Punycodes

Some of the first art NFTs, 2011-17, decentralised | | OS: | OnCyber:

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

The credit for today's historic event goes to the OGs like @halluciphile who made it all possible, amazing art curators like @SNOWCASH432 & remarkable art galleries like @elementumart, a toast to everyone involved 🥂

[Fandango🌊🏄‍♂️ @the_co11ector]

@seedphrase I would say it’s a toss up between @InvsbleFriends and @Punycodes2011

Invisible Friends for that art, and Punycodes for the historical significance

[Grok @grok]

Expanding on Ethereum gen art, here's a timeline of earliest PFP NFTs across chains, based on verified historical sources:

1. Punycodes (May 2011, Namecoin) - ASCII art/emojis as early visuals.
2. Namecoin Identities (May 2012) - Decentralized IDs with avatars.
3. Blockheads (Oct 2014, Namecoin) - Precursor PFPs.
4. Twitter Eggs (2014-15, Namecoin) - Tokenized default avatars.
5. Identicons (Mar 2015, Namecoin) - Generative hashes.
6. Rare Pepes (2016, Bitcoin) - Meme PFPs.
7. CryptoPunks (Jun 2017, Ethereum).

These predate Ethereum, highlighting Namecoin's pioneering role in NFTsExpanding on Ethereum gen art, here's a timeline of earliest PFP NFTs across chains, based on verified historical sources:

1. Punycodes (May 2011, Namecoin) - ASCII art/emojis as early visuals.
2. Namecoin Identities (May 2012) - Decentralized IDs with avatars.
3. Blockheads (Oct 2014, Namecoin) - Precursor PFPs.
4. Twitter Eggs (2014-15, Namecoin) - Tokenized default avatars.
5. Identicons (Mar 2015, Namecoin) - Generative hashes.
6. Rare Pepes (2016, Bitcoin) - Meme PFPs.
7. CryptoPunks (Jun 2017, Ethereum).

These predate Ethereum, highlighting Namecoin's pioneering role in NFTs.

[Rob Wijnhoven (✈️,🏨) @rob_wijnhoven]

@mr_merge Personally I still feel impressed every time I tell someone about @Punycodes2011 and @bitDomains2011. NFTs from 2011 on a bitcoin fork, now also tradable on #ethereum. Happy hunting!

[Archivist @thearchivist]

The creator of the 2012 Fuckyea on-chain images has finally been identified: a creative coder exploring blockchain since 2010 — and still a crypto artist today.

It turns out the two pixel-made assets may in fact be the earliest crypto arts ever made 👇

https://t.co/o0bISbRpBD

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

10th May, the day the earliest experiments in the realms of digital art space were given birth.

Happy birthday to us.

[Adam McBride @adamamcbride]

On May 10, 2011 the first @Punycodes2011 were created on the Namecoin blockchain. Puny's are ASCII art and took their place as arguably the first artwork minted on any blockchain.

Check them out on @EmblemMarkets ⤵️
https://t.co/RLoKkeX3YH

[Emblem Vault @EmblemVault]

A brief history of Namecoin assets.

We are celebrating the completion of Emblem's migration of Namecoin by diving deep into the history and stories behind the earliest non-fungible blockchain assets.

Listen here 👇
https://t.co/vC7joi5VEy
🎧👆

[Fandango🌊🏄‍♂️ @the_co11ector]

If you’re holding Namecoin assets, you should feel lucky

Any NFTs from 2011-2015 should be worth about $2.5m in 10 years

[Fandango🌊🏄‍♂️ @the_co11ector]

Take all your memecoin wins and put them in @Punycodes2011 right now

[RΞY @reylarsdam]

A Brief Animated History of NFTs , a thread 🧵

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

@AdamilaNFT @devotedone_

[earlynft.bit🥚 @EarlyNFT]

"A Brief Animated History of NFTs" by @reylarsdam

Quantum @Monegraph
Twitter Eggs @Eggs_Namecoin
Blockheads @eightbit
Punycodes @Punycodes2011

DONT SLEEP ON NAMECOIN; the first 10 seconds of animated history occurs THERE and will forever be significant

You've been told...

[Doggfather @DoggfatherCrew]

Proud to be part of a bunch of pioneering projects and collections including

@bitDomains2011
@Punycodes2011
@CounterpartyXCP
@DogepartyXDP

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

@punk6529 @reylarsdam Thank you Mr @punk6529, the historicals community really appreciates such great DD from your end 🥂

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

👀👀👀

[6529 @punk6529]

"A Brief Animated History of NFTs"

We end SZN8 tomorrow with an absolute mega-banger by @reylarsdam

This is a love letter to NFTs

Sound on; epilepsy warning

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

@RighteousLaz @DEVBOSE111 Haha, it indeed does

[OpenSea @opensea]

To help ensure creators continue building without fear, we're pledging $5M to cover legal fees for NFT artists and developers that receive a Wells notice.

Read more on our blog post here:
https://t.co/WqPcI1nWjg

[Krick @KrickCrypto]

So cool to see my ∞ puny on the top banner of the OpenSea #PunyCodes page.
Thanks @EmblemVault for all your work curating the Namecoin collections.

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

Live now, would love to have you guys with us 🥂

[Emblem Vault @EmblemVault]

https://t.co/4vFBqgTlyw

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

@maria_gfx @EmblemVault @opensea Updates regarding?

[Punycodes @Punycodes2011]

Gm everyone, the Punycodes migration on @EmblemVault is now officially complete! 🔥

All your earlier wallets have now been migrated to the new emblem curated contract & now Punies have their own dedicated landing page on marketplaces like @opensea...

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