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A cat GIF that became an NFT sold for about $690,000. Its creator explains how its value surged, the tools he used, and how he found the right platform to display his work.
He first posted the GIF on Twitter and Tumbler in April 2011. A few days later, someone made a YouTube video of Nyan Cat with music in the background. Torres told Insider he didn't know who had ...
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Is This the Next Art-Market Bubble? A Unique NFT for the Popular ‘Nyan Cat’ GIF Just Sold for a Whopping $560,000
The creator of the wildly popular Nyan Cat GIF decided to celebrate its 10-year anniversary by selling a digital asset known as an NFT—a non-fungible token—at auction. The sale, hosted by ...
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'Nyan Cat' flying Pop-Tart meme sells for nearly $600,000 as one-of-a-kind crypto art
Despite the sale, the existing Nyan Cat GIF and video will still be available for distribution online. The crypto art sale simply allows the buyer to operate as a collector of sorts — as the ...
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Remastered Nyan Cat Gif Sold for the Equivalent of $587,000 in a Crypto Art Auction
The OG Nyan Cat meme uploaded to YouTube in 2011. Gif: Chris Torres Nyan Cat is turning 10 years old in April (feel old yet?), and to celebrate the anniversary of one of the internet’s most ...