# My NFT 2021

By [m3ta](https://paragraph.com/@m3ta) · 2022-01-28

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Began my journey in July with a Hirst Currency... bought in fiat & with my credit card. Bridged it from Palm to Ethereum, a month later sold it for 13.5e. My first eth. And so it began...

Made a web3 Twitter alt to not mingle CT with my regular Twitter activity (which was and still is declining steadily since I joined in 2007).

Got a tip from a friend, minted an NFT for 0.1e and instantly flipped it for 0.7e. Became addicted and thought this is the standard in web3 (had to learn the hard way later: it's not).

Discovered [@ArtBlocks\_io](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io) and collected a lot of pieces by great generative artists such as [@thomasp85](https://twitter.com/thomasp85), [@mitchellfchan](https://twitter.com/mitchellfchan) or [@HerdbergJ](https://twitter.com/HerdbergJ). The thrill of a dutch auction and finding the perfect moment to mint—that was my summer & early fall. (Unfortunately this was also the time when the hype was massive & I minted a couple of projects which I should not have for that amount of eth.)

Also discovered PFPs and bought a [@robotosNFT](https://twitter.com/robotosNFT), @DeadfellazNFT, [@cryptomutts](https://twitter.com/cryptomutts), [@peacevoid\_world](https://twitter.com/peacevoid_world) / Groupie. (Unfortunately also invested in too many PFP projects which went to zero.)

Bid in an auction on [@withFND](https://twitter.com/withFND) & bought my first generative 1/1, a work by [@philipbell\_](https://twitter.com/philipbell_).

Joined too many Discords with too many @everyone notifications and too little time.

Discovered [#tezos](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tezos?src=hashtag_click) and the great art community there, saw HEN go down. Assembled a small collection including works by [@zancan](https://twitter.com/zancan) and [@jjjjjjjjjjohn](https://twitter.com/jjjjjjjjjjohn).

Participated in my first airdrop ($ENS). And had to explain "free internet money" (and why that is not an accurate description) to a number of people.

Became hyped again for generative art after the [@fx\_hash\_](https://twitter.com/fx_hash_) launch. Could collect works by [@lennyjpg](https://twitter.com/lennyjpg), [@mknol](https://twitter.com/mknol), [@deviparikh](https://twitter.com/deviparikh) and [@ciphrd](https://twitter.com/ciphrd) (fxhash genesis drop).

Unfortunately missed [@zancan](https://twitter.com/zancan)'s fxhash drop and [@MonicaRizzolli](https://twitter.com/MonicaRizzolli)'s [@artblocks\_io](https://twitter.com/artblocks_io) drop—two of my favorite art projects from H2 of 2021.

And going into 2022? Will still talk more about web3 & NFTs than any other topic. (And I'm very excited for the adoption of P2E mechanics.)

[https://twitter.com/sartoshi\_nft/status/1476959455652810759](https://twitter.com/sartoshi_nft/status/1476959455652810759)

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*Originally published on [m3ta](https://paragraph.com/@m3ta/my-nft-2021)*