Hello JP. Start by telling us a bit about yourself. I’m Franco-English, and I’ve spent over 20 years in Asia and have been working in tech since I arrived, so I get around quite a bit IRL. I invest in real estate and meta estate, as well as software-related technologies…

In a project this vast, detail is everything. The newly-published VERTIKAL White Paper reveals (almost) all. Making the VERTIKAL vision a reality involves all our doxxed team members, combining the know-how, strategic partnerships and relentless energy necessary to bring this ambitious project to life. This week the VERTIKAL vision takes a big step closer to reality with the publication of our eagerly awaited White Paper. …

The real story of how a simple online drawing tool was a smash hit, made the biggest digital collection in the world and its future plans — It all began with a drawing pad In 1999, two of our team members, Louis and Peter, launched the B&W-only “drawing pad” online tool YouDraw.com. Their initial idea at launch was to collect 50,000 drawings for a planned book, with a planned print run of 12,000 copies.

Definitely and here's how. From the Vertikal Fund to the MoonShot Program, these are some of the ways we’ll be working to stimulate the NFT Art scene. — Well, that’s a no-brainer! There are hundreds of grants and bounties floating around that promote development in the NFT space; funding for initiatives, projects, and ideas. We commend and very much appreciate these funding schemes, and have applied to some in the past ourselves!

VERTIKAL is the tallest metaverse in the world celebrating digital art, life and culture and its artists. VERTIKAL floats 555 feet above Central Park in New York, stands 1.6 miles high and offers the best views in town — In a recent post, we revealed why we decided to build a 1.8-mile-high floating skyscraper in the middle of New York. Indeed VERTIKAL will be floating 555 feet above Umpire Rock in Central Park, New York. So what, exactly, is VERTIKAL?

Art doesn’t thrive in an exclusive vacuum, and NFTs need the curatorial touch — Last week, we explained why the NFT experience sucks! Today, we have a brand new complaint: the NFT world and what’s in your wallet is an absolute mess. Let us list all the types of NFTs currently floating out there: artworks, collectibles, sports memorabilia, video game assets, virtual land, memes…

Yeah, we said that and we mean it. The NFT experience sucks, bigtime. Here’s what we’re doing about that. — Detail of Mona Lisa (1503–1506) by Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre Bored Ape courtesy Rinko Collectors and flippers spent $41 billion worth of crypto on NFTs in 2021, according to a report by Chainalysis. That’s a whole lot of money! Has it been well spent? …

Here are all the reasons why we’re building our metaverse, VERTIKAL, in New York. — We recently introduced VERTIKAL, the pentagon-shaped, purpose-built, community-driven metaverse with 115 floors celebrating digital art culture. We also finally revealed the location: New York City. VERTIKAL is floating 555 feet above Umpire Rock in Central Park, making it the highest building in the world (and the first to hover in…

Introducing VERTIKAL, the art metaverse with a purpose. A community-driven world with 115 levels celebrating digital art culture and NFTs. — We live in sensational times! It has been incredibly exciting to witness developments in blockchain technology and the NFT sphere over the last few years. How do we even begin to thank pioneers like OpenSea, SuperRare, Larva Labs, and BAYC? …