{"id":39387,"date":"2021-03-23T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T09:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=39387"},"modified":"2025-08-30T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T06:19:27","slug":"time-magazine-puts-three-nft-covers-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/time-magazine-puts-three-nft-covers-up-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"TIME Magazine puts three NFT covers up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American TIME magazine has put three of its own covers up for auction in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Bids on the SuperRare marketplace will run until March 24.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p dir=\\\"ltr\\\" lang=\\\"en\\\">.<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@TIME<\/a> releases 3 special edition NFT magazine covers for auction! <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/cFx0ci7kj3\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/cFx0ci7kj3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SuperRare \ud83d\udc8e (@SuperRare) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperRare\/status\/1373975210274213891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe lots are based on a series of provocative covers. The first, bearing the text &#8216;God is dead?&#8217;, was published on April 8, 1966. The publication noted that TIME at the time was the first to use a cover consisting only of text, with no image.<\/p>\n<p>The second NFT, &#8216;Truth is dead?&#8217;, was published on April 3, 2017 \u2014 about two-and-a-half months after the inauguration of former U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The third cover &#8216;Fiat is dead?&#8217; was created specifically for the auction. Its authors contrasted cryptocurrencies with fiat money. As examples of digital assets, TIME cited Bitcoin and Dogecoin.<\/p>\n<div id=\\\"attachment_128758\\\" style=\\\"width: 810px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"caption-attachment-128758\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-128758\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-4.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\u0416\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b TIME \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436\u0443 \u0442\u0440\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u043e\u0436\u043a\u0438 \u0432 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435 NFT\\\" width=\\\"800\\\" height=\\\"361\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-4-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-4-768x347.jpg 768w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\\\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\\\"caption-attachment-128758\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\">Source: TIME.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00abI like the idea that the meaning of the word &#8216;fiat&#8217; is unclear to the layperson, as is the crazy, lucrative world of NFTs,\u00bb said the author of the latest cover and TIME&#8217;s creative director D. U. Pine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As of writing, the highest bids stood at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/superrare.co\/artwork-v2\/time-is-god-dead-21612\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">God is dead?<\/a> \u2014 10 ETH (about $16,730 at the time of writing);<\/li>\n<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/superrare.co\/artwork-v2\/time-is-truth-dead-21650\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">Truth is dead?<\/a> \u2014 11 ETH (~$18,403);<\/li>\n<li><a href=\\\"https:\/\/superrare.co\/artwork-v2\/time-is-fiat-dead-21652\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">Fiat is dead?<\/a> \u2014 22 ETH (~$36,806).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" data-secret=\\\"aSyE5GGQcE\\\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-are-nfts\">What is NFT?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\\\"lazy\\\" class=\\\"wp-embedded-content\\\" sandbox=\\\"allow-scripts\\\" security=\\\"restricted\\\" style=\\\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\\\" title=\\\"\u201cWhat is NFT?\u201d \u2014 ForkLog\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/cryptorium\/chto-takoe-nft\/embed#?secret=mjDpRz330i#?secret=aSyE5GGQcE\\\" data-secret=\\\"aSyE5GGQcE\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"282\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" marginwidth=\\\"0\\\" marginheight=\\\"0\\\" scrolling=\\\"no\\\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the day the auction began, TIME also <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/jobs\/view\/chief-financial-officer-at-time-2459287290\/?refId=p8L9EXr2Lbx%2FnHh11VOQ2A%3D%3D&#038;trackingId=jc3NdgkzHhOnl1jaLfp14A%3D%3D\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">opened<\/a> the vacancy for Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The future top executive should understand the cryptocurrency industry.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe media industry is undergoing rapid evolution, and TIME is seeking a CFO who can lead this transformation,\u201d the vacancy states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Among other requirements, the candidate is expected to have more than seven years of leadership experience, an MBA, and a willingness to launch new products.<\/p>\n<p>As reported, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-sells-nft-tweet-for-2-91-million\">sold his first tweet<\/a> as an NFT for $2.91 million. The buyer was Sina Estavi, founder of Bridge Oracle.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Beeple <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/beeple-whose-nft-sold-for-nearly-70-million-calls-the-nft-market-a-bubble\">called a bubble<\/a> the situation in the NFT market after selling an NFT for <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/beeples-nft-sells-at-christies-for-69-3-million\">record-breaking<\/a> $69.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 full news feed, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news and polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TIME magazine has put three of its own NFT covers up for auction. 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