Art Blocks NFTs Raised $23.5M For Charity in August
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Art Blocks NFTs Raised $23.5M For Charity in August

THELOGICALINDIAN - Money from the abundant art pieces is activity to acceptable causes

Artists on the NFT belvedere Art Blocks accept aloft an estimated $23.5 actor for alms in August alone, putting the absolute funds aloft through the activity at over $26 million. 

Art Blocks Artists Donate

Demand for on-chain art is alarming up, and charities are accomplishment the benefits.

NFTs on the Art Blocks belvedere accept collectively aloft $23.5 actor for alms over the accomplished month. In comparison, all Art Blocks projects appear in the three months above-mentioned alone aloft $2.3 million. 

A absolute of 25 artists launched NFTs on the belvedere in August. Before anniversary activity goes live, Art Blocks and the artisan accede on what allotment of the funds aloft will be donated to charity. For best projects, artists accord amid 10 and 25% of the absolute sales of the art. 

Curated activity Geometry Runners, which launched Aug. 27, took the top spot, altruistic over $3.4 million. The project’s artist, Rich Lord, breach the money amid the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation and the Coalition for Rainforest Nations.

Art Blocks projects are currently appear through a Dutch bargain format, area the amount to excellent starts aerial and drops every 5 account until all pieces are sold. However, Geometry Runners awash out of all 1000 NFTs at the starting amount of 5 ETH, with gas prices aerial as collectors accolade to excellent pieces from the highly-anticipated collection. 

Other projects to accession ample amounts for alms in August accommodate Trossets by Anna Carreras and Beatboxes by Zeblocks.

Since its barrage in November aftermost year, Art Blocks has become one of the arch destinations for NFT art collectors. Early projects such as Chromie Squiggle and Ringers could be minted for 0.08 ETH at barrage but can now advertise for millions of dollars on the accessory market. 

Art Blocks has back added the amount to excellent pieces, with some projects now starting their Dutch auctions at an eye-watering 15 ETH. While such aerial starting bids ability amount out abounding abeyant buyers, the aftereffect is a lot added money gets donated to charity, as was the case with Geometry Runners.

Disclaimer: At the time of autograph this feature, the columnist endemic BTC, ETH, and several added cryptocurrencies.