The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
Famed NFT Artist Bosslogic to Create 2500 Exclusive…
Top-selling non-fungible token (NFT) artist Bosslogic has partnered with art collective Ethernity to deliver a 2500 piece collection of unique art. The Ethernity Chain community members can take part in an NFT auction via an…
Pastel Network Announces the Listing of PSL on…
press release PRESS RELEASE. Pastel Network, the first truly decentralized and scalable blockchain project designed specifically for rare digital art, has officially announced its pending listing on Bitcoin.com Exchange, scheduled for March 5th, 2021. Pastel…
Rare Homer Simpson Pepe NFT Sells For $312k
Forget DeFi; non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are where it’s at. Proof of that comes in the form of ‘Homer Pepe,’ a rare NFT that combines the beloved Homer Simpson character with meme maestro Pepe The Frog.…
The Bitcoin Magazine Art Portal: Calling All Bitcoin…
It’s no secret that the world of fine art and collectibles has been massively disrupted by technologies stemming from the innovation of Bitcoin. Non-fungible tokens, colloquially known as “NFTs,” are a relatively new technology that…
NFT ‘art revolution’: Beeple on his 5040 day…
At the age of 26, Wisconsin web designer Michael Winkelmann began creating a new piece of digital art in his personal time every single day. He calls them ‘Everydays’. “I saw a pretty big step-up…
Rick and Morty Creator Sells NFT Art Collection…
Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the Adult Swim cartoon series Rick and Morty has joined the growing trend of celebrity artists creating non-fungible token (NFT) artwork. After the animator released the collection called “The Best…
Interview: Cryptograffiti On “Bitcoin Vs. The Fed”
Listen To This Episode: I had the opportunity to sit down with legendary Bitcoin activist/artist cryptograffiti this week to discuss his latest project, “Bitcoin Vs. The Fed.” You have probably seen cryptograffiti’s art before. He’s…
Bitcoin gets physical: Art or digital heresy?
Since 2011, a group of enthusiasts and collectors have been obsessed with the physical manifestation of Bitcoin. On the face of it, physical Bitcoin seems like a contradiction to the key terms that define it,…
Popular Youtuber Ali Spagnola ‘Accidentally Got Bitcoin Rich,’…
On Wednesday, the popular musician and Youtuber, Alicia Dawn “Ali” Spagnola, made a new video and tweeted about how she got “accidentally bitcoin rich,” after taking a request for her project called Free Paintings. After…
Kim Dotcom Discusses the Swelling Crypto Economy and…
This week, news.Bitcoin.com chatted with Kim Dotcom, the founder of the now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload and the creator of the content monetization application called K.im. The Internet entrepreneur Dotcom is a big believer when…
New Bitcoin Quest Contest Gives People a Chance…
There’s an online-sleuthing contest starting on January 21st called “Bitcoin Quest,” where individuals can leverage their crypto-analytical skills to hunt for mnemonic bitcoin seed phrases hidden in artwork. Winners who drain the artwork’s crypto holdings…
The Legacy System Vs. The NFT Metaverse
This is an intermediate to an expert level article on NFTs. If you only want to understand the first things about it, scroll to the end, or alternatively find a beginner level feature. Everybody wants…
Okung’s “Pay me in Bitcoin” Becomes a Reality…
On Tuesday, NFL Tackle Russel Okung and Strike announced a partnership that will pay a sizable portion of Okung’s $13MM NFL in bitcoin. Last May, Okung lobbied his former and current NFL teams to pay…
Survey: There Is ‘Significant Room’ for the NFT…
A survey about non-fungible token (NFT) trends on crypto users revealed that 47% of correspondents had heard of NFT, and among these, 63% of them had only a basic understanding about it, while 57% of…
Acclaimed NFT Artist’s Blockchain-Backed Digital Art Auction Raises…
Blockchain-backed digital art is continuing to make waves and this week an artist who calls himself ‘Beeple’ raised $3.5 million during his latest non-fungible token (NFT) art collection auction. The “Everydays” collection auction included 21…
Audius Has Big Numbers by Crypto Standards but…
Audius is an Ethereum-based streaming app looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music by offering artists a better deal. Like many blockchain projects, Audius is both a company and a network controlled by token…
Blockchain-Backed Election Art Sells for $66K, Animation Changes…
While Americans wait for the official outcome of the electoral college, a blockchain-backed non-fungible token (NFT) called “Crossroad” will change to one of two animations featuring the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump. The animated election-based…
Awesome interactive NFT artwork shows effects of sponsoring…
A former baseball player has created a non-fungible token, time-sensitive artwork piece that allows crypto holders to donate Bitcoin to enable two African American boys to fulfill their dreams. According to a representative for the…
Spotify competitor Audius airdrops $8M of tokens to…
The crypto-powered Spotify competitor Audius has retroactively distributed 50 million of its native AUDIO tokens to artists and listeners using the platform. The distribution came alongside the launch of the AUDIO governance token on the…
Rare Batman NFT Digital Art Collection Sells for…
A five-piece collection of Batman digital art has sold for a combined 540.86 ether, or about $202,000, on Makersplace, a record price for non-fungible crypto artwork. The rare artwork is a collection of animations or…
NFT Craftiness: Mint a Non-Fungible Token Art Collectible…
In the last few months the non-fungible token (NFT) art space has exploded and data shows that there’s been over 4.9 million sales worth well over $128 million to-date. This week I decided to create…
Meet the Yield Farmers Plowing Cryptocurrency’s Riskiest Trend
One is a Grammy Award-winning musician with lots of spare time. Another is a software engineer with nowhere to go during the pandemic. There’s also an editor for a data site and a fund manager…
Tokenized art: NFTs paint bright future for artists,…
On Sept. 23, auction-house giant Christie’s announced plans to sell its first nonfungible token, or NFT, at an auction. This was just one week after the record-setting $100,000 sale at auction of a digital art…
Leading Auction House Christie’s Listing Bitcoin Art for…
The world’s largest auction house, Christie’s, will be presenting Bitcoin artwork for the first time. Block 21 of “Portraits of a Mind,” an art project showcasing the original Bitcoin code by Satoshi Nakamoto, will include…
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Are The Next Big Thing…
They say the bigger they come, the harder they fall, and DeFi sure fell hard during this market dip. With that, NFTs have suddenly become the next big thing. NFTs are unique tokens that are…
NFT Digital Art That Changes With Bitcoin Price…
Matt Kane’s “Right Place & Right Time,” a non-fungible token (NFT) digital artwork that changes every day with the bitcoin price volatility, claims the artist, has been sold for a record 262 ether or $101,100…
Akon Joins Presidential Campaign of Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock…
Akon has joined bitcoin entrepreneur Brock Pierce’s 2020 campaign to become the president of the United States. Akon will serve as the chief strategist for the Pierce campaign while building his “futuristic” Akon City in…
Hollywood Royalty Flexes Crypto-Art Goals: Ashton Kutcher Auctions…
Actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher’s first attempt at digital art, an awful piece titled “The Eye of the Beholder”, is auctioning at Cryptograph. At the time of writing, the highest bid stood at 13.26…
Non-fungible Digital Artwork Sale Shatters Records, ‘Picasso’s Bull’…
During the first week of July, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the growing sales of non-fungible token artwork being sold on marketplaces like Opensea, Nifty Gateway, and Makerplace. Just recently, the NFT market Nifty Gateway broke records…
Audius Rallies EDM Artists, Crypto VCs to Back…
Music is back on the blockchain. Audius, a streaming service that connects music fans directly with artists, has raised $3.1 million in a strategic round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Blockchange Ventures, with participation from…
NBA Point Guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Contract Raises…
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has finished the token sale of his contract that is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. The sale of Dinwiddie’s tokenized contract raised $1.3 million which was only a tenth of what…
DC Comics Artist Launches VR Exhibition in Decentraland
José Delbo, a comic book artist who has drawn for both DC and Marvel, kicks off a week-long exhibition today (July 23) in the Ethereum-based virtual reality world, Decentraland. The artist, who started his career…
‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator and British Artist Terry Flaxton…
The non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain-backed collectible economy continue to see demand and the digital art market Makerplace has seen enormous growth recently. A number of well known artists have started to participate, as work…
‘Fiat and Money Printing’ Street Mural Earns $500…
A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat and money printing.” Pascal Boyart’s latest mural, “Confessions of a Red Jester”, is a…
How the Crypto Community Helped Us Raise $110,000…
When asked to dig deep for a good cause, the crypto community obliges – eventually. On May 11, the first day of this year’s Consensus: Distributed conference and of our month-long #NYBWGives fundraising campaign for…
The Blockchain Superheroes Among Us
The people suffered under their evil regime for eons. Then, the enigmatic figure known only as Genesis discovered a powerful new technology – Blockchain – and unleashed it upon the world with the hope that freedom would once again…
Review: Cointelegraph-Inspired Climate Change Art Exhibition
Selva Ozelli is an international tax attorney and regular contributor to Cointelegraph. She gives her expert opinion on a range of subjects, including how cryptocurrency and blockchain technology can both positively and negatively impact climate…
Reality Check: Bloomberg Is NOT Giving Out BTC…
Scammers are streaming Michael Bloomberg speeches on YouTube, claiming that the former presidential candidate is giving away free Bitcoin (BTC). Michael Bloomberg BTC Giveaway May 14, there were at least two such incidents with an…
Artist Vesa Kivinen: Crypto Art Has the Potential…
Speaking at Virtual Blockchain Week in front of one of his colorful yet hypnotic canvas pieces, Vesa Kivinen, the creator of Art For Crypto, suggested crypto art could be just as much of an investment…