cryptoart

Meanings

1. 1noununcountablecomputing

   Digital artwork sold or collected as a unique token on a blockchain, so that ownership can be recorded and traded.

   Grammar: Uncountable as a field: cryptoart is popular; use piece of cryptoart for one item.

   Patterns

   • buy cryptoart
   • sell cryptoart
   • a piece of cryptoart

   She sold her first piece of cryptoart for more than a month's salary.

   Cryptoart exploded in popularity during the NFT boom.

   Collectors can display cryptoart in virtual galleries.

2. 2nounsingular

   The movement or market built around making and trading such digital artworks.

   Grammar: Used with the: the cryptoart scene, the cryptoart market.

   Patterns

   • the cryptoart market
   • the cryptoart scene

   The cryptoart market cooled after the initial excitement.

   Many illustrators joined the cryptoart scene looking for new buyers.

   Critics argue cryptoart is more about speculation than art.

Common combinations

cryptoart market

The cryptoart market can change dramatically in a week.

collect cryptoart

He began to collect cryptoart as an investment.

mint cryptoart

Artists mint cryptoart by uploading files to a platform.

cryptoart marketplace

The cryptoart marketplace charges a small fee on every sale.

Synonyms and how they differ

NFT art

NFT art names the same thing but highlights the token format, while cryptoart highlights the crypto setting.

digital art

Digital art is any art made on a computer, with or without blockchain ownership.

blockchain art

Blockchain art puts the focus on the technology used to record ownership.

Word family

crypto noun

short for cryptocurrency

cryptocurrency noun

digital money secured by cryptography

cryptoartist noun

an artist who makes and sells cryptoart

art noun

creative visual work

Commonly confused: cryptoart or digital art?

Practice

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