Creating a Successful NFT Art Collection: From Crypto Skeptic to $50K in Sales
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slacktivism123
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Summary
The author shares their personal journey from initial cryptocurrency skepticism to creating a successful NFT art collection called Crypto Mondrians. After avoiding the crypto space due to concerns about hype and speculation, they recently re-engaged and discovered the evolving blockchain landscape. The article details their process of creating code-generated art NFTs that sold for $50,000 in just three days, representing a significant personal and financial success story in the NFT space.
Key quotes
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It felt like there was a lot of noise and hype around volatile, speculative asset holding and not much innovation happening
It wasn't until a few months ago that I began to take a closer look at the state of crypto and see how much the landscape has evolved
I created Crypto Mondrians, a set of code-generated art NFTs on the blockchain
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