Miami crypto enthusiast Mayor Francis Suárez has announced that it promises (or at least he hopes it will) to become a fairly high-profile non-fungible token (NFT) project. . Featuring 5,000 of his NFTs, designed by 56 local artists — the city has heaps of 56 square miles — the project aims to keep the city “at the forefront of the Web3 revolution.” , he said on his July 28th.
If the NFT adoption trend touted as a Web3 strategy sounds like it’s on track, you’re probably right.
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Buyers get more than digital artwork. Tokens grant exclusive access to Mastercard’s Priceless Miami program. For example, “From unique events at Miami’s local restaurants to select unforgettable private tours of Miami’s cultural institutions.”
Built on Ethereum, the NFT will launch in December after a second blockchain is integrated into the greener proof-of-stake Ethereum 2.0. According to president Keith Grossman, Salesforce, which creates and sells them through its new NFT cloud, is involved in the pilot.
My Huckleberry CryptoPunk
Tiffany & Co. entered the NFT market with NFTiffs, a collection of ground-breaking 8-bit CryptoPunks-inspired digital artwork and real-life jewelry.
Anyone can buy an NFTiff (30 ETH, about $50,000 at the time of this writing), but anyone who owns a CryptoPunk NFT can redeem it for a customized gold, lacquer, and gemstone pendant. .
We are taking NFTs to the next level. Exclusive to CryptoPunks holders, the NFTiff turns your girlfriend’s NFT into a bespoke her pendant handcrafted by her Tiffany & Co. artisans. You will also receive an additional NFT version of her pendant. Details: https://t.co/FJwCAxw8TN #NFTiff #tiffany and company pic.twitter.com/pyKlWejHv4
— Tiffany (@TiffanyAndCo) July 31, 2022
According to Cointelegraph, CryptoPunk trading volume on OpenSea, the top marketplace for NFTs, surged nearly 1,850% on Monday (August 1) when the announcement was made.
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With 250 and 10,000 CryptoPunk running on a limited basis, as there is a sizable secondary market of people betting that real CryptoPunk NFT holders start at over $100,000 and sell for $3.3 million. I can hear you. Just last month, he’s willing to give even more money to buy the jewelry that’s in his one of Tiffany’s famous blue boxes.
That said, there’s a pre-sale whitelist, so even if you’re willing to pay $50,000, you might not get it.
Amex negotiates with Turkey
As part of an $8 million venture round, OneOf, a green NFT platform focused on musicians and athletes, has given investor American Express a token collection for attendees of a pop-up event by renowned Turkish artist Selay Karasu. offers. Cardmembers: American Express Summer in Color Oasis at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bodrum, Turkey.
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Boom that the year will end in no time 💥! And then we all had to make a decision: NFTs or physical ones? Here are the final numbers: 5,149 physical and 4,851 NFTs (with a corresponding 4,851 (meaning you need to burn the physical tender). pic.twitter.com/xCUJ0gviZ0
— Damien Hirst (@hirst_official) July 27, 2022
Burn Baby, Burn
Damien Hirst, a ’90s ‘horror kid’ known for floating sharks and other animals in formaldehyde, will fulfill his promise to burn thousands of pixel art sold in 2021 and Art or NFT digital representation with other versions burned into it. The painting goes up in smoke as just under half of the buyers (4,851) chose his NFT.
read more: NFT series: From famous artists to fakes, the art world embraces NFTs
Muse ‘Will’ NFT
Muse’s ninth studio album, Will of the People, will be sold as an NFT on Serenade, a music-focused, eco-friendly NFT platform, Decrypt reports. The 2011 and 2016 Best Rock Album Grammy winners will release their album in various formats via Warner Records on August 26th. While this isn’t his first release of an album on NFT, it could expand his use of NFT as a music media format if it proves a hit.
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