FEATURED ARTWORKS OF THE WEEK

Giovanni De Benedetto, "Premature 106" (still)
Carlitoz, "The Thin Line Between Genius and Madness"
Masha Ermeeva, "Preserve the Self" (still)
David Hathaway, "Electrified Eggbeater"

ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

The Mint Gold Dust Team at NFT NYC

Have you ever wondered where the name Mint Gold Dust came from? CEO and Founder Kelly LeValley Hunt reflects on a personal experience at an auction and how that led to the creation of Mint Gold Dust. 

“Some years ago at an auction of Old World artifacts, I witnessed the sale of empty canvas sacks sold solely by weight. It baffled me that anyone would pay substantial sums for empty bags hundreds of years old, and I inquired further. 

I then discovered these nondescript canvas sacks had once been used to transport immense quantities of gold. While the sacks were now empty significant quantities of gold dust still remained, filling the crevices and folds in the cloth. By practical alchemy this precious residue had transformed otherwise mundane objects into coveted pieces of considerable worth.

As I often reflected on this memory over the years, I realized the metaphor in these canvas sacks that kept drawing me back. Every object, and by extension every person, possessed inherent worth as well as the innate potential to metamorphose into something far greater than its present state. In addition, those hundreds of pounds of gold had left remnants that held and created significant value long after the main attraction had moved on. And so I wanted  to create a platform for everyone to mint their own Gold Dust.”

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE
BACK TO BASICS: SET UP AND CONNECT METAMASK IN 10 STEPS

We believe that collecting NFTs should be easy and not intimidating. If you agree, this new series is for you. Whether you’re a first time NFT collector or just new to our platform, our Back to Basics series will guide you through wallet set up options so that you can collect NFTs on Mint Gold Dust.

The first in this new series is setting up your Metamask.

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FEATURED PODCAST

This week we are looking back at one of our most popular podcasts of 2021, The Amen Break with Theo Goodman.

Seth and Theo broke down this idea correlating The Rare Pepe to the Amen break, the roots of NFTs and the roots of sampled music, planting the seeds for more conversations on Rare Pepe in the blockchain community and understanding how we got to where we are today.

Miss last week’s recap and holiday curation by Mint Gold Dust curator Eleonora Brizi? Follow this link to catch up and stay up to date on all things Mint Gold Dust.