BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai masters student Dhidhaj Sumedhsvast didn't believe in fortune-telling or supernatural powers until the coronavirus pandemic started two years ago.
BANGKOK (Reuters): Thai masters student Dhidhaj Sumedhsvast didn't believe in fortune-telling or supernatural powers until the coronavirus pandemic started two years ago.
BANGKOK - Thai masters student Dhidhaj Sumedhsvast didn't believe in fortune-telling or supernatural powers until the coronavirus pandemic started two years ago. Now, he regularly seeks the advice of fortune-tellers, wears lucky amulets, and has pictures of tarot cards as wallpaper on his phone. "The pandemic has brought so many uncertainties that make us feel anxious," said Mr Dhidhaj, 30,.
Crypto Amulets: Buddhist Digital Amulets Mark Thai Entry Into Crypto Art Craze
Collecting amulets and other small religious trinkets is a popular pastime in Buddhist-majority Thailand. By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 9 July 2021 10:53 IST
Photo Credit: Crypto Amulets
Highlights
Ekkaphong Khemthong is the founder of Crypto Amulets
Their value can rise thousands of dollars if blessed by respected monk
Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers.
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) - virtual images of anything from popular Internet memes to original artwork - have swept the art world in recent months, with some fetching millions of dollars at major auction houses.