I create NFTs exclusively on energy efficient and ‘eco-friendly’ blockchains such as those using a Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm. Colloquially known as #CleanNFTs, these require in order of millions times less energy [1,2,3,4] than the much more widespread (and more lucrative) Ethereum blockchain (which is currently using Proof-of-Work, with plans to fully switch to Proof-of-Stake in the future – after many years of delays, currently scheduled for mid-2022 with no target date**).
Tezos
- objkt.com/profile/memoakten – all Tezos NFTs from different platforms can be seen here*.
- fxhash.xyz/u/memoakten – Online, realtime generative art.
- teia.art/memoakten – The original HicEtNunc (aka HEN) site is discontinued. However, the HEN smart contract is still live on the blockchain, and HEN NFTs can be accessed via a number of community developed websites. Teia is the “official” community managed successor.
- Distributed Consciousness – A collection of 256 (28) unique Tentacular Critters 🐙 created with
giant matrix multiplicationsArtificial Intelligence / Machine Learning, and hiding a surprise secret! - Also see https://www.memo.tv/works/#nft
**The Ethereum “Merge” (switching mainnet to Proof-of-Stake) finally happened on September 15, 2022 without any hiccups (Note that this incredibly technical complicated engineering feat was successfully pulled off while Mercury was in retrograde. So can we please put that myth to rest).
References
- The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #CryptoArt by Memo Akten
- A guide to ecofriendly CryptoArt (NFTs) by Memo Akten
- Energy Footprint of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms, Beyond Proof-of-Work by Platt et al
- Tezos Energy Consumption
- Clean NFTs
- ethereum-nft-activity & Ethereum Emissions by Kyle Mcdonald
- Toward a New Ecology of Crypto Art: A Hybrid Manifesto (selection of essays)
- “Inside Brazil’s DIY, eco-friendly NFT art marketplace” by Claire Evans
- “Not another Jpeg” by Matthew Plummer-Fernandez
- Hic et nunc wiki