Summary
TLDR: The popular meme photo “Milk Edinburgh” of a guy yelling into a girl’s ear at a club is going up for auction as an Ethereum NFT on Foundation. The original photo was taken in 2018 by David Wilkinson and will be auctioned by Feisty DAO. This is not the first time they have helped meme creators sell their work as NFTs, aiming to onboard more creators into crypto and show them the benefits of monetizing their work through NFTs. The auction will start on Monday, April 22 with a reserve price of 15 ETH.
Key Points
1. The popular meme photo of a guy at a club yelling into a girl’s ear, known as “Milk Edinburgh,” is going up for auction as an Ethereum NFT on Foundation.
2. The photograph was originally taken in 2018 by David Wilkinson and is now being offered for sale as an NFT with the help of Feisty DAO member Cryptopathic.
3. The motivation behind auctioning off memes as NFTs is to onboard more creators into crypto and show them the beneficial ways to monetize their work, while avoiding predatory teams that may underpay artists in the industry.