That’s So Crypto: NFTs and Lucky Wins

-D1

In 2020, during the pandemic, I was stuck at home. I had just finished University and was supposed to go for NYSC soon. But Covid had other plans. So, with all that free time, I picked up drawing again.

At first, I shared it with only my guys, but over time, I gained the courage to share it on Instagram under a nickname. People ended up liking my art a lot, so I just kept sharing.

I had heard about NFTs before, but I didn’t get the hype or understand how it worked till somebody I followed on Instagram posted about how he sold his art for $400. This was 2021, and Naira was about ₦420 to $1. I immediately opened Google to check how NFTs work because the only money I was getting then was - pocket money and small cash here and there from doing commissions. I had tried to get my art displayed in a gallery, but LOL, nothing for me.

Anyway, the result of my research about Nfts, Opensea, Gas fees, and ETH led me to open an account on Opensea. I tried to mint my art, but omo, the cost put me off. I left it. Some months later, I got an email from Opensea about an art contest. I entered and surprisingly won second place - $500, which was about ₦220,000 then. I used some of the money to buy a new drawing tablet and saved the rest. I entered several contests afterwards and won a total of about $1000 combined.

Then 2022 happened, and the NFT market started falling. I decided to leave the NFT space. I was lucky enough to make some money, and that was good enough for me. There was no need to try and press my luck further. It was a good run, and it was over.

Would I ever get back into the NFT space? If you had asked me early this year, I would have said a strong NO. But it seems like the bull run is coming back, so maybe I might.