V1 Punks (or V1 CryptoPunks) revived, adding mystery to CryptoPunks and big headaches for Larva Labs

Back in November 2021, I wrote about the cryptic case of the CryptoPunks, which were first released for free without any content licenses. Check out my article “The Cryptic Case of the CryptoPunks Licenses: The Mystery Over the Licenses for CryptoPunks NFTs.“ Co-founder of Larva Labs John Watkinson described the rollout of the CryptoPunks “a…

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RTFKT CLONE X + Murakami NFTs sell for $100,000 – $600,000, but license limits use to noncommercial uses

After the big reveal of the RTFKT CLONE X + Murakami NFTs, they started hitting the secondary market. The top sales went for impressive prices between $100,000 to $600,000, as compiled by NFT-Stats. The higher priced NFTs apparently contained avatars with so-called “Murakami traits” added by the famed artist Murakami. But, unfortunately, those Murakami-trait NFTs…

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Controversy swirls over CryptoPunks copyright licenses as floor price for CryptoPunks NFTs drops–and Bored Ape NFTs close in

Things in the NFT world are happening fast and furious. The CryptoPunks NFTs, produced by Larva Labs, are the highest grossing collection to date, and probably the most famous. But, in the past few days, debate over the terms and lack of clarity in the copyright licenses that owners of CryptoPunks NFTs received–or did not…

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