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A giant golden statue depicting a naked Donald Trump has gone on display inside one of the European Parliament’s buildings. The 8.5ft-tall sculpture, named Orange Plague, shows the nude US president holding justice scales and a long golf club with a golf ball made to look like the world ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…

END OF AN ERA. A NEW CHAPTER AWAITS. As you’ve probably heard, I’ve said goodbye to CryptoPunk #8348 for $5.9M. This wasn’t an easy decision. I spent months flip-flopping on whether to sell, but after more than six years, I felt it was time. This Punk became my identity, so there was a lot more to think about than just the price. I wanted to write this earlier, but the transaction literally happened in a beer tent at Oktoberfest... So I needed some time to collect my thoughts. The 2021 NFT mania was insane. It gave me the opportunity to explore digital identity in ways I never expected when I bought 8348 in 2020 for $18,000. I DJ’d across Europe, North America and the Middle East, worked with luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Swarovski (with mmERCH) and Dolce & Gabbana, and helped curate art events in Miami, Ibiza and London. I also released original music, vinyl records, merchandise, and much more. Looking back, I accomplished a lot with this Punk. But the landscape has changed considerably since then, and my interests and priorities have evolved too. Over the last 12–18 months, I’ve been winding down parts of the Seedphrase business and refocusing on what’s next. That’s meant going back to my roots in trading, which was my focus before 2020, taking on new challenges in gaming with Wolf Game, and exploring new possibilities with AI. On the creative side, I want to see what I can do under my own name. DJing without a helmet, playing more of my own taste in music, and being more involved in the art scene as Danny. I’ve spent six years building an identity around 8348, and I’m ready to give myself a bit more freedom to explore outside of that. I’m proud of what we built with this Punk. Selling it doesn’t change that, or my interest in the space. There’s still plenty I want to do here. I won’t reveal the new owner’s identity. They’re welcome to come forward in their own time. One of the first things I asked was that they be a good custodian of such a legendary CryptoPunk, and they’ve assured me they will. 8348 has been a huge part of my life since 2020. It’s strange to move on from something so many people know me by, but I’m excited to put that same energy into what comes next. You’ll be seeing more of me. Just without the helmet (and with fewer traits).

@ditacrypto is not on the wall yet. But he has always been around, making films for us — and he just sent me this. The people of the wall, in the streets of Lisbon, all the way to Unicorn Factory. Which artists do you recognize?

Looking back at our @neonrealgallery show in May 2023, this work feels almost eerily timely again. Together with Florian Kuhlmann, we presented this triptych around the changing nature of money, images and ownership on-chain. Parts of the triptych are still available — including the unique 1/1 work. The minting page for the edition is in the comments. 👇

𝖉𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖍 & 𝖙𝖆𝖝𝖊𝖘: 𝖌𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖔𝖗 𝖆𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 2 𝖔𝖋 4 m0dest’s game settled at 69. Four Governors were secured through the community buyout. They're going to auction one at a time, 48 hours each. Proceeds go back to buyout contributors pro rata. 💀 Opens: [03 OCT 2026/14:10 UTC] 💀 Closes: [05 Oct 2026/14:10 UTC] HOW TO BID 1. Reply to this post with your bid amount (e.g. "0.42 ETH") RULES • Opening bid: [0] WETH • Each bid must beat the current high by at least 0.069 WETH • Soft close: a valid bid in the final 15 min extends the auction by 15 min • Bid order is set by reply timestamp. Edited or deleted replies are void • If the top offer is invalid at settlement (cancelled, expired, not enough WETH), we go to the next highest valid bid • The winning offer is accepted on OpenSea within 24h of close. Death and Taxes is over. Governors remain 💀 governor21 — art by @m0dest___