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Ameer Carter’s Mint Fund helps BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ creators mint their first NFTs [George Howard] In this piece, George Howard speaks with Ameer Carter, one of the driving forces behind the Mint Fund, an organization working to help BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ creators mint their own NFTs. Guest post by I recently had the pleasure to speak with Ameer Carter, one of the founders of the Mint Fund. Mint Fund provides creators with funds needed to mint their first NFT, and prioritizes BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ creators; especially those outside of North America and the EU. As such, Carter and his fund exemplify ...

The explosive (and inclusive) potential of NFTs in the creative world Digital collectibles are having a very large moment. Just last month, a piece of digital art by Beeple sold for $6.6 million on online art marketplace Nifty Gateway. Meanwhile, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda recently sold clips of a song via online marketplace Zora. Over on Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot, more than 200,000 people recently waited hours for the chance to buy one of just 10,631 packs of digital NBA moments. Those marketplaces, along with others, are where people go to buy digital assets, or, non-fungible tokens (NF...

Follow Dec. 22, 2020 WASHINGTON – When congressional leaders released the text of the 5,593-page coronavirus relief package on Monday, many observers noted that the bill included “$500 million for Israeli cooperation,” with a large percentage of that dedicated to missile defense systems. This seemingly disparate allocation of funds – considering negotiators could only agree on $600 stimulus checks for individual Americans – triggered much outrage on social media, to the point where “$500,000,000 for Israel” was trending worldwide. However, the COVID-19 stimulus deal was actuall...