{"id":227929,"date":"2021-04-15T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mick-jagger-is-using-nfts-to-raise-money-for-indie-music-venues\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T20:45:00","slug":"mick-jagger-is-using-nfts-to-raise-money-for-indie-music-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mick-jagger-is-using-nfts-to-raise-money-for-indie-music-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"# Mick Jagger is using NFTs to raise money for indie music venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Mick Jagger is using NFTs to raise money for indie music venues  <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDQvMzdmZjgyNGEtZDEzNi00M2RmLWEyMjItNjBkYzNhMDczYjU2LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger is jumping into the nonfungible token craze to help independent music venues that have been adversely affected by the pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an announcement from the music legend on Thursday, Jagger <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MickJagger\/status\/1382698235714748416\">said<\/a> he had started a 24-hour auction on Nifty Gateway featuring a nonfungible token, or NFT, based on a new song with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. The digital piece designed by artist Oliver Latta, also known as Extraweg, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/niftygateway.com\/profile\/eazysleazy\">features<\/a> a loop of a figure running through two human heads, with Grohl and Jagger\u2019s \u201cEazy Sleazy\u201d song playing in the background.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 30-second audio visual piece evokes a surreal essence of breaking through the barriers of the human mind and pushing forward on the brink of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> collapse to provide a much needed moment of artistic relief as the world slowly transitions out of lockdown,\u201d said the announcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s a 24hr charity auction on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niftygateway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@niftygateway<\/a> at 6pm BST today for a piece of Eazy Sleazy digital art, created by 3D artist <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/extraweg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@extraweg<\/a> &#8211; proceeds from this will be going to a few charities picked by myself and Dave Grohl <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foofighters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@foofighters<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; find out more at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fmNxlrVjcD\">https:\/\/t.co\/fmNxlrVjcD<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CoZEukn5cb\">pic.twitter.com\/CoZEukn5cb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MickJagger\/status\/1382698235714748416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>According to the NFT\u2019s de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion on Nifty, the proceeds from the auction will help <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/niftygateway.com\/collections\/eazysleazy\">raise<\/a> money for independent music venues in the United States and the United Kingdom through local charity groups Music Venue Trust and the National Independent Venue Association. A portion of the proceeds will also go to environmental causes. At the time of publication, the highest bid is for $8,988, with 12 people having <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/niftygateway.com\/itemdetail\/primary\/0x300a94880cd340620a2cea724987a9b05fa4ea64\/1\">made<\/a> an offer for the NFT.<\/p>\n<p>Many musical artists have become involved in NFTs in the past year. Last month, Crypto.com announced it would be launching an NFT platform featuring work from Snoop Dogg, Boy George, Lionel Richie and others. Major institutions have also been using NFTs to raise money for charity \u2014 New York Times columnist Kevin Roose auctioned off one of his articles for more than $550,000, which was donated to the publication\u2019s The Neediest Cases Fund.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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