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PROOF Collective, creators of the popular Moonbirds NFT collection, have announced their closure, signalling the end of their Grails NFT series. In a statement on X, the PROOF team stated that “after nearly three years of incredible artist collaborations, art-focused storytelling, and memorable events, PROOF Collective will begin to come to a close.” In-person events will continue through 2025, whilst PROOF’s Collective Pass NFTs – denoting membership to PROOF – will be able to be redeemed for a piece of generative art from a new collection in the coming months. What is PROOF Collective? PROOF Collective is a community of…

Luxury car manufacturer Lamborghini have revealed the art for a collection of NFTs depicting their Revuelto supercar. Made available from November 7 via their brand-new Fast ForWorld platform – developed through a partnership with Animoca Brands and Motorverse – these NFTs will allow holders to pilot their associated Revuelto supercar in a series of partnered games, including the likes of Torque Drift 2 and REVV Racing. These animated NFTs feature life-like Lamborghini Revuelto supercars with an array of custom features, including a variety of liveries, rims, decals and paint finishes, depicting Lamborghini’s legendary style. What benefits do holders receive? Owners…

Esports giants Team Liquid have announced the relaunch of their fan engagement platform, MyBlue, on the Layer-1 Sui blockchain. Initially launched in 2020 as Liquid+, MyBlue – named after the official mascot of the team, Blue – the platform sees users complete a variety of social quests that spread the word about Team Liquid’s activities in exchange for rewards. This integration with Sui will now give fans the option to acquire a soulbound NFT avatar of Blue and collect a variety of digital items for him to wear as they level up. What can Team Liquid fans do on MyBlue?…

Art-focused NFT marketplace MakersPlace has announced a special event celebrating the artistry of Jeremy Booth will take place at Art Blocks Marfa Weekend 2024. Taking place on the opening night, November 14, and scheduled for a 6PM start, the event will showcase Booth’s solo exhibition at Marfa, including a VIP reception that gives an exclusive first look at his latest collection, Lost in Moffat County. The event will also see the premiere of a short documentary that captures Booth’s creative journey, made in collaboration with MakersPlace.​ Who is Jeremy Booth? Jeremy Booth is a Kentucky-based artist whose pop-art pieces -…

NFT marketplace Rarible have launched a new initiative titled Here For The Art, which aims to “spotlight art and artists in every way possible”. To mark this launch, Rarible have created a free-to-mint NFT, also titled Here For The Art, that’s available to claim until the end of this week. The initiative hopes to introduce “incredible drops, deep artist connections, and IRL events that bring the vision to life”, with the first activation to take place at Art Blocks Marfa Weekend 2024, taking place November 14-17. What is Rarible’s Here For The Art initiative? According to Rarible, Here For The…

Digital art platform Art Blocks is just days away from one of its flagship events of the year – Marfa Weekend 2024, taking place in Marfa, Texas between November 14-17. The event brings together users of the code-based generative art platform, as well as digital art collectors, enthusiasts and more to celebrate, discuss and share their love of blockchain-based art. This will be the fourth annual iteration of the Art Blocks Marfa Weekend event, celebrating all things generative art. What is Art Blocks? Art Blocks is an online platform for code-based digital art. NFT artists can use the platform to…

Award-winning new media artist Rebecca Rose has released a limited-edition art NFT on RariChain, titled “Hooch-Zozzled Ripe Tomatoes”. Available via Rarible, 25 pieces of the unique animation-based NFT are available, priced at 0.1 ETH each, with the mint set to conclude on November 14. This is the latest piece of NFT art to be made available by Rose, who has created a wide-range of blockchain-based artworks since bringing her work to the medium in 2021. Who is Rebecca Rose? Rebecca Rose is a Florida-based award-winning collage artist whose art takes a unique perspective on the human narrative. Active since 1993,…

Celebrated NFT artist XCOPY has revealed a list of the live NFT burns that form his DAMAGE CONTROL series, with all the burns set to end on December 31, 2024. Holders of “MAX PAIN AND FRENS BY XCOPY” (MPAF) NFTs – an open edition NFT released in 2022 – have the option to burn their tokens to receive DAMAGE CONTROL NFTs, a brand-new series of NFTs that are limited to only 250 or 500 pieces each. This burn period not only serves to bring renewed interest to XCOPY’s older works, but gives holders both the opportunity – and the dilemma…

Holders of the open edition NFT “Anticipation (of a future event)” by visual artist Loucas Braconnier have been burning their pieces to secure a unique whitelist spot. By burning the NFT, holders are submitting their Eclipse address – an Ethereum-based Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) Layer-2 – for a whitelist spot to secure a mint of the network’s first dynamic NFT, based on the phases of the solar eclipse. As of writing, over 68,000 of the 190,000+ NFTs have been burned so far – over a third of the total supply – with around 20 hours left until the burn period…

Art-focused NFT platform Foundation have highlighted the work of colour-focused photographer Maciek Jasik, and his Bypassing the Rational NFT collection. This 15-piece collection revolves around a series of photographs taken between 2010 and 2012 that look to “push the boundaries of the human figure and its possible shapes and movements in a parallel world of color fields and distorted elements.” As with all of Jasik’s work, colour is at the heart of the images, with all effects done on-camera. Who is Maciek Jasik? Maciek Jasik is a Poland-born photographer whose work focuses on, in his words, “critiquing Western society’s relationship…