Tag Archives: non-fungible tokens

The Frida Kahlo NFT

Posted on October 2, 2022 by

Like a Phoenix rising from its ashes, Art is reborn into Eternity. fridanft.org In July this year, a Mexican businessman named Martin Mobarak allegedly destroyed a painting by Frida Kahlo in order to liberate it from its physical shackles and unto its … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture | Tagged cryptocurrencies, Frida Kahlo, Martin Mobarak, Metakovan, NFTs, non-fungible tokens, scientific publishing | Comments Off

Intro to NFTs

Posted on March 25, 2022 by

A far-too-simplified introduction to cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFT, non-fungible tokens, permissionless, proof of stake, proof of work, trustless | Comments Off

Art is something for cryptocurrencies to con

Posted on February 22, 2022 by

Cryptocurrencies have emerged as a way to fund art, and therefore supposedly support artists, using the Trojan horse of NFTs. Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture | Tagged art trading, cryptocurrencies, NFT, non-fungible tokens, Yakov Golyadkin | Comments Off

If WordPress supports NFTs, should I boycott it?

Posted on February 17, 2022 by

“I make use of the tools available to me. That doesn’t mean I have to applaud every advance in the field.” Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFT, non-fungible tokens, web3, WordPress | Comments Off

Crypto: Climate change means new tech has less time today to prove itself

Posted on February 13, 2022 by

I spent this weekend reading about permissioned and permissionless blockchain systems. If you want to get in on it, I can’t recommend this post by David Rosenthal enough. Much of the complexity of executing transactions of the major extant cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Tech | Tagged Big Tech, Bitcoin, blockchain, carbon dioxide concentration, carbon emissions, cryptocurrencies, David Rosenthal, decentralisation, Ethereum, Molly White, non-fungible tokens, proof of work, web2, web3 | Comments Off

The persistence of NFTs

Posted on February 10, 2022 by

NFTs freak me out. One of the ways in which my grandmother lost touch with her daughter – my mother – was my mother’s generation’s access to and use of computers, smartphones and the internet. And one of the ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture | Tagged cryptocurrency, metaverse, NFT, non-fungible tokens, Silicon Valley | Comments Off

Pseudoscientific materials and thermoeconomics

Posted on July 6, 2021 by

The Shycocan Corp. took out a full-page jacket ad in the Times of India on June 22 – the same day The Telegraph (UK) had a story about GBP 2,900 handbags by Gucci that exist only online, in some videogame. The Shycocan product’s science is … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Science | Tagged capitalism, consumerism, eco-economic decoupling, flygskam, Greta Thunberg, Gucci, infinite growth, Michael Liebrich, nationalism, negative entropy, NFT, non-fungible tokens, pseudoscience, Shycocan, thermoeconomics | Comments Off

On crypto-art, racism and outcome fantasies

Posted on March 23, 2021 by

If you want to find mistakes with something, you’ll be able to find them if you tried long enough. That doesn’t inherently make the thing worthless. The only exception I’ve encountered to this truism is the prevailing world-system – which … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Op-eds, Tech | Tagged art criticism, art patronage, Beeple, Big Tech, Bitcoin, bitcoin mining, blockchain, capitalism, Christie's, consensus algorithms, crypto-art, cryptocurrencies, Ethereum, Everydays, financial transactions, Metakovan, Metapurse, NFT, non-fungible tokens, power consumption, proof of stake, proof of work, racism, settlement finality, Silicon Valley, Sybil attack, The First 5000 Days, Tim Swanson, Twobadour | Comments Off