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Most Influential Artist: Trevor and Violet Jones
5.12.2022
The artist couple collaborated for the first time ever on their painting of Alexey Pertsev, the developer arrested for his role in creating Tornado Cash
Most Influential Artist: Alex Headlam (Aleqth)
5.12.2022
The artist sought inspiration from Andy Warhol and Tim Burton to create his portrait of Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ
Most Influential Artist: Fesq
5.12.2022
The previous programmer creates an image called “The Maestro,” which ties Yat Siu’s music background to his position as a leader in the gaming and blockchain industry
Most Influential Artist: Yosnier
5.12.2022
A 23-year-old artist doesn’t want to come across as sympathizing with Sam Bankman-Fried, who lost numerous people’s life savings in FTX's collapse
Most Influential Artist: Norman Harman
5.12.2022
The Edinburgh-based artist use a combination of technologies and brick-and-mortar traditional values to draw Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs for this year’s Most Influential list
Most Influential Artist: Oveck
5.12.2022
The New York-based artist depicted one of the year's NFT success stories – Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape phenom – for CoinDesk's Most Influential series
Most Influential Artist: Ovie Faruq
5.12.2022
The NFT artist sought to depict the "carelessness and neglect" of the "Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse" in his NFT art for CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022
Chiptune Artist Chipzel Among Those Suspended From Twitter Because Elon Musk Has No Idea What He Is Doing
7.11.2022
Chipzel, one of the most well-known chiptune artists (and video game composers) on the planet, is among a number of high profile users who have had their Twitter account suspended after seemingly breaking, but also not breaking, some new rules.Read more
JPMorgan Reportedly Terminates Relationship With Kanye West, Rap Star Says He’s Happy to Speak Openly About Being ‘Canceled by a Bank’
13.10.2022
On October 12, the conservative influencer and political commentator, Candace Owens shared a letter on Twitter that shows JPMorgan allegedly closed Kanye West’s (also known as Ye) bank accounts. The hip-hop star and rapper has been accused of making antisemitic statements in recent times...
Tattoo Artist Wins Lawsuit Over Her Art Appearing On Randy Orton In WWE 2K
3.10.2022
For any bystander looking at the worlds of professional wrestling and video games from the outside, what’s happening inside can look like a veritable circus. In 2022, each has had more than its fair share of ongoing legal litigation and backstage drama. Now, however, a new lawsuit has seen the...
SuperRare Partnered 0x Society for Artist Education
29.9.2022
SuperRare recently elevated its value proposition by entering a year-long partnership with 0x Society. The collaboration will result in artists and collectors learning more about the cryptoart space. The partnership was announced on SuperRare’s official Twitter account. The platform shared a string...
‘Durmientes’ Aims to Be One of the First Films Funded Fully With NFT Sales in Latam
16.8.2022
“Durmientes,” a new movie that will be directed by Gibran Bazan, a Mexican filmmaker, aims to be funded fully by the sale of a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The NFTs, which will be sold on Metaown, a Mexico-based NFT marketplace, and designed by artist Gabriel Colin, will...
KQuasars Launches New Astrophysical NFT Collection
9.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. St. Barth, August 9, 2022 – KQuasars launches new astrophysical NFT collection. After studying with renowned physicists, meeting the CERN team and paying close attention to LIGO’s work, Kay Quattrocchi has joined forces with his son Harrisson Bordjel, inspirator...
Have You Seen This Dog? Call Of Duty Pup Is ‘Plagiarized,’ Artist Claims
30.7.2022
If you’ve been following along with Call Of Duty lately, you’re no stranger to seeing skins that remind of something you’ve seen before, be it John McClain from Die Hard or Ghostface from Scream. A recent, very adorable, very fluffy skin, however, is looking all too familiar to one artist,...
Up in smoke: Artist Damien Hirst to burn 4,851 paintings in NFT project
28.7.2022
Almost half of the buyers of Hirst’s “The Currency” collection wanted to keep the NFT version
Latvian Artist Threatened With Prison for Money Laundering Through NFTs
26.7.2022
An artist from Latvia is under investigation for allegedly selling NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to launder money, for which he may get up to 12 years in prison. The authorities have blocked his bank accounts and launched an investigation without even notifying him. Artist Who Sold Over 3,500 NFTs...
How To Get A Gaming Tattoo You Won't Hate Next Year, According To Artists
13.7.2022
Five years ago, I had a terrible idea: I wanted a BioShock tattoo. Obsessively.Read more
I'm Getting Hungry Just Looking At This 3D Ramen
11.7.2022
Harry Alisavakis is a technical and VFX artist working in the video game business. He is also the creator of one of the most delicious-looking pieces of 3D art I have ever seen.Read more
Rap Star Snoop Dogg Believes Crypto Industry Will Bounce Back — Crash ‘Weeded’ Out Bad Apples
30.6.2022
This week, the rapper Snoop Dogg spoke about the crypto crash in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday and explained that he believes the cryptocurrency economy will bounce back. Snoop said that he feels like the crash “‘weeded’ out all of the people” that were not supposed...
Yuga Labs Sues Artist Ryder Ripps for ‘Scamming Consumers’ and Misusing Bored Ape Trademarks
26.6.2022
The creators of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, have sued the artist dubbed Ryder Ripps and collaborators for attempting to devalue the BAYC brand. Yuga Lab’s lawsuit claims Ripps and associates trolled the company and started...