Sotheby’s New York has announced a pioneering online auction titled “BitcoinShrooms: An Ordinals Auction,” scheduled to take place from December 6th to 13th, 2023. This event marks a notable development in the digital art sector, as Sotheby’s ventures into the realm of Bitcoin Ordinals, a relatively new form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with a collection created by the digital artist Shroomtoshi.
Shroomtoshi’s BitcoinShrooms collection is an upcoming NFT project within the Ordinals space, offering a series of pixelated artworks that delve into the intricate tapestry of Bitcoin’s history, culture, and technological advancements. The artist, choosing to remain anonymous in the vein of Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has crafted a collection that not only serves as digital art but also as an educational tool about BTC’s core principles and evolution.
Sotheby’s Opens First Bitcoin Ordinals Sale
Describing the essence of the collection, Shroomtoshi said, “The BitcoinShrooms collection is a pixelated recap of the first 13 years of Bitcoin, a homage to the 8-bit style of art with a slight nostalgia for the 90s, and a way to soil tens of thousands of SSDs spread across the world with my art. It’s a tool to…
