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Top California Cannabis Distributors: Teds Budz

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Tiger King Star Charged with Grand Larceny for Stealing Wynn Las Vegas Candelabra

Masha Diduk, Tiger King’s so-called “hot nanny,” has gone from big cats to grand larceny, TMZ reports. Diduk has been charged by Las Vegas police with stealing a $5,000 candelabra from the Wynn Las Vegas. According to the arrest report seen by TMZ, last July Wynn security cameras spotted a woman alleged to be Diduk […]

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How Bitcoin 2021 Redefined The Importance Of In-Person Celebration

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Michael Cohen Releases NFT-backed Handwritten Page from Memoir, Federal Prison Badge

NFT platform and curated marketplace ArtGrails (https://www.artgrails.com/), today announced that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's notorious “fixer” and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Disloyal: A Memoir”, will display and auction the first page of his memoir backed by a non-fungible token (NFT) containing a video of Cohen writing the page at Miami Art Week this week. The ArtGrails NFT exhibition will run from December 1 through December 12. 

The successful bidder will receive the original manuscript, which was handwritten by Cohen while serving the first days of his federal sentence in New York's Otisville Prison, as well as a never before seen NFT-backed video of Cohen working on the memoir's first pages from his holding cell. The video, recorded by an unnamed colleague, was filmed just before the former Trump attorney was sent back to his luxury Park Avenue apartment to serve the rest of his term.

Bidding will begin on December 1 at 5 PM Eastern Time and will go on till December 12, 5 PM Eastern Time; the auction is accessible via www.artgrails.com. In addition to the manuscript, ArtGrails is releasing a set of fixed price Cohen's prison badge in an NFT Edition release on December 12 at 4 PM Eastern Time, which will feature three different levels of rarity - Open, Gold and Grail. 

ArtGrails is a curated NFT experience, and as such, we are working with some of the highest caliber creators and artists in the market today.”  Says ArtGrails.com founder, Avery Andon. “When Michael [Cohen] came to me after deciding to release his manuscript and federal prison badge, I knew this had to be a project facilitated by our platform. Integrating an NFT into the release of these one of a kind physical items, not only validates them using blockchain technology, but it also gave us the ability to incorporate some creativity into the release.” 

In addition to the NFT-backed physical manuscript page, written on Cohen's personal letterhead, and his actual Prison Badge from Otisville Federal Prison, the team at ArtGrails is making available limited release NFT versions of Cohen's Otisville Federal Prison badge.  These NFTs will be released in three different levels of rarity, “open”, “gold”, and “grail”. 

ArtGrails will host a VIP party and Q&A media event in Miami's design district on Friday December 3rd; the event will feature a live video appearance by MIchael Cohen who will read from his manuscript and also take limited questions from event attendees and media. 

For more on ArtGrails and updates on Michael Cohen's NFT releases, visit: ArtGrails.com


About ArtGrails

ArtGrails is an NFT technology platform that aims to lead the market in high-end, exclusive, luxury collectibles sold as NFTs.  The high-touch, exclusive NFT platform has a hands-on approach to curating and selling contemporary art and believes in a future where every piece of art is tied to a unique NFT identifier, immutably tied to a blockchain.



Media Contact: artgrails@transformgroup.com

MEDIA ALERT: Transform Group Clients at Art Basel Miami NFT Week

Transform Group (https://transformgroup.com/), the original blockchain public relations firm, will have six of its clients presenting and available for interviews during Art Basel Miami and related NFT weeks throughout the week.

ArtGrails NFT Marketplace Launches with Ghostface Killah “Golden Eagle” NFT
Ghostface Killah's iconic 24k solid gold, “Golden Eagle Bracelet” will debut as a melted gold coin minted as a one-of-a-kind NFT designed by famed hip-hop jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills. The display kicks off the launch of ArtsGrails, a new NFT platform, and marketplace created by veteran art dealer to the stars, Avery Andon

ArtGrails will host an invite-only, VIP event and art show in the design district of Miami to provide a truly custom experience of high-end art. The coin and the exclusive video of the NFT masterpiece will be auctioned off beginning November 30th and will run through December 11. “Burnt Golden Eagle'' NFT Editions will also be available via ArtGrails.com starting December 11th, at 4 PM EST. These artist collaborations will feature images of the coin, the legendary ‘Golden Eagle Bracelet', and the melting/minting process and are created in partnership with artists TillaVision and Andrew Ralph

ArtGrails will also host a live invite-only video Q&A with Ghostface Killah at the NFT platform's VIP event on Friday, December 3. https://www.artgrails.com/

ArtGrails - Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller “Disloyal: A Memoir,” is following up the success of his tell-all book with NFT-backed items telling the origin story of the controversial memoir.

Cohen is making available for auction the original handwritten first page of his bestselling memoir, which was written by the former Trump “Fixer”, on personal letterhead while sitting in a holding cell in federal prison. Cohen's prison badge from his time in Otisville Federal Prison is also being auctioned and will be minted as a multi-edition NFT to be available on ArtGrails. 

The handwritten page will be sold with an exclusive never-before-seen video NFT of Cohen writing the page by hand in his Otisville holding cell. Bidding for the manuscript will begin on December 1, at 5 PM EST, and end on December 12. NFT digital renderings of the prison badge will be available for minting beginning December 12, via ArtGrails.com. The NFT's, prison badge, and the physical memoir page will be exhibited at the ArtGrails NFT Exhibition, open December 1 - 12 in Miami's design district. 

ArtGrails plans to host a media Q&A session with Cohen at the NFT platform's VIP event on Friday, December 3. 

Accursed Share Unveils Frederic Auerbach NFTs
Accursed Share (https://accursedshare.art/), a production studio leveraging smart contract technology to push the boundaries of cryptoart, will release the first NFT collection by celebrity photographer Frederic Auerbach. The collection will consist of two NFT drops of the process and master photos of five A-lister celebrities. The NFT collection, titled “Captured Moment: The Master's Process,” will center around five famous figures – Hollywood actress Natalie Portman, professional boxer Mike Tyson, actress and singer Zendaya Coleman, actor Benedict Cumberbatch and actress, producer and former model Sharon Stone. 

Mint Gold Dust Geo-Dropping NFTs Over Miami Beach
Mint Gold Dust's NFT marketplace is hacking Miami Art Week with an augmented reality/GPS scavenger hunt for NFTs. In partnership with Illust Space, they will be geo-dropping Mint Gold Dust NFTs all throughout Miami Beach, allowing conference-goers to follow a map and use their phones to reveal the works hiding in plain sight. Participating in the hack is $Whale who will be showcasing rare NFTs from their famed collection, The Vault. These pieces will be geo-dropped inside one of Miami's hottest fairs. NFT drops will run from December 1-5th. Mint Gold Dust's Founder, Kelly LeValley Hunt,  is available for additional questions.

SHAG (Jose Agle):  Award-winning artist SHAG (www.shag.com) will be previewing his upcoming NFT drop, QittyQats (www.qittyqats.com), fresh from its sneak peak at San Diego Comic-Con.  The first-ever NFT drop from the acclaimed California artist will consist of 10,300 randomly generated NFTs with more than 200 possible traits.  SHAQ will be previewing the upcoming drop and available for interviews.

Transform Group will hold an Art Basel VIP closing party at the Miami home of founder Michael Terpin on Saturday, December 4, from 6-10 pm.  Please inquire about getting on the guest list.

YellowHeart Debuts NFT Ticketing for SCOPE Art Show
YellowHeart, the NFT marketplace for ticketing and community tokens that accepts both crypto and credit card payments, will release NFT VIP tickets at SCOPE Art Show during Miami Art Week, making it the first art fair to issue NFTs as tickets. The tokens will feature unique editioned artwork tied to SCOPE's New Contemporary Program, presenting emerging and celebrated artists that define our cultural landscape across a variety of creative disciplines. Founded in 2017 by NYC-based music blockchain innovator and leader, Josh Katz, YellowHeart is the leading NFT marketplace for music NFTs, tickets, community tokens and more, working with artists such as the Kings of Leon, Maroon 5, the late XXXTentacion, ZHU, Burnley F.C., and more. Josh Katz is available for interviews.

About Transform Group:
Transform Group is a leading worldwide blockchain strategy and public relations agency with headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Miami, and Bermuda. Since 2013, The Transform Group has been a pioneer in every new segment of the blockchain market, including Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), representing more than 300 blockchain companies, including 150+ token launches and growth campaigns. For more information, visit www.transformgroup.com

Media Contact:
Transform Group: artweek@transformgroup.com  


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US Feds just sold $19 million in Bitcoin. Here’s why

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Indian Police Arrested ”Crypto King” Who Traded Drugs for Bitcoin

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‘Tiger King’ star and convicted animal abuser Joe Exotic to launch NFT from prison

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