Cryptopunks by Larva Labs

“My friend got me to understand how crypto worked by telling me in 2018 to get some crypto currency and buy a cryptopunk. It took me 5 hours. Best decision of my life. I never looked back. Knowing John and Matt from New York early crypto meetup has been a great human and professional experience. And then the rest is history.“

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Artist Name: Larvalabs

Artwork Title: Cryptopunk 4150

Series Size: 10,000

Creation Date: June 2017

Genre: Collectibles

Description: 10,000 unique collectible characters with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The Cryptopunks are one of the earliest examples of a "Non-Fungible Token" on Ethereum, and were inspiration for the ERC-721 standard that powers most digital art and collectibles. The CryptoPunks are 10,000 uniquely generated characters. No two are exactly alike, and each one of them can be officially owned by a single person on the Ethereum blockchain. Originally, they could be claimed for free by anybody with an Ethereum wallet, but all 10,000 were quickly claimed. Now they must be purchased from someone via the marketplace that's also embedded in the blockchain. 

Platform: Self-hosted

Blockchain: Ethereum

Link to the NFT:  https://cryptopunks.app/cryptopunks/details/4150

Links:

1. The original cryptopunks documentary by Sherone: https://cryptopunksorigins.com/

2. NFT NOW interview with Matt and John for the new Cryptopunk documentary: https://nftnow.com/features/cryptopunks-documentary-larva-labs-interview/ 

3. Dapp.com interview from 2018: https://medium.com/dapp-com/cryptopunks-the-solution-to-digital-art-8e34302aed77

4. Artnome article Is Art Blockchain’s Killer App: https://www.artnome.com/news/2018/10/26/is-art-blockchains-killer-app

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