The NFTs (non-fungible tokens) category covers all things NFT from collections like the Bored Ape Yacht Club to games like Axie Infinity to artists like Beeple.

NFTs

Bored Ape Yacht Club is a collection of 10,000 unique Non-Fungible Tokens living on the Ethereum blockchain.

Bored Ape Yacht Club

**The Hashmasks** is a [Non-Fungible Token](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) collection of 16,384 unique digital portraits, created by over 70 artists globally. The project launched on the [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) on January 27, 2021.[\[4\]](#cite-id-n0i4h32s4lc)[\[5\]](#cite-id-94f1m2204ld) [\[21\]](#cite-id-5oghn0u5h2i)  
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# Overview  
  
Each Hashmasks NFT comes with explicit and implicit rarities. Explicit rarity is the set of traits serving as general guidance to the public. This includes the character type, mask, skin tone, background, and more.  
As for the implicit rarity, these are hidden traits of the artworks. For instance, 12.5% of all characters wear an animal mask and only 5.9% of them wear a pixel mask. Collectors may think that pixel masks are more exclusive. But in reality, there are only 13 Hashmasks (0.08%) wearing a unicorn mask. Thus, characters with unicorn masks are in fact, more unique than those wearing a pixel mask.[\[13\]](#cite-id-sk1tw7yau3i)  
  
By holding Hashmask portraits, owners accrue NCT (Name Change Token), the native token of Hashmasks artwork. NCT can only be used to change the names of the portraits, and this name is stored and visible publicly on the Ethereum blockchain. Every name is distinct and can only be associated with one NFT.[\[11\]](#cite-id-jzypqumcvj)  
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## NCTs Emission Rate  
  
Each Hashmask will accrue about 3,660 NCTs annually. To alter the name of a hashmask, a user needs 1,830 NCTs. Each participant got an extra 1,830 NCTs during the initial distribution period (14 days). According to the team, the production of new NCTs will stop after ten years. NCTs can only be burned from that point on until all NCTs have been destroyed and the hashmask names can no longer be changed. Once the last NCT token is burnt, the art piece will be complete.  
  
# Creation  
  
The Hashmasks anonymous creator began working on the launch of a project involving NFTs in the fall of 2019, without a clear idea of what it would become. Later, another anonymous creator joined, and the team decided on creating 16,384 pieces of art.[\[17\]](#cite-id-n20t8hg6smj)  
  
To build up the larger team that would help them create the collection, the two took to social media and tried getting the artwork done on Fiverr, where the artwork price starts as low as $5. But the results appeared to be poor and creators had to decline many artists to later found 70 people to work with. The two founders commissioned the artists to create specific parts of Hashmask collectibles like eye color, skin color, and the masks themselves. One of them told in their Decrypt interview:  
  
> “In the end when we collected all of those artists, my partner and I created the whole piece - the masterpiece - of which most were made using an algorithm, and about 20% were made by hand.”[\[17\]](#cite-id-n20t8hg6smj)  
  
# Launch  
  
## Sales  
  
The collection launched on January 27, 2021. One key element of the Hashmasks sale was a sliding scale of purchase prices. The earlier one bought them, the cheaper they were. They started as low as 0.1 ETH ($130 at the time) and rose up to 100 ETH ($130,000) at the time.[\[17\]](#cite-id-n20t8hg6smj)  
  
3,136 #Hashmasks sold after the first 6 hrs 41 min. 12 hours later, that number had risen to 4,000 pieces that had been sold. The first collectible called Hashmask 1, which was originally sold for 0.1 ETH on January 28, made a 100,000% profit, going for $130,000. Others were trading for around 0.9 ETH ($1,600 at the time). In total, the Hashmask collection generated over $16 million in sales.[\[17\]](#cite-id-n20t8hg6smj)  
  
## Hidden Traits  
  
On January 31, before the initial Hashmask sale was even over, Twitter user Jon McIntosh realized that some collectibles, especially those with numbers belonging to the Fibonacci sequence, all shared hidden Fibonacci symbols. He posted:  
  
> Found a pattern hidden within @TheHashmasks Hashmasks # 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946 all contain fibonacci symbols, because they are all part of the fibonacci sequence.[\[18\]](#cite-id-m1skho2lvg8)  
  
MyCrypto CMO Jordan Spence also figured out that different collectibles could be pieced together like a puzzle.[\[19\]](#cite-id-37iyu3cjuev)  
  
Twitter user Tom Fields said he had gone through hundreds of Hashmasks, adjusting different properties to discover hidden content, and eventually found a dark figure on a yellow background, carrying Plato’s philosophical classic “Republic." Adjusting the levels in the image, Fields explored what appeared to be a QR code spread over the cover of the book. He then spent an hour running through multiple photo programs, until he was able to isolate the QR code and post the revised picture on his Twitter feed. Other Twitter users then realized it was a Rickroll, an Internet prank that directs users to the video of Rick Astley’s famous 1980s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up."[\[17\]](#cite-id-n20t8hg6smj)  
  
## The Real and the Unreal  
  
In February 2021, Twitter user Trentelme identified two collectibles named The Real and The Unreal, which are clones of one another. Hashmask 3350 and Hashmask 9934 both contain a small Sanskrit message running vertically on the left-hand side of the artwork. According to his tweet, he spent more than 20 hours looking through the collectibles.[\[20\]](#cite-id-duh2nrzk4lk)  
  
# MaskDAO  
  
The Hashmasks launched with no roadmap, no team, no marketing, and no secondary sales fee. In support of further developing and building the community, the founders funded numerous initiatives via grants. One such initiative was the formation of MaskDAO which would provide a structure for the most active members of the Hashmasks community to build and elevate the project.  
  
The first step toward making a community-led initiative a reality was instituting a 2.5% secondary sales charge where 100% of the revenue would go straight to the DAO. The DAO was formally financed on September 28th, 2021, when the first disbursement was received. A dedicated team was positioned to focus on growing the Hashmasks community.  
  
The DAO immediately got to work on developing governance, a marketing strategy, and a budget. They launched The Mask Museum, curated and displayed The Hashmasks at the SCOPE Art Show in Miami during Art Basel week, and brought the community together with weekly Twitter Spaces and Town Halls.[\[12\]](#cite-id-73yyfhwax1i)  
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## Community Grants  
  
In February 2022, MaskDAO announced that their proposal system would be replaced with a streamlined two-week Community Grants process. Grant proposals must be well thought-out and can only be submitted by verified Hashmasks owners. The person or team submitting a Community Grant needs to be prepared to answer questions and respond to comments in both voice and written format.[\[12\]](#cite-id-73yyfhwax1i)  
  
## New Team  
  
In March 2022, a one-off voting process to select the Hashmasks Team took place. The members of the new team have access to treasury funds and the 2.5% sales fee that funded MaskDAO. The sales fee are be used for Hashmasks Team salaries, operational costs, and community grants. The elected Hashmasks team runs day-to-day operations.[\[12\]](#cite-id-73yyfhwax1i)  
  
## Word on the Street  
  
In September 2022, the inaugural Mask Museum exhibition Hashmasks: Word on the Street opened in the [Cryptovoxels](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptovoxels) virtual world. The Word on the Street Relic is a limited-edition collection of 1,024 NFTs designed by professional 3D artist Greg Gainor.[\[14\]](#cite-id-zxyridvq2xe)  
  
# Notable Sales  
  
In February 2021, Hashmask 9939 "Sex" which was originally minted for 0.5 ETH, sold on Opensea for 420 ETH (around $636,000 at the time of the sale). [\[15\]](#cite-id-sm6mxyeelhi) The same user bought Hashmask 6718 "God of War" for 300 ETH (around $479,000 at the time of the sale).[\[16\]](#cite-id-0ia2exvjbgab)

The Hashmasks is an NFT collection of 16,384 unique digital portraits, created by over 70 artists globally.

Hashmasks

Binance NFT is a [Non-Fungible Token (NFT)](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) marketplace that was launched on June 24, 2021, by [Binance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance). The marketplace is aimed at creators and traders of collectibles in visual arts, music, games, sports, and more.[\[1\]](#cite-id-wf97l2j7xs)  
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# Overview  
  
Binance NFT launched in June 2021. Binance NFT shares the same account system as [Binance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance), allowing users to access the marketplace alongside other ecosystem offerings.  The marketplace runs on the [BNB Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-smart-chain) mainly, with the [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) network also supported[\[4\]](#cite-id-nf7yw8931xs)[\[5\]](#cite-id-fff3x9ih1x).  
  
Binance NFT debuted with two main venues: a "Premium Event" category for the most sought-after collaborations and a "Trading Market" that allowed everyday users to easily create [Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) at a minimal cost. For curated "Premium Event" collections, artists receive 90% of profits from sales setting a new benchmark for NFT rewards. Users can also deposit their NFTs to the "Trading Market" and choose to list them for sale or for auction, at a minimal cost. Binance charges a nominal 1% processing fee - and creators or depositors receive a 1% royalty payment for all subsequent trades.  
Helen Hai, Head of Binance NFT, said:  
  
> “Our aim is to provide the largest NFT trading platform in the world with the best minting, buying and exchanging experience, by leveraging the fastest and cheapest solutions powered by Binance blockchain infrastructure and community.”  
  
With the launch, [Binance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance) joined [Crypto.com](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocom) among crypto exchanges with an NFT marketplace.[\[4\]](#cite-id-nf7yw8931xs)  
  
## Genesis Auction  
  
Binance NFT launched on June 24, 2021, with a premium auction that featured NFTs of two artworks by Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí. The auction, titled "Genesis," featured an NFT of Andy Warhol's "Three Self-Portraits," as well as a newly digitized NFT of Salvador Dali's "Divine Comedy: rebeget." The new design spots the [Bitcoin (BTC)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) symbol, the Binance logo, and [Changpeng Zhao](https://iq.wiki/wiki/changpeng-zhao)’s signature. The winner of Andy’s painting also received its physical contemporary – the physical painting – which was shipped by Apenft."  
  
The auction also featured the first-ever Binance NFT "Mystery Box," a new way for users to access special NFTs. Each box is guaranteed to contain one NFT, and its contents can vary in rarity. The first Mystery Box collection featured 16 "tokidoki" characters, toys from the Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand created in 2006 by Italian artist Simone Legno. The auction is a part of Binance's recently announced "100 Creators" program which features 100 artists handpicked by the exchange to spearhead the launch of the NFT marketplace. Only these selected creators were able to sell their artworks in the first week following the marketplace launch.  
  
In total, there were 16 iconic tokidoki designs for the Binance NFT Mystery Boxes. This included 3 exclusive Binance branded characters obtainable only as part of the "tokidoki X Binance NFT All Stars Mystery Box Series 1". This Mystery Box collection was made available for purchase on the Binance NFT marketplace through NFKings productions. Interested collectors could begin making purchases of “tokidoki X Binance NFT All Stars Mystery Box Series 1” from 12 PM (UTC+8) on the launch day, June 24th.  
  
The first tokidoki X Binance NFT series features the Black Binance Salaryman, available in limited pieces. Users who collect 15 different tokidoki NFTs stand to receive a Golden Binance Dragon Unicorno, and only 10 random users were airdropped.  
  
## Featured Artists  
  
On May 27, 2021, the Binance team announced the first slate of creators whose work was available at the launch of Binance NFT: two-time Brit Awards winner Lewis Capaldi, visual artist Trevor Jones, ESports team eStarPro and top professional football stars Michael Owen and Alphonso Davies are all among the first names revealed[\[6\]](#cite-id-32ne8e4dhhk).  
  
The NFT collection by Lewis Capaldi was made available through [Bondly Finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bondly-finance) on Binance NFT, while Michael Owen's NFT collection was made available through TopGoal and eStarPro Esports club NFTs exclusively through NFKings Productions. In a press release on June 1, 2021, Binance announced an NFT drop from Misha Most, a noted street artist who currently holds the world record for the largest wall mural.[\[7\]](#cite-id-u3ab7f5rugk)  
  
## 100 Creators Program  
  
To spotlight local talent from around the world, Binance handpicked 100 artists who were able to sell their NFT artworks during the launch of the exchange's upcoming NFT marketplace. The content from the "100 Creators" program, as part of the "Trading Market", debuted alongside the previously announced “Premium Event” category, which includes high-profile names and brands.  
  
Helen Hai, Head of Binance NFT, noted:  
  
> "The 100 Creators campaign was created to empower innovative but regional creators and introduce them to NFT collectors and enthusiasts around the world. We are very excited to work with these creators and hope to bring them to the mainstream of the industry." [\[6\]](#cite-id-32ne8e4dhhk)  
  
Here is the full list of artists, celebrities, and creators participating in the ‘100 Creators’ campaign (in alphabetical order):  
  
Aimi Sekiguchi (Via Miss Bitcoin Curator), Ali Young, Artcrypted, Atlético Mineiro, backtopoints, Bianca Beers, BibisBeautyPalace, BitBlaze, Bitcoinaldia, Blizzart, Çağatay, Cássio Gusson (Picasso / Os Gêmeos), Cigar NFT, Dangiuz, Demas Rusli, DotDots (Jonny Element), Dough-Boy, ECHO Beatbox, Eddie Betts, Eljaboom, Ema Stokholma, Emanuele Dascanio, Emre, Falz, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FMT Jetlag, Gep and Josh of Autotelic, Giovanni Motta, GreyScaleGorila, Guè Pequeno, Hamza Kırbaş, HUR, IOYOI, James Newbury, Joe Bennett, John Aloisi, Johnny Gloom, Julienco, Julius Reichel, Krzysztof Gonciarz, Kelvin Okafor, Lai H Nguyen, Leonardo Frigo, Leonardo Pereznieto, Lil Bubble, LLND, Luis, Luke Ross, Lushsux, M.I, Maikeul, Marco Melgrati, Marti Wong, Martin Zucchini, Marvin Germo, Mike Deodato, Misha Most, Morgan Charrière, Muart, Nicola Palmieri, O2氧气乐队, Osinachi, Pampili, PariMatch, Paula Klien, Paulo del Valle, Phong Luong, Pokras Lampas, Potap, Mr.Sexman, Prof. Gulten, Q8Three, Rayito, Red Hong Yi, RON., Rouge, Sayonara Boy, SBTG, Sekure D, Sen, Simon Dee, Supla, Tailer Darden, Targz, Ternoa, Tina Karol, Uganda National Museum, Val1, Valentina Loffredo, WePlay, Wian, Youkonejo, Yugnat999, YumYum, Zhuang hong-yi, 丁武, 九城游戏, 大悲宇宙, 好想兔 X 小賤狗, 寶博士 (Dr. dAAAb), 张知微, 張炳煌, 李玟Coco, 炎亚纶, 视觉中国, 閱部客 水丰刀, 陆军.  
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Binance NFT is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace that was launched on June 24, 2021, by Binance.

Binance NFT

**Pudgy Penguins** is a collection of 8,888 [Non-Fungible Tokens](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) on the [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) blockchain.[\[1\]](#cite-id-ymcplno882a)  The Pugy Penguins' mission is to accelerate [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) innovation through IP utilization and community empowerment. The penguins were designed to embody love, empathy, & compassion, as well as to be a beacon of good vibes & positivity for everyone. [\[29\]](#cite-id-e3zgtz75jls)  
  
The collection originally launched and sold out on July 23, 2021, in 20 minutes. Pudgy Penguins were one of the first NFT collections to gain mainstream media coverage and were covered in the New York Times column. [\[2\]](#cite-id-oczigbvcu2)   
  
The collection is led by Luca "Netz" Schnetzler who acquired Pudgy Penguins after the community lost faith in the original founders to deliver on their promises and several controversies. After the acquisition, the collection began a resurgence with the launch of a media arm, physical toys, a clothing line, social media growth, and SoulBound tokens for holders which all came less than four months after the acquisition. [\[18\]](#cite-id-7n0uusopj9r)  
  
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# Launch  
  
The collection of 8,888 Pudgy Penguins launched on July 23, 2021, and sold out in just 20 minutes, with users paying just 0.03 ETH to mint each Pudgy Penguin.[\[3\]](#cite-id-o6jmegkim7e) Each cartoonish penguin is assembled from an array of randomized traits. Some have hats or glasses; mohawk or bowl cut; a t-shirt or scarf. [\[5\]](#cite-id-66eyfa6or7j)  
  
In August 2021, the Pudgy Penguin project went mainstream after Kevin Roose of the New York Times published an article about Pudgy Penguins and the Metaverse. The story came after a Penguin was purchased by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.[\[4\]](#cite-id-tximaa3lj5l)  
  
The same month were airdropped a new NFT of an Egg that would hatch on Christmas day. Nobody knew for sure what was there, including the founding team at the time. When the unrevealed egg NFTs were airdropped, they didn’t have other art behind the metadata but the team had 5 months to figure out what to do with them. On December 25, 2021, the metadata was updated and the eggs hatched only to reveal a new image of a fishing rod, named the "Rod." There were no other plans released about what to do with the rods, so the rods were seen as a rug pull by many holders and fans of the project.[\[18\]](#cite-id-7n0uusopj9r)  
  
In an attempt to fix the situation, the founders quickly released a new collection of smaller Pudgies known as Lil Pudgys that holders could claim for free with an additional 13,334 available to the public to claim via auction.[\[18\]](#cite-id-7n0uusopj9r)  
  
# Founding Team Ouster  
  
In 2022, after the rods controversy and the founders' failure to build a team to execute on their promises several holders felt that the project needed new leadership. Pudgy Penguins collection. According to @9x9x9eth, the founder of OpenDAO, who owns more than 200 Pudgy Penguins, Pudgy Penguins co-founder Cole Thereum "promised a game, a token, an educational book on NFTs and more" to the community in September 2021. "After a half year, they still have not yet set up the team, they are still in the stage of hiring," 9x9x9 told CoinDesk via Twitter. The team behind Pudgy Penguins didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment via Twitter direct message.[\[14\]](#cite-id-0m6rjd1rwg9h)  
  
Several days later, 9x9x9 published a Twitter thread claiming the Pudgy Penguins founders were looking to abandon the project and offered to sell him the project for 888 ETH, and he turned down the offer. Due to this, the project received buyout offers as high as 750 ETH from other individuals in the NFT market, including Mintable co-founder Zach Burks, NFT collector @beaniemax, and Netz Capital's Luca Netz.[\[14\]](#cite-id-0m6rjd1rwg9h)  
  
The backlash against the collection founder, ColeThereum, was so severe that he asked Pudgy Penguins holders in the Discord to vote on him leaving the project with the overwhelming majority of holders voting to remove Cole from the team.[\[15\]](#cite-id-ms1fbcydos)  
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## New Leadership  
  
In April 2022, the Pudgy Penguins team closed a sale and handed off leadership of the project to Luca "Netz" Schnetzler, who acquired the collection for 750 ETH. He mentioned:  
  
> "Pudgy Penguins was my first PFP NFT and I knew when I first bought it that Pudgy Penguins had the highest upside when it came to brand potential. When I saw other people bidding on Pudgy Penguins I knew I had to step in. I’ve built multiple brands to 9 figures in revenue over the last 5 years and I felt like my skill set was the best to succeed at the job."[\[16\]](#cite-id-n31gq8cgr6)  
  
In the four months that had passed since the acquisition, the project’s new leadership managed to create Pudgy Media, a hub for all things Pudgy, provide social media growth, especially on Instagram, hold Pudgy Yacht Party in Miami with Tory Lanez, deliver truePengu & penguPins, Soulbound Token, and clothing line, and Pudgy Toys got licensed from the community.[\[17\]](#cite-id-kmkmc5voi09)  
  
In addition to the new team, the brand announced a nine-member advisory board made up of experts and executives from across the tech industry, including names like Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik, COO of Saks Fifth Avenue RJ Cilley, Hasbro’s head of licensing Jess Richardson, and more.[\[23\]](#cite-id-qzd77njsy6)  
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# Pudgy Yacht Party  
  
As a part of the F1 Miami Grand Prix, Pudgy Penguins hosted a VIP Yacht Party on May 7, 2022. The attendees for the party were chosen through a raffle using entrees of both Pudgy Penguins as well as Lil’ Pudgy NFT’s from its pre-mint link.[\[28\]](#cite-id-y9r9ng462sh)  
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# Marketplace  
  
In June 2022, Pudgy Penguins released their own marketplace. This enabled any user to purchase NFTs from all of the Pudgy Penguins sets from any NFT marketplaces such as [OpenSea](https://iq.wiki/wiki/opensea), [LooksRare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/looksrare), X2Y2, and [NFTX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nftx) on the official website of the Pudgy Penguins marketplace. In addition, the marketplace also offers Lil Pudgys and Pudgys Rods as well.[\[8\]](#cite-id-s01r647wlh) [\[13\]](#cite-id-xo7zxsqv9bo)  
  
# Soulbound Tokens  
  
A Soulbound token was theorized by [Vitalik Buterin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/vitalik-buterin) in his Whitepaper and was talked about as one of the pillars for identity development in [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3). Taking what he said about a Soulbound token, and applying it to Pudgy Penguins, the team behind Pudgy Penguins implemented a Soulbound token, truePengu.[\[27\]](#cite-id-fc977bhehh)  
  
The brand's first Soulbound token was launched on July 22, 2022, the Pudgy Penguin’s first anniversary. The team mentioned:  
  
> "Holders were sorted into three different categories based on what they hold and received their respective truePengu soulbound token. Not only did we begin development in quantifying identity in Web3, but we also became one of the first NFT projects to truly implement a Soulbound token."[\[23\]](#cite-id-qzd77njsy6)  
  
On August 12, 2022, penguPins, the team's second soulbound token was released. The penguPins are identifiers for one's involvement and digital impact in Pudgy Penguins' initiatives. Sixteen total penguPins were airdropped to each wallet of the individuals who are licensing their Penguins for the physical toy deal with PMI Toys.[\[24\]](#cite-id-sb6qm6qgwqf)  
  
On September 30, 2022, the newest PenguPin, honoring the Pudgy Penguineers was airdropped to developers from the community that are working with the Pudgy Develepers team.[\[25\]](#cite-id-qd6bgu12n1)  
  
# Pudgy Toys  
  
On August 10, 2022, the project revealed that some NFTs from the collection will be showcased in collaboration with PMI toys in a physical toy collection, called Pudgy Toys. The NFT collection had 252 ETH (around $466,000) in sales in the 24 hours, a 370% increase from the previous day, after the project announced it would be licensing selected NFTs to be made into physical toy collectibles.[\[19\]](#cite-id-v9n5c8p9nta)[\[20\]](#cite-id-sipb9bfh1r9)  
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# Short Film  
  
In September 2022, Pudgy Penguins shared its first iteration of the project's storytime vision, Chapter One: The Great Blizzard, a short film created in partnership with Non-Fungible Films. The video shows different Pudgy Penguin characters, officially licensed for the film by the project itself.[\[21\]](#cite-id-g38pijojng8) After the release, the collection was also featured on the homepage of [OpenSea](https://iq.wiki/wiki/opensea) below the subheading Storytelling NFTs.[\[26\]](#cite-id-43tr514dbju)  
  
The same month, the team introduced the Penguins that were selected for Pudgy Children’s Book in collaboration with Green Kids Club.[\[26\]](#cite-id-43tr514dbju)  
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# Pudgy Penguins Asia Huddle  
  
In September 2022, the Pudgy Penguins community ambassador, DegenDen, managed the expansion of the Pudgy Penguins' presence in Asia. The community held a top-tier event in Singapore where more than 120 holders were present.[\[26\]](#cite-id-43tr514dbju)  
  
# Notable Sales  
  
The collection's most expensive sale was Pudgy Penguin #6873 with mirrored body and head and green background, which sold for 400 ETH. Penguin #3950 in a Pineapple Suit, beach background, and navy blue skin was last sold for 130 ETH. [\[7\]](#cite-id-onw0bjbb6fr)[\[9\]](#cite-id-kq25ntyd4fc)  
  
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Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain. 

Pudgy Penguins

**NFTrade** is a decentralized cross-chain [Non-Fungible Token](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) (NFT) platform, marketplace, and indexer, which allows users to create, buy, sell, swap, farm, and leverage NFTs across different [blockchains](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain).  
  
NFTrade is an aggregator of all NFT marketplaces and thrives to hosts a complete NFT lifecycle, it currently supports 5 different chains, including [Avalanche](https://iq.wiki/wiki/avalanche), [Polygon](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polygon), [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum), [Moonriver](https://iq.wiki/wiki/moonriver-network) and Binance Smart Chain.[\[1\]](#cite-id-guk1lnzsbcn)[\[2\]](#cite-id-zuwd44ykl8i)[\[3\]](#cite-id-548nada1jw5)  
  
On the 24th of September, 2020, NFTrade held their Initial Dex Offering on Poolz, which brought in about $3.7 million in private token sale. The seed round saw participation from some of the most respected institutions in the NFT, Defi and Crypto space, which includes Sfermion, Metapurse, DAO Maker, Zokyo, and GDA Capital. [\[4\]](#cite-id-9dvz0q9kvnh)  
  
# Overview  
  
Launched on May 2021 by Ori Levi, NFTrade was created to solve the problem of segmentation, which hinders the trade of digital assets by many users across different networks. The NFT marketplace, platform, and indexer, NFTrade provides a decentralized and non-custodial solution for all NFT interactions across all of its integrated chains.  
  
Aside being a one-stop-shop for all NFT-based operations, NFTrade currently charges zero transaction fees on each transaction made by its users.  [\[5\]](#cite-id-ico03m3tkdi)[\[6\]](#cite-id-jm3pokhfyh)  
  
## Functions  
  
* **Create NFTs**: Artist, creators who use NFTrade can easily create a decentralized NFT. NFTrade makes this easy by deploying all the NFTs, contract and collections offering drag and drop capabilities.  
* **Swap NFTs**: Users can also swap their NFTs with other users in a decentralized and secure environment, with an escrow mechanism facilitating the swap between the users.  
* **Buy and Sell NFTs**: Users can also buy and sell all kinds of NFT Collections using NFTrade marketplace.  
* **Farm NFTs**: Using the NFTrade Farming, users can get more value from their tokens, by staking them on the NFT farm to earn exclusive artistic, collectible, and utility-based NFTs. [\[7\]](#cite-id-vh8l334on9m)  
  
# $NFTD Token  
  
$NFTD is the native governance and utility token of NFTrade platform. It has a circulating supply of 20,742,113.99 NFTD coins and a max. supply of 135,000,000 NFTD coins.  
  
As a $NFTD owner, token holders receive four main benefits:  
  
* **Governance rights**: This allows token holders to vote for potential new features, attributes, and the ultimate direction of NFTrade, contributing to and shaping the future of the NFTrade platform. The ability to stake $NFTD and earn exclusive collectible and utility-based NFT . A variety of different staking, NFT farming, and reward structures are being created for NFTD holders. By staking NFTD, users will be able to earn exclusive collectible and utility-based NFTs.  
* **A discount on platform transaction fees**: The NFTrade marketplace and platform will introduce transaction fees. NFTD holders will benefit from deep discounts on these fees.  
* **Staking**: A variety of different staking, NFT farming, and reward structures are being created for NFTD holders. By staking NFTD, users will be able to earn exclusive collectible and utility-based NFTs.  
* **Access to exclusive NFT launches and drops**: NFT drops, launches, and giveaways will be exclusively available for NFTD token holders who stake their tokens. Through an exclusive NFTD Farm, users will be able to earn rewards to claim NFTs within the NFTD farm, as well as all other farms hosted on NFTrade. [\[8\]](#cite-id-xcgn07awox)  
  
## Token Allocation  
  
| Name | Token Allocated |  
| ---- | --------------- |  
| Private | 37,387,500 |  
| Public | 6,000,000 |  
| Gate.io | 500,000 |  
| Community Round | 1,000,000 |  
| Liquidity Incentives | 18,900,000 |  
| Treasury | 24,300,000 |  
| Team | 26,325,000 |  
| Advisors | 9,787,500 |  
| Marketing | 10,800,000 |  
| **Total** | **135,000,000 [\[9\]](#cite-id-byb7uc2kxds)\*\*** |  
  
## Fundraising  
  
NFTrade was funded through an Initial Dex Offering which was on the 24th of September, 2020 on Poolz. The IDO brought in about $3.7 million in private token sale. The seed round saw participation from some of the most respected institutions in the NFT, DeFi, and crypto space, which includes Sfermion, [Metapurse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/metapurse), DAO Maker, Zokyo, and GDA Capital.  
  
Additional funding also came from other partners such as SMO Capital, SparkPoint, Poolz, Magnus Capital, Legion Ventures, Autonomy Capital, NFT Tech, IconPlus Capital, AU21, Peech Capital, X21, and more, as well as in the form of grants that they have received directly from the Polygon and Solana development teams.[\[10\]](#cite-id-dcksu5y55ew)  
  
# Staking  
  
$NFTD staking which is launched via an NFT farm on [Binance Smart Chain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance-smart-chain), allows token holders to gain additional utility from their tokens, putting them to work to gain additional value. Through NFTrade, projects from all over the spectrum and ecosystem, regardless of their industry, can introduce additional opportunities for their token holders via NFTs, and by using its NFT farms. [\[11\]](#cite-id-gg61a10p3x8)  
  
A variety of different staking, NFT farming, and reward structures are being created for NFTD holders. By staking NFTD, users will be able to earn exclusive collectible and utility-based NFTs.  
  
Through NFT farming, users can obtain much rarer and distinctive yield generating assets. These earn-able NFTs can vary greatly depending on the token being staked, the use case behind the project, and what the native development teams deems as the proper reward to be made earn-able.  [\[12\]](#cite-id-j4hh3sq32kf)[\[13\]](#cite-id-x9pkkf5sgc)  
  
Featured farms on NFTrade include:  
  
1. Netvrk (NTVRK) Farm  
2. Pangolin Farm  
3. NFTrade (BSC) Farm  
4. Victoria VR Farm  
5. XCAD (BSC) Farm  
6. Bit Hotel Farm  
7. Evolution Land Farm  
8. Brokoli Network Farm  
9. Opulous Farm  
10. FEAR Farm [\[14\]](#cite-id-cjlwacl8s6)  
  
# Team  
  
The NFTrade team includes individuals with experience in crypto and [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain). They include:  
  
* Ori Levi - CEO  
* Shahaf Antwarg - CTO  
* Etai Koren - COO  
* Masha Prusso - Marketing Manager  
* Hartej Sawhney - Security Advisor  
* Anna Savenko - Operation Manager  
* Nimrod Yaron - Regulatory Compliance Analyst  
* Alexandra Karpova - Public Relations  
* Ronny Basson - Operation Manager  
* Shai Mohaban - Advisor  
* Liam Zety - Full Stack Developer  
* Harrison Seletsky - Head of communication  
* Oshik Krauss - CPA[\[15\]](#cite-id-xzysozch00i)  
  
# Roadmap  
  
## Q2 \| MVP Launch  
  
* Create, buy, sell, swap, and farm NFTs on the Ethereum [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain).  
  
## Q2 \| Multi\-Chain Integration  
  
* Platform accesability on Ethereum, BSC, Avalanche, and Polygon blockchains. We will continue to add additional support for new [blockchains](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain)  
  
## Q3 \| NFT Launchpad  
  
* Projects and creators can launch and auction new NFTs to a multi-chain community.  
  
## Q3 \|Additional Blochchain Support  
  
* We will integrate chains such as WAX, FLOW, Cardano, Polkadot, Solana, and more.  
  
## Q4 \|Cross\-Chain Capabilities  
  
* Users can interact with NFTs directly cross-chain, bringing all the best attributes and aspects of each network and application into a single hub.  
  
## Q4 \| Social Features  
  
Variety of social features to promote user engagement.  
  
## Q1 2022 \|Credit Card Integration  
  
* Buying and selling NFTs with government-backed currencies.  
  
## Q1 2022 \| Utility Token Integration  
  
* Accessible utility token features such as platform governance, a discount on transaction fees, and staking. [\[16\]](#cite-id-wxh8v37o4xs)  
  
# Partnerships  
  
In September 2021, NFTrade partnered with GovWorld to introduce NFT-based loans. With this collaboration, users can now use $NFTD tokens or their NFTs to receive loans. They can utilize $NFTD to get short-term high APY generation through their token holdings. It also unlocks many other benefits from GovWorld’s PartnerFi program.[\[19\]](#cite-id-mdvygjj58m)  
  
In August 2022, NFTrade partnered with Clashub, an upcoming multi-chain digital card game launching on the Avalanche blockchain. With this partnership, the Clashub NFTs will be available for trading on the NFTrade marketplace.[\[17\]](#cite-id-0eux1c602jeg)[\[18\]](#cite-id-48ma83q6hmv)

NFTrade is a decentralized cross-chain NFT platform, marketplace, and indexer, which allows users to create.

NFTrade

Ragnarok Meta NFT is an [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum)-based collection of 7,777 Ronin Zero [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) that will act as the holders' PFP and identity in the Ragnarok metaverse. Each Ronin NFT comes with a range of accessories including weapons, X-ray glasses, VR headsets, and others.[\[1\]](#cite-id-nxa76umefp)[\[2\]](#cite-id-ik6ejsq38h9)[\[3\]](#cite-id-vpt23g2l0tg)  
  
Ragnarok Meta has attracted high volume, with over 13.6k ETH ($57.4 million) in secondary trade and an OpenSea floor price of 2.8 ETH as of the time of this writing.  
  
# Overview  
  
The Ragnarok Meta NFTs- Ronin Zero will grant holders access to the Ragnarok metaverse, which is a browser-based, Web 3 Multiplayer Online role-playing game.  
  
On April 27, 2022, the Genesis collection of the Ronin Zero NFTs was released. However, not all Ronin NFTs are created equal; some have rarer qualities than others. Some features are just cosmetic, such as a cool flex for holders' PFP, while others provide additional in-game utility.  
  
Ragnarok Meta includes a vast and experienced NFT team of 27 people who worked to create the NFT project and game, led by Fanfaron, a three-time startup founder and crypto enthusiast since 2016.  
Speaking on the Ronin Zero NFTs, the team said:  
  
> We wanted to take the humble PFP further. In the Ragnarök metaverse, your profile picture is no mere static digital image, it’s an animated playable in-game character, which one day you’ll even be able to take into all the other metaverses. It will have abilities, skills, strengths, weaknesses, accessories, friends. Our hope is that it will represent you in a much more holistic sense.  
  
### Minting Phases  
  
On April 27, 2022, the Genesis collection of 7,777 Ronin Zero NFTs began minting. 4,500 Ronin were created for Community sale, 2,500 Ronin for Pixels, 500 Ronin reserved for Pills, and 277 Ronin were held by Ragnarok to be used for airdrops, team, and marketing.  
  
#### Community Sale (Phase 1)  
  
On April 27, 2022, the public sale took place via a Dutch auction for 4,500 Ronin NFT. When the auction began, the price decreased by 5% every 20 minutes until it sold out.  
  
#### Pixel Sale (Phase II)  
  
On April 28, 2022, at 7 pm CET, the pixel sale took place. 2,500 Ronin NFTs were available for mint for 48 hours. Only one NFT was allowed per wallet.  
  
#### Pill Sale (Phase III)  
  
On April 29, 2022, the pill sale commenced. Only 500 Ronin were available for mint which sold out.  
  
#### Public Sale (Phase IV)  
  
On May 2, 2022, at 7 pm CET, the public sale of 58 Ronin NFTs took place at a mint price of 0.77 ETH which sold out in under 2 minutes.  
  
## Ronin Zero (Lore)  
  
> Nobody knows the true nature of the beginning, how it all started. It is a tale lost to time. What we do know is that there were some who escaped capture, who avoided a life of servitude and digital incarceration. These brave warriors possessed the strength to fight back against the Pixels, the skill and cunning to elude the evil forces that had put a blight on humanity. These are the heroes known as the Ronin Zero  
>   
  
## NFTs Elements  
  
Ronin Zero NFTs' genetic mix is made up of guys, girls, apes, punks, and cyborgs.  
  
| Ronin types | Number | Percentage |  
| ----------- | ------ | ---------- |  
| Guys | 4072 | 52.36% |  
| Girls | 3205 | 41.21% |  
| Apes | 420 | 5.4% |  
| Punks | 69 | 0.89% |  
| Cyborgs | 11 | 0.14% |  
| Total | 7,777 | 100% |  
  
The Ronin Zero will be the only generation of Ronin who have:  
  
* Unlimited Breeding.  
* The cheapest generation rate for getting your new Ronin babies.  
* The lowest Synchronium recharge times, for the fastest Ronin production in the metaverse (Synchronium is the special Pixel power).  
  
  
### Traits  
  
Each Ronin Zero NFT type has a number of traits that all contribute to its rarity. These traits include:  
  
* Skin  
* Background  
* Weapons  
* Eyes  
* Headgear  
* Mouth  
* Outfit  
* Hair  
* Pixel  
  
  
## Partnerships  
  
### Llmaverse x Ragnarok  
  
On April 15, 2022, Ragnarok Meta announced its long-term partnership with Llamaverse. Llama holders will have a playable Llama character in-game. They also stated that Llamaverse would have its own city in the Ragnarok metaverse.  
  
### Anata x Ragnarok  
  
On April 16, 2022, Anata and Ragnarok announced their collaboration. This stimulated the creation of 3 special Anatas with Ragnarok traits with 3 lucky Anata minters receiving a Ragnarök-themed Anata on the mint day April 21st.  
  
### Three Sigma x Ragnarok  
  
On April 23, 2022, Ragnarok Meta announced the completion of its audit and revealed its long-term security partnership with Three Sigma. A giveaway of three whitelists was done in celebration of the partnership.  
  
## Notable Sales  
  
Ragnarok NFT could be the next 10X.  
Ragnarok Meta has attracted high volume, with over 13.6k ETH ($57.4 million) in secondary trade and an OpenSea floor price of 2.8 ETH as of the time of this writing. The reveal took place on May 9, 2022.  
  
On April 29, 2022, 29 Ragnarok Meta was swept for 59.438 ETH ($167,500 at the time of purchase).  
  
On May 2, 2022, Ragnarok Meta Ronin #7777 sold on OpenSea for 9 ETH ($25,700 at the time of purchase)   .  
  
On May 5, 2022, Ragnarok Meta Ronin #4208 sold for 4.2 ETH ($11,600 at the time of purchase)   .  
  
## About Sasha Kim  
  
Sasha Kim (Digital Artist)  
Sasha started drawing when she was a little kid and hasn’t stopped since then. Her digital began in 2011 when she purchased her first graphic tablet.  
  
> I remember how I cried because I thought it’s gonna be like these new Wacoms with displays, and I just got this cheap Genius tablet! But it’s fine, actually, I still use a cheap, simple tablet, and I’m totally in love with it.  
>   
  
### NFT Journey  
  
In October 2021, Sasha made an accidental discovery of NFTs. She was fascinated by a tweet from one of her favorite artists about their NFT auction and decided to learn more. She expressed her delight in knowing more about the NFT world. This was so intense that she posted her first 1/1 NFT on Foundation (NFT Market) a few days later.  
  
Her first major NFT project was the collaboration with the Ragnarok Meta team to create the PFP collection- Ronin NFTs.  
  
Speaking on her inspiration for the Ronin NFT creation, she said:  
  
> I would say it was a mix of 80–90s anime aesthetics. Elements of Naruto (my fav), Demon Slayer (Fanfaron’s fav), tech wear culture, street culture, cyberpunk… The main inspiration was manga comic style, with bold outlines. My personal style has changed a lot through time, but anime has always been my favourite.  
>   
  
## Team  
  
Ragnarok Meta includes a wide and experienced NFT team of 27 people who worked to create the NFT project and game, some of which include:  
  
| Name | Designation | Description | Contact |  
| ---- | ----------- | ----------- | ------- |  
| Fanfaron | CEO & Founder | 3x start-up founder. Crypto enthusiast since 2016. Coffee grinder level: Zuuimmm |  |  
| Skwirrl | Storyteller | Writer and musician. Wandering vagabond, and tea drinker. |  |  
| Sasha | PFP Artist | Digital Artist. Black lover. Fans love to argue with her, but she's always right. |  |  
| Jordart | Character Modeller | Intentional listener and exuberant supporter. Forever rocker and ideas champion. |  |  
| Yung Algorithm | Chief Vibes Officer | Responsible for pleasant ear vibrations. |  |  
  
## Roadmap  
  
### Stage 1 — Q1 2022  
  
##### Multiplayer Demo.  
  
* A proof of concept. They are building a kick-ass Web3 MMORPG. The Alpha demo gives you a glimpse of what's in store.  
  
### Stage 2 — Q2 2022  
  
##### NFT Minting (April).  
  
* Launch of 7,777 Ronin Zero NFTs. Ronins are the holders' avatars, profile pictures, and playable characters.  
  
Playable Character (May).  
  
* Animated In-game characters go live. Dive into the game, discover the first map and delve into the Ragnarok world. Hang out and have fun.  
  
##### Breeding (May).  
  
* The Ronin Zero are the antecedents of all future generations of Ronin. this is an incredible opportunity, allowing you to play a part in the community's growth.  
  
##### Marketplace (June).  
  
* The Marketplace will be their very own OpenSea. Here, users will be able to buy Ronin, rent out Ronin for breeding, and sell Ronin offsprings.  
  
##### First Manga Chapter (June)  
  
* The first chapter of 77 will run alongside the game, giving the narrative of the lore with the coincidental release of new in-game features.  
  
##### Combat Monsters (June)  
  
* With the introduction of combat, quests, and looting, users will start to get the experience of their gameplay. Time to test weapons, skills, and powers.  
  
##### Level Up & Classes (June)  
  
* The introduction of full RPG mechanics Gain experience, acquire skills, and level up. Change classes, and begin your character's in-game progression.  
  
### Stage 3 — Q3 2022  
  
##### NFT Items (July).  
  
* The first NFT items will be available to buy, and objects looted from monsters can be crafted into NFTs. Equip, buy or sell items in your inventory.  
  
##### $RAG Economy (September).  
  
* The initial sale of the $RAG token, introducing game economics based around the currency, and the launch of the in-game DEX and staking system.  
  
##### Combat Players (September).  
  
* The first layer of player-player combat will give them the opportunity to kick the heck out of their friends and strangers for fun and occasional prizes.  
  
### Stage 4 — Q4 2022  
  
##### Buildings & Billboards (December).  
  
* Purchase and customize properties. Set up businesses or spaces to hang out, rent out billboards for advertising, and plenty more.  
  
##### Pixel Dimension (December).  
  
* A new map, a new world, the Pixel world will be a whole new realm to explore! Alongside this, they will be adding more activities and events and interoperability to other NFTs.

Ragnarok Meta NFT is an Ethereum-based collection of 7,777 Ronin Zero NFTs that will act as the holders' PFP in the metaverse.

Ragnarok Meta NFT

**NFT Showroom** is a digital art marketplace built on [Hive](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hive), a fast and free [blockchain ](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain)that makes creating and collecting rare digital art simple and accessible. [\[1\]](#cite-id-c1yp4i0acx7)  
  
# Overview  
  
NFT Showroom is a digital art marketplace (active since 2020) based on Hive, a swift and free [Blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) that makes creating and collecting rare digital art simple. They claim to be simple to use and an inexpensive option for artists and enthusiasts. They are open to everyone and welcome all art forms and levels of expertise. [\[2\]](#cite-id-mgenjf0e7i9)  
  
The platform is modeled after other [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) (ETH)-based tokenized art ventures such as [Superrare](https://iq.wiki/wiki/superrare), MakersPlace, and others. Since Hive offers free transfers and 3 second block periods, many artists have demanded those facilities. As a result, it's a [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) ideal [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) for launching a new platform that allows artists and collectors to extend their purchasing and selling choices. Hive also has a built-in blogging site (peakd.com), which allows artists to write workflow posts or share the tale behind their work, which is a strong mix. NFT Showroom generates provably rare, collectible, tokenized assets using Hive-layer Engine's 2 NFT [smart contract](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract) platform. [\[3\]](#cite-id-jqb8t1b88p)  
  
They began by putting the site's UI and accessibility to the test with a small group of checked musicians. Admissions were extended to the general public after it was confirmed that it was running properly. The alpha release included features that allowed artists to build and sell [Non-Fungible Token](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) (NFT). With each piece, artists can choose the amount of scarcity they want (ie. One edition only, or multiple editions).  
  
To start making and collecting, all you need is a Hive account and Hive Keychain. The network uses a pegged token called SWAP.HIVE to tokenize and buy art. Creators have two choices for creating tokens on the platform: Private and Exclusive Reproduction Rights.  
  
Because the startup costs are smaller, a broader range of talent is available. This is the place to go if you're hunting for up-and-coming, newbie musicians with a promising future ahead of them. This is obviously not the right forum for you if you're looking for a well-known developer who is still making money elsewhere and has a large following.  
  
Low costs mean there's more space for expansion if an artist succeeds. That also guarantees you'll get more art that doesn't depreciate in value over time (from an investor perspective).  
  
Unlike the regular revolving top 20 on the major pages, you can even buy one-of-a-kind works by artists you've never heard of before.  
  
When you sell your work for the first time, NFT Showroom will charge you a 10% fee, while secondary purchases will be charged a 5% commission with 5% going to the original maker. [\[4\]](#cite-id-b0adglnhnw9)  
  
NFT Showroom is much smaller than [OpenSea](https://iq.wiki/wiki/opensea), Nifty Gateway, SuperRare, and other similar marketplaces. On its website (13/05/2021), NFT Showroom announced that it had sold 7768 NFTs from 1153 different artists for a total of 362,255 HIVE (then corresponding to more than USD 300,138)  
  
## SWAP.HIVE  
  
The HIVE cryptocurrency is used as a means of trade on the Hive [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain). To perform all of the smart contract, Hive-Engine uses an HIVE-backed token called "SWAP.HIVE." Users must convert Hive to SWAP.HIVE in order to communicate with NFT Showroom. You can do this on nftshowroom.com by going to your wallet and pressing the deposit button, then inserting the requested number. Simply use keychain to sign the deal, and your Hive will be deposited as SWAP.HIVE.  
  
When transitioning between HIVE and SWAP.HIVE, there is a 1% charge. [\[5\]](#cite-id-i3srt24mo9l)  
  
# NFT Marketplace  
  
A platform for NFTs is known as an NFT Marketplace. The term "NFT" is an acronym for [Non-Fungible Token](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) (NFT). Anything that is fungible may be replaced. One kilo of 24 karat gold, for example, would theoretically be replaced by every other kilo of 24 karat gold. When something is non-fungible, it means it is one-of-a-kind and cannot be replaced with another object.[\[6\]](#cite-id-uxniw7kf04)  
  
Attaching art to a token (NFT) has many advantages, the most significant of which is that it provides a provenance record. Since it is cryptographically signed by the artist, a token may be likened to a certificate of authenticity. Ownership and trading history can be documented on a publicly verifiable ledger from the moment it is created ([blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain)).[\[7\]](#cite-id-nqncwbl1e1e)  This aids in the prevention of plagiarism which can be used to validate image copyright. Tokenization also makes it possible to exchange art in an open and safe manner. Secondary market royalties enable the original artist to be compensated for future purchases, which is a significant advancement in the art world. [\[8\]](#cite-id-3dr3tg9tpmt)  
  
Although NFTs and cryptocurrencies are conceptually identical, these digital objects could reflect antiques and artworks, collectibles such as trading cards, and other products with specific characteristics. [\[9\]](#cite-id-pb4lxlb39pg) For authentication and confirmation, these tokens are placed cryptographically in a [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) network. Unlike[ Bitcoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin) (BTC), which are divisible into smaller units, each token is sold as a whole except while transacting. When NFTs are divided into smaller pieces, their worth decreases; however, the artist may repeat them and sell each additional copy separately (but the total number of duplicates will then always be known). [\[10\]](#cite-id-vt47f6kdb3)  
  
# Creating and Collecting Art on NFT Showroom  
  
A Hive account and Hive Keychain are required to begin generating and gathering data. Hive Keychain is a plugin extension that encrypts the keys and helps you to enable transactions on the platform safely and conveniently. [\[11\]](#cite-id-erlmy8bahn9)  
  
Here's where you can sign up for a free account: Hiveonboard.com is a website that provides information about hives.  
  
Install the Hive Keychain browser extension by going to this link: Chrome/Violet Firefox is a web browser developed by Mozilla. Hive offers quick checkout times and no gas costs! It helps to have a minimum of 5 HIVE staked to your account in order to transact smoothly. Giftgiver, for example, would provide you with a small delegation for a week to assist you with getting started. [\[12\]](#cite-id-ftm97hoa9fa)  
  
## Creators & Artists  
  
Artists are the lifeblood of NFT Showroom, and NFT showroom welcomes artists of all mediums and levels of experience. Hive also offers a number of common features that can be used for the new account, including the ability to create a personal blog and join artists who are assembling and sharing their work in a variety of lively art communities. There is a vacancy for passionate artists to join the team, and the platform will double-check each application.[\[13\]](#cite-id-jk520yuqrm)  
  
During the alpha, only verified artists were able to tokenize. The platform will be available in the future until a validated badge scheme is in operation. Wait times are currently about 1-2 days, although they can vary depending on the number of pending applicants. NFT Showroom is ecstatic to be expanding at such a rapid pace. [\[14\]](#cite-id-doxs04ygyv7)  
  
To apply as an artist, log in to nftshowroom.com, click your name in the upper right menu > then click profile. [\[15\]](#cite-id-7xefpbbyqja)  
  
The submission procedure is straightforward:  
  
* Go to your profile page on your personal page.  
* Fill out the questionnaire and tell the team as much as you can about yourself and your art.  
  
For authentication, an administrator can contact the applicant via one of the social media links provided. The current processing time is 1 to 2 days, although this can vary based on the amount of applications received. Please pay attention to your posts on all social media sites.  
  
As the token's maker, the artist has digital control over the work he has made. When making a token, the platform provides two options: Private and Exclusive Reproduction Rights:  
  
The author holds complete rights to the work as it is sold privately. The art may be shown in the buyer's collection or resold on the secondary market. [\[16\]](#cite-id-t6zt9nv042b)  
  
The artist is selling the full commercial rights to the art's reproducibility under Exclusive Reproduction Rights. This means that the painting can be used for commercial purposes, such as printing, t-shirt designs, website/blog graphics, and so on. This does not imply that the customer may sell their own secondary licenses for the piece or retokenize it. [\[17\]](#cite-id-lp72mxtikvq)  
  
## Accepted File Formats and Specs  
  
Currently supported formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, and MP4  
  
JPEG, PNG, GIF: Max 30 MB  
  
MP4: Max 100 MB  
  
All images uploaded to NFT Showroom are stored on IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) and also backed up on an image server with gifting a possibility as NFT can be sent to anyone with a HIVE account. [\[18\]](#cite-id-f1p7plqc0eh)  
  
## Tokenizing  
  
Artists will ensure the scarcity of their art for customers by producing an NFT with a set number of versions. If art has been tokenized, it is important that you should not tokenize the same development again, as this would have a negative impact on the artwork's popularity and the artist's integrity.[\[19\]](#cite-id-fk159bcumaw)  
  
If an artist is found plagiarizing or fraudulently issuing several tokens of the same creation, the team reserves the right to deny entry to the NFT Showroom.  
  
## Unique and Multiple Editions  
  
Editions are similar to prints or versions of the same piece of art. Since you can't make any later, it's important that you settle on the number of editions when you're minting the item. This will be tantamount to violating the first token's bond.  
  
When it comes to tokenizing art, rarity is crucial. When making a decision, buyers will take this into account, as it will be a factor in deciding worth. When you tokenize a work of art, you're permanently limiting the number of editions, so it is needful for the editor to pick carefully.  
  
This is true for other outlets, as well as other chains. If you mint art, you can never mint the same piece of art somewhere else.  
  
Single or several editions are possible in NFT Showroom. A single version costs 5 swap.hive to mint. Every extra version will be a swap.hive.  
  
Many buyers choose limited runs or single editions, but this is debatable, and how artwork is tokenized is depending on the artist's preference. [\[20\]](#cite-id-1sqrs60gi77)  
  
## Finalizing Your Token  
  
After completing all of the fields, check the boxes committing to the TOS and press ISSUE TOKEN. Sign the transaction, and a popup will appear, prompting the user to go to the collection, where the token will be handled and sold.  
  
It's a good idea to double-check anything because the details on the token can't be updated until it's been released. If an error is made, the artist would be required to burn the token and reissue it, which is non-refundable. [\[21\]](#cite-id-eduk4d2gv3)  
  
## Managing Your Art  
  
The work will be added to your collection after tokenization, but it will not be for sale. To do so, go to the art, then > handle under the art.  
  
This adds the artwork to the user's cart, where it can be handled. Burn, sell, and move are the possible alternatives.  
**Burn** can do just as it says and burn the token; this can be useful if the token knowledge is incorrect and you want to mint it again. We suggest that you double-check the information on the tokenize page to ensure that you don't have to do this.It's important to remember that if you tokenize after burning, you won't be able to use the same title.  
  
**Sell**: You can set a selling price with this option. You can do this as a batch if you have several editions and want to make them all the same amount. If you want to make different rates, put them all in the cart and list them one by one.  
  
**Transfer**: you may now pass or donate the artwork to another account. Simply type in the username and memo you want to send.  
  
## Rights  
  
When the NFT showroom was launched in 2020, there were only two options available on the tokenize form: private and limited reproduction license\*.\* In an update in September 2022, the team added the CC0—No Rights Reserved option.[\[22\]](#cite-id-5fyg62ejj9d)  
  
1. **Private** \- It means the creator retains full copyrights to the image\. The buyer can display the art as part of their collection or resell it on the secondary market\.  
2. **Limited** **Reproduction License** - It means the creator is selling a licence to reproduce your work for commercial purposes. It can additionally incorporate rights to use it on a commercial website, printed merchandise, etc.  
3. **CC0 - No Rights Reserved** (aka CC Zero) :It is a public dedication tool, which permits creators to give up their copyright and display their works in the public domain. CC0 enables re-users to recreate, distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, with no conditions.[\[23\]](#cite-id-559bluwgha5)  
  
# Art Creators on the Platform  
  
If a user wants to give this network a shot, here are some of our favorite choices. Since the NFT Showroom lacks bio pages, the most that can be achieved is to post the best finds based solely on ability and collections. It's also worth noting that this isn't in any specific order.  
  
## feoluwart  
  
Only three items from her so far, but we can't wait to see more. These black-and-white photographs are stunning. I do wish that more of the work on this marketplace had more description. Is this a screenshot that has been altered? Is it a fully interactive design? We'll never find out (unless feoluwart chimes in).  
  
## despero-narciso  
  
This is one of the marketplace's most reliably talented musicians, as well as one of the most successful. When viewing this gallery, make sure to choose "all made art" (most of the pieces have already sold, so you'll need to include previous works).  
  
## ignash  
  
It's unusual to see inanimate objects come to life in such a quirky, endearing manner but ignash has done this beauty severally with art.  
  
## anafae  
  
This artist posts delightful, colorful illustrations that are testament to the affordability of this platform. “In The Back-Room” (which we love for its whimsy) sold for 55 hive, which is about $20 as of the time of writing.  
  
## glogurl  
  
This artist is really aware of who she is and what she is producing. This sounds more like a single, unified collection she produced than a detailed gallery of all her art. Each of these visual portraits is rich in African scenery and earthy hues.  
  
## nemosun  
  
These animations, which were originally created with sharpies on cardboard, are incredibly rewarding to watch. The images below are insufficient to do them justice.  
  
## thisnewgirl  
  
Going through her work, it is seen that this artist is still developing her own style. From comic book characters and [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) art and more conventional multimedia artwork, she has a little bit of everything. It's well worth a look if you're looking for an artist with the ability to become a truly great producer.  
  
# Featured Artworks  
  
The platform hosts more than a thousand artists, who have brought to table many high-quality works of art on display on the platform, some of which are outlined below;  
  
## Self-Portrait (BruceTheGoose)  
  
The only known self-portrait of crypto artist BruceTheGoose. Owners of any of the 5 editions (2 issued on ETH, 1 each on HIVE, WAX, ZIL) will receive random airdrops of Feathers [$FTHR] to their [ERC20](https://iq.wiki/wiki/erc-20) compatible wallet.  
  
## Crypto Al Capone  
  
Criminals who might have been interested in investing their money in crypto  
  
## Jick Rames #1/1  
  
He's super feline freak! Limited and exclusive 1/1 - Jick James Collect All 6 1. Jick Rames 2. Sargent Sage 3. Whisk Lavishe 4. Liger 5. Auxana Luv 6. Figaro Spirit Cats - Series 1 www.TravNasty.com  
  
**Collection**: Spirit Cats  
  
**Creator**: @travnastyart  
  
**Total Edition** (s): 1  
  
## Aje-Olokun.  
  
Aje the daughter of Olokun is the goddess of wealth and prosperity. She blesses in any kind of currency and turn the house of whoever she enters into a wealthy one. She is associated with cowries which is found in her eyes and the symbol of wealth and of course some [cryptocurrencies](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) which is found on her forehead.  
  
**Collection**: Ankara scribble art.  
  
**Creator**: @glogurl  
  
**Total Edition** (s): 1  
  
## Icon of the Inquisition  
  
The artist had the idea for the artwork for two years, but he just got the opportunity to start working on it four months ago. This painting is a continuation of "Prince," which was his first attempt with such aesthetics. A face devoid of expression, with hollow eyes that represent only light but are dark and cold. In a pitch-black bed, my body resembles the golden frame of a mirror. Halo was forged out of grief. I'm seated on a chair made of secrets.  
  
**Collection**: Demise  
  
**Creator**: @svdsdragunov  
  
## AKPAN INUEN  
  
He was born on the planet Earth, but now he lives in space. He had forgotten all knowledge of a location he had once considered home. He now claims to have had an epiphany, which he described as a trip to Saturn. The journey allegedly transformed his body into "something new" and caused him to see right through himself. He's the man of the future. He's a black guy.  
  
**Collection**: AFROFUTURISM  
  
**Creator**: @yanga  
  
**Total Edition** (s): 5  
  
# Fees  
  
When a user buys an NFT anywhere, the related NFT Marketplace will usually charge a fee for facilitating the transaction. The customer usually pays this fee, which is usually a percentage of the NFT's selling price. When an auction is completed, regular art galleries usually take a percentage of the sale of all artwork or other items hanging in the exhibition.  
  
In the initial selling at NFT Showroom, a user would be required to pay a commission of 10%. The commission remains the same on all secondary purchases, but the marketplace just keeps 5.00 percent of the 10.00 percent paid in a secondary transaction, with the remaining 5.00 percent going to the original artist as royalty.  
  
Although a 10% commission does not seem to be a bargain, it may be helpful to equate it to typical gallery rates. Typical exhibition fees in a physical art gallery range from 30 to 50 percent.

NFT Showroom is a digital art marketplace built on Hive, a fast and free blockchain that makes creating.

NFT Showroom

The **10k Club** is a category of [Ethereum Name Service](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ens) names that are 3 digits long and range from 0000-9999. [\[5\]](#cite-id-k0c8v5cbkgr)  
  
$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](eJbutkNWDXE)$$  
  
## History  
  
The 10k Club began after the first popular ENS digits club the ENS 999 club got minted out in March of 2022. In an interview with the Hedgehog Blog ENS influencer, [Daniel Got Hits](https://iq.wiki/wiki/daniel-got-hits), explained how the 10k Club started. "As soon as they [the 999 club] minted out, people were like — okay fuck it we're going to mint it out all the way to 10k [0000.eth to 9999.eth]. I was like, 'you guys are insane, that's never going to happen'. It took years for the [first] 999 to sell out!". "[But,] the 10k sold out in about a day and a half. I couldn't believe it." [\[1\]](#cite-id-gwccqrryi8r)[\[2\]](#cite-id-pv7xaw339l) [\[4\]](#cite-id-jxuyyj4cxfl)  
  
The ENS marketplace ens.vision was one of the first marketplaces to adopt and support the 10k club with its own category on the site. Other marketplaces which offer support for the category include Gem.xyz. [\[5\]](#cite-id-k0c8v5cbkgr) [\[6\]](#cite-id-dt3d6y4jo38)  
  
## Notable Sales  
  
On September 27, 2022, 7000.eth sold for a record 28 ETH in a sale on [OpenSea](https://iq.wiki/wiki/opensea) from 0x9.eth to lisa168.eth, an ENS collector with several 3,4, and 5 digit ENS. [\[3\]](#cite-id-ehkbn7wooe5)  
  


10k Club is a category of Ethereum Name Service names that are 3 digits long and range from 0000-9999.  

10k Club

SuperRare is a [Non-Fungible Token (NFT)](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) marketplace and social network for tokenized digital art. At the SuperRare platform, artists can issue limited edition art pieces that can be traced on the [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) to provide verifiable proof of history and prevent counterfeiting[\[1\]](#cite-id-voxxury8i8n).  
  
In March 2021, SuperRare raised $9 million in a Series A funding round from top-tier investors. The round was led by Velvet Sea Ventures and 1confirmation with participation from Collaborative Fund, SamsungNext, [BlockTower Capital](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blocktower-capital), Ashton Kutcher, and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures, Scott Belsky, Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, and Chamath Palihapitiya[\[2\]](#cite-id-qcei2civjlc).  
  
# History and Background  
  
***  
  
SuperRare is a social platform that encourages the creation and collection of crypto art.  
  
The company was founded in 2017 by John Crain, Charles Crain, and Jonathan Perkins in Newark, New Jersey, USA.  
  
In November 2017 John Crain, Charles Crain, and Jonathan Perkins started experimenting with tokenizing digital art and building a product where the creators in the network actually own their creations[\[3\]](#cite-id-ceqwye36w1g).  
  
They are also the founders of Pixura, the company building the crypto collectible technology running SuperRare. The Pixura platform was created to enable users to build, track and exchange crypto collectibles[\[4\]](#cite-id-rm4eagfk93m).  
  
# Overview  
  
***  
  
SuperRare is a platform where digital art lovers can connect and collect. The idea behind SuperRare is the belief that collecting is inherently social so collectors and artists should be able to easily interact around their shared passion. On the platform, users can see who the top collectors and trending artists are, how many pieces they’ve bought or created, and how much Ethereum (ETH) they’ve spent or accumulated. A user can also view the art itself along with a description and its history of owners[\[5\]](#cite-id-rizklxscel).  
  
SuperRare is positioning itself as the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace on Ethereum (ETH) offering solely unique digital artwork. The full history of ownership, plus price paid and commission can be publicly viewed on the Ethereum blockchain[\[6\]](#cite-id-95aqhl7zlfh)[\[7\]](#cite-id-uouehjcd2c8).  
  
At SuperRare, artists can upload works onto the platform for free, digital art is forever linked to a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). This special type of Ethereum token has the property of being as unique as the artwork itself.  
  
### Revenue Distribution  
  
At SuperRare the original creator receives 85% of the commission while the gallery receives 15%. For any sales after that, creators receive a 3% commission. To date, SuperRare has earned artists over $2 million since its launch[\[8\]](#cite-id-fj84m6rn05j)[\[9\]](#cite-id-7vlr2o7kpk8).  
  
Currently, SupeRrare is one of the leading digital art marketplaces[\[10\]](#cite-id-khabfotz9xh).  
  
### Payment Methods  
  
SuperRare doesn’t allow withdrawals or deposits through credit/debit cards or PayPal. In addition, one needs to have a previous holding of Ethereum (ETH) in order to be able to interact on SuperRare.  
  
# Decentralized Social Community  
  
***  
  
SuperRare is considered to be a pioneering decentralized social network alongside being an NFT marketplace. Defined by a very clean gallery-like UI, SuperRare is a simple [decentralized application (DApp)](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/decentralized-application-dapp) to use, both for artists and collectors, each of which generates their own pages as they respectively upload and sell art, and collect and trade art. The graphical user interface (GUI) features a list of different options on the platform. These include:  
  
**Activities** - The ‘Activities’ page displays a personalized news feed of non-fungible token (NFT) artists and collectors on the platform which users can follow. Additionally, the trending top collectors and artists on SuperRare are available to view on the right-hand side of the page.  
  
**Features** - The ‘Features’ page is an exciting space for collaboratives, artists, and communities alike to host projects, exhibitions, and more. Each ‘Feature’ is an opportunity for NFT token artists to showcase their work. This includes the opportunity to present images, videos, and text for reference and context for potential NFT art investors.  
  
**Market** - The ‘Market’ is where the majority of the activity happens on SuperRare. Here, a user can discover all the unique NFT art available on the platform. The Market offers users the ability to filter their searches by the creator, and whether the item has a reserve or list price, or an open offer. Also, users can sort their searches in preference of price, age of the NFT, and auction end date.  
  
**Community** - The ‘Community’ tab displays a list of SuperRare’s social media platforms, in addition to its Medium blog and ‘SuperRare Editorial’. The Medium blog hosts a SuperRare weekly news update for readers, plus the occasional industry announcements. However, SuperRare Editorial features daily updates and activities about the different NFT artists on SuperRare[\[11\]](#cite-id-h96os65s5yq).  
  
# Partnerships  
  
***  
  
On Feb. 16, 2021, Christie's announced it would put a fully digital artwork backed by a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) up for auction -the first time for such work at a major auction house. The announcement caused many in the contemporary art world to take note of Mike Winkelmann (Beeple) (the artist), digital art, and the rapidly growing NFT community for the first time. Two weeks later, SuperRare and Verisart announced a collaboration that bridged fine art and NFTs: 10x10, a series of 10 auctions for 10 artists, conducted over 10 weeks. Participating artists were AES+F, Neïl Beloufa, Petra Cortright, Shepard Fairey, Michael Joo, Rob Pruitt, Random International, Mark Titchner, Universal Everything, and Jonathan Yeo[\[12\]](#cite-id-csbxn5i1vo9).  
  
# SuperRare Features  
  
***  
  
* Artists receive a commission on any further future sale of their NFT artwork. The SuperRare smart contract system allows the original creator of the art to collect a fee from resale prices–similar to royalty.  
* SuperRare is considered to be a pioneering decentralized social network alongside being an NFT marketplace. SuperRare offers a simple graphical user interface (GUI) featuring a list of different options on the platform, such as Activities, Features, Communities, and Market.  
* With SuperRare, a customer can be assured that they are the only purchasing one available copy of digital artwork. Moreover, the natural characteristics of blockchain can offer increased reassurance for online investors. This includes transparency of ownership on the blockchain, which can also be a way of verifying the authenticity of an art piece[\[13\]](#cite-id-2omd16kahld).  
  
# Executive Team  
  
***  
  
* John Crain - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer  
* Chase DuBois - Chief Financial Officer  
* Jonathan Perkins - Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Product Officer  
* Charles Crain - Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer  
* Emilio Cazares - Chief Legal Officer  
* Zack Yanger - Chief Marketing Officer[\[14\]](#cite-id-f28ba2bohem)  
  
# Funding  
  
***  
  
On March 30, 2021, SuperRare announced their $9 million Series A lead by Velvet Sea Ventures and 1confirmation and with the participation of a number of high-profile angels and funds, including Collaborative Fund, Shrug Capital, Third Kind, SamsungNext, Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures, Naval Ravikant, Mark Cuban, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Marc Benioff[\[15\]](#cite-id-eev5s01hdu).

SuperRare is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace and social network for tokenized digital art.

SuperRare

**OpenSea** is an online marketplace for buying and selling [Non-Fungible Token](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft)s (NFTs). The company is located in New York City and was founded in 2017.[\[1\]](#cite-id-6u0wn03v3xs)[\[2\]](#cite-id-4qs6qjoffrd)[\[3\]](#cite-id-3v8pe7ysurv)[\[4\]](#cite-id-9l83awgfgd8)[\[5\]](#cite-id-i7j2wt06a3e)  
  
OpenSea is a verified Brave (web browser) publisher. [\[6\]](#cite-id-v9amrv6g97j)  
  
In July 2021, OpenSea announced cross-blockchain support, starting with a gas-free marketplace on the [Polygon](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/polygon) [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain). Buyers no longer have to pay [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain) fees when making trades on OpenSea, and creators can fully earn their way into crypto for the first time.[\[7\]](#cite-id-j7o7tqczu9f)  
  
OpenSea has become the latest crypto unicorn after it announced a $100 million Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz at a valuation of $1.5 billion. [\[8\]](#cite-id-5gudkbests)  
  
# Overview  
  
Founded in November 2017 by Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah, OpenSea is the world's largest digital marketplace for crypto collectibles and [Non-Fungible Token](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft)s (NFTs), including ERC721 and ERC1155 assets. It offers the ability to buy, sell, trade, and discover exclusive Digital assets on the Ethereum [blockchain](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/blockchain). [\[9\]](#cite-id-iqukyk5pcxn)  
  
Users can create their own customizable marketplace using the OpenSea software and set their own fees for their sales. The projects must be ERC-721 compliant to be sold in the marketplace. Users can create auctions for items with any [cryptocurrency](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/cryptocurrency) of their choice. They must submit a contract on the platform in order to get their auction started. The application programming interface can show users market data with statistics and insights in the form of graphs so that users can see how their digital assets are trending. Users can sell their assets in packs, airdrop rewards to customers if so desired, and create lootboxes. [\[10\]](#cite-id-cvj3mm0279a)  
  
The platform remains one of the largest general marketplaces for crypto-collectibles like CryptoKitties, Decentraland, Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Ethermon, Enjin, Gods Unchained, Axie Infinity, and many others. [\[11\]](#cite-id-kidqpvz18dt)  
  
The team comes from backgrounds such as Google, Pinterest, Stanford, and Palantir, funded by Blockchain Capital, Y Combinator, Coinbase, Founders Fund, Blockstack, and 1Confirmation. [\[12\]](#cite-id-pr064xgz3x9)  
  
On top of buying, selling and trading, the platform allows its users to use the bounty system called Affiliate Program that would earn users a standard fee of 1%, although this 1% can be increased to 2.5%. [\[13\]](#cite-id-p571gb2srze)  
  
In October 2020, Messari Crypto conducted research that tracked the demand for NFTs, which includes digital art, collectibles, and in-game items, over the third quarter. It found the cumulative number of users who interacted with OpenSea surpassed 25,000 and that the platform saw a record of $2 million in total volume in September.[\[14\]](#cite-id-e952w2tz2es)  
  
Previously, OpenSea was restricted to Ethereum, the popular cryptocurrency platform that has been criticized for using a lot of computing power and wasting energy. In July 2021, OpenSea added transactions on the Polygon (formerly Matic Network) platform, which enables transactions with no huge transactions fees related to computing usage. Over time, the company wants to lower transaction costs across platforms (as it has done with the addition of Polygon), enable people to use whatever payment method they have, and then educate the market about NFTs. Users can use any crypto wallet they want with OpenSea.[\[15\]](#cite-id-lfb3xy8v9pk)  Beyond Polygon, OpenSea has plans to integrate with Dapper Labs' Flow blockchain, as well as Tezos.  
  
In June 2021 alone, OpenSea sold $160 million in digital assets on its NFT marketplace, and it experienced a 45 times increase in volume growth during the first half of 2021 from just $8 million in sales in January. High-growth collectible avatar projects like Hashmasks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Meebits, which combine elements of art, blockchain tech, and social clubs, have also taken off on OpenSea in 2021. [\[16\]](#cite-id-g2xzgqbo4l4)  
  
## Developer Partnerships  
  
OpenSea partners with developers to power their marketplace directly on OpenSea's infrastructure. This allows developers to focus on the core functionality of their Decentralized application (DApp) while benefiting from peer-to-peer trades on the marketplace as they receive a secondary sale fee any time one of their items is sold on OpenSea. OpenSea is currently the primary marketplace for Cheeze Wizards (a new game from Dapper Labs), MyCryptoHeroes (a Japanese RPG), the officially licensed Formula One racing game from Animoca Brands, and many others. [\[17\]](#cite-id-2r3za2yo5ll)  
  
In September 2020, OpenSea announced that OpenSea data was integrated on the Roll app for creator rewards. This allowed users to view Opensea listings for NFTs available in a particular creator’s social money on their respective rewards page. OpenSea allows artists to add their currencies as a payment option on their storefront by filling out a simple form. Once the NFTs are listed for sale, buyers can purchase the items using a Web3 wallet like MetaMask. To get hold of an artist’s social currency, users can earn on Roll or purchase it from an exchange like Uniswap if it’s traded. A few examples of social money issuers trading NFTs on OpenSea include:  
  
* HUE from Connie Digital, an artist at the intersection of technology, music, and digital art. An early social money pioneer.  
* SKULL from Skeenee, a Madrid-based tattoo artist with signature pieces featuring skulls and anatomy. One of Roll’s most active social money users.  
* WHALE from WhaleShark, one of the largest and most prolific NFT collectors in the industry. [\[18\]](#cite-id-29rawb9acmo)  
  
## Architecture  
  
OpenSea is powered by the Wyvern Protocol, a set of robust Ethereum smart contracts specifically designed for buying and selling unique digital assets. [\[5\]](#cite-id-i7j2wt06a3e)  
  
# Collector Drops  
  
In June 2020, the platform announced OpenSea Drops - new and exclusive NFTs launches. [\[19\]](#cite-id-msdixf14wm)  
  
## Shawn Mendes  
  
In February 2021, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes agreed to issue digital wearables on OpenSea in partnership with avatar company Genies. Mendes' collection of concert-style collectibles debuted on OpenSea on February 26, becoming the digital auction house's first "digital goods drop." For his part, Mendes said proceeds of the sale would benefit a grants program for aspiring digital artists that his charity, Shawn Mendes Foundation, is backing. Mendes plans to incrementally release more Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as his career develops. [\[20\]](#cite-id-rmrdin0sha)  
  
This is what Mendes said about the collection:  
  
> “Inspired by my Wonder album, I’m dropping collectible Genie Moments to raise funds with an aim to amplify, uplift, and empower young digital artists who are using their talent to create positive, social change. I’ll be donating the profits from all collections to support the efforts of the Shawn Mendes Foundation, including our Wonder Grants program and a new pool of grants we’re launching with Genies to support young digital artists. We’re hoping this drop will enable young creators to prosper. In this drop, you can contribute to that cause while unlocking rare Wonder digital wearables for your own Genie." [\[21\]](#cite-id-uktpusq5eio)  
  
# Funding  
  
In November 2019, OpenSea received a strategic investment of $2.1 million from Animoca Brands, gumi Cryptos, Stanford StartX, and David Pazdan from MetaMask. Many of the platform's existing investors also contributed alongside these strategic partners, include 1Confirmation, Blockchain Capital, Brad Flora from Y Combinator, and Dylan Field from Figma.[\[22\]](#cite-id-qxichir2529)  
  
In March 2021, OpenSea announced their $23 million fundraise led by Andreessen Horowitz. Innovative angel investors and leaders such as Naval Ravikant, Mark Cuban, Tim Ferriss, Belinda Johnson, Ben Silbermann, Alexis Ohanian, and Balaji Srinivasan; crypto natives Standard Crypto, Linda Xie, Avichal Garg, and Flamingo DAO; creators like 3LAU, RAC, and Justin Kan; and NFT thought leaders like Andrew Steinwold, Metapurse, and Bill Lee were also taking part in the round. The platform's existing investors, including 1Confirmation, Pascal Capital, Blockchain Capital, Regan Bozman, Kevin Hartz and Dylan Field from Figma, continue to provide their support through their participation in this round. [\[23\]](#cite-id-r95gtexd1y)  
  
In July 2021, OpenSea announced a $100 million raise led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Coatue Management, along with Michael Ovitz, Kevin Hartz, Dylan Field, Kevin Durant, Ashton Kutcher, and Tobi Lutke. [\[7\]](#cite-id-j7o7tqczu9f) The funding amount means that OpenSea is a unicorn or startup with a $1 billion valuation, and joins a long list of crypto unicorns such as Coinbase, Animoca Brands, and Chainalysis to name a few.[\[24\]](#cite-id-yn7hg3guk7)  With this capital, OpenSea will continue to scale its NFT platform, with an immediate focus on hiring engineering talent, expanding internationally to new markets and audiences, and overall making more ways users can easily access, buy, and sell digital assets.[\[25\]](#cite-id-brn6njmlt09)  Kathryn Haun, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz will also be joining OpenSea's board of directors. [\[24\]](#cite-id-yn7hg3guk7)

OpenSea is an online marketplace for buying and selling Non-Fungible Tokens.

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**Kingdom Karnage** is a cross-platform virtual Trading Card Game available to play on PC and Android (Apple coming soon). All assets in the game can be withdrawn as tokenised FTs/[NFT](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft)s and are infused with [Enjin Cryptocurrency](https://beta.everipedia.org/wiki/enjin). KK is now fully on Enjin’s Jumpnet which means there are no gas costs at all. [\[1\]](#cite-id-14lslwt32ed)  
  
# Overview  
  
![ss_8a9ce5de626d562c3afc2dfdb7c3fe23a253d220.1920x1080.jpg](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmVhk5hZECazXNhN1AAaKGQvoRix12yQZcRyMv4zCUmzHa)Digital trading card game Kingdom Karnage fully exploits the potential of the digital medium. You are free to purchase, sell, or trade with other players directly from your gaming wallet, so don't limit yourself to only collecting and disenchanting. Set your own pricing and maximize the value of your game.  
No matter which side you choose to support—humanity, zombie hordes, or orcish tribes—Kingdom Karnage goes well beyond your typical TCG experience.  
Set out to conquer campaign modes for each side, find and explore dungeons for prizes, and bask in the pleasure of defeating opponents in PvP after assembling a deck of 30 cards. In turn-based combat, managing your health, attack, mobility, and skills is made more difficult by countdown clocks.  
  
# Gameplay  
  
![1_wPNSI08FgX3xXFdd-R4iWw.png](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmWoj8XTudRnCykEhm9GAKSNSJ5N3fwpt38LG5b56jiW8A)Each player builds a deck of up to 30 cards from varying rarities (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary) which you take into battle. The aim of each battle to reduce the enemy hero’s health to zero before he manages to deplete your hero.  
  
#### Character  
  
There are five different levels of character rarity: common, uncommon, rare, epic, and legendary. The levels of each character are 10. To advance to the next level, combine two characters with the same level and stats. Characters gain attack power and health points as you level them up, and occasionally they also get new skills. Check out the card library to see all of the available characters. The majority of characters adhere to the combination rules and have ten levels; however, a few special characters are in short supply and have dynamic leveling; for more details, see the section of this guide.  
There are a maximum of 3 special talents available for each character. Each ability has a significant impact on the combat strategy and enables you to create a diversified deck that sets you apart from your competitors. Characters have a base movement speed of 2, unless their abilities demand different.  
  
#### Decks  
  
Pressing the Deck Icon on the Main Menu brings up the Deck Menu. Your Hero is shown in the upper left corner; tapping the Hero's symbol brings up the Options menu. The buttons 1 through 5 represent various deck saves. At initially, they are locked with only one deck saving option. When worn, a unique item called a "Codex" enables extra deck saves and boosts your hero's HP as well. With four Codex rarities, the first four provide more deck saves and HP than the last.  
The deck name that displays the "Deck Power" is "Deck Five." Deck Power, which grows or decreases when characters are added to or removed from your deck, measures the average power of the cards you have chosen to include in your deck.  
Choose one of the available cards at the bottom of the screen to add a character to your deck. Then, to include it in your current deck, click on an open Deck Slot in the center. In a similar manner, you may choose a card from the bottom and click on a Deck Slot that is currently occupied to swap out the character you originally selected. You can see a white number at the bottom of each card, indicating how many of that particular card you now hold. You may have up to three of the same character in your deck, whether they be three level 1 versions or one level, two levels, and three levels. When a character can no longer be added to your deck, it is "greyed out" and no longer available.  
  
#### Deck Rarity Restrictions  
  
| Card Type | Unit per Deck |  
| --------- | ------------- |  
| Uncommon cards | 3 per deck |  
| Rare cards | 3 per deck |  
| Epic cards | 1 per deck |  
| Legendary cards | 1 per deck |  
| Dynamic cards: | 1 per deck |  
| Common cards | 3 per deck |  
  
You can choose just the character race, just the level, or just the rarity. Alternatively, you may choose a combination to narrow your search by rarity, level, and race. After choosing your filters, click the filter button once again to apply them.  
  
### Pets  
  
Pets will soon be available in the game and will consist of:  
  
* A companion for your hero who is an in-game character.  
* New pet skills that can change the course of a conflict.  
* The capacity for your pet to aimlessly mine KKT on your behalf.  
  
# Heroes  
  
![ss_fb3adacef340fb84d10801b9058f94a229599267.1920x1080.jpg](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmP3NVeQFpJZpRQru8Q1fmgRVRQT4T5LmTGPWYbtiWEXe9)There are 5 Heroes available right now. Everyone starts with a basic hero who has 10 HP. The health of Multiverse Mike, an Enjin Multiverse character, has increased; it is presently +1 HP. At level 1, The Wyden offers a tremendous +5 HP. Then, when you upgrade your Wyden, an additional +1 HP every level. Wydens can only level up by winning a future 1v1 competition against other Wydens. The dynamic Multiverse Mikes Hero HP bonus rises in proportion to the growth of the Kingdom Karnage player base and the quantity of Multiverse Mike NFTs in circulation.  
The strongest Hero is The Wyden. He is sold out and is only accessible from other players through JumpNet Marketplace or the in-game market.  
  
# Game Modes  
  
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### Challenge  
  
There are two main challenge types available for now: Random and Endurance. The simplest fun-only option is called Random Challenge. You are matched up with an arbitrary opponent. an opportunity to test out your deck with no repercussions, but also with no incentive.  
Not for the faint of heart is the endurance mode. The opposing boss has 999 HP, can kill soldiers who approach too closely, and keeps having his deck strengthened. Fortunately, the objective is to avoid being defeated as long as possible; it is not to win.  
When you lose, Blue Gems are given to you in the lower left corner along with your kill score. You gain more jewels as you kill more enemies.  
  
### King of Karnage  
  
The current King of Karnage can be challenged by players to a 1v1 battle. The King is controlled by AI, therefore several players can challenge the King at any moment. The prize fund receives a challenge entry fee in the currency $KKT (minus a small fee collected by the game). Every 10 minutes, a tiny portion of the Global KKT pool is added to the reward pools as well.  
Every time a King successfully defends his throne, one random card in his deck is demoted one level, so weakening his deck and preventing powerful players from becoming unbeatable.  
When a King is beaten, they take 75% of the money in the pot at the time, leaving 25% to start the reign of the winner. There are two KoK variants available. one for newcomers ("Normal") and one for seasoned players ("Elite") (100KKT). Any player may challenge either throne, but nobody may hold both thrones simultaneously.  
The Global KKT pool contributes more to the experienced throne reward pool than it does to the novice throne.  
Common and uncommon cards with a rank of 4 or below are only allowed in beginner mode. Any deck may be used to play Elite mode.  
  
### PvP  
  
You compete against other players' decks in player versus player (PvP). The game requires a full deck of 30 cards (no restrictions on race).  
Use your player-created deck in ranked 1 v 1 battles. Rewards are given daily and weekly in ranked PvP:  
Daily: Win 5 daily PvP fights to get a daily gift. The more daily PvP battles you win during the month, the higher you will go up the reward tree and the better the rewards will be.  
Each month, you can compete against other players for KKT rewards in a league style. To get an award, users must maintain their ranking in the top 100.  
  
# Game Currencies  
  
Kingdom Karnage has two currencies:  
  
* Kingdom Karnage Token (KKT)  
* Blue Diamonds  
  
### Kingdom Karnage Token (KKT)  
  
The official currency of Kingdom Karnage is KKT. All premium game modes, such as the following:  
  
* The Auction House  
* Catacombs  
* King of Karnage  
* Midas Vault  
  
**KKT Contract Address:** 0xe64017bdacbe7dfc84886c3704a26d566e7550de  
  
### Blue Diamonds  
  
The coin known as Blue Diamonds is found in the Kingdom Karnage dungeons. Users may always exchange 5 blue diamonds for a random Kingdom Karnage card (Common to Rare).[\[4\]](#cite-id-3gjbq1qtbq3)

Kingdom Karnage  is a cross-platform virtual Trading Card Game available to play on PC and Android platforms.

Kingdom Karnage

**Refik Anadol** is a media artist and director born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1985. He is a lecturer and visiting researcher in University of California, Los Angeles’s Department of Design Media Arts.  
  
He has been building upon the ideas of machine hallucinations and the melding of digital and physical space for a long time. Having spent time as a videographer, architectural photographer, and creative director, he brings these disciplines and ways of seeing to bear on his evolving algorithmically-based works.  
  
# Education  
  
Refik holds a master of fine arts degree from University of California, Los Angeles in Media Arts, master of fine arts degree from Istanbul Bilgi University in Visual Communication Design as well as bachelors of arts degree with summa cum laude in Photography and Video.  
  
# Career  
  
Refik Anadol is working in the fields of site-specific public art with parametric data sculpture approach and live audio/visual performance with immersive installation approach, particularly his works explore the space among digital and physical entities by creating a hybrid relationship between architecture and media arts with machine intelligence.  
  
As a media artist, designer and spatial thinker, Refik Anadol is intrigued by the ways in which the transformation of the subject of contemporary culture requires rethinking of the new aesthetic, technique and dynamic perception of space. He builds his works on the nomadic subject’s reaction to and interactions with unconventional spatial orientations with data and machine intelligence. Refik's primary raw material is data.  
  
Residing at the crossroads of art, science, and technology, Refik's site-specific parametric data sculptures, live audio/visual performances, and immersive installations take many virtual and physical forms. Entire buildings come to life, floors, walls, and ceilings disappear into infinity, breathtaking aesthetics take shape from large swaths of data, and what was once invisible to the human eye becomes visible, offering the audience a new perspective on, and narrative of their worlds.  
  
The primary thread that runs throughout Refik's visualizations of the unseen world is data: for WDCH Dreams, Anadol accessed 100 years of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s digital archives; for Oakland’s Sense of Place, real-time environmental data informs the work; and for Charlotte Airport’s Interconnected, he utilizes real-time airport statistics.  
  
Anadol’s body of work addresses the challenges and possibilities of ubiquitous computing, and what it means to be a human in the age of machine intelligence.  
  
Refik Anadol started using light as a material as far back as 2011. He has been using architecture as a canvas, light as a material, data as a material, but having a studio has been a dream.  
  
> I was heavily inspired by cinema as a medium— which is an exciting medium because you can make a reality that people can become a part of. It’s very existential. [\[1\]](#cite-id-56ut9egtqsf)  
  
Refik embeds media arts into architecture, he questions the possibility of a post digital architectural future in which there are no more non-digital realities. He invites the viewers to visualize alternative realities by presenting them the possibility of re-defining the functionalities of both interior and exterior architectural formations.  
  
Refik Anadol's work suggests that all spaces and facades have potentials to be utilized as the media artists’ canvases. [\[2\]](#cite-id-3ug14gexsw9)  
  
He creates art installations by seeking out interesting data sets and processing them into swirling visualizations of how computers capture the world and people in it. He does it by using techniques from artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning algorithms, to filter or expand on his raw material. [\[3\]](#cite-id-bcrujj0aq9)  
  
Through explorations of space, achieved through immersive installations and experiences, his work examines the idea of memory.  
  
# Refik Anadol Studio  
  
Refik Anadol Studio is known for transforming architectural spaces and façades into giant canvases for live media arts. Refik creates site-specific public art and data sculptures, often paired with live audio/visual performances and immersive installations.  
  
Refik Anadol Studio employs a unique team of prominent computer scientists, software developers, architects, engineers, and designers to realize Refiik's vision. A pioneer in his field, Refik Anadol has partnered with teams at Microsoft, Google (Artist and Machine Intelligence), Nvidia, JPL/NASA, Intel, IBM, Siemens and Epson, to apply the latest, cutting-edge science and technologies to his work.  
  
# Selected AI Artworks  
  
## WDCH Dreams  
  
WDCH Dreams, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic to celebrate their Centennial, explores the orchestra’s 100-year history, and visualizes their future. Anadol and his team developed a unique machine intelligence approach to apply to the entire LA Phil digital archive – 45 terabytes of data. The results are stunning visualizations in two forms, a week-long public art installation projected onto the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall’s undulating exterior, and a season-long immersive exhibition inside WDCH at the Ira Gershwin Gallery.  
  
This massive machine learning and projection mapping project brought to light years of video footage from one of the greatest musical institutions in the world, and transformed it into a dynamic and evolving canvas sharing these rich memories to the public. The project was a collaboration with Artists and Machine Intelligence (AMI), a program at Google Art & Culture that invites artists to work with engineers and researchers together in the design of intelligent systems, and Refik Anadol Studios.  
  
## Archive Dreaming  
  
Archive Dreaming is a temporary immersive environment with architecture as a canvas, light as a material, and data as content. Commissioned to work with SALT Research collections, Anadol employed machine learning algorithms to search and sort relationships among 1,700,000 documents. Interactions of the multidimensional data found in the archives are, in turn, translated into an immersive media installation.  
  
## Melting Memories  
  
Melting Memories is a series of digital artworks that explore the materiality of remembering by offering new insights into the representational possibilities emerging from the intersection of advanced technology and contemporary art. Comprised of data paintings, augmented data sculptures, and light projections, the project as a whole debuts new advances in technology that enable visitors to experience aesthetic interpretations of EEG data collected on the neural mechanisms of cognitive control.  
  
# Awards  
  
Refik Anadol is the recipient of a number of awards, prizes including Microsoft Research’s Best Vision Award, German Design Award, UCLA Art+Architecture Moss Award, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts Award, SEGD Global Design Awards and Google’s Art and Machine Intelligence Artist Residency Award.  
  
His site\-specific audio/visual performances have been seen in Walt Disney Concert Hall $USA$\, Hammer Museum $USA$\, International Digital Arts Biennial Montreal $Canada$\, Ars Electronica Festival $Austria$\, l’Usine \| Genève $Switzerland$\, Arc De Triomf $Spain$\, Zollverein \| SANAA’s School of Design Building $Germany$\, santralistanbul Contemporary Art Center $Turkey$\, Outdoor Vision Festival SantaFe New Mexico $USA$\, Istanbul Design Biennial $Turkey$\, Sydney City Art $Australia$\, Lichtrouten $Germany$\.  
  
His award winning projects explore how the perception and experience of time and space are radically changing now that machines dominate our everyday lives. [\[4\]](#cite-id-zhkcsmw8fm)  
  
# Exhibitions  
  
## 2021  
  
* Machine Memoirs : Space, Pilevneli Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey  
* AI Art Gallery, NVIDIA GTC 2021, Virtual  
* Seoul Haemong II, DDP Building, Seoul, Korea  
  
## 2020  
  
* Quantum Memories – National Gallery of Victoria 2020 Triennial, Melbourne, Australia  
* Metamorphosis Returns – Machine Hallucinations, Seoul, Korea  
* Distant Arcades – Machine Hallucinations – Nature Dreams, MUTEK, Montreal, Canada  
* Melting Memories – Engram, Images Vevey Art Festival, Switzerland  
* Melting Memories – Engram, Taipei Digital Art Festival,Taipei, Taiwan  
* Machine Hallucinations – Nature Dreams, Beyond Film Festival, Karlsruhe, Germany  
* Digital Dreams, Kurhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany  
* NEAR + FUTURES + QUASI + WORLDS, STATE Studio, Berlin, Germany  
* Melting Memories – Engram, Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Norway  
* Melting Memories – Engram, Neurones, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France  
* Infinite Space, Artechouse, Miami, FL, USA  
  
## 2019  
  
* Machine Hallucinations – Earth ISS, SIGGRAPH Asia 2019, Brisbane, Australia  
* Winds of Shenzhen, 40 Years of Humanizing Technology – Ars Electronica, Shenzhen, China  
* Machine Hallucinations – Earth ISS, IEEE Visap 2019, Vancouver, Canada  
* Bosphorus, les Garages Numériques, Brussels, Belgium  
* Melting Memories, Open Codes, Azkuna Zentroa, Spain  
* Infinity Room, Daejeon Museum of Arts, Daejeon, South Korea  
* Machine Hallucinations – Mars, AS-Helix, National Museum of China, Beijing, China  
* Archive Dreaming, AS-Helix, National Museum of China, Beijing, China  
* Neuro Space, Society of Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, USA  
* Bopshorus, Les Garages Numeriques, Brussels, Belgium  
* Melting Memories, Volvo Art Session, Zürich, Switzerland  
* Infinity Room, Volvo Art Session, Zürich, Switzerland  
* Melting Memories, Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy  
* Infinite Space, Artechouse, Miami, FL, USA  
* Machine Hallucination, Artechouse, New York City, NY, USA  
* Latent History, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden  
* Infinite Space, Artechouse, Washington, DC, USA  
* Macau Currents: Data Paintings, Art Macao: International Art Exhibition, Macao  
* Archive Dreaming, Symbiosis – Asia Digital Art Exhibition, Beijing, China  
* Machine Hallucination – Study II, Hermitage Museum, Moscow, RUS  
* Memoirs from Latent Space, New Human Agenda, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Melting Memories – Engram – LEV Festival, Gijón, Spain  
* Machie Hallucination – Study I, Bitforms Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany  
* Bosphorus, Pilevneli Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, Wood Street Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA  
  
## 2018  
  
* Melting Memories, Species and Beyond, Kikk Festival, Belgium  
* WDCH Dreams, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA  
* Melting Memories, Open Codes, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany  
* Melting Memories, Pilevneli Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, New Zealand Festival, Wellington, New Zealand  
* Virtual Archive, SALT Galata, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Liminality V1.0, International Art Projects, Hildesheim, Germany  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, Kaneko Museum, Omaha, Nebraska  
* The Invisible Body : Data Paintings, Sven-Harrys Museum, Stockholm, Sweden  
* Data Sculpture Series, Art Center Nabi, Seoul, South Korea  
* 1-2-3 Data Exhibition, Paris, EDF, France  
* Infinity Room, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona, USA  
* Infinity Room, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA, USA  
  
## 2017  
  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, MeConvention, Frankfurt, Germany  
* Archive Dreaming, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria  
* Wind of Linz, Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, Beijing, China  
* Archive Dreaming, SALT Galata, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, Athens, Greece  
* Heterotopia, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Infinity Room / New Edition, SXSW, Austin, TX  
  
## 2016  
  
* Warhol X Anadol, Young Projects, Los Angeles, USA  
* Radical Atoms, Ars Electronica – Computer Animation Festival, Linz, Austria  
* Infinity Room, The Conference, Malmö, Sweden  
* Infinity Room, TAG Festival, Mexico City, Mexico  
* MultipliCITY – Victor Vasarely, Fondation Vasarely, Paris, France  
* Cavity InfoComm, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA  
* Infinity Room Mapping Festival, Geneva, Switzerland  
* Infinity Room VIA Festival, Paris, France  
* Infinity Room EXIT Festival, Paris, France  
  
## 2015  
  
* Infinity Room Day For Night, Houston, Texas, USA  
* Cavity Monochrome, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Liminal Room Istanbul Light Festival, Istanbul, Turkey  
* SIGGRAPH ASIA 2015 Art Gallery, Kobe, Japan  
* Expected Port City Talks / Istanbul-Antwerp, Europalia, Antwerp, Belgium  
* Wavelengths Digital Turkey Exhibition, Europalia, Antwerp, Belgium  
* Infinity Room Artnivo, Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey  
* SIGGRAPH 2015 : Electronic Theatre, Los Angeles, USA  
* Ars Electronica – Computer Animation Festival, Linz, Austria  
* The New Creativity: Man and Machines, MAK, Los Angeles, USA  
* Digital Couture / Epson, Industria SuperStudio, New York, USA  
* Waves, Blok Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey  
  
## 2014  
  
* Cavity, RH Contemporary Art Gallery, New York, USA  
* Algo-Rhythms, Sonos-Studio, Los Angeles, USA  
* Adobe Creative Cloud Mosaic Project, New York, USA  
* UCLA DMA Media Arts MFA Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, USA  
* Presentism: Light as Material, Young Projects, Los Angeles, USA  
* VitrA Contemporary Architecture Series: Dreams to Reaalities Istanbul Modern, Istanbul  
  
## 2013  
  
* Parallel Threads, Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Prefix, Media Arts MFA Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, USA  
* Incidence, UCLA DMA MFA Group Show, Design Matters Gallery, Los Angeles, USA  
* The Active Apparatus and Liminal Landscapes, Young Projects, Los Angeles, USA  
  
## 2012  
  
* Istanbul Design Biennial, istanbulmodern, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Sceptical Interventions, Pilevneli Projects, Istanbul, Turkey  
* Istanbul Summer Exhibition, Antrepo 5, Sanat Limani, Istanbul  
  
## 2011  
  
* Minus Feld, American Hospital, “Operation Room”, Istanbul  
  
## 2010  
  
* Human Landscapes, Goethe Institut&Contretype, Brussels, Belgium  
* Spagat, Marta Herford Museum, Herford, Germany  
* Untitled II, ULG, Liége, Belgium  
* Track 09, ÇSM – santralistanbul, Istanbul  
  
## 2009  
  
* Untitled, Galeri 1 – santralistanbul, Istanbul  
* Academy Meets Photokina, Photokina, Köln, Germany  
  
## 2008  
  
* Track 08, Contemporary Art Center – santralistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey  
  
# Personal  
  
As at April 2021, he lives and works in Los Angeles, California.  
  
# Trivia  
  
Refik draws his inspiration from the cinema, books and architecture.  
  
> “I’m very excited about cinema. I watch a lot of films, read a lot, and explore a lot of architecture. I’m intrigued by the limitations of the physical quality of life. I love monumental spaces, and I think archives are one of the most important physical spaces, because that’s where information turns into knowledge.”

Refik Anadol is a media artist and director born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1985.

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