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Hashed Skulls World Collectible Art 💀 These are the four original scenes featured in Hashed Skulls World. Each one is an original artwork inspired by street art, full of color, character and details. Every scene is hand-drawn and made for collectors. 4 original scenes. 1,000 unique NFTs each. 4,000 NFTs in total. Completing the full set will be a challenge, with only 1,000 possible complete sets. Originally created for the Hashed Skulls universe, we're now sharing these artworks with the public in high resolution, so collectors can enjoy them beyond their wallets. Display them, use them as wallpapers, print them and explore every detail. Minting November 5 at 10:30 AM GMT-3 (13:30 UTC) on @opensea. Explore all four scenes through the link below, and get to know the Hashed Skulls universe through the link in our profile. opensea.io/collection/hashed…

What if CT disappeared? Where would NFTs be today? A brand, a character, or a work of art should be able to exist independently of the environment where it first gained attention. In fact, recognition comes from reaching people in different environments. There's no secret formula. Any project that wants to grow and be recognized needs to take what it creates into the wider world. I might be wrong, but I believe that, with very few exceptions, and I mean very few, NFTs would be dead without CT. It's time for a change.

Imagine Mickey Mouse as an NFT. Licensed merchandise featuring Mickey and friends generated USD 3.23 billion in retail sales. Now imagine owning an NFT that only lets you collect and display the image, versus one that also grants commercial rights to use the character and create products. Same character. Completely different value. One is a collectible. The other comes with intellectual property rights and commercial potential. If Mickey were an NFT, would you rather own the collectible or the IP? Do you know what rights you have with the NFTs you own?

There are great voices in this space, both from big and small accounts. But I can't stand this kind of engagement anymore. What's everyone buying? Which project is worth checking out? What's the next big thing? What should we mint? Who should we follow? Same questions, every single day. Is this really all we have to talk about? Let's grow the hell up.

People talk a lot about collectibles. And yes, NFTs are collectibles. But we need a lot more people taking part in this ecosystem. We need real people using products featuring these characters and artwork. We need people getting excited about something they can actually see, touch and experience. Launching an NFT collection isn't enough, even if it's a huge success. There's so much more to build beyond the NFTs.

I wish buying an NFT could be as simple as buying anything else. Sure, in some cases, we'd still need to verify authenticity. But that should be much easier than verifying the authenticity of a handmade work of art. The problem is that today, there's still so much to check. Who's the creator? Is the artwork authentic? Is it the official contract? Are the files and metadata legitimate? What rights come with the NFT? Is the project involved in wash trading or other forms of manipulation? I think we'll have to hire an investigator to do all this.

If you want a healthier, safer and more trustworthy NFT market, it also depends on the people we interact with on CT every day. There's no point asking for more transparency while continuing to engage with opportunists and scammers. Just don't give attention to people who are only here to take.

You don't need an exchange to buy Bitcoin, just as you don't need a marketplace to buy NFTs. But here's the thing. Unless you're already a well-known artist with an audience beyond CT, marketplaces are often where people discover your work. So, as intermediaries, marketplaces should have clear rules about what can be sold and who can sell it. Period. I'm not talking about subjective judgments like whether a piece is good or bad, whether someone likes it or not. I'm talking about something concrete, identity verification. If you want to sell on a marketplace, you should have to identify yourself. That's how we reduce scams. Without transparency, this market will disappear or become insignificant.

This is Impossible Skies, one of the four scenes from Hashed Skulls World. Minting until December 4 for 0.0001 ETH ($0.21). I don't expect it to be worth a fortune in a few days, years, or even centuries. It might actually be worth less than it is today. And believe it or not, I'm perfectly fine with that. P.S. Don't mistake this for a marketing strategy. I mean it.

It's funny how some blue chip PFP holders act like the NFT market revolves around the projects they own. Anything that comes after is dismissed as garbage. You can see it in plenty of posts. Meanwhile, so many great things are being built. The market needs to move forward, but that won't happen if we're more concerned with protecting our status than recognizing what's next.

Time to share some good art. At least, I think so. Hashed Skull #0742 💀

I'm bullish on NFTs. That doesn't make me blind. This market urgently needs regulation. Otherwise, we'll keep seeing the same old cycle. Endless Share Your Art posts, people hoping some wealthy buyer will sweep an entire collection, and short-term speculators looking to make a quick buck. That's rock bottom.

Imagine this scenario You can sell NFTs however you want, in any way you choose, on your own website and platform. But if you want to list on a marketplace, you must provide your personal information. No information, no listing. That's how it works in the stock market. That's how it works in crypto. That's how it works when selling physical products. NFTs should be no different. Period.

Just like most people who take NFTs seriously, I really want to see this space grow. But we still need more transparency and trust. And I can't see this market growing without marketplaces taking responsibility. If you buy a counterfeit product on a marketplace, you don't just have to deal with it yourself. The marketplace is responsible for making things right. Why should NFTs be any different? Yes, I support regulation. Even if it means stricter listing rules, even if that affects me too. We can't keep accepting so many scams as normal. Enough is enough.

There are more people launching NFTs than buying them. Anyone can launch a 10K collection in a day, while an artist can spend months creating a single piece of artwork. Do you really believe digital art will hold the same value as physical art at this rate? Let's stop pretending NFTs are all going to skyrocket in value someday. They won't. Maybe a handful will, at most. And even those will struggle to find buyers.

If the market keeps going this way, more marketplaces will eventually shut down. Those who want to sell their NFTs will have to do it directly, without intermediaries. Maybe that's when great initiatives will start to emerge, in ways nobody expected. And that's how a new cycle begins. Have a great week, everyone!

Hashed Skulls World 🗺️💀 I love this collection world.hashedskulls.art

NFTs are overpriced. Prove me wrong.