NFT mania is in full swing, but where did it really start to gain momentum? CryptoPunks, 10,000 unique, algorithmically generated pixel art characters were sent to the Ethereum blockchain by Matt Hall and John Watkinson of Larva Labs in 2017, where they soon became a sensation. Kevin talks to Matt and John about the CryptoPunks origin story, their current chapter, and what we can expect from them in the future.

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Larva Labs

CryptoPunks

CryptoPunks Explained: 10 Things About the First NFTs | Christie’s

ERC-721 Non-Fungible Token Standard | Ethereum.org

Hockey Trading Cards | Upper Deck Hockey Cards

Card Set Archive | Magic: The Gathering

Ethereum History in 5 Charts | CoinDesk

Cryptocurrencies, Explained: How Blockchain Technology Could Solve 3 Big Problems Plaguing the Art Industry | Artnet News

What is Hashing on the Blockchain? | Blockgeeks

Crypto Pepes: What Does the Frog Meme? | Cointelegraph Magazine

Rip It to Shreds: A History of Punk and Style | Pitchfork

Pipe-Smoking Alien CryptoPunk NFT Sells For $7.5 Million | Forbes

CryptoPunks: All Attributes | Larva Labs

CryptoPunks: Details for Punk #8348 | Larva Labs

This Ethereum-Based Project Could Change How We Think about Digital Art | Mashable

CryptoPunks: Details for Punk #0 | Larva Labs

Autoglyphs | Larva Labs

Why Are Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings So Influential? | Public Delivery

An Introduction to Generative Art: What It Is, and How You Make It | freeCodeCamp

OpenSea

The Blockchain for Open Worlds | Flow

The Worldwide Asset eXchange | WAX

Art Blocks

Ringers | Art Blocks

How CryptoPunks’ Creators Charmed the Art World and Paved the Way for Blockchain Art | BreakerMag

Colorglyphs

NFT Copycats Exploding on Binance Smart Chain | Play to Earn

About Trademark Infringement | USPTO

‘Kleenex Is a Registered Trademark’ (and Other Desperate Appeals) | The Atlantic

Remix Culture and Amateur Creativity: A Copyright Dilemma | WIPO

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