10,000の顔、誕生前夜：「クリプトパンク」とNFT革命はかくして始まった（前編）

ふたりのカナダ人プログラマーが「CryptoPunks（クリプトパンク）」というオンラインプロジェクトを始めたとき、自分たちがブロックチェーンを駆使した大規模なカルチャームーヴメントの火付け役になるとは思ってもいなかった。その誕生前夜から今日までに、この10,000の顔は何を生み出し、永遠にその価値を変えたのか？ クリプトパンクに魅了された人々の群像からその答えを追う集中連載。
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