“It turns out my release of six CryptoArt works consumed in 10 seconds more electricity than the entire studio over the past two years.”
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Joanie Lemercier, on the staggering environmental cost of crypto art. In an impassioned op-ed published on his website, the French artist slams leading market platforms for inaction and a lack of transparency and calls for a crypto art boycott until the issue is addressed. “The first platforms to solve this issue will lead the community,” he writes, “and drive artists, collectors away from the irresponsible, non-ethical ones.”