THELOGICALINDIAN - The allocution appearance host awash an NFT today and discussed crypto with Shark Tank host Mark Cuban
Comedian and allocution appearance host Ellen DeGeneres has confused into cryptocurrency. Today, she auctioned off a allotment of NFT artwork and discussed Dogecoin with bedfellow Mark Cuban.
Woman With a Stick Cat
DeGeneres’ NFT badge appearance a cartoon alleged “Woman With a Stick Cat” which she presented on a contempo adventure of Ellen.
The NFT has now been auctioned on the crypto collectible exchange Bitski. The one-of-a-kind “platinum” adaptation awash for $14,555. That adaptation of the badge includes not aloof her artwork, but additionally the address affectation above.
DeGeneres additionally awash 64 agenda copies of the tokenized art sans address as allotment of a “silver” amalgamation for $100 each. Six copies of the “gold” amalgamation are still accessible for $2,500 each; that adaptation contains the agenda badge forth with a printed adaptation of her art.
DeGeneres chose to draw a cat based on the success of the Cryptokitties band of NFTs. Though she acutely put basal accomplishment into her drawing, the bargain is for a acceptable cause: gain will go to World Central Kitchen, a accustomed adversity abatement charity.
Mark Cuban Recommends Dogecoin
Meanwhile, Shark Tank host and Dallas Mavericks buyer Mark Cuban appeared on Ellen to altercate cryptocurrency and NFTs.
“The affair about NFTs is that they’re aloof agenda collectibles,” he explained. “If you anticipate about aggregate about aggregate on your buzz that you value, decidedly adolescent kids…their best admired backing are things on their phones. An NFT is aloof a agenda collectible that you can buy, hold, or advertise like any added collectible.”
He additionally discussed cryptocurrencies with a focus on Dogecoin. “[Dogecoin] went from actuality a cryptocurrency antic to actuality a agenda currency,” he explained, acquainted that the Dallas Mavericks abundance began to sell commodity for Dogecoin in March.
He recommended that DeGeneres acquire Dogecoin on her online store. Though she did not animadversion on the achievability of accepting crypto, she added on Twitter: “I’m still not abiding I accept it, or apperceive how to accent it, but it abiding is fun to say.”
Previously, a 2018 adventure featured Ashton Kutcher discussing the XRP cryptocurrency. He donated $4 actor of XRP to the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund during his appearance.
Disclaimer: At the time of autograph this columnist captivated beneath than $75 of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins.
