Stories from the artists, drops and markets shaping NFTs.
Collective studios are the new galleries
Three artists, one Solidity contract, one shared royalty splitter. The collective is back - this time with on-chain receipts.
The latest
Drop watch, May 2026
The collections to watch this month - generative, 1-of-1, edition. A short, opinionated round-up edited the morning of May 1.
Who's actually buying 1-of-1s right now?
We pulled the on-chain data on the top wallets bidding in 1-of-1 auctions this quarter. The list will surprise you.
Merkle allowlists, without the maths
How to seed a Merkle tree from a CSV, gate the public mint, and prove inclusion without leaking the whole list.
On permanence, when permanence is a fee
Arweave promises 200 years. IPFS promises whatever you pin. A short essay on what 'on-chain forever' actually means.
Why a 5% platform fee is the right number
Marketplace economics, rebuilt from scratch. The math behind the fee, why royalties get paid first, and what it means for resales.
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