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This POAP pays homage to the road it took for optimism to get to mainnet, and to celebrate Uniswap's decision to move On To New Beginnings.

The Museum of Crypto Art (M○C△) is a museum that lives in the metaverse and exhibits art across digital platforms and worlds. It is a foundation, governance vehicle, and incubator working with artists to define crypto art, preserve its legacy, and pioneer democratic curation. M○C△'s Sculpture Garden in Decentraland features a unique collection of 3D objects in a surrealist context. The exhibit highlights Hackatao's Leonardo Da Vinci-inspired sculpture, employing the same stylistic goals of this work: modernizing genius from the Italian Renaissance in a digital context. The Sculpture Garden plays with texture, light, and color to create anticipation and lead viewers through a gamified artistic experience. M○C△ will exhibit Hackatao's 'Hack of a Bear' created in collaboration with Christie's from July 11th in Decentraland. Inspired by Renaissance architecture, the Decentraland build consists of a tall hedge maze which will also serve as a sculpture garden for the 9 works listed below. At the center of the maze will lie a lone building which will house Hackatao’s Da Vinci inspired sculpture 'Hack of a Bear' created in collaboration with Christie’s. ARTWORK Co Ser by Frenetik Void Heathens by Animattic VR CNSTRCTR Status by Jvinci Bodhisattva by Yuramiron 2nd Wave by Vansdesign New Playground by Rutger Van Dres The Unprecedented II/V by Jonaskpejersen Tropic Leit Motif by Carlos Marcialt Monardo by Artboffin Centrepiece by Hackatao

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On June 25, 1996, JAY-Z unleashed his platinum-plus debut album Reasonable Doubt, the searing autobiographical opus of a young kingpin from Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses as he stands on the precipice of surviving and – then - rewriting the game; upping lyrical antes across generations and genres; applying hustle to building empires; and unveiling an explosive new blueprint for greatness for the hip-hop world and beyond. Full of brash bravado, scorching wit, and sober reflection, Reasonable Doubt is widely acknowledged not only as a stunning debut, but as a powerful and influential document that continues to resonate 25 years after its release. From 25 June – 2 July, Sotheby’s and Roc Nation will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt with Heir to the Throne, a distinctive and original artwork created by renowned artist Derrick Adams and presented as a one-of-one NFT. Adams’ work reinterprets and recontextualizes the album cover to create a new contemporary take on a portrait that defined an era – as a comment and reminder that Reasonable Doubt remains vital and new today. Heir to the Throne marks the first-ever NFT for both JAY-Z and Derrick Adams. The one-of-one Heir to the Throne NFT is composed of a single animated digital artwork. The sale opens on June 25 at 10:00am ET with bidding starting at $1,000 and ends on July 2. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit The Shawn Carter Foundation and support its mission to help individuals facing socio-economic hardships further their education at postsecondary institutions. Heir to the Throne is the only official event authorized by JAY-Z to commemorate Reasonable Doubt’s historic 25th anniversary and is being presented as a standalone online auction.