NFT project on the blockchain. This project launched on January 4th, 2018 with 144 Titties available to mint, and boasts the very first NFT charity in the world. CryptoTitties have a charity fund for Breasties.org, to which they aim to donate 100 Eth, as well as a now retired prize fund for winners of their Motorboat Race. Since the recent decision to retire the race, all funds in the wallet will go toward The Breasties

Original Launch Date: January 4th, 2018

Mint Price: .05-20 Eth

Website: https://cryptotitties.fun

Not only do these cheeky nfts showcase breasts of all sorts imaginable, the project also experienced a recent skyrocket to the floor price of 6.5. The low supply combined with provocative, yet clean art, and simple roadmap have kept their followers pleased for more than 4 years.

CryptoTitties had a slow rise to their 6 eth floor, but has grown to be a favorite amongst their collectors, with a discord still actively discussing floor prices and sharing CryptoTittie memes.

The project was created by Hami Gendron (Dev, design & Marketing), and Rogers Sampaio

(Solidity & support), partners in the development firm 7th Wave. These creators have also gone on to co-found other companies together ranging from blockchain rewards to travel. 

CryptoTitties was born from something quite thoughtful and beautiful. When one of the founder’s mothers was diagnosed with breast cancer, they set off to find a way to provide people with breast cancer cannabis as part of their treatment plan. This is where Cryptotitties aligned with the non-profit, The Breasties. They paved the way to what is now considered common practice in a roadmap. Yay Altruism!

I had a chance to speak with Hami, one of the founders of CryptoTitties. He was a pure delight and currently has his hands in some really exciting things related to web3. He shared some great stories, including one about applying for a trademark, but not being granted one because of the word “titties”. Oh bureaucracy. More will be revealed, but as for the future of CryptoTitties, collectors may expect a new roadmap with some interesting and exciting plans for current and future holders. 

 You can find more information about cryptotitties and their founders here.

Ashley_NFT

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CURIO CARDS

Minted May 9th 2017

Website: Curio.cards

Created by Travis Uhrig, Thomas Hunt, and Rhett Creighton. 

Original price: $.50 to $1 per card

Known as the first art NFT launched on the blockchain, this project was created by its founders as a means to pay artists for their work. Curio Card’s mission was bringing art to more people in the crypto space, and to nurture the exploration of said art. This project blazed a trail for the use case of nfts, and did so in a unique and original style. The collection features 7 different artists and is made up of multiple sets of 30 different cards. One of these sets of 30 was auctioned at Christie’s, in fall of 2021, for 393 Eth ($1,267,320 at the time of sale) almost 4 years after the original mint date. 

Each of the series is numbered 1-30 and the available supply in each collection is a range from 111 to 2k. In the collection, there are a total of 29.7k cards, with an estimated 4k currently lost or destroyed. The token standard of these cards predates the current versions and Curiocards has enabled a wrapper so these will be accessible and tradable on Opensea. The current floor price for Curio cards is .48 eth. 

The cards themselves are charming, and reminiscent of early childhood trading cards. Much different than their pfp successors, the artwork is numbered digital art featuring items such as apples, The Mona Lisa, and Bitcoin art. The 7 artists featured in the collections are Phneep, Cryptograffiti, Cryptopop, Robek World, Daniel Friedman, Thoros of Myr, Marisol Vengas. 

Many of these artists are still active in the digital and irl art space and have gone on to have collections of their own with much success. 

To view Curio Card’s current mission and ideals, visit their website here. 

Ashley_NFT

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NFT Culture is looking back through time in an effort to document all the historic projects.  Our Collaborator Ashley will do a weekly update covering the historic projects of our past.

Original Mint Date: August 9, 2017

MoonCatRescue.com 

MoonCat.community

25,600 Minted

256 Genesis mooncats

At first glance, this delightfully analog, almost historical website from 2017 seems childish. It is anything but. This project was ahead of its time. Thoughtful, and detailed. 

The Cats were free, and adopters only needed to pay gas at the time. Gas fees were reported to be $.50 when the cats originally minted, with mining off chain. What a dream. The project was one of the earliest explorations of collectables being traded and recorded on the blockchain. To borrow from their FAQ on discord “Mooncats predate the ERC-721 standard, and are instead closer to the ERC-20 token.” This has skewed some of the data on Opensea as they now have the adjusted wrapper, however all original mint dates are viewable within the Mooncat’s metadata. They have also provided a tool which allows an old wrapper to be acclimated to the new token.

Features included the option to name your Mooncat (only once) and the funds from the mint were distributed amongst the community in an effort to explore different methods of distribution. A solid roadmap before roadmaps were “a thing”.

Mooncats is still going strong, and is actively traded on Opensea with a current floor price of .69. 

The collection is robust and the community of over 15k on discord are seemingly thrilled to be a part of such an historical and early project. Current roadmap includes a Mooncat boutique, where you can add accessories to your mooncat; MoonCat Pop, a feature which allows for certain MoonCats to be added to digital soda cans, then vended out of digital vending machines; irl meetups, swag and conferences. All Mooncats are now on-chain as of January 2022. 

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