{"id":1822,"date":"2021-04-14T14:32:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T14:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taratw.com\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2023-04-28T04:17:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:17:30","slug":"nfts-new-opportunities-for-crypto-storytellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taratw.com\/nfts-new-opportunities-for-crypto-storytellers\/","title":{"rendered":"NFTs: New opportunities for crypto-storytellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s nothing rich people like more than trading commodities. And the recent record-breaking $69 million sale<\/a> of a digital artwork by Beeple as an NFT- a brand new form of commodity<\/a> – has certainly got people talking about NFTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is Beeple’s EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS, which sold for $69,346,250. Right-click it and select ‘Save Picture As…’
Now you own it, and I’ve saved you sixty-nine million dollars. You’re very welcome<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We can ask questions about the commodification of the internet, which was envisioned as something that was free for all, with no barriers, the ultimate decentralized democracy. But the most pressing question right now is: How can we jump on this bandwagon? We are creators of digital assets. And now we have people willing to pay big time for digital assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, we could tell stories about it<\/strong>, for a start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beeple’s epic (and somewhat problematic<\/a>) artwork was bought by Metaverse visionaries MetaKovan and Twobadour – real names Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re a pair of Singapore-based blockchain investors, and they’ve announced five $100,000 fellowships for “crypto storytellers”, backed by their crypto investment firm, Metapurse, “to write about the convergence of tech, art and finance that NFTs represent”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pair have three conditions –<\/p>\n\n\n\n