Nifty News: Christie’s NFT expert to lead CryptoPunks, fake heiress launches ...

Nifty News: Christie’s NFT expert to lead CryptoPunks, fake heiress launches ...

Noah Davis, the NFT expert for the auction house Christie’s, said he’s not looking to change the plan for CryptoPunks when he leads the project and has invited holders to a one-on-one chat. Noah Davis, the non-fungible token (NFT) specialist at auction house Christie’s, has said he’s leaving the position in July to take up a post as brand lead for the CryptoPunks NFT collection with Yuga Labs.Announcing the move on June 19 in a Twitter thread, Davis looked to quash any anxieties holders had regarding the future of one of the oldest NFT projects, saying he “will not f*ck with the....


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