ICPunks has announced the release of 10,000 nonfungible tokens (NFT) on the Internet Computer. Users are eligible to claim their complimentary token Wednesday at viii pm UTC.

Conceptualized by brothers Przemek and Tomasz Chojecki, aslope Adam Stępnik, the trio was inspired to create the avatars following acronym comparisons to the 1990s hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse and the overwhelming success of the legendary CryptoPunk NFTs.

Post-obit a series of exclusive early releases, information technology is expected that only 3,000 punks volition be available to claim, one per user, at the fourth dimension of release.

Cointelegraph spoke to Przemek, a co-founder of the project, about his expectations for the NFT drop:

"We're incredibly excited for the launch of ICPunks on the Cyberspace Computer. The NFT infinite is moving at such a rapid pace — it is amazing to exist part of it. Nosotros have a lot of plans for ICPunks, including an NFT Marketplace, this is the first step towards that."

The Internet Figurer a general purpose blockchain that enables smart contracts to serve interactive spider web content straight to users.

Alternatives to pop social media networks, including LinkedIn, Medium, WhatsApp, as well every bit community-driven sites such as Reddit take already been created past community members.

According to a recent tweet, the ICPunk drib has garnered notable attending from the crypto customs, with belittling data reporting 89,000 visitors to the NFT website since it went live.

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We also spoke to Tomasz about the recent Dfinity partnership:

"Nosotros accept been following Dfinity'due south work since 2022. We believe the Cyberspace Computer is the best solution for NFTs. One of the benefits of the Cyberspace Computer is that all information is stored on-chain. There is no need to utilize IPFS or dedicated web servers to host images. It's truly a decentralized NFT solution."

The NFT market has recorded infrequent growth over the past year following an illustrious list of reputable brands, celebrities and public figures contributing to the space.

Last week, Cointelegraph reported that credit bill of fare behemothic Visa made a statement NFT purchase of a $150,000 CryptoPunk.

This calendar week, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka appear a collection of NFT tokens in the lead-up to the US Open up championships.