Could JPG Become the Tumblr of the NFT Space? – ARTnews.com

Proponents of NFTs argue that the novel technology is a radical force that will democratize art and push out gatekeepers. The truth is that NFTs remain inaccessible to many. The team behind JPG, a new website that aspires to be the Tumblr of the crypto world, is hoping to change that. “With JPG you can build your own NFT gallery, no matter who you are or what resources you have,” said María Paula Fernandez, the cofounder of JPG, likening the enterprise to Are.na, a popular social media website that empowers users to collect and curate content. JPG users can import and display any NFT that’s available on OpenSea, one of the largest NFT platforms, to curate a gallery of their own. The website, which was launched in July by Fernandez and cofounders Trent Elmore and Sam Spike, just received $3.8 million in a recent seed funding round. Related Articles Existing JPG galleries function as organized shows dealing with concepts like deep time, alchemy, and virality. JPG galleries have sometimes been displayed IRL. During Art Basel Miami Beach, Sofia Garcia and Kate Hannah, who work for the generative art NFT platform ArtBlocks, curated a show about on-chain generative art on JPG…
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