Day: December 17, 2021

How NFTs Put Generative Artists on the Map

Anthony B

“Did I make over a million dollars this year? Yes I did.” Joshua Davis is among hundreds, maybe thousands, of creators who have made life-changing amounts of money from the non-fungible token (NFT) boom. But he didn’t make his mil selling profile jpegs of zombie gophers wearing polo shirts. This feature is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week. Davis founded Praystation.com in 1995 to display his art, part of a new wave of creativity then being unleashed by home computers and the World Wide Web. His works, at first composed largely…

10 Great Novels About Money (and Crypto)

Anthony B

If you’re reading this, chances are very good you’re part of an immensely privileged slice of humanity with access to what’s known as “leisure time.” Chances are also pretty good that you’re the type of psycho who wants to spend it as productively as possible. High up on my personal list of “Type A Maniac Life Hacks” is indulging in a great and entertaining book that also happens to teach me something. So here, with the holidays upon us, is a “To-Do List of Educational Pleasure” for anyone who’s curious…

Crypto Is the Biggest Thing to Change Culture Since Hip Hop

Pavel Bains

Hip hop music in the 1980s was like the past decade in crypto. On the rise. Understood by few. Regional to mainly New York. Dismissed as a fad. Pavel Bains is the CEO of Bluzelle. This article is part of Culture Week, which explores how crypto is changing media and entertainment. Then, around 1990, it went national with Public Enemy, NWA, 2 Live Crew, Native Tongues Crew, countless others. It was embraced by the youth. Not just African Americans, but almost every minority in the U.S. and Canada, including my…