Oct 19, 2022How to perform a Critical Hit on NFTs: Remove RoyaltiesAs one of the first proponents of NFTs going back to 2015, I’ve always been aware of the importance of royalties. One of the most important things that NFTs have allowed artists to do is make money beyond the primary sale of their creations. …11 min read11 min read
Jul 18, 2022Solving NFT access list, minting, and holiday problems with ENSHow many times are people going to be asked to prove ownership of NFTs by exposing the keys to their most valuable items over and over again? How safe is it to carry your crypto with you when traveling for work or holidays? Answer — completely unsafe. So why do…Ens4 min readEns4 min read
Jun 7, 20216 Reasons Top Investment Portfolios hold Cryptopunk NFTsCryptopunk NFTs are increasingly being held in top investment portfolios and you should be considering them in yours. Even if you don’t understand digital art yourself, it’s important to realise that younger age groups value digital goods perhaps as highly as physical goods. Make your investment decisions accordingly. …Nft4 min readNft4 min read
Mar 10, 2021Eco Friendly Ethereum 2.0 and why it’s happening with or without anti NFT PressureI’ve been asked to provide proof to show that Ethereum isn’t going to remain a proof of work chain so here is a little background and a reading list. …Blockchain6 min readBlockchain6 min read
Mar 9, 2021HERE IS THE ARTICLE YOU CAN SEND TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY “BUT CRYPTOART IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND TRASH FOR THE RICH”Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are NOT an absolute disaster for the environment or for artists. If the above looks familiar, it’s because it’s an unapologetic riff on Everest Pipkin’s clickbait article on NFTs. Before anything else, if you are bothered by the environmental impact of Ethereum then you can mint NFTs…Crypto Art9 min readCrypto Art9 min read
Feb 26, 2021Environmental Impact, Artistic Merit and Value of NFTsMultiple times this week I’ve had to deal with staunch criticism of NFTs, most recently related to our Eufloria procedural generation experiments. These are huge misunderstandings that need explaining and (mostly) debunking. This is a summary of the discussion myself and friend Alex May @thestarboretum had today following a less…Nft7 min readNft7 min read
Sep 7, 2020SushiSwap — The Day AfterIt’s just over a week old and SushiSwap is still getting the headlines. This is a summary of my personal journey on what happened and where to go next. Frustation and Apologies I definitely found myself overtired and frustrated so apologies to anyone on the end of that. I could see this potentiality…Defi3 min readDefi3 min read
Sep 5, 2020SushiSwap is a Pseudo Exit Scam but can the community recover?Today SushiSwap’s creator, NomiChef, made a set of unilateral decisions that show the folly in talking about community control when the community are not actually in control. Here’s what happened this morning. With a burgeoning and increasingly healthy community, as well as $1.5bn …Ethereum3 min readEthereum3 min read
Jul 14, 2020Almace, Baus, and the new defi trend you need to know about!There’s a new defi trend in town — factionalised NFTs, whereby NFTs are tokenised into an ERC20 to allow multiple owners and traders. Almace is the rare axie recently trading for megabucks on Niftex’s new NFT sharding platform this week, at one point being valued over 500 eth from an…Nft3 min readNft3 min read
May 20, 2020Metaboss Starter Guide: CombatMetaboss is the world’s first team-based Idle MMO. This guide will help you plan Combat. I provide hints in bold if you just want to skip through. For an introduction to Metaboss, check out my Recruitment post. Metaboss is played as an idle game over 3 days, Thursday to Saturday…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read