SNEAK PEEK
- Snaps taken from the ongoing protests against the zero-COVID policy of China are now available for sale on the biggest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, as NFTs.
- An NFT collection of 135 pictures based on Polygon titled “Silent Speech” captured the protests with a starting bid of 0.01 ETH in an auction.
- Blank Paper Movement comprises 24 stylized images, majorly featuring crowds of protestors holding blank papers, embodying suppression of free speech.
In a recent revelation, it has come to notice that pictures taken from protests against the zero-COVID policy of China across the mainland are now available for sale on the biggest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, as NFTs. An NFT collection comprising a total of 135 photos based on Polygon titled “Silent Speech” captures the protests with an initial bid of 0.001 ETH, which is equivalent to US$11.74.
The auction that started on Sunday was held for a total of seven days. Talking about another NFT collection, Blank Paper Movement, consists of 24 stylized images majorly featuring crowds of protestors holding blank papers, signifying suppression of free speech. The NFTs based on ETH had a floor price of ten Ether, which is equivalent to US$11,720 AT 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Hong Kong time.
As for the protests, they erupted last Thursday after a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital city of the northwestern province of China, Xinjiang, as citizens henceforth rushed to the streets and the internet to give voice to their anger and doubts regarding zero-COVID lockdowns.
The governing body of the city placed some blame for the tragedy on the inability of the victims to save themselves, which elevated the expansion of the protests. As revealed, massive protests were witnessed on the streets of the major cities of China over the weekend, including Beijing, Urumqi, Wuhan, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
Students in around 79 universities in 15 Chinese provinces have reportedly engaged in public protests as of 6 p.m. on Sunday.
