There is a growing movement to sell digital art that proves to be original with a technology called "NFT" and call for cooperation in support of Ukraine, which Russia has invaded the military.

"NFT" is a technology that proves that works in the digital field are original, not copies, and digital art certified in this way is now sold on the Internet in the same way as real paintings.



Under these circumstances, Vladimir Klitschko, the younger brother of the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a former professional boxer, collaborated with an American artist to create digital art of the same blue and yellow bear as the Ukrainian flag, which will be sold on the 9th of this month. I started.



All proceeds will be used to support Ukraine through the Red Cross and UNICEF-UN Children's Fund.



Russia is also making such a move, and members of the rock band "Pussy Riot" have digitized the Ukrainian flag and called for purchase.



In the five days since the start of sales, more than 6.7 million dollars have been collected, or about 780 million yen in Japanese yen.



In addition, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Feodorov, who also serves as the Digital Conversion Minister, has announced that he will soon announce plans to support the Ukrainian army using NFT technology, which is spreading as a new means of calling for support to the world.

"NFT" Rapidly increasing interest

"NFT" is a technology that proves that works and products on the Internet such as digital art are original, not copies.



At SXSW = South by Southwest, a large-scale state-of-the-art event that began on the 11th in Texas, the southern part of the United States, an NFT-themed event was held for the first time, and interest is rapidly increasing.



By utilizing blockchain technology, which is also used for cryptocurrency assets, it is said that even digital works will be difficult to copy and forge, and it is expected that they will be able to own them as if they were actual paintings.



Digital art certified by "NFT" is bought and sold on a dedicated website using crypto assets, and it is believed that the mechanism that can be purchased from anywhere in the world has become a means of supporting Ukraine.



Jeffreys, an American financial services company, expects the NFT market to grow to $ 80 billion by 2025.