Interest in non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, has risen to near the level of search for the term ‘ICO’, according to Google Trends data. With eight days left in March, the current increase in interest at the time may even surpass interest in ICOs, which would indeed be an impressive achievement.
The initial mania presentation coin in 2017 was partly the cause and partly the result of the 2017 bull run that culminated in Bitcoin reaching just $ 20,000.
Given NFTs span games, music, art, virtual land – and may even represent real-world objects such as homes – they may have a much larger audience than the primarily financial and technological people attracted by ICOs.
Interest in the search has undoubtedly been sparked by the mainstream media enthusiastic about NFTs being sold for jaw-dropping prices, including a collage of digital artist Beeple selling at Christie’s for $ 69 million, and music producer 3LAU releasing his new album as NFTs sold for $ 11.7 million.
Snoop Dog, Lionel Richie and Boy George
Crypto-currency Crypto.com has announced that it will launch a new NFT market with drops from Snoop Dog, Lionel Richie and Boy George, along with James Bond’s favorite Formula One team Aston Martin. The platform, which opens on March 26, will focus on delivering unique content from popular artists, musicians, athletes and sports.
Aston Martin’s Cognizant Formula One team will launch a series of moments on the platform and take advantage of the success of sports memorabilia platforms, including NBA Top Shot and Sorare. Managing Director of the team Jefferson Slack said:
“The collection of NFTs we make available captures the first moments of our return to F1 after more than six decades.”
The new Aston Martin team makes its debut in the F1 race in Bahrain on March 28
Do the robot
Art created by Gaka-Chu, an autonomous robot developed by the Robonomics team, is currently being auctioned on the Rarible NFT market. The robot has been creating art for more than three years now, but this is apparently the first time that work created by the robot has been sold as an NFT.
I have the first bid and it’s a total of 2 meals! This is absolutely fantastic! pic.twitter.com/d3unCUYZsF
– Gaka-Chu (@gaka_chu_art) March 23, 2021
The unique aspect is that the art created by the robot becomes completely self-directed, with the creation process being incorporated and incorporated into the NFT. One piece, with a current bid of $ 1,674, contains the robot that signs the Ethereum logo with the attached quote: ‘It would never happen without Ethereum. I can create, create and live my best life. ”
3 million GameTalkTalk users will soon be able to create ‘carbon neutral’ NFTs
Engine has partnered with Ludena Protocol to integrate ‘environmentally friendly NFTs’ into Korea’s top social gaming app GameTalkTalk. The partnership will enable the app’s 3 million users to create their own digital fashion, pet and real estate NFTs.
According to a release, Engine’s multi-chain approach will reduce the impact of NFT decoration on the environment (currently a hot button issue) through a number of technologies, including JumpNet, a hospitable scale solution. The app will also showcase the technology to major gaming brands, including Blizzard and SEGA.
$ 500,000 digital home on Mars
An NFT collector paid $ 500,000 for a digital home in a Martian landscape. This is more than most homes here in the physical world on earth do.
‘Mars House’ was sold on Superrare for 288 ETH earlier this week. Krist Kim, the creator, called it the first true digital home and it was designed in collaboration with an architect using video game software.
In the Instagram post, Kim explained that the new owner can bring the house and the furniture to life with the help of a group of glass furniture makers based in Italy. Kim also has a strong vision that the art can be projected into a physical home.
“Everyone needs to install an LED wall in their home for NFT art.”
In theory, you could possibly display your $ 500,000 NFT home on the wall of your $ 300,000 apartment.