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Upcoming Exhibitions Include Sparrow Read Curated Exhibit and New Works by Ignasi Monreal...
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Upcoming Exhibitions Include Sparrow Read Curated Exhibit and New Works by Ignasi Monreal...
mar 03, 2021 In May 2014, artist Kevin McCoy sold a GIF onstage at Rhizome’s Seven on Seven conference to Anil Dash, and published the transfer of ownership of a GIF on the Namecoin blockchain. The data written to the blockchain included a link to the license, a link to the work, a hash (a kind of digital fingerprint) of the work, and a plain English assertion of ownership, as part of a system McCoy called Monegraph. Dash paid the entire contents of his wallet for this early experiment in selling unique digital works via the blockchain, which amounted to $4. Fast forward to May 2018. Ami...