CryptoPunks

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the holy trinity of on-chain gen art

gm farcasters ❤️

Cryptopunks aren’t on chain though. Eeep!

https://twitter.com/_deafbeef/status/1428099912999256067

Yes, it’s a separate later contract that put the image on chain. The actual punk tokens we all own do not reference an onchain image.

| the holy trinity of on-chain gen art

^ this is the point of the original post

punks classify as part of the holy trinity:

- brought gen art to blockchain
- created first marketplace for digital objects
- inspired on-chain gen art movement
- collection images and attribute lists are now "on-chain"

I’m not arguing the value of punks, their influence or contribution - I think I’ve written enough to show I’m a true believer. I’m just saying that saying punks are onchain is incorrect. The contract has an image hash, which is fascinating and unique in its own right.

punks: 

- brought generative art to blockchain
- created the first marketplace for unique digital objects
- inspired the on-chain generative art movement
- collection images and attribute lists are now "on-chain" 

i'll take the broader view here :)