The world of NFTs is bizarre, confounding and exhilarating. Detractors see a space full of capital-obsessed hucksters who want to choke all of the lasting value from popular culture, while boosters see a new technological revolution that can transform how value from online media is actually created and captured. This past year, institutional investors have […]
Yet another NFT venture has signed with a top talent agency, following similar moves by Cryptopunks and Jenkins The Valet, who have recently pacted with UTA and CAA, respectively, amid bids for mainstream entertainment. WME has now signed Pixel Vault, an NFT startup, and says that it plans to help the company venture into traditional mediums like TV and film much in the same way that it has done for podcasters and influencers. WME is also looking to expand Pixel Vault’s IP catalog into podcasting and gaming, it said. Pixel Vault was founded by Sean Gearin, and counts as its two biggest pieces of IP: Punks Comic and Metahero Universe. Punks Comic is an NFT project enabling collectors to own a piece of a digital comic book series that will follow an auction house busboy-turned-renowned art critic named Beanie on his quest to uncover relics of cryptoart history. Metahero Universe, a separate but related project, is inspired by the 16 main characters in Punks Comic, and comprises