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Welcome to Currents. This week, we talk to Robert Alice, editor of TASCHEN's On NFTs, plus we dive into news like Musée d'Orsay currently showing its first NFT exhibition, 10 Autoglyphs selling for 5,000 ETH, Humanity Protocol launching a palm recognition solution, Americana officially launching its platform, Gmoney’s 9dcc Collection 01 debuting at NFT Paris, Pudgy Penguins’ new line of Pudgy Toys debuting at Walmart, and World of Women hosting a gala at NFT Paris.
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In Conversation with Robert Alice,
Editor of TASCHEN's On NFTs
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Musée d'Orsay Is Currently Showing Its First NFT Exhibition
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10 Autoglyphs Just Sold for 5,000 ETH
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Humanity Protocol Launches Palm Recognition Solution
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Americana Will Officially Launch Its Platform on February 28
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Gmoney’s 9dcc Collection 01 to Debut at NFT Paris
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Pudgy Penguins’ New Line of Pudgy Toys Debuts at Walmart
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World of Women Will Host Gala at NFT Paris
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Top stories
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TASCHEN and Robert Alice’s On NFTs
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In Conversation with Robert Alice, On NFTs
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OpenSea: How does the design and layout of the book contribute to the overall narrative and understanding of NFTs as a cultural and technological phenomenon?
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Robert Alice: It's got this amazing cover that holds all this contract data from Kevin McCoy's “Quantum” and Rhea Myer’s “Is Art.” It asks whether a token is art or not, which is kind of a nice conceptual question...
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Sigma Lumina image via @FeralFile
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Musée d'Orsay Is Currently Showing Its First NFT Exhibition
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Paris’ Musée d’Orsay museum just ushered in a new era of art with its first-ever showcase featuring blockchain technology.
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The exhibition, entitled “Le Code d'Orsay,” is by artist and DJ Agoria. The show is novel in that it doesn’t include any screens. Rather, “Sigma Lumina,” a steel sculpture, casts QR-code shadows that unlock interactive, mintable art on the Tezos blockchain.
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Autoglyphs
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10 Autoglyphs Just Sold for 5,000 ETH
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On February 19, a set of 10 Autoglyphs by CryptoPunks creator Larva Labs sold for 5,000 ETH, which is approximately $14.536 million at the time of purchase. The sale marks one of the largest on-chain digital art transactions to date.
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Humanity Protocol image via @0xPolygon
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Humanity Protocol Launches Palm Recognition Solution
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The quest for a non-invasive proof of humanity continues with Humanity Protocol, a cutting-edge palm recognition technology. Launched by the AI identity organization Human Institute on the Polygon layer two (L2) chain and co-developed with leading web3 studio Animoca Brands, the tool uses zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to perform secure identity checks with less data exposure.
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Americana
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Americana Will Officially Launch Its Platform on February 28
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Americana, a real-world asset management platform, is now opening its doors to applicants who want to create digital twins of their rare artworks and collectibles.
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Featuring blockchain-verified digital fingerprints, high-resolution surface topography, and 360-degree interactive models, Americana helps collectors maintain an inventory of their real-life valuables with digital certificates of authenticity accessible via crypto wallet.
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9dcc Collection 01
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Gmoney’s 9dcc Collection 01 to Debut at NFT Paris
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Web3 fashion house 9dcc, the brainchild of NFT influencer gmoney, is set to reveal its first complete luxury fashion line at Paris Fashion Week and NFT Paris. Entitled “9dcc Collection 01,” the debut line will feature over 60 high-end pieces, including coats, hoodies, blazers, pants, and undergarments crafted from globally sourced materials.
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Pudgy Penguin #3594
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Pudgy Penguins’ New Line of Pudgy Toys Debuts at Walmart
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Pudgy Penguins are expanding their presence in Walmart, growing from 2,000 stores during the brand’s initial launch to a new tally of 3,100 locations — a significant 50% increase. The brand plans to roll out 30 different penguin toys, each mirroring an existing NFT.
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WoW #8079
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World of Women To Host Gala at NFT Paris
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Happy WoW Gala week to all who celebrate! Get ready for the second annual gala celebrating World of Women holders and friends, held on Saturday, February 24 at the majestic Pavillon Gabriel in Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysées gardens.
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Learn Center
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Want a refresher on art NFTs? Interested in learning more about NFT use cases like redeemables, phygitals, and burn mechanisms? Or want to know more about how drops work on OpenSea? We’ve got you covered with our Learn Center articles this week.
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NFTs
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NFT Use Cases: Redeemables, Phygitals, and Burn Mechanisms
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Upcoming Drops
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February 28
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GameOn LALIGA
War Chest
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March 1
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ElmonX The Scream, 1895 (litho)
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OpenSea makes no representations or guarantees regarding the collections highlighted in this newsletter. Users must do their own research and use their own judgment before buying any NFT, including those included in the collections highlighted in this article. The descriptions of the collections highlighted in this article were adapted from descriptions provided by the NFT creators, not OpenSea.
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