Curio Cards are collectible digital artworks located on the
Ethereum
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (Abbreviation: ETH; sign: Ξ) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capita ...
blockchain. Created in 2017, Curio Cards are commonly viewed as the first digital art collectibles on the Ethereum blockchain.
In October 2021, a complete collection of Curio Cards, including the card "17b" misprint, was sold for ETH393 ($1,267,320) at the
Christie's ''Post-War to Present'' auction.
Background
The Curio Cards concept, developed by Travis Uhrig, Thomas Hunt, and Rhett Creighton, launched on May 9, 2017.
Curio Cards feature multiple sets of 30 unique cards that profile artwork by seven different artists.
Curio Cards is colloquially considered to be the first collection of
NFT artworks on the Ethereum blockchain.
On October 1, 2021, a complete collection of Curio Cards, including the digital misprint "17b", was sold by an anonymous seller for $1.2 million at
Christie's ''Post-War to Present'' auction held in
New York.
This was the first Christie's auction where bidding was conducted solely using Ethereum
cryptocurrency.
See also
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List of most expensive non-fungible tokens
This is a list of the highest known prices possibly paid for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing digital assets.
Background
Monetization of digital assets as NFTs became possible with the release of Etheria, on the Ethereum blockchain, in 20 ...
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CryptoPunks
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