When Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was introduced more than 12 years ago, nobody outside a handful of tech heads and anarchists gave it much attention. Fast forward to the present, and cryptocurrencies are now everywhere.
From just the one, it is estimated that there are now over 10,000 different ‘coins’ in circulation, with their uses ranging from subverting international finance, to helping artists sell their art more equitably.
Malaysian artists have also been getting in on the act, from mixed-media auteur Red Hong Yi to street graffiti artist Katun.
And now, another Malaysian artist by the name of Visithra Manikam has emerged as one of the top selling artists on the crypto-based Non Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea.
Visithra, a self-styled multidisciplinary visual…