Our final episode of “Punks as Told by CryptoPunks” features Larva Labs in conversation with art curator and critic Hans Ulrich Obrist. This episode is the culmination of the archival work of the book “CryptoPunks: Free to Claim,” a behind-the-scenes video in which renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist sat down for a four-hour interview in New...

On Apr. 17, Yuga Labs announced that Faraway, the gamebuilders who are helping Yuga build Doo-Key Dash Unclogged, are acquiring the Legends Of The Mara and HV-MTL brands. While Yuga will no longer own the brands, they will be incorporated as “preeminent collections in [Faraway’s] current and future gaming products,” and will remain “closely connected...

When you consider just how quickly things move in the metaverse, it’s a wonder that anyone can keep up with all the news and product launches, let alone the constant influx of incredible artwork.  All things considered, it raises an important question: how can you efficiently discover the best upcoming art collections? For the answer,...

The Bitcoin ecosystem will change forever following the halving with the introduction of Runes, a novel fungible token protocol that promises to revolutionize tokens on Bitcoin’s blockchain. Spearheaded by Casey Rodarmor, the creator of Ordinals, Runes emerges as a promising alternative to the previously established BRC-20 token standard. This...

Fernando Samalot’s journey to his latest release was anything but linear. The multidisciplinary artist and musician overcame a chronic illness that robbed him of his ability to travel two years ago, honing his skills and drawing inspiration from generative art and AI while regaining strength. A long-awaited return to his native Puerto Rico yielded...

It’s always an event when an alien CryptoPunk changes hands. Following a dormant period for the seminal project’s rarest tier during the bear market, two alien Punks sold for upwards of $16 million last month — CryptoPunk #3100 for 4,500 ETH ($16.03 million) on March 11, followed by CryptoPunk #7804 for 4,850 ETH ($16.42 million) on March 20....