I think it's important to have a mission statement for all projects, for limiting focus in a world full of never ending rabbit holes. This blog's purpose is more than just a collection of technological musings of a professional who is only tangentially related to the technology he talks about, but more of a dim hope that there maybe some people who can impact the relation most people have with digital currency and art. While Memo Akten's Article The Unreasonable Ecological Cost of #CryptoArt can't be out done, I'd like to restate my specific concerns with crypto in the following: Crypto art or NFT art (experts in this field haven't fully settled on the term yet) are experiencing massive, high-profile sales moments. Last month, an animated image of Nyan Cat, a popular meme in which a cat shoots a rainbow, sold for $660,000 on a blockchain sale made with PopTart. Christie's latest bid for an ongoing auction for artist Beeple's NFT, known for her playf...