In an attention-grabbing flip of destiny, Edward Snowden launches his second NFT following a brand new partnership with Daniel Ellsberg. Hosted as a part of a dwell streamed public sale present, referred to as ‘PleaseHouse’, the NFT represents a really attention-grabbing, albeit controversial piece of historical past – the ‘Pentagon Papers’.
Initially launched by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971, the Pentagon Papers disclosed everything of the USA’ involvement in French Indochina Battle, and later Vietnam Battle.
For these uninitiated, the discharge was a profound and polarising occasion; representing a battle between journalistic and public freedom of data, and nationwide safety, subsequently resulting in an additional souring of American public opinion towards intervention in South-East Asia.
Coming again to current, the NFT ‘Papers’ public sale introduced in additional than 14.69 ETH, with all proceeds going to each the Freedom of the Press Basis, and the Daniel Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy.
For PleasrDAO, the duo of Snowden and Ellsberg had been the right folks to work with, and given their very own works at encouraging transparency, they serve as an instance the true spirit of blockchain expertise.
