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What Is… an NFT? With David Cash (Online with Agnes)

When:
Thursday, September 30, 2021
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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Description:

What Is…? Is a series of casual and introductory talks focusing on subjects connected to current Agnes exhibitions and topical subjects in the art world.

Queen's University Alumnus and NFT Evangelist David Cash presents a crash course in Non-Fungible Tokens, Decentralized Finance, and how crypto will influence our futures. Cash wrote their master's thesis on NFTs and DeFi and has since been consulting, lecturing and helping create NFT drops for some of the biggest brands and celebrities in the world. Cash's number one goal is to ease mass adoption in the crypto space. In this session, Cash will guide participants through a brief history of Crypto.

Speaker Biography:
David Cash has nearly two decades of experience in the entertainment industry, starting as a child actor before starting a production company David Cash Studios. Cash completed a Master’s Thesis on NFTs and Blockchain exploring their applications to Art, Fashion and Society. After minting their first NFT in 2019, it came as a surprise when the space exploded with viral vigour. Cash is now the Editor-In-Chief of three publications in the NFTfi Space, a key instrument in the processes of both physical and digital NFT Art exhibitions globally, serving the global community as a leader speaking at universities and organizations around the world. Cash aims to create the editorial voice of the crypto space and help dictate the visual language of our future.

Contact:
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
aeac@queensu.ca
Cost:
Free
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