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William "Will" Entriken (/ˈɛn.trə.kɪn/) also known by the online moniker Fulldecent, is a solutions architect, cybersecurity specialist, financial analyst, general manager, and civic hacker best known for his contributions in blockchain technology and open sourced solutions.
Decentraland was created by Argentine developers Ari Meilich and Esteban Ordano, [1] and has been in development since 2015. [13] When it launched in 2017, parcels of digital land sold for about $20, [14] and mana tokens sold for $0.02. [1]
The concept of non-fungible digital assets that could be owned on a blockchain predated ERC-721, with projects like Colored Coins on Bitcoin in 2012. [7] In 2017, just prior to ERC-721’s publication, Larva Labs launched the CryptoPunks NFT project on Ethereum using ERC-20 (a fungible token standard).
The Amy Winehouse Foundation and MusiCares have announced a one-of-a-kind NFT (non-fungible token) from photographer Charles Moriarty with visual artist Mark Palkoski to benefit both organizations.
The round was led by 6th Man Ventures, the investment firm of The Block's founder Mike Dudas.
There were some NFT-like projects or "proto NFTs" that pre-date CryptoPunks; Rare Pepes, for example, was released on Counterparty in 2014. [citation needed] The economic insecurity created by the Covid-19 pandemic sharply increased trade in risky investments like NFTs. The highest NFT trading volumes were achieved between August 2021 and May ...
The first known "NFT", Quantum, [24] was created by Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash in May 2014. It consists of a video clip made by McCoy's wife, Jennifer. McCoy registered the video on the Namecoin blockchain and sold it to Dash for $4, during a live presentation for the Seven on Seven conferences at the New Museum in New York City.
The same goes for Rarible's iOS app, which is described as an NFT browser for "viewing" blockchain collectibles. Apple's approach to NFT apps is still something of a gray area. The company ...