Sotheby’s is proud to welcome our second dedicated NFT sale - 'Natively Digital 1.2: The Collectors.'
Natively Digital 1.2 is focused on the luminaries and champions of the NFT ecosystem - the collectors themselves - that have shaped the industry through their curation of early stage emerging artists, and culturally significant projects.
Showcasing 53 NFTs from 19 collectors that have been hand-picked by Sotheby's, and they have done what they do best – curate the works.
Stay tuned for the full catalogue to be revealed next week. For now, a preview of Natively Digital 1.2...
In 1989, British computer scientist @timberners_lee invented the World Wide Web in a moment that changed the world forever. Now, Sir Tim will offer the source code for the Web as an NFT in a historic one-off sale. Thread below (1/4) #ThisChangedEverything
@timberners_lee The unique NFT is composed of 4 elements: the original, time-stamped code files written by Sir Tim; an animated visualization of the code; a digital “poster” of the full code created by Sir Tim; and a letter written by Sir Tim reflecting on the code today. (2/4)
The files referenced by the NFT contain approximately 9,500 lines of code, including implementations of the 3 languages and protocols invented by Sir Tim that remain fundamental to the Web today: HTML, HTTP and URIs. (3/4)