NFTs offer haven as authors self-censor amid intensifying crackdown on free expression.
As Hong Kong’s publishing industry feels the growing weight of the political, legal and social changes China’s communist party has imposed on the city, a Taiwan-based auction house is selling non-fungible tokens of manga artwork created in the former British colony as a way of preserving its distinct culture and history.
Lootex, a decentralized, Taipei-headquartered NFT marketplace, recently held a sale of NFTs of the first volume of “Buddha’s Palm,” a famous Hong Kong manga series first published in the 1980s.
The NFT platform quickly sold out of a total of 20 copies, each sold for 0.05 BinanceCoin (about US$15.60 at press time), according to Lootex Co-founder and CEO Justine Lu.
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Show Transcript AS WLKY’S MUNASHE KWANGWARI EXPLAINS NOW EVEN MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO GET THE VACCINE. MUNASHE: STARTING HERE, THEY ARE EXPANDING THE ELIGIBLE GROUP ADDING ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE WITH QUALIFYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. HEALTH OFFICIALS AT THE LOUVAX MASS VACCINATION SITE SAY THE PHASE 1 ROLLOUT PLAN IS GOING WELL. AS OF TODAY, EVERYONE CURRENTLY ON THE NORTON WAITLIST HAS BEEN OFFERED EITHER HERE AT LOUVAX OR AT A NORTON FACILITY.> AND NOW EVEN MORE PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE. YESTERDAY, GOVERNOR BESHEAR AND DR. STACK ANNOUNCED THAT SITES SHOULD BEGIN EXPANDING TO ALL OF THE PHASE ONE POPULATION. DR. SARABETH HARTLAGE SAYS SHE EXPECTS ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE AGE 16