ArtFreaks Ep7: Chris Torres on selling a $600,000 Cat NFT and the Future of the Creator Economy

In this episode we are joined by Puerto Rican artist Chris Torres.

Dallas based Torres, is a digital artist that has been publishing art online for over 20 years.

His digital art piece Nyan Cat is one of the most recognisable memes on the entire internet and, in March 2021, at the hight of the NFT Boom, Nyan Cat sold for approximately $600,000 cementing Chris’ place in digital art history.

In todays episode we delve into the future of the creator economy, the opportunities that web3 unlocks for artists and talk through the life changing auction for that famous digital art grail.

I hope you enjoy our chat :)