Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·1 day agoMember-onlyThoughts on Hype: RollingStone’s “Your NFTs Are Actually — Finally — Totally Worthless” ArticleSome thoughts on why hype matters most of all — something barely discussed in that widely-read article. Last week, RollingStone put out an article entitled “Your NFTs Are Actually — Finally — Totally Worthless.” The story actually isn’t so much of a RollingStone report as it is a summary of…Nft7 min readNft7 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Sep 19Member-onlyWith NFT Royalties as They Are Now (Basically 100% Voluntary), How Can NFT Teams Budget for Royalties?(Aside from simply budgeting for 0, that is.) About a month ago, OpenSea announced some big changes regarding royalties (or the lack thereof). I recall wondering, at the time, what typical royalty realizations might be for NFT teams given the now 100% voluntary nature of royalties. Today I saw at…Nft3 min readNft3 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Sep 18Member-onlyENS Apathy… I’m Simply Done with ENS (aside from owning my own name, anyway).Load up during the bear if that’s your style. I’m out, though. I used to own a whole bunch of various ENS names — some I thought were decent for speculation purposes. Like so many others, I jumped on the ENS speculation bandwagon a couple years ago. I even have…Nft4 min readNft4 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Sep 1Member-onlyWhat’s Going On in the Generative NFT World These Days? An Update as of Fall 2023Not a ton, actually, but it’s always good to catch up on a handful of sets. A few different people have asked me lately what was going on in the NFT market lately. I suppose that fact may, in some small way, be an indicator that not a ton of…Nft6 min readNft6 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Aug 24Member-onlyWhat Dimensions Should Pixelated NFTs Be? Looking at Punks and Other On-Chain-Type NFT / PFP DesignsWill also discuss converting existing graphics to pixelated form. There’s a good reason for the aesthetic, too. A few years back, I did an article about the recommended dimensions for generative NFT sets. That remains a really great resource for any new NFT teams in the generative space who are…Nft8 min readNft8 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Aug 17Member-onlyOpenSea Announces Another Big Change for NFT Royalties. Here’s the Low-Down on What to ExpectNews from the NFT space where the only constant is change. OpenSea released some big news today relating to how they’re going to approach royalties in the NFT space. As you may know, they had previously released a contract called the Operator Filter that was meant to help enforce creator…Nft5 min readNft5 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Aug 4Member-onlyCrystal Hefner Talks NFTs, Web3, Travel, Music, and MoreAn interview with Crystal Hefner — author, traveler, widow of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, NFT collector, and much more. As a long-time dev in the NFT space, I’m often fortunate enough to be able to work with celebs and influencers interested in blockchain tech. This space has given me…Nft7 min readNft7 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Aug 1Member-onlyWriters: Leverage Blockchain Tech for Securing Copyrights — An Alt Use Case for Arweave or Any BlockchainMuch like NFTs, a lot comes down to provenance in the legal world. When I’m not coding generative NFT sets, I’m usually busy pursuing other interests such as making stained glass windows and/or writing novels. I actually published one novel in 2019 and included a Bitcoin wallet address in it…Blockchain8 min readBlockchain8 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Jul 28Member-onlyFiguring Out Where the ETH Goes For NFT Sales Is Easy With a Little Smart Contract SleuthingHow to follow the money trail from smart contracts to their payout wallet(s). For all sorts of reasons, people like to know where the funds go for NFT drops. So, I’d like to show you a few common ways to look into this by examining smart contracts. (I’m focusing on…Nft10 min readNft10 min read
Published inGenerative NFT Programming Articles·Jul 20Member-onlyYep, Devs Get Scammed, Too (Sometimes). Here’s How I Lost 12 Ethscription NFTs in MinutesCareful out there, frens! Here’s one more way they can get you! Back when Doge Stamps were a thing for like 10 seconds, I needed some small graphics to test the waters, so I made up a whole bunch of various tiny images, such as the Elon Musk-themed “stamp” images…Web36 min readWeb36 min read
