NFT collections brought to life at SXSW: Doodles and FLUF World
Interviews with the founding teams of Doodles and FLUF World NFT communities revealed how the digital and physical worlds can interact with each other. Cointelegraph journalists at South by Southwest, or SXSW, in Austin, Texas reported that NFTs were everywhere this year, marking a new phenomenon for what began as a music festival in 1987. Since evolving into a film, tech and general culture gathering, and after a two-year hiatus, SXSW added blockchain programming to the mix with crypto-related panels, blockchain company sponsors and NFT community interactive experiences. Two NFT....
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Companies from Doodles to luxury car manufacturer Porsche offered NFT-themed entertainment to the thousands of attendees appearing in person in Texas over the weekend. South by Southwest, one of Austin’s biggest festivals with exhibits from tech industry leaders, films and musical acts, kicked off its first weekend — and the theme for many seemed to be nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.From Friday to Sunday, companies from Doodles to luxury car manufacturer Porsche offered NFT-themed exhibits to the thousands of attendees appearing in person in Texas. Many panels and workshops included....
FLUF World and Snoop Dogg give back to Auckland charity, Adidas Originals and Prada call on fans to contribute to NFT project, UNICEF celebrates 75 years with an NFT collection and WAX to carry out largest NFT airdrop. There was so much Nifty News this week that a second round-up was necessary to catch up on the latest nonfungible token (NFT)-related news.FLUF World and Snoop Dog partner for charity FLUF World, Beyond VR studio and Snoop Dogg teamed up to raised over $1 million via a one-day charity NFT auction on behalf of the Kiwi nonprofit organization Auckland City Mission.Seven FLUF....
Bitcoin was well represented during the 2014 SXSW convention. SXSW, also known as South by Southwest, is a yearly gathering where every 'cool' technology company tries to gain some mainstream media attention. One would think Bitcoin would be well represented over the past years, but the virtual currency acted merely as an underdog, until this year. Bitcoin-crazy events. The 2014 edition seems to be a turn point for Bitcoin, as it seems harder to find a booth where the crypto isn't being discussed at all. Aside from the official events where Bitcoin was a subject at SXSW's largest venues,....
The firm said it will use the money from the raise to further enhance its intellectual property. On Tuesday, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) collection Doodles announced that it had raised $54 million at a $704 million valuation in a funding round led by Seven Seven Six, with participation from 10T Holdings, Acrew Capital and FTX Ventures. As told by Doodles, the investment will allow it to scale its growth strategy and monetize its intellectual property globally through ventures in the music, culture and entertainment industries.Doodles is a collection of 10,000 NFTs co-founded by digital....
Veterans of the NFT big leagues, the Doodles let the CryptoPunks and Bored Apes take the spotlight and have been constantly working behind the scenes. Even though they’re not a worldwide brand like the other two, everybody’s seen the Doodles. They just don’t remember when or how those little drawings. Don’t let that fool you, though. The collection’s total sales are $496M, according to CryptoSlam. So far. The generative collection consists of 10,000 Doodles that “are made up of hundreds of exciting visual traits designed by Burnt Toast” AKA Scott Martin. The other two members of the team....