what's Opepen?
Opepen is a decentralized digital art project and NFT collection created by designer Jack Butcher. It functions as an evolving studio, museum, and gallery that catalogs the development of internet culture, digital property, and identity through blockchain-based open editions. Collectors can preview and opt into specific artwork drops, fostering a community-driven approach without centralized control. The project emphasizes permissionless creativity, with royalties funding further development. Built on Ethereum and other chains like Base, Opepen features generative pixel art and themed sets, such as neighborhoods or processes, minted as NFTs to represent ownership in the digital art ecosystem.
Opepen's developer released evmnow, a next-gen block explorer.
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x.com/jackbutcherDeveloper behind Opepen launched evmnow, a next-generation block explorer.
Stupepen launches as an Opepen collection created by an official Meme card artist as part of an artist collaboration.
Opepen 001 sells for 7.77 ETH ($26K) to buyer @bankons.
Received new set submission NORMPEPEN from creator serc1n, featuring LLM-generated types, 40x40 grid rendering, and 6 trait types (blueprint, zombie, agent, alien, cat, human) with varying rarity distributions; Bobpepen opt-in enters final hour, requiring 40s and 20s series for consensus.
Opens opt-in for "bobpepen" edition on BOOA allowlist for another couple of hours, requires consensus.
Less than 24 hours remain to opt in for historic Mallary digital art pieces spanning 1955 to 1980, including Beverly Hilton mural.
V5 restores market order by aligning unrevealed and revealed floor prices to sit close together.
Project version 5 (v5) conceived in rural Texas.
Original physical artwork auction reaches 0.27999 ETH bid; second-to-last piece available with hours remaining.