Akutars NFT

Since the wake of the nonfungible token (NFT) boom, creators have been leaving their Web2 entities in droves and are carving their own lanes in the Web3 world.  It’s not just technologists and artsy-creators who are pivoting toward Web3. For example, former American professional baseball player Micah Johnson pivoted to painting and focused his pieces on representation. In debuting his first digital piece, sä-v(ə-)rən-tē (pronounced “sovereignty’) Johnson was not only fueled by adversity but inspired by a question that would change the trajectory of his work. “Can astronauts be black?” Johnson’s four-year-old nephew asked his mother.   Alas, the main character of “Akuverse” was created in February 2021. Aku is a physical depiction of the confidence and boldn...