- The artist known as Shl0ms shocked the crypto world after blowing up a Lamborghini to create 999 NFTs.
- Shl0ms clarified that the move is “criticism of greed and short-termism in crypto.
- ”Shl0ms will only sell 888 NFTs and give the remainder to his investor and team members.
Tom, who recently detonated a Lamborghini worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars for NFTs, announced that the collection is set to go live on February 25.
Early February, the artist, who works behind the pseudonym Shl0ms, took the Twitterverse and the crypto world by storm by blowing up a used Lamborghini Huracan worth close to $250,000. The broken and burnt pieces of the sports car were then turned into 999 NFTs.
Contrary to what other news sources are reporting, Shl0ms clarified that the decision to destroy the car is not out of protest but a “more general criticism of greed and short-termism in crypto.”
Shl0ms slammed the get-rich-quick culture in the crypto world, to which he stated: