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The 100 most influential brands and people in the cryptocurrency community have been identified
Recently, NFTNOW has compiled a list of the top 100 names and brands in the NFT world. We are publishing this rating and telling you more about those who made it.
Important: the nominees are listed in alphabetical order rather than in place, so you can choose your own favorites.
One of Jason Ebeyer’s NFT works
Aeforia (Alexy Préfontaine) is a 3D illustrator who has sold more than 640 works worth $ 1.1 million. His art is usually surreal landscapes and futuristic portraits.
All Seeing Seneca is one of the most famous artists in the web3 space, one of the authors of the NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club and her own collection Can I be M0ther?
Alpha Centauri Kid — artist and collector of NFT art, collaborated with XCOPY, sold the work «ctrl alt generate» for 165.29 ETH ($ 606 568) on SuperRare.
Andre Oshea is a 3D animator and musician, creator of NFT drops for Netflix, Academy Awards, and Grammys. He has worked with Snapchat and Vogue. His art is characterized by futurism, spirituality, new worlds, and aesthetic journeys.
Art Blocks is an open-source platform that allows artists to upload works of a certain style and create their own based on them; the largest NFT project involving AI. The author is Erick Calderon.
Ayla El-Moussa is an NFT photographer who combines the aesthetics of sensuality, brute force of nature, and femininity in her work.
Baeige is a designer of NFT interiors and architectural compositions, a member of the TIMEPieces community. He has sold over 1000 works for $ 1.3 million.
Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) is the highest paid NFT artist. He sold his most famous work «Everydays: the First 5000 Days» for $ 69 million at Christie’s last March.
Black Dave (Dave Curry) is a rapper, producer and NFT artist, one of the participants of Snoop Dogg’s project «Death Row Session: Vol. 2». He is an innovator in the music crypto-sphere.
Blake Kathryn is one of the most prominent NFT artists, participated in the NFT project with Paris Hilton at Nifty Gateway. She has worked with Instagram, Columbia Records, The New York Times and other major brands. In her art, she acts as a mental health advocate, where she protects herself and others in the often stressful NFT ecosystem.
NFT artist Beeple and one of his works
Bosslogic (Kode Abdo) is a graphic designer, author of Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Comics posters. Together with the singer Shakira, he released the NFT collection La Caldera.
Brittany Pierre is an NFT photographer and videographer who shoots portraits of black people, and is the counterpart of the NFT marketplace from Outside Inc.
Bryan Brinkman is an animator and motion designer. In 2020, he released Explode, and in 2021, Betty’s Notebook.
BT (Brian Transeau) is a singer and producer, crypto enthusiast, creator of the Metaversal album, which is a «programmable blockchain experience». He believes in a future where all creators thrive.
Cath Simard is an NFT artist and wildlife photographer. In her works, she informs society about changes in the environment and raises the issue of global warming.
33NFT — an anonymous collector, one of the most influential members of the crypto community; participant in many blockchain projects.
a16z — one of the largest venture capital funds from Silicon Valley, focused on cryptocurrency and web3. It has invested in Yuga Labs, Sky Mavis, PleasrDAO, Dapper Labs, Royal, Sound. xyz, and others.
4156 — an anonymous crypto investor, developer of the NFT project Nouns, one of the early owners of CryptoPunk #4156.
6529 is a crypto influencer known for his philosophical Twitter rants and love of decentralization, the creator of the Open Metaverse project (NFT museum and exhibition space).
African NFT Community is a group of African artists who support African NFT art in the web3 space. Managed by DAO, it creates an infrastructure for promising creators and promotes the idea of diversity and equality in the crypto community.
Alexis Ohanian is a co-founder of Reddit and the Seven Seven Six venture fund, an investor in many NFT projects (Moonbirds, Americana Technologies, MMORPG Forgotten Ruinverse, Rainbow Wallet, etc.)
Altered State Machine is a platform where artificial intelligence modifies existing NFT collections. Creators: David and Aaron McDonald, Phil Williams, Hal Smith-Stevens.
Amanda Cassatt is a former marketing director at ConsenSys, organizer of the Ethereal Summit, and founder of the Serotonin marketing studio. She is involved in the development of many crypto projects.
One of the works by photographer Cath Simard
Animoca Brands is the most influential company in the mass adoption of technologies such as NFT, DeFi, and metaverse. It invests in many projects (The Sandbox, Phantom Galaxies, BAYC’s Otherside, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, etc.)
Anonymoux is an anonymous NFT collector, owner of 50 crypto wallets, and Twitter influencer.
Axie Infinity is the most popular play-to-earn game in the world. Authors: Trung Thanh Nguyen, Alexander Leonard Larsen, Tu Doan, Andy Ho, and Jeffrey Zirlin.
BFF is an open community dedicated to helping women and non-binary individuals develop their crypto projects. It includes Tyra Banks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mila Kunis, and other women.
Brett Shear (BlockchainBrett) is an NFT collector and investor, co-founder of Palm Tree Crew Crypto, Fleek, Balanc3, Fordham FinTech Network, etc. One of the main catalysts in the promotion of web3 technologies.
CAA (Creative Artists Agency) is a talent and athlete agency.
Chris Jacquemin is the Head of Digital Strategy at WME, a talent agency that creates a bridge between Hollywood and web3. He used to work with Gmoney. He believes in the leading role of NFT in the digital media market.
Chad Knight is an artist, former Nike chief designer, and CEO of the Wider World metaverse. His work has been published in Elle Decor, Vogue Italia, and Vice. He recently released Goddess of Insight, an NFT in support of Ukraine.
Chris Torres, the creator of the Nyan Cat meme, sold it as an NFT after 10 years on Foundation for 300 ETH. After that, many others started selling as NFTs.
Claire Silver is an anonymous multimedia artist who works in conjunction with artificial intelligence, an influencer.
Coldie is one of the most famous multimedia artists who launched his first NFT in 2018 on SuperRare. He collaborated with Snoop Dogg to develop «Decentral Eyes Dogg».
Cory Van Lew — NFT artist who became popular during the first COVID-19 lockdown.
The famous Nyan Cat, created by Chris Torres
Daniel Arsham is a painter and sculptor. In March 2021, he created the NFT sculpture «Eroding and Reforming Bust of Rome», which is slowly being destroyed every year.
Danny Cole is an artist and director of Creature World. He has collaborated with Converse, Coachella and Portugal the Man. Together with Reli3f, he raised $ 1 million in 30 seconds to help Ukraine.
Dave Krugman is a street photographer and writer. Creator of the creative space ALLSHIPS.CO.
David Bianchi is a creator, actor, director. Author of the Spinema project, which raises socially important issues.
DeeKay Kwon is an animator, author of the LetsWalk collection, which has generated $ 12.5 million in sales. His artwork reflects the culture of social media and the state of affairs in society in general.
Diana Sinclair is a multimedia artist (18 years old). She worked with TIME magazine to develop their first NFT collection. She is the author of the exhibition «Digital Diaspora» in support of black people on web3.
DotPigeon is one of the most successful NFT artists (he has earned over $ 6 million). The main character of his art is a rebel in a balaclava.
Drift (Isaac Wright) is a photographer, author of the NFT collection «Where My Vans Go» (photos from the highest skyscrapers in New York). He has sold 10 thousand NFTs worth $ 1 million.
Ed Balloon (Edmund Oribhabor) is an NFT artist, musician, and influencer. One of the authors of TIMEPieces. In his art he combines motion animation and generative sound.
Elise Swopes is a photographer and graphic designer, one of the first creators of Instagram (early 2012). She has worked with Nike, Apple, McDonald’s, Google, Adobe and other major brands.
Emonee LaRussa is a graphic designer, creator of TIMEPieces, creator of NFT for the 64th Grammy Awards. She is the founder of the animation studio Pamanama. She has worked with Kanye West, Lil Nas X, Dababy, John Legend and Tory Lanez.
NFT-work by graphic designer Emonee LaRussa
Christie’s is the auction platform that was the first to introduce a digital art department. The most expensive NFT works were sold here (for example, Beeple’s «Everydays: The First 5000 Days»). In 2021, total sales reached $ 150 million.
Cool Cats is an NFT collection that, after its launch in July 2021, became one of the leaders of the OpenSea ratings.
Cooper Turley is an NFT collector, investor, and influencer in the DeFi and music crypto communities.
Cozomo de’Medici is an NFT collector who has not disclosed his identity for a long time. He is the developer of many NFTs and projects in the meta-universe.
Crypto Coven is one of the most successful NFT projects by a woman. Authors: Nyx, Xuannü, Aletheia, Aradia, and Keridwen.
CyberKongz is an NFT project presented by the anonymous artist Myoo.
David Greenstein is an entrepreneur and developer of the sound. xyz music marketplace. He believes that NFTs will be able to fix the «broken» music industry.
DCInvestor — investor and adviser, owner of the «coolest NFT portfolio», Twitter influencer.
Deadfellaz is a zombie NFT collection created on Etherium in August 2021 and sold out in 20 minutes after launch. Among the owners: Steve Aoki, Reese Witherspoon, and Pussy Riot.
Decentraland is one of the most popular meta universes. Developers: Ari Meilich and Esteban Ordano.
DeeZe is an anonymous NFT collector, investor, and trader, and Twitter influencer.
Doodles is an NFT collection of cartoon avatars developed by the authors of the CryptoKitties collection: Evan Keast, Jordan Castro, and Scott Martin.
Farokh — NFT collector, founder of Rug Radio and Goodlife Media & Communications.
Foundation is an NFT marketplace created in February 2021 by Kayvon Tehranian. Since its launch, developers have earned more than 60,000 ETH ($ 73 million) on the platform.
NFT collection of Deadfellaz zombies
FEWOCiOUS (Victor Langlois) is a 19-year-old NFT artist, one of the most expensive on the market. He started his career at the age of 13.
FriendsWithYou is a project aimed at emotional treatment through art. The founders, Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, also launched the Cloud10 NFT project with Diplo and the fRiENDSiES collection of 10,000 tokens.
FVCKRENDER (Frédéric Duquette) is an artist who has become popular for his own 3D software courses. He has worked with Flying Lotus, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, Lil Nas X, Calvin Harris, and other artists.
Gisel Florez is a photographer and co-founder of the Women of Crypto Art community, who started her NFT journey with SuperRare.
GMUNK is a designer and photographer whose work is represented at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and other art galleries around the world. He has worked with Nike, Adidas, Samsung, Microsoft, Audi, Maserati, Uber, HP, Adobe, and HBO.
Gossamer Rozen (Grelysian) is a black non-binary transgender tattoo artist. He has worked with Deadfellaz, Patagonia, Squarespace, and Dr. Martens. Art director of WoodiesNFT, developer of the Mrammou project and Tigerbob avatar.
Gremplin is an anonymous artist, developer of CrypToadz and Nouns, influencer.
Guido Di Salle is a photographer and artist. He earned 45 ETH from the sale of his «Better Off Anon» collection and $ 1.6 million from his «Turn Up» work.
GxngYxng is an anonymous artist, author of the Ghxsts project (he used his own self-portraits). He works in an animation studio.
NFT images by designer and photographer GMUNK
Heno is a musician and producer. He worked with Snoop Dogg on Death Row Session: Vol. 2, which sold a thousand copies on the day of the drop, raising 100ETH.
Iman Europe is a singer and songwriter, Director of Artist Relations at Sound (an app for monetizing musicians through NFT).
IX Shells (Itzel Yard) — author of generative art, co-founder of Creative Code Art. in 2021, she became the highest paid NFT artist, selling her work «Dreaming at Dusk» for $ 2 million.
J. N. Silva is an NFT photography star, artist and producer, as well as the developer of the educational crypto project ANIMUS. He has worked with TIME magazine and Sotheby’s.
Jacob Riglin is a photographer and creative director. His clients include Lamborghini, Bugatti, Aman Resorts, Dubai Tourism Board, and Apple.
Jason Ebeyer is an artist who depicts glossy human figures in various poses. He combines eroticism and sensuality in his works.
Gmoney is an anonymous investor and NFT collector, founder of the Delphi INFINFТ investment fund, the Admit One community, and the podcast of the same name. In January 2020, he bought the most expensive NFT from the CryptoPunks collection — #8219 for 140 ETH ($ 176,000).
Guy Oseary is an old-timer in the web2 music and entertainment industry, Madonna’s manager. He signed a contract with Yuga Labs.
Islastrater (Tim Kang) is one of the most popular NFT collectors in the world, founder of Sevens Foundation and universe. xyz, a platform for NFT developers.
Ivan Soto-Wright is an entrepreneur, investor, and early NFT evangelist, CEO of MoonPay crypto exchange. He helped Jimmy Fallon, Gunna, Post Malone, Diplo, and DJ Khaled to enter web3.
Jack Butcher is a creative director, graphic designer, and founder of the Visualize Value community, where crypto enthusiasts of all levels can deepen their knowledge of crypto and NFTs.
Jacob Martin is an NFT attorney, consultant in the field of intellectual property and copyright. He supports the idea of DAO technologies.
Jamis Johnson is the founder of PleasrDAO, an investment fund and community of rare NFTs.
NFT artwork by Jason Ebeyer
Jesse Grushack is a Web3 entrepreneur and founder of the music startup Ujo. He has worked with Friends With Benefits, Audius, ConsenSys, and Six Creative Agency.
Jimmy McNelis is the creator of the Dito cloud service, CEO of the NFT platform for on-chain mining NFT42 (which launched VeeFriends), and an NFT collector.
Katie Haun — investor, founder of Haun Ventures, influencer.
Keith Grossman is the president of TIME magazine, which popularizes NFTs. He invited Vitalik Buterin to the cover of the March issue and published the world’s first NFT magazine. He is the author of the NFT project TIMEPieces.
Kevin Rose is the host of the Proof Podcast, where he interviews NFT artists and experts, and the developer of the Proof Collective community.
Kevin Sonei is an influencer who often ridicules various crypto phenomena and projects.
Keyboard Monkey (Kevin Riley) is one of the most successful traders who hired a programmer to write software for finding rare tokens.
Lady Phe0nix is a digital art curator, collector, and founder of Universe Contemporary, Yes Universe, and Crypto Club Basel. She created the Museum of Digital Diaspora in the Cryptovoxels metaverse.
Larva Labs is a studio that created the cryptopunk and generative collections Autoglyphs and Meebits. The founders are Matt Hall and John Watkinson.