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May 25, 2021 · At a hackathon in 2014, digital artist Kevin McCoy and tech entrepreneur Anil Dash invented Non-Fungible Tokens ( NFTs ). The first NFT ever minted is a pixelated octagon that changes colour like a frightened octopus.
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Mar 21, 2023 · While the controversy surrounding Quantum’s legacy is far from the perfect way to honor the historical NFT and its creators, both Jennifer and Kevin McCoy continue to innovate in the space. In April 2023, the pair are releasing their first NFT collection with a Web3 platform.
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy are a Brooklyn, New York -based married couple who make art together, and still continue to make projects together.
Feb 4, 2022 · A Canadian company is suing Sotheby’s and artist Kevin McCoy over the sale of an early NFT (non-fungible token) for almost $1.5m. The artwork, Quantum, was first minted in May of 2014 and is...
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May 2, 2014 · In 2014, I had an idea to use blockchain technology to create indelible provenance and ownership of digital images of this kind. Quantum was the first ever to be recorded in this way.-. Kevin McCoy, 2021. “How to picture the moment of creation. A spark, a seed, a particle.
Mar 23, 2023 · In 2014, Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash invented the NFT at a conference hosted by the digital art non-profit Rhizome. When the NFT boom blasted off in 2021, McCoy was able to sell...
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Mar 22, 2023 · A U.S. court dismissed a claim that challenged McCoy's ownership of Quantum, his 2014 NFT sold for $1.47 million at Sotheby's in 2021. The court ruled that McCoy was the original creator of the NFT and that the plaintiff had no right to profit from it.
