NFT.NYC 2022: All you need to know
NFT.NYC 2022, which was held in Times Square on June 20–23, returned with a three-day in-person event that have attracted more than 15,000 attendees, and over 1,500 speakers from 42 countries to talk about NFT, art, music, blockchain, and more. Celebrating its fourth anniversary, we can say that NFT.NYC definitely marked its spot as the largest and most renowned NFT conference in the world — and before we go into the winners for this year’s annual NFT awards, let’s first have a sneak peak on the NFT.NYC attendees and their wallets 🧐.
According to Mnemonic, NFT.NYC’s official data partner:
- 68% of NFT.NYC attendees received their first NFT in 2021
- The oldest wallet received its first NFT around 5 years ago in 2017
- An attendee bought a BAYC for 420.69 ETH
- One wallet holds 114,197 NFTs
- The most profitable collection this year is Sandbox’s LAND
The 2022 NFT Awards
The awards ceremony was held on the second day, and multiple awards were given out for over 30 different categories. And being the largest NFT marketplace in the world, OpenSea provided statistical data and sponsored the 2022 NFT Awards at NFT.NYC for the second year in a row.
Here are some of the winners for the major categories:
1. Top Collection by Sales Volume
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is a collection of 10,000 profile pictures of cartoon apes by Yuga Labs. The owners of the NFT are granted access to a private online club, exclusive in-person events, and many more. The collection is known to be purchased by various celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Neymar, Jimmy Fallon, Paris Hilton, etc.
BAYC on OpenSea
2. Top Art Collection by Volume
My Curio Cards
My Curio Cards is known as the first art NFTs on Ethereum (May 09, 2017). The collection features 30 unique series of cards from seven different artists.
My Curio Cards on OpenSea
3. Top Music Collection by Volume
The Orbs by BT
The Orbs by BT is a collection of 3,333 unique audiovisual NFTs on Ethereum. Originally, Grammy-nominated musician BT’s 14th album “The Orbs” was collaborated with an NFT art curator 888 and Gala Games. Moving on from here, BT created an NFT collection where each of the Orbs will change shape depending on the music that is played within the NFT.
The Orbs by BT on OpenSea
4. Highest Volume Collection from Asia
Murakami.Flowers
Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist who is mainly known for his representative artwork: Flowers. Murakami has also received the “Best Traditional Artist turned NFT Artist” award for this year.
Murakami.Flowers on OpenSea
5. Best Fashion NFT Project
RTFKT
RTFKT, also known as a virtual sneaker company, is a fashion brand that focuses on digital products in the crypto space. The company was acquired by Nike Inc. in December 2021, and some renowned projects include Clone X, and sneaker collaborations with Nike Dunk, Jeff Staple, Fewocious, and many more that are coming up.
RTFKT on OpenSea
NFTs in Crypto Winter? 🥶
The atmosphere around the event and the crypto space was quite different from last year. We are currently facing a bear market (a.k.a. Crypto Winter), and numerous projects are going through a period of uncertainty and doubt. However, many people still believe that NFTs will bring a fundamental change in the way we live in the future. As I have written in my previous article regarding Soulbound Tokens (SBT), the technology is continuously evolving and there are so many ways it can be utilized in our lives. Though we may be going through a crypto winter right now, the future may not be so dark at all.
“NFTs are going to disrupt most industries — identity, ticketing, brands, music, fashion, real estate, and more. We are still at a very early stage. This is the beginning of a long-term trend.” — Jodee Rich, co-founder of NFT.NYC
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