As of May 6, the coronation of the new King of England, King Charles III and Queen Camilla takes place around the world and to commemorate it, the Evening Standard Newspaper and digital artist Trevor Jones have launched a free collection of Ethereum Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) called “The Oath”. This NFT collection is available directly on Nifty Gateway and also appears as a QR code on billboards around Oxford Street for those going to the celebration in person. The NFTs, however, won't be minted and delivered to collectors wallets until the 7th. This is an amazing opportunity to onboard new collectors into the NFT art world said the Evening Standard CEO Charles Yardley.

The Oath NFT started as a physical painting of Saint Edward's Crown, worn by Queen Elizabeth II in her 1953 coronation. Layer-2 protocols, such as Immuntabel X or Bitcoin Lightning Network, are lowering the environmental issue of using the Ethereum blockchain according to artist Trevor Jones, who added that he wanted the process of minting the NFTs to be as simple as possible. This marks the first time The Evening Standard joins times like TIME, GQ and Playboy in the world of Web3.

In September an NFT collection, QueenE by Web3 builders Fabio Sevá, Vinícius Rodrigues, Everton Matumoto and the pseudonymous mladen.eth was released to celebrate the life of the longest reigning monarch England had, Queen Elizabeth II.

In conclusion, Non-Fungible Tokens are of great importance for the digital world we live in today and for art lovers since it establishes proof of ownership and authenticity. Moreover it is witnessing media outlets such as GQ, TIME and Playboy as well as artist as Trevor Jones and collections like "The Oath" and "QueenE", that are making the artist´s world even bigger and with more possibilities.



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