Mike Winkelmann

Vast Agency Marks First Year of Growth and Expanding Market Reach as Premiere NFT Service Provider

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Friday, April 29, 2022
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SEATTLE, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- VAST Agency, a premiere non-fungible token (NFT) consultancy, celebrated its first anniversary in April realizing stunning services and customer volume growth. Offering strategies and expert guidance to help clients create NFT holdings—Vast Agency today announced added market reach through specialization for museums, art galleries and not-for-profit organizations. The NFT market is expected to exceed $300 billion in 2022, and Vast Agency is helping clients mint and stake their assets in the emerging Web3 landscape to leverage NFT exchanges for maximum investment optimization.

Key Points: 
  • Offering strategies and expert guidance to help clients create NFT holdingsVast Agency today announced added market reach through specialization for museums, art galleries and not-for-profit organizations.
  • The NFT market is expected to exceed $300 billion in 2022, and Vast Agency is helping clients mint and stake their assets in the emerging Web3 landscape to leverage NFT exchanges for maximum investment optimization.
  • Vast Agency markets include digital art, music, blockchain gaming, Esports, film & TV, Metaverse, and anime & cosplay.
  • Vast Agency is a premiere service consultancy that helps artists, corporations, and individual investors adopt Non-Fungible Token (NFT) technology for their long-term digital asset portfolios.

Former Nevada Attorney General George J. Chanos Launches People Reign to Showcase and Promote Emerging Artists and Transparency in the Growing NFT Space

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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LAS VEGAS, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Nevada Attorney General George J. Chanos announced the opening of People Reign – a new art studio and online trading platform community that leverages blockchain and NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to empower artists, elevate their voices, and create positive economic and social value for humanity. NFTs represent a new era of creative possibilities allowing for multi-sensory, layered, utilitarian, and experiential art. People Reign will enable artists to work in teams, explore the limitless possibilities of NFTs and receive more exposure for their work. It allows artists to create content for the metaverses of the future and connect with more potential patrons and sources of relevance. It also allows them to create content that can help raise awareness and improve societal challenges like homelessness and education. For patrons, People Reign provides a community of artists and other like-minded collectors to access exceptional and collectible NFT art, contribute to improving societal challenges, network, explore trade opportunities, and become aware of future drops. People Reign is available on the following discord – discord.gg/peoplereign. People Reign's first NFT art drop will be in early June, following its launch party on May 27, 2022. People Reign is working with approximately 20 artists and intends to expand to more than 50. Initial artists to be featured on People Reign include the art of Billie Halliday, an unknown artist in the tradition of Banksy of London; Garilyn Brune, a deceased Los Angeles drag queen; Andy Young, aka "Strange Carrots;" Shevi Al Faud, aka "veevinci," is a designer and illustrator from Bangladesh; and Lou Majors, a graphic designer and abstract artist famous for his graffiti art in Atlanta tagged "You are God."

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  • People Reign will enable artists to work in teams, explore the limitless possibilities of NFTs and receive more exposure for their work.
  • It allows artists to create content for the metaverses of the future and connect with more potential patrons and sources of relevance.
  • People Reign's first NFT art drop will be in early June, following its launch party on May 27, 2022.
  • People Reign is working with approximately 20 artists and intends to expand to more than 50.

The Crystal Method to Auction NFT of New Music Video on MakersPlace

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MakersPlace, the premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks, today announced that The Crystal Method, one of the most successful American electronic acts of all time, will be auctioning an NFT of their new lead single's music video "Watch Me Now" on its platform on April 26, 2022 at 3:30PM PT.

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  • The official music video for "Watch Me Now" is an animated love letter to Nevada, the home of The Crystal Method.
  • They torment her until she calls upon her crystal ship and takes her rightful seat as an other-worldly queen.
  • "My first NFT release is a collaboration with the brilliant animated artist Micah Monkey and will be dropping on April 26th," said Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method.
  • The drop will consist of the official "Watch Me Now" video followed by limited edition animation and open edition cels from the music video.

Premier NFT Platform Makersplace Partners with The Holoverse to Auction First-of-its-kind Hologram of da Vinci Masterpiece

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Friday, April 15, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MakersPlace, the premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks, today announced that The Holoverse, the first company to tokenize historical masterpieces with rights and make them into holographic NFTs, is releasing a first-of-its-kind holographic NFT of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, La Bella Principessa, which will be auctioned on April 21, 2022 with a starting bid at $100,000. Using this groundbreaking technology, Old Master artworks can now be viewable, when people do not have access to the originals.

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  • The world's first Leonardo Da Vinci NFT in a 670 million pixel hologram.
  • Using this groundbreaking technology, Old Master artworks can now be viewable, when people do not have access to the originals.
  • "We are honored to breathe new life into old masterpieces like this one with our proprietary Holo NFT technology.
  • We knew MakersPlace was the right venue to launch such a rare and valuable piece of art," said Leonardo Terzulli, Co-founder and CMO of The Holoverse.

Foresight Ventures Sponsored Bitcoin Miami 2022, as It Looked to Consolidate on Its Growth in the Web3 Space

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Shanghai, China--(Newsfile Corp. - April 13, 2022) - Foresight Ventures, a Web3 investment firm, had an essential role in the recently concluded Bitcoin conference hosted in Miami, United States.

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  • Shanghai, China--(Newsfile Corp. - April 13, 2022) - Foresight Ventures, a Web3 investment firm, had an essential role in the recently concluded Bitcoin conference hosted in Miami, United States.
  • These goals were all met and exceeded, and the firm has advanced a number of its biggest priorities around finding the next major Web3 disruptors.
  • During the conference, the Foresight Ventures team was focused on achieving the following goals:
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  • Sponsored the Grand Ballroom and formed alliances with top BTC projects to deliver industrial research reports for the upcoming quarter.

Nifty Gateway Partners with Samsung Electronics to Develop an Industry-First Smart TV NFT Platform

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Unbox & Discover 2022- Today, Gemini-owned Nifty Gateway, the premier marketplace for NFTs, announced its partnership with Samsung to develop the first-ever smart TV NFT platform for exploring, purchasing, and trading digital art and collectibles. Nifty Gateway is now integrated with Samsung's NFT platform in their 2022 premium TV product lines such as QLED and Neo QLED TV. Nifty Gateway also provides its independent app for The Frame and MICRO LED offerings.

Key Points: 
  • Nifty Gateway is now integrated with Samsung's NFT platform in their 2022 premium TV product lines such as QLED and Neo QLED TV.
  • We are committed to making NFTs accessible and NFT purchasing more seamless than ever before," said Duncan Cock Foster, co-founder, Nifty Gateway.
  • "With our mission in mind, we couldn't be more excited to partner with Samsung to develop a groundbreaking NFT collecting experience.
  • To learn more about Nifty Gateway's partnership with Samsung, watch Samsung's Unbox & Discover 2022 event where customers can learn about the new offerings including the NFT platform.

Premier NFT Platform MakersPlace Debuts Photographer Ethan Pines' Second NFT Collection "Abort, Retry, Fail?"

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MakersPlace, the premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks, today announced that renowned photographer Ethan Pines will release his second NFT collection: "Abort, Retry, Fail?" on March 31, 2022 at 3:30 PM PT.

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  • Featuring new takes on tech titans from Uber, Ethereum, and Alphabet
    SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MakersPlace , the premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks, today announced that renowned photographer Ethan Pines will release his second NFT collection: "Abort, Retry, Fail?"
  • After selling out his first NFT collection, which included an Elizabeth Holmes piece that sold for 5 ETH or $21,000, "Abort, Retry, Fail?"
  • His latest NFT collection features artworks based on his unique portraits of Uber founder Travis Kalanick, Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.
  • This collection illuminates the current era of technology and pushes the envelope by transforming still photography into compelling animated images.

NFT Platform MakersPlace Announces First-Ever Zlatan Ibrahimović Digital Artwork The Laws of Adrenaline: An NFT Collection

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MakersPlace, the premier marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks, today announced the international footballing superstar and current A.C. Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, will be releasing his first ever NFT artwork, The Laws of Adrenaline: An NFT Collection curated with acclaimed Italian artists GionnyScandal, Hexaract, Manazza and Tresoldi. The Laws of Adrenaline: An NFT Collection will be released exclusively on MakersPlace beginning on March 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM CET.

Key Points: 
  • The Laws of Adrenaline: An NFT Collection will be released exclusively on MakersPlace beginning on March 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM CET.
  • The collection includes fine abstract art from Hexeract and a portrait of a defiant Zlatan from rapper GionnyScandal.
  • This drop will be the first of three through late June for The Laws of Adrenaline: An NFT Collection.
  • For details on the The Laws of Adrenaline: An NFT Collection drop, please visit LINK https://makersplace.com/zlatanibrahimovic/drops/laws-of-adrenaline/
    MakersPlace is the premier NFT marketplace for digital art.

Celebrating the Oscar Nominated Best Picture Films, Shutterstock Artists Recreate Film Posters For The Oscar Pop! 10 Year Anniversary

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and creative workflow solutions for brands, businesses and media companies, today announced the release of 10 bespoke pop art movie posters in its decade-long annual Oscar Pop! poster series, honoring the Best Picture nominees in the 94th Academy Awards.

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  • poster series , honoring the Best Picture nominees in the 94th Academy Awards.
  • The renowned series is a visual representation of how iconic art, masterful storytelling, and creative passion can come together to inspire artistic innovation.
  • As an intelligent creative platform with access to premium and diverse content, as well as global artists, Shutterstock is leading the future of creative content creation.
  • "Since its inception 10 years ago, we are proud to have honored countless Oscar nominees and beloved pop artists.

Celebrating the Oscar Nominated Best Picture Films, Shutterstock Artists Recreate Film Posters For The Oscar Pop! 10 Year Anniversary

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and creative workflow solutions for brands, businesses and media companies, today announced the release of 10 bespoke pop art movie posters in its decade-long annual Oscar Pop! poster series, honoring the Best Picture nominees in the 94th Academy Awards.

Key Points: 
  • poster series , honoring the Best Picture nominees in the 94th Academy Awards.
  • The renowned series is a visual representation of how iconic art, masterful storytelling, and creative passion can come together to inspire artistic innovation.
  • As an intelligent creative platform with access to premium and diverse content, as well as global artists, Shutterstock is leading the future of creative content creation.
  • "Since its inception 10 years ago, we are proud to have honored countless Oscar nominees and beloved pop artists.