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It all started with a bit of bad luck. In 2012, an unflattering school yearbook photo of a teenager that was titled “Bad Luck Brian” went viral. The image became one of the most common memes of the 2010s, and its subject, Kyle Craven, the face of millions of jokes. But Craven’s photographic misfortune has now become a major financial gain – he and his friend, who uploaded the
As the iconic ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ viral video is sold as an NFT for US$760,999, we look at the memes that have made headlines as an emerging crypto-art subculture
Memes-Turned-NFTs Earn Big Bucks
Much like cryptocurrency, NFTs live off of the perceived value that they hold in the eyes of the public. Since they are separate from copyrights, NFTs can technically be minted by anyone. EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS is a collage, by a digital artist BEEPLE, that is on auction at Christie s, unknown location, in this undated handout obtained by Reuters. Christie s Images LTD. 2021/BEEPLE/Handout via Reuters
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are possibly the most cryptic crypto trend at the moment. These blockchain assets are based on songs, pictures or videos, which are assigned unique, non-exchangeable or replicable blockchain addresses. These addresses can be bought, sold or swapped like you would a trading card. NFT sales of artwork and sports clips have been making headlines for a while, but the real hot topic in the NFT market at the moment are memes. Several people whose pictures have become famous as memes have been