Who is MetaKovan, the 'Desi' Singaporean Who Bought Beeple's NFT Artwork Worth $70 Million?
3 years, 9 months ago

Who is MetaKovan, the 'Desi' Singaporean Who Bought Beeple's NFT Artwork Worth $70 Million?

News 18  

The buyer of a landmark artwork by the digital artist Beeple, which sold for almost $70 million, may just be a ?brown munde.? Christie?s, the auction house for the artwork on Friday revealed that the buyer is a leading collector of new technologies who operates under the pseudonym Metakovan. The sale of ?Everydays: the First 5,000 Days?, a virtual mosaic created by Beepe (Mike Winkelmann ? the US artist?s real name) ? caused upheaval on the art market, where digital art was still a niche just

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How two crypto investors spent $70 million on a Beeple piece, securing their place in art history
3 years, 8 months ago

How two crypto investors spent $70 million on a Beeple piece, securing their place in art history

Firstpost  

Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran describe the nerve-racking final moments of the online auction for a collage of 5,000 images by the artist known as Beeple. “We weren’t sure we won,” said Venkateswaran, describing the nerve-racking final moments of the online auction for a collage of 5,000 images by the artist known as Beeple. “We kept refreshing the page.” The …

Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M: 'People are trying to look for some scam; I don't see it'
3 years, 8 months ago

Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M: 'People are trying to look for some scam; I don't see it'

Firstpost  

Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, spoke with AP about his auction result, NFTs and how the crypto art boom is affecting him and other artists who haven’t previously had a way to guarantee exclusive ownership of digital works, which by their nature can normally be freely copied. The Associated Press caught up with Beeple, whose real name is …

What is an NFT, and why does John Cleese want to sell you his for $69.3 million?
3 years, 8 months ago

What is an NFT, and why does John Cleese want to sell you his for $69.3 million?

Salon  

"Monty Python" actor John Cleese wants to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge. That's because an NFT is like a virtual trading card that comes "tagged" with digital proof of authorship and ownership. "Domain names, event tickets, in-game items, even handles on social networks like Twitter or Facebook, are all non-fungible digital assets," Devin Finzer, CEO of the NFT marketplace Open …

Crypto investor buys $70 mn digital artwork
3 years, 9 months ago

Crypto investor buys $70 mn digital artwork

The Hindu  

The buyer of a $70 million digital-only artwork was named on Friday by auction house Christie’s as a crypto asset investor who goes by the pseudonym “Metakovan.” The auction to buy the work by digital artist Beeple was the first ever sale by a major auction house of a piece of digital art that does not exist in physical form. …

The Digital NFT Art Craze That's Earning Some Creators Millions
3 years, 9 months ago

The Digital NFT Art Craze That's Earning Some Creators Millions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. Why don’t we have property rights in the digital world?” Some NFT issuers give full copyrights to the buyer, though others do not. In December, the first extensive auction of his art brought in …

As Beeple's digital art piece sells for $70 million, understanding the craze behind NFTs
3 years, 9 months ago

As Beeple's digital art piece sells for $70 million, understanding the craze behind NFTs

Firstpost  

London: A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. In December, the first extensive auction of his art brought in $3.5 million, an eye-catching amount that was surpassed by this week’s record-shattering sale of his collage Everydays: The First 5,000 Days for nearly $70 million, paid in …

Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million at Christie's amid NFT boom
3 years, 9 months ago

Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million at Christie's amid NFT boom

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London: Christie’s says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical works by many better known artists. The piece, titled Everydays: The First 5,000 Days, sold for $69.4 million in an online auction, “positioning him among the top …

'Beeple' Becomes One in Top Three Most Valuable Living Artists After Selling NFT For 70 Million Dollars
3 years, 9 months ago

'Beeple' Becomes One in Top Three Most Valuable Living Artists After Selling NFT For 70 Million Dollars

News 18  

Christie’s says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical works by many better known artists. The piece, titled “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days,” sold for $69.4 million in an online auction, “positioning him among the top three …

Digital artist Beeple $US70m richer as NFT piece becomes first sold by major auction house
3 years, 9 months ago

Digital artist Beeple $US70m richer as NFT piece becomes first sold by major auction house

ABC  

An artist has netted $US70 million from the landmark sale of a digital artwork that does not exist in physical form. Key points: Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, has become one of the world's most profitable artists The artwork is in the form of a Non-Fungible Token, which is authenticated by a blockchain This piece of art is the first …

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