Russian opposition leader Navalny immortalized in NFT artwork
The animation is inspired by the politician's recent arrest and “Putin's Palace” documentary on alleged corruption. Russian political opposition leader Alexey Navalny is the latest subject to be tackled by the burgeoning non-fungible token art world. An animation inspired by the recently-arrested Kremlin critic was minted into an NFT and released on the SuperRare platform on Jan. 21.The 1/1 artwork, simply called “Navalny,” is the first piece that pseudonymous artist @brickspacer111 has minted on the platform.The 3D rendered piece starts with a close up of Navalny’s hand making the “V for....
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Russia opposition candidate Aleksey Navalny has announced he is accepting Bitcoin for funding his 2018 presidency bid. Navalny Receives $6700 in BTC and Counting. Navalny, who caused a stir after announcing his campaign this month, is the first major political presence to embrace Bitcoin, following its recent de facto legalization in Russia. His official campaign website lists an address for donations to be sent to, along with traditional methods such as PayPal and domestic e-money transfer. As of December 14, the campaign Bitcoin address had received donations worth approximately $6,700.....
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