Yahoo

Nyan Cat GIF Sold at Auction for $587,000 in Cryptocurrency

In a story that has “2021” written all over it, the crypto art platform Foundation has just facilitated the sale of the legendary Nyan Cat GIF for approximately $587,000. Or, what amounts to $587,000 ...
Gizmodo

Remastered Nyan Cat Gif Sold for the Equivalent of $587,000 in a Crypto Art Auction

The OG Nyan Cat meme uploaded to YouTube in 2011. Gif: Chris Torres Nyan Cat is turning 10 years old in April (feel old yet?), and to celebrate the anniversary of one of the internet’s most wholesome ...
The Daily Dot

Meme History: Nyan Cat

In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Saturday our Video Producer Kyle Calise explores the origins and history of the most iconic memes online in his “Meme ...
The Daily Dot

16 awesome facts about Nyan Cat, the meme that will outlive us all

Nyan Cat is one of the most important internet phenomena ever. Originally created by Christopher Torres during a donation drive for the Red Cross in 2011, Nyan Cat’s popularity has only continued to ...
Business Insider

A cat GIF that became an NFT sold for about $690,000. Its creator explains how its value surged, the tools he used, and how he found the right platform to display his work.

Chris Torres first posted pixelated art of his cat, Marty, in April of 2011. The collection is known as Nyan Cat. When it finally became an NFT, a bidding war took place. But Torres said frequent ...