SZA Drops A 14-Set Of NFT's

The TDE singer's latest drop has sold out.

Four years removed from the release of CTRL and its abiding fanbase, SZA has announced that she will be working on her own collection of NFT's. Tied in with her recent concert sponsored by American Express, the Top Dawg singer has released a handful of her favorite moments from her latest show and turning them into these little things that you pay a lot of money for so they ultimately corrode space on your hard drive. Sounds cool!

For no extra charge, one of these moments even featured Travis Scott, who SZA collaborated with on her freshman LP's major hit, "Love Galore." Another option fans had was the serenity of Moment 11, where buyers are offered "A peek into the lush environment of SZA’s third set, shot at midnight on a still, secluded lake in Santa Barbara. Fireflies can be seen overhead in the live stream." Oh, boy, would I love to pay to watch some fireflies buzz around right now.

The collection was available on Fanaply, although all fourteen "moments" have sold out to the tune of $100 per token. According to the leaderboard, nobody purchased more than a single moment, with the charts reading no more than a measly "1" next to each user's name.

Separate from SZA's AmEx show, her recent performance alongside Grey Goosewas intended to go hand-in-hand with the promotion of her upcoming project, but after rumors of it being scrapped, who's to say what the singer's plans are as of right now.

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Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

"Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?" is dedicated to the mysterious creation of Bitcoin, and acts as the showcase artwork within Javier Arrés’ exploratory series "Bitcoin, The Origin". "Who is the creator of Bitcoin?" The artist, Arrés, explores this question, and the feelings of doubt and mystery that accompany it, through his unique artistic language. An unknown, an enigma. It should be remembered that the name Satoshi Nakamoto is a pseudonym of Bitcoin's author or authors and gives us little insight into its true creator. For this Visual Toy, Arrés uses the signature claw machine, his famous half-operation, to symbolize our collective ignorance and unconfirmed belief: As soon as it has the stuffed animal within its grasp and appears to have solved the puzzle, the animal escapes again, and again. At present, there are three more public and studied possibilities who are either believed to be the creators of the currency or who directly claim the creation of it. It may be all or none of them, yet these three personalities leave us clues which are an important part of this interesting enigma. For this moment, it will remain unknown... In this artwork, Arrés elevates the claw machine from the apparatus, to an iconic pop art object serving as an important element to the Bitcoin creation narrative. Action is everywhere, with each movement serving an iconographical or metaphorical purpose related directly to cryptocurrency: Various ups and downs, roller coasters, mining points, robot, coins and more speak to a sense of hope, risk, mystery, randomness and possibility of pay out. Hundreds of manically thought out details make this creation one of the artist’s most complex Visual Toys to date. ------- "Bitcoin, The Origin" is a set of two Visual Toys, titled "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto" and "It’s Alive!" which reflect and explore the mystery and enigmas behind the creation of Bitcoin. Arrés presents these proposals to us in his signature style, full of iconography, fantasy, maniacal animations and a panoply of details (both subtle and overt) which simultaneously fascinate, hypnotize, and narrate this historical milestone through the singular vision of the artist. Through this series, Arrés freezes a crucial moment of cryptocurrency history, taking a still photo under his vision and turning it into two unique crypto artworks. ---- More info about Javier Arrés: https://javierarres.com/about.html

14/07/2021 SZA Drops A 14-Set Of NFT's

The TDE singer's latest drop has sold out.

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