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Dev tools · June 11, 2017

CryptoPunks

Unique characters you can own on the Ethereum blockchain

CryptoPunks launched on June 11, 2017 with 138 votes, #269 of 3,107 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

What it does

CryptoPunks is a pioneering interactive art project on the Ethereum blockchain: 10,000 unique, 24×24 pixel characters - humans, apes, zombies, and aliens - algorithmically generated and permanently inscribed on the blockchain.

Launched in June 2017, CryptoPunks is a pioneering interactive art project on the Ethereum blockchain: 10,000 unique, 24×24 pixel characters - humans, apes, zombies, and aliens - algorithmically generated and permanently inscribed on the blockchain. What began as an experiment in digital ownership became the catalyst for a modern art movement, the prototype for NFTs as we know them, and a cultural phenomenon that continues to ripple outward. CryptoPunks started with a question: could collecting digital items feel as real as physical collectibles? That feeling of owning a famous piece of art or an early comic book seemed yet to be captured in the digital realm. In 2017 when the project was…from larvalabs.com

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