Verifiably scarce crypto artwork released as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have blown up in recent weeks, with some $342 million in trading volume recorded in February alone—more than in all of 2020. From musician Grimes to digital artist Beeple and even Taco Bell, the creators involved are diverse and rapidly expanding.
It’s no surprise that even more artists want to test the waters and release their artwork as NFTs, but a major new initiative announced yesterday rapidly found community resistance. ArtStation, a popular online platform for sharing and discovering artwork portfolios, announced plans yesterday to release an initial series of NFT artwork drops from several established artists.
Negative responses from artists poured in via Twitter in the hours that followed, with some creators revealing plans to delete their ArtStation accounts. Many pointed to the purported environmental impact of crypto transactions, particularly on a resource-intensive proof-of-work blockchain like Et
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