{"id":11514,"date":"2023-04-16T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T15:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2023-04-16T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T15:04:51","slug":"sothebys-relaunch-glitch-digital-art-sale-newbie-gamer-uncovers-49k-nft-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoheretostay.com\/?p=11514","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby\u2019s relaunch Glitch digital art sale, newbie gamer uncovers $49K NFT and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"crypto\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s auction house has significantly altered its latest art sale after receiving community feedback regarding a lack of diversity. Meanwhile, a novice player in Illivium: Beyond has made a staggering profit of 140,525% by finding the most elusive character in the game yet.<\/p>\n<h3>Sotheby\u2019s reboot Glitch digital art sale after addressing diversity concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s has announced that bidding for its upcoming digital art sale, \u201cGlitch: Beyond Binary,\u201d will open on April 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Glitch: Beyond Binary is a reboot of last month\u2019s \u201cNatively Digital: Glitch-ism\u201d auction, which was temporarily paused due to criticism over its lack of diversity.<\/p>\n<p>In an April 13 tweet, Sotheby\u2019s announced the art sale, stating that it would \u201chighlight the diverse artist communities that make up Glitch Art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us in welcoming the curators of &#8220;Glitch: Beyond Binary&#8221;, @letsglitchit and @thedinachang, as they highlight the diverse artist communities that make up Glitch Art.<\/p>\n<p>Sale opens 19 April at Sotheby\u2019s. Introduction written by @_menkman. Discover more: https:\/\/t.co\/PXybAoBKHd pic.twitter.com\/SYgMkPdlyk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sotheby&#8217;s Metaverse (@Sothebysverse) April 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0statement released on the same day, Sotheby\u2019s emphasized that the sale would represent people from all walks of life:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese communities do not just identify as male or female but consist of people from every gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, language, neuro-type, size, ability, class, religion, culture, subculture, political opinion, age, skill level, occupation and background.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s initially paused the sale on March 27 after popular NFT artist Patrick Amadon told his 142,400 followers that he would withdraw his work from Sotheyby\u2019s upcoming \u201cNatively Digital: Glitch-ism\u201d art sale to protest a lack of female representation.<\/p>\n<h3>Illuvium newbie uncovers $49,000 NFT<\/h3>\n<p>In an April 12 statement, Illivium revealed that a newcomer to its online game Illuvium: Beyond had discovered the rarest Illuvitar yet \u2014 the coveted \u201cHolo Blazing Rhamphyre\u201d \u2014 and has managed to sell it for an astonishing $49,128.85.<\/p>\n<p>The lucky player found the rare Illuvitar inside a \u201cD1SK,\u201d which is a type of digital loot box containing random illiviators and accessories available for only $32, netting the player a profit of approximately 140,525%.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have you been watching the #illuvidex ? <\/p>\n<p>Largest single Illuvitar Sale to date! <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 T5 Rhamphyre \u2705<br \/>\u2022 Holo \u2705<br \/>\u2022 T3 Background &#8211;  Yellow Drones \u2705<br \/>\u2022 Rare Expression &#8211; Blazing\u2705<br \/>\u2022 Power &#8211; 3620 \u2705<\/p>\n<p>Sold for 25.9875 ETH! (~$49,128.85)<\/p>\n<p>Have you got your D1SKs yet anon?  pic.twitter.com\/hlR3ahtGMv<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Illuvium (@illuviumio) April 10, 2023<\/p>\n<h3>Ukraine president signs first NFT in collection supporting military<\/h3>\n<p>On April 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the country\u2019s first nonfungible token (NFT) in a collection called \u201cUACatsDivision,\u201d featuring cats of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with all funds donated to the Ukraine military services.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, 3,026 NFT cats had already been purchased out of the 10,000 available.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unique NFT from the @uacatsdivision<br \/>collection has been signed by the President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa !<\/p>\n<p>Mint your NFT at https:\/\/t.co\/6F7Br3bXnU and support Ukraine! 100% of funds goes to the Armed Forces of Ukraine#NFTCollection #NFTs #NFTCommunity #OpenSeaNFT #CryptoNews pic.twitter.com\/OyXDxi3Fas<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UACatsDivision (@uacatsdivision) April 8, 2023<\/p>\n<h3>Other Nifty News<\/h3>\n<p>In recent news, Bitcoin (BTC) miners have pocketed over $5 million from creating NFTs inscriptions using the Ordinals protocol.<\/p>\n<p> Dune Analytics data revealed that transaction fees for Ordinals transactions exploded 240% from $1.5 million on March 10 to $5.2 million by April 12.<\/p>\n<p>It was revealed that\u00a0nearly 1.1 million Ordinals had been inscribed on the Bitcoin network, mainly consisting of jpeg images and text but also PDFs, video and audio formats.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong>NFT.NYC: Play-to-Earn is not dead, but game publishers are looking for alternatives<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In other news, an NFT collector\u00a0made a costly mistake\u00a0on April 5, bidding 100 Ether (ETH), worth around $192,000 at the time of writing, for an NFT from the Gemesis NFT collection, which was intended to be free to celebrate the launch of OpenSea Pro.<\/p>\n<p>While some community members believe the transaction was a wash trade, others argued the trader simply made a mistake bidding 100 ETH instead of $100.<\/p>\n<p>Another community member argued against theories that it was a wash trade since it was too risky.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Crypto winter can take a toll on hodlers\u2019 mental health<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\r\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totafreearti-20\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\r\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\r\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\r\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"bitcoin\";\r\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\r\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"false\";\r\namzn_assoc_title = \"\";\r\namzn_assoc_rows =\"1\";\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/sotheby-s-relaunches-glitch-digital-art-sale-noob-strikes-it-rich-uncovering-45k-nft-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sotheby\u2019s auction house has significantly altered its latest art sale after receiving community feedback regarding a lack of diversity. 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