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For the Crypto Art section, the announcement of the new NFT collection by Hackatao of stamps inspired by Sissi and Franz Joseph I of Austria cannot be missed. The project will be released on December 12 and has been developed in collaboration with Austrian Post for Crypto Stamp Art.
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Crypto Art and the NFT stamps by Hackatao inspired by Sissi and Franz Joseph I of Austria
Hackatao, the famous duo of artists renowned in Crypto Art, has announced the launch of a new NFT collection of stamps inspired by Sissi and Franz Joseph I of Austria.
The project was carried out in collaboration with Austrian Post and will be released on December 12 in a limited edition of 10,000 stamps. Interested parties will be able to access the physical stamps on the official website of Austrian Post and in selected post offices, such as the Sissi Museum and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Specifically, each physical stamp is accompanied by a unique digital certification via blockchain, a dedicated wallet, and a QR code that reveals the associated NFT.
Only in this way, collectors will then be able to own their piece of history both in the physical world and in the digital one. The stamps are protected by NFC chips, which guarantee their authenticity.
Hackatao describe their stamps as “phygital”, meaning a synthesis between physical art and digital certification. This means that each stamp coexists simultaneously in the physical world and in the digital one.
In this regard, if a collector decided to sell the physical or digital version of the stamp, they would be obliged to transfer both.
At the center of this NFT collection stand out two iconic figures of Austrian history: Empress Sissi and Franz Joseph I reinterpreted by Hackatao through an artistic ether that connects past and present.
Crypto Art: the concept and the revelations of the new NFT stamps signed by Hackatao
In the artistic description of the new NFT stamp collection, the Hackatao emphasized a concept that goes beyond the narrative of Austrian history.
In fact, phygital stamps represent not only a homage to the past or a leap into the future, but they also aim to embody the meeting point between the two dimensions, where the duality of existence – Yin and Yang, physical and digital – converges.
Regarding the history, however, the description of the Hackatao highlights how the two figures chosen as protagonists also resonate as two opposing poles.
On one side there is Francesco Giuseppe I., the emperor par excellence, embodying the iron will of 19th-century Europe. His reign, lasting almost seven decades, witnessed the rise and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, all while he remained a man of simple aspirations and with a profound sense of introversion.
On the other hand, there is Empress Sissi, a magnetic and enigmatic pop icon, whose creative thinking has had a lasting impact on the arts and culture. She represents a more intimate and emotional counterpoint to the stoic rule of Franz Joseph. Her obsessions with travel, beauty, health, and freedom resonate as timeless motifs of the human condition.
With this premise, the Hackatao have used two different artistic techniques to represent these opposites, merging them to create a new iconic style. This style is the crypto art dedicated to the new phygital stamps.
NFT sales on the rise in novembre
The new NFT collection by Hackatao arrives at a time of recovery in the Non-Fungible Token market.
Recently, the monthly NFT sales volume for November 2024 was analyzed, and it emerged that it reached 562 million dollars. This volume had not been seen for six months and is 356 million dollars more than in October 2024.
In terms of blockchain, while Ethereum is leading in volumes, the Bitcoin network, on the other hand, recorded its bull run in November, with significant increases. The quintessential blockchain saw an increase in NFT sales of +102% compared to a month ago, totaling 190 million dollars.