NFTs liberate imagination: The gender gap that needs to be addressed
Data reveals that just 16% of NFT creators are women — a vast gender gap that reflects the underrepresentation of women in today's NFT ecosystem. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have received a lot of media attention, but experts agree that their impact will go beyond selling digital artwork or tweets and alter how people communicate ideas forever.Despite its promise of shattering the mold, the worldwide NFT market is just as pale, male and old-fashioned as the conventional art industry. The most recent statistics indicate only 16% of NFT creators are women — a startling gender disparity that....
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There are goblins and then there are Goblin NFTs. The former come from folklore and fantasy, mischievous and hideous looking creatures that look like dwarves. The latter are borne out of modern man’s technology-inspired imagination whose intent is to make money. For those who are looking for gory NFT characters, then Goblintown is your version […]
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