當Mike Winkelmann（又名Beeple）從2007年開始在他的計算機上製作繪畫時，他永遠不會懷疑他們會被認為是認真的藝術
When Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, started drawing on his computer every day in 2007, he never expected it to be recognized as serious art—let alone land him at the prestigious Christie's auction house. Beeple's digital artwork Everydays: The First 5000 Days, a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) with a unique digital signature, sold in 2021. Much to his surprise, the collage changed hands for a whopping $69 million. These days, Winkelmann has his own studio, attempting to do what he believes every leading artist throughout history has done: change the course of art as we know it.
當Mike Winkelmann（又名Beeple）每天都在2007年開始在他的計算機上畫畫時，他從沒想到它被認為是認真的藝術 - 獨自一人將他帶到了著名的克里斯蒂拍賣行。 Beeple每天的數字藝術品：前5000天，是一個具有獨特數字簽名的不可殺死的令牌（NFT），在2021年出售。令他驚訝的是，拼貼畫了6900萬美元。如今，溫克爾曼（Winkelmann）擁有自己的工作室，試圖做他相信整個歷史上的每個領先藝術家的事情：改變我們所知道的藝術進程。
And it all started so humbly. Using a floppy disk and a personal computer, Kevin McCoy can still show Minted (80 min.) the original digital artworks he made in the 1990s. Together with his partner Jennifer, they faced a huge challenge at the time: how do you create unique works that can't be copied endlessly? The blockchain technique ultimately offered a solution, which also enabled NFTs to be created—although initially, they still didn't generate any income. For example, Cars (2014), the digital artwork by Jennifer and Kevin McCoy that's considered to be the very first Non-Fungible Token to be sold, only fetched twenty dollars.
一切都謙卑地開始了。凱文·麥考伊（Kevin McCoy）使用軟盤和個人計算機，仍然可以顯示鑄造（80分鐘）他在1990年代製作的原始數字藝術品。當時他們與他的伴侶詹妮弗（Jennifer）一起面臨著一個巨大的挑戰：您如何創建無法無休止地複制的獨特作品？區塊鏈技術最終提供了一個解決方案，該解決方案還可以創建NFT，儘管最初，它們仍然沒有產生任何收入。例如，珍妮弗（Jennifer）和凱文·麥考伊（Kevin McCoy）的數字藝術品Cars（2014）被認為是第一個出售的無牙代幣，只拿出了20美元。
A lot has changed since then: NFTs became a hype both in and outside the art world, and then became part of a so-called 'crypto clash.' Nicholas Bruckman processes this development in an accessible way in this fast-paced, interesting, and playfully designed film. He does so by focusing on a few main characters. For example, photographer Justin Aversano started selling the photos from his twins project Twin Flames as NFTs a few years ago, and is now able to support himself, meaning he no longer has to take on commercial jobs. And Cuban artist Kina Matahari, who faces censorship in her own country, has also found creative freedom in them.
從那以後，發生了很多變化：NFT在藝術界內外都變成了炒作，然後成為所謂的“加密衝突”的一部分。尼古拉斯·布魯克（Nicholas Bruckman）在這部快節奏，有趣且設計精美的電影中以可訪問的方式處理這一發展。他這樣做是通過關註一些主要角色。例如，攝影師Justin Aversano幾年前開始出售他的雙胞胎Project Twin Flames的照片，現在可以支持自己，這意味著他不再需要從事商業工作。在自己的國家面臨審查制度的古巴藝術家基娜·馬塔哈里（Kina Matahari）也發現了創意自由。
Furthermore, NFTs also have their own vulnerabilities. After all, who makes sure that others don't sell your work as an NFT, like happened to Dutch artist Loish? Who steps in if you get hacked? And what about celebrities like Paris Hilton with her 'Bored Apes' on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, who are creating a revenue model with NFTs whose artistic value is questionable? And how is the market influenced, or even spoiled, by all sorts of people who think they can quickly get rich by trading NFTs? When things go wrong and the market crashes, one thing is clear: not only will ordinary investors go down with the ship, artists like Justin Aversano and Kina Matahari could easily lose their (only) source of income.
此外，NFTS也有自己的脆弱性。畢竟，誰能確保其他人不會像荷蘭藝術家Loish一樣出售您的作品？如果您被黑客入侵，誰介入？吉米·法倫（Jimmy Fallon）主演的《今晚秀》（Tonight Show）在今晚秀上，像巴黎·希爾頓（Paris Hilton）這樣的名人呢？各種認為自己可以通過交易NFT迅速致富的人會影響市場，甚至如何破壞市場？當事情出錯並且市場崩潰時，一件事很明顯：普通投資者不僅會隨著船而下降，而且像賈斯汀·艾弗薩諾（Justin Aversano）和基娜·馬塔哈里（Kina Matahari）這樣的藝術家很容易失去（唯一的）收入來源。
