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Shanghai people use NFT to record Covid-19 lockdown events

According to Reuters, the people of Shanghai (China) is turning to creating images, videos, and artwork in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT), to preserve memories of the lockdown days due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Unable to leave their homes in recent months, many of Shanghai’s 25 million residents have expressed their frustrations and feelings of discomfort online. They also shared stories of difficulties in grocery shopping and medical treatment.

While some people continue to post content in the traditional way, others have decided to move on to the largest NFT market. world like OpenSea, where users can create content and buy or sell it with cryptocurrency. The reason for this choice is that they want the content to be recorded on the blockchain, ensuring they are not deleted.

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NFT collection by Malaysian artist Simon Fong, depicting life during the lockdown days because of the Covid-19 epidemic in Shanghai, China

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As of May 2, hundreds of different NFTs related to the Shanghai blockade appeared on OpenSea. A programmer in Shanghai told Reuters he minted an NFT himself based on a screenshot of the blockade map. Covid-19 in Shanghai, showing how tightly much of the city has been “locked in” to the outside world.

More Shanghai content available on OpenSea as NFT for sale includes Weibo posts complaining about restricted roads, photos of the inside of quarantine centers, and inspired artwork. from life stuck in the house.

Simon Fong, a 49-year-old freelance designer from Malaysia who has lived in Shanghai for nine years, creates illustrations of life during the lockdown in the style of propaganda posters from the former Chinese president. Mao Zedong. Simon Fong minted them into NFT and has now sold 9 pieces for an average of 0.1 ether, around $290.

“I chose the propaganda style of Mao Zedong for these works because some people judge that the blockade situation is bringing Shanghai back,” said Simon Fong.

Although the Chinese government bans trading electronic moneybut they consider blockchain as technology promising and NFT has been gaining attention in the country. NFT has even been picked up by state media, as well as big tech firms like Ant Group and Tencent Holdings.

The prolonged blockade in Shanghai, China’s major financial hub, is part of Beijing’s controversial zero-Covid strategy, as it potentially poses growing risks to the economy. economy of this country. The new outbreak in Shanghai began in March 2022, and is considered China’s worst outbreak since the early months of the pandemic appeared in 2020.

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