Visa buys CryptoPunk #7610 for 49.5 ($165,000)

From August 23, 2021: “Over the last 60 years, Visa has built a collection of historic commerce artefacts—from early paper credit cards to the zip-zap machine. Today, as we enter a new era of NFT-commerce, Visa welcomes CryptoPunk #7610 to our collection.” You can check out CryptoPunk #7610 on OpenSea. The content license for CryptoPunk…

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Visa launches support program to help artists create and sell NFTs

Yesterday it was Coinbase announcing its planned entry in the NFT world. Today, it is Visa. Visa said it was partnering with Micah Johnson, former MLB player and now NFT artist. (per Coindesk) Johnson created Aku, a black astronaut character and the first NFT to be optioned for a movie. Visa will select artists from…

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