Startup Talk: Blockchain & Digital Art W/Co-Founders Pixura

Join us for a startup guest speaker event featuring Jonathan Perkins and John Crain co-founders of Pixura (https://pixura.io/), a platform to issue, collect, and trade rare digital art backed by tokens on the Ethereum blockchain.

After an introducing themselves and providing an overview of their company, Jon and John will lead a technical and conceptual discussion. Items covered may include: 1) technology components of the Pixura platform 2) why they chose the ethereum blockchain 3) tokenization and creative content 4) the impact of blockchain on artistic work (both user and artist) 5) Other use cases of blockchain in the art world 6) Q&A 7) More

About the speaker:
Jonathan Perkins:
With the help of his music collection on tapes, CDs, vinyl, and Napster, Jonathan was fascinated to realize as a kid that our experience of art is framed by technology. With a background in digital media and software development, Jonathan's career has revolved around this intersection of technology and the arts as a developer, entrepreneur and musician. In 2018, he co-founded Pixura, a company that gives creators and artists the tools to issue limited-edition digital art on the Ethereum blockchain.

John Crain:
When John was introduced to Bitcoin in the wake of 2008's crash the possibility of an economic system with self-governance rang true. Since then he moved from the West Coast to pursue his interest in the blockchain space. After joining BlockApps in Brooklyn as a founding member he is now working on a tool for digital art creators, Pixura, a tool to help creators monetize their content.

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