Here's Tokyo in 2152 as perceived by a xenomorphic entity minutes after arriving on Planet Earth.

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The World’s 1st Destroyed Diamond NFT: Who, What, When, Where, Why & How

In August 2021, I relocated and realized how much hassle there was to keep your valuable jewelries safe when moving. None of this trouble would exist, I thought, if the store-of-value function of these jewelries is transferred to a digital asset.

That thought inspired me to post this tweet:
https://twitter.com/RealNatashaChe/status/1429576700346748938?s=20

Little did I expect the tweet to go viral and attract legions of haters. Some people were really upset. I was called all sorts of names.

I decided I needed to do this exercise for real. So I went and bought a real diamond for $5k—> destroyed it—> minted a NFT for the diamond. I wanted to see how much value the NFT retains.

Many don’t understand why this exercise would work, including my mother who is a savvy investor and an accountant for 30 years. I had a long debate with her, which I wrote about here (https://taschalabs.com/nft-is-better-than-diamond-heres-why/).

But my basic idea is that a physical asset like a diamond has value because of two functions:

1/ physical utilities function
2/ asset function as a store-of-value (SoV)

When you destroy a diamond and create a NFT in its place, you transfer function #2 to the NFT. Since by destroying the diamond, the 1-to-1 mapping between diamond and NFT is cemented, the NFT should retain the SoV part of the diamond’s value.

A NFT can serve the role as a SoV, because it’s able to satisfy 3 basic criteria for something to qualify as an “asset”:

1/ durability
2/ limit on supply
3/ social agreement

I also think overtime NFTs will replace physical assets like diamond and real estates, because NFTs are a much more user-friendly asset class for holding and transacting, compared to physical assets.

I explained all the above in more details in this video here (https://youtu.be/rKJNl0lbwUg).

I also estimated how much value the destroyed-diamond NFT should retain, by separating the values of the diamond’s two functions, and adding the NFT’s liquidity premium. See the breakdown here (https://taschalabs.com/how-to-price-a-nft-backed-by-a-physical-asset/).

There’s so much confusion about NFTs and their role as an asset class. Because it’s challenging people’s traditional assumptions about what assets are and how they work.

I hope this NFT project helps you challenge your own mental framework as well and understand NFT more. Digital assets replacing physical ones is an inevitable trend of this century. You cannot afford to not understand it.

Tascha’s Destroyed Diamond NFT Timeline

- Tue, Aug 24 2021, 5:38 PM EST:  Diamond purchased on Blue Nile for $4999

Product page on Blue Nile: https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD15766346
Purchase video: https://youtu.be/rSa1kJ5FI0A
Purchase receipt: https://taschalabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Picture1-4.png
GIA certificate: https://taschalabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Gia-report.png

- Mon, Aug 30 2021, 10:40 AM EST:  Diamond delivered by FedEx to Tascha’s house

Delivery and unboxing video: https://youtu.be/0ZwucY9iC6M

- Tue, Aug 31 2021, 6:13 PM EST:  Diamond destroyed at Modern Auto Body Auto Service Center in Falls Church, Virginia

Diamond destroying process video: https://youtu.be/anzyEtqfA98
Destroying location: https://taschalabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/auto-shop-where-diamond-destroyed-scaled.jpg
Relics of diamond and its GIA certificate paper: https://taschalabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/diamond-corpse-1-1-scaled.jpg

Relevant Resources

- FAQ video: https://youtu.be/rKJNl0lbwUg

- Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYf5fYPJnU2zLmWDuXQLjQ8AKiXCsYCFy

- Twitter thread documenting the project: https://twitter.com/RealNatashaChe/status/1430248952818028544?s=20


"Cyber Hunters can't stop crypto! Because we will go to the Moon! "

2500x1438 pixel 60fps

Originally hand drawn, this piece took several weeks to construct and had to be scanned in 24 separate sections, each of which was pieced together in photoshop.

The digital artwork measures 127cm and can be printed at this scale.

I have made a number of drawings of New York City over the last ten years and consider this to be one of the best. 

oni Princess

digital drawing
3000x3500
Created by moto 
2021/09/10


who wait for her ?
create by YO ! 
1080*1080 pix

Layering pixels into a digital landscape.

This painting was created in Processing, by the means of a pixel sorting algorithm that uses generative methods to give different weights to pixels in the sorting process, dependent on external inputs.

By the nature of this technique, the forms and shapes of the final output can vary greatly from the input, revealing hidden landscapes and shapes, not noticed in the initial arrangement of pixels.

5000 x 5000px, 1 of 1.

Imagination of Life by Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew

Tired angel is looking for hope.

Edition of 1
5906 × 4724 Pixels


This Image is what changed my course as a photographer. It won the 2019 Wildlife Award at Natures Best Photography. It graced the halls of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History for an entire year and has given me so much over the years.

Tiger siblings when they get old enough, often have to fight amongst each others to establish hierarchy and decide who gets claim to a particular territory. On one such fights, I happened to be around 20ft from them and made this image. I wish the Roar accompanied the frame as it was deafening. This is one of my most cherished images. and now, I bring this image to the world as my first CC0 image on Foundation. All rights to everyone once purchased.
All rights will be released to the world after the NFT is purchased. 
I, Rahul Sachdev grant a worldwide copyright license to download, distribute, and use as wished without any permission needed from the artist or NFT owner.
The license takes effect once the NFT has sold and not before.

Take a deep breath...

Created in 2019
minted today
6720x4480, 14.5 Mb


A digital progression of an original New York cityscape painting, created with mixed media on aluminium sheet. Times Square, Manhattan, portrayed as an endless, looping vision of the progression of time, interwoven with the ever increasing pervasiveness of cryptocurrency.
 
To create this NYC piece, the physical oil painting was digitised using a Leica M (Type 240) rangefinder camera, paired with the Leica Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 lens for superlative colour depth and image quality, preserving the tones and textures of the source painting. The composite images were then enhanced and expanded upon through digital manipulation and motion to create the final NFT.

The video file is 1920px square.

This is Mt. Yoshino, a World Heritage Site in Japan. It is a place famous for its beautiful cherry blossoms. However, I think that the rare scenery of the sea of clouds is the most beautiful. There are many Buddhist temples here and it is a place with a long history. This photo was taken at dawn on the day when the sea of clouds came out. At this time, I was moved and my heart trembled. It is a piece of a moment that I will never forget.

In this wonderland, there are so many tribes that we’ve met along the journey. We came across this peaceful village which has wild rabbits habit in this area. 
We knocked on their rabbit hole and asked… “Could you guide us the way to the moon?” 
A big white rabbit gave us only a clue, he said…
“Sometimes, before you want to go up high you might need to go down first”
...
 Field Of Fireflies by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com/
Music promoted on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/


What does this photo look like to your eyes?This is the greatest miracle of my life as a photographer. The dragon statue on the left is a statue of water that is always found in Japanese shrines to cleanse your hands. After purifying your hands here, you will visit the shrine. It is familiar to Japanese people. And the round light is the firefly hime-hotaru that lives only in Japan. The light flashes gold and is very different from ordinary fireflies. They are active in the morning from midnight around June and dance in the dark in search of a partner. Coincidentally, this one firefly flew from the place where it was spitting out of the dragon's mouth and became this picture. Of course, I don't use compositing or Photoshop. It is a real one-shot work.

I want to present an imaginary story through a character named "Papadou", a panda-like robot. which looks excited I was amazed at the various stories I met.

Hira was captivated by the alluring beauty and vast remoteness of Ronda. The fortified positions and the vertical habitations were quite enthralling for Dada too.

"Bolt needs a pause Dada", Hira said as she brushed Bolt's manes. "Sure sweetie," Dada smiled.

Leaving Bolt to graze on the lily turfs nearby, they decided to take some time off their journey. " Be kind to all kinds, not just mankind ", Dada remembered Hira's mamma's advice to her as she gifted baby Bolt to Hira. ' Time flies by, but memories, they stay with you forever, I guess' Dada sighed.

As he sat there, breathing in the splendour of the land, he could see Hira's mamma's face amidst the clouds.

Content Creative : Bohomonk

Artwork specs:
5760px x 3240px

Tattoo session is sacred and intense, it is a process of creating permanent art on human skin. 

Especially the long sessions, where there are only two human being, interacted with each other, are the most memorable. The screams, the laughter, the music, and the deep conversations are forever engraved in our memories.

5234 px x 5558 px 

Original Artwork by Nickfilbert 





If you received this NFT you are the lucky owner of a ENS Mysterybox NFT! Holders of the ENS Mysterybox NFT can exchange this for ENS rewards. For more information visit: https://nft-ens.com

Happy Birthday!

A gift for the PennyWorks CEO to celebrate the (pre)launch of the platform and his birthday.

A high mag stacked shot of a roosting common blue butterfly. The high resolution photograph of this is insane! Look at the beautiful structure and colour! You can see why I get lost in this Hidden World with amazing creatures like this!

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