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Two collections have appeared on the NFT OpenSea Marketplace depicting images and artwork related to the rare widespread protests in China against its anti-security policies. locking.
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China's COVID-19 protests cemented as NFT
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) illustrating China's ongoing protests against the country's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy have found their way to the OpenSea NFT market.
At least two collections were created in November, the first is a Polygon (MATIC) based collection called "Silent Speech" featuring 135 NFTs featuring images of protesters, signs, graffiti and even screenshots social media accounts related to the ongoing protests auctioned from 0.01 ether (ETH), or just under $11.50.
A silent NFT speech titled "Beihang University" (translated) shows an image of several tealights in surgical masks. Candles are an often-used symbol of remembrance.Another collection titled "Blank Paper Movement" of 36 Ethereum-based NFTs with a floor price of 10 ETH, or nearly $11,800 , presents a more artistic take as the images of the protests appear to be painted.
Holding a blank sheet of paper has become a symbol representing the suppression of speech in the rare and widespread protests that have erupted across China since November 14, starting with residents of Guangzhou, one of the largest major cities in China, which have demolished police barricades in response to COVID-19 measures.
Protesters in Beijing hold blank sheets of paper during a rally against the communist government. This idea developed during a student movement by a group of high school students in HK. pic.twitter.com/jRmnQ50Mlz
— 鄉港 (@sabaocean) November 28, 2022Protests escalated on November 24 as a fire that day at a high-rise building in the northeast city of Urumqi killed 10 people.
Some Chinese netizens believe the residents weren't...
Two collections have appeared on the NFT OpenSea Marketplace depicting images and artwork related to the rare widespread protests in China against its anti-security policies. locking.
New
China's COVID-19 protests cemented as NFT
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) illustrating China's ongoing protests against the country's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy have found their way to the OpenSea NFT market.
At least two collections were created in November, the first is a Polygon (MATIC) based collection called "Silent Speech" featuring 135 NFTs featuring images of protesters, signs, graffiti and even screenshots social media accounts related to the ongoing protests auctioned from 0.01 ether (ETH), or just under $11.50.
A silent NFT speech titled "Beihang University" (translated) shows an image of several tealights in surgical masks. Candles are an often-used symbol of remembrance.Another collection titled "Blank Paper Movement" of 36 Ethereum-based NFTs with a floor price of 10 ETH, or nearly $11,800 , presents a more artistic take as the images of the protests appear to be painted.
Holding a blank sheet of paper has become a symbol representing the suppression of speech in the rare and widespread protests that have erupted across China since November 14, starting with residents of Guangzhou, one of the largest major cities in China, which have demolished police barricades in response to COVID-19 measures.
Protesters in Beijing hold blank sheets of paper during a rally against the communist government. This idea developed during a student movement by a group of high school students in HK. pic.twitter.com/jRmnQ50Mlz
— 鄉港 (@sabaocean) November 28, 2022Protests escalated on November 24 as a fire that day at a high-rise building in the northeast city of Urumqi killed 10 people.
Some Chinese netizens believe the residents weren't...
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