Aug 1NounsAlien Solidity Contract walkthroughThe CryptoPunks are the epitome of NFT culture. Therefore, it would only be logical if the premier DAO in NFTs would own one of the most distinguished trophies from this collection, an Alien CryptoPunk. Here I, tycoon.eth, …4 min read4 min read
Aug 18, 2022This story movedThis story has moved to the official CigToken medium account: https://medium.com/@cigtoken/ceo-of-cryptopunks-hall-of-fame-dec-2-9c1d65f05fc01 min read1 min read
May 16, 2022Yuga Labs didn’t buy the CryptoPunks!So, what did Yuga Labs actually buy? They only bought the intellectual property (I.P.) to the artwork, and around 400 cryptopunk Non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) that are from a collection of 10,000 tokens. Buying the I.P. is like a web 2.0 company buying web 2.0 property. Boring. This is an important distinction…4 min read4 min read
May 9, 2022V1 tokens are not the cryptopunksI do not recognize the v1 tokens as punks. Sure, they were called “punks” for two weeks, and then the consensus moved over to the upgraded contract. …6 min read6 min read
Mar 9, 2021…a variety of mechanisms to determine “lottery ticket” allocation, but it essentially boils down to: 1 coin in your wallet, one lottery ticket.“BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH CRYPTOART WILL BE SOLVED SOON, RIGHT?”17.1K34Everest PipkinThat's incorrect.That's incorrect. In eth2, you still need to perform tasks to be able to receive a reward. (You're probably thinking of DPoS, not PoS)1 min read1 min read
Feb 15, 2021The “L1 always congested” ThesisJust a quick thought on L1 scalability, which I call the “L1 always congested” thesis: and why L2 will also be essential for Eth 2.0, and for all other chains too (should they get any traction). Why? That’s because if fees/congestion go down, then everyone will be careless about gas…Ethereum1 min readEthereum1 min read
