An extensive monographic work that documents the remarkable rise of the CryptoPunks – one of the world's first and most sought-after crypto collectibles, as well as a pioneer of digital art and the web3 culture. The book CryptoPunks: Free to Claim explores the evolving journey of a leading NFT collectible: what began as an experiment in digital ownership has become a catalyst for a digital art movement and a vibrant subculture linked to a new era of the internet. Remarkably, the CryptoPunks – 10,000 uniquely created pixel characters – have generated over $2.3 billion in cumulative sales and have entered the permanent collections of major institutions such as LACMA and the Centre Pompidou, while also forming a passionate and decentralized online community.

All 10,000 CryptoPunks are presented in a dedicated 400+ page catalog, which includes a comprehensive list of Punk, number, type, colors, attributes, and image hash. A timeline provides a zine-like compilation of posts and tweets from community members as they happened. It also includes an extensive glossary defining over 100 anonymously authored terms and ideas, with contributions from names like Beeple, Emily Segal, and Venkatesh Rao. With an in-depth interview between Hans Ulrich Obrist (Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries) and the founders of CryptoPunks, Matt Hall and John Watkinson, this state- and category-defining book contains a kaleidoscopic collection of texts, interviews, and visual essays that explore the emerging world of web3 and digital culture at large – inspiring the first generation of visual books on this revolutionary subject. The book is intended for all knowledge levels and includes unique contributions from notable figures in technology, design, fashion, finance, and contemporary art, including Anika Meier, Alexis Ohanian, Mat Dryhurst, Noam Segal (Guggenheim), Philippe Bettinelli and Marcella Lista (Centre Pompidou), Michael Connor (Rhizome), Mindy Seu, Chris Lyons (a16z), Salome Asega (NEW INC), Simon Denny, Shumon Basar, Martina Tiefenthaler, Jack Butcher, Sean Bonner, 6529, among others.

Pages: 836, Year of Publication: 1210, Dimensions: 17x17cm