LastKnown.com NFT market debuts with award-winning artist Chairman Ting’s Billion Buns collection


TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading North American blockchain development firm, Blockchain Foundry Inc. (“BCF” or the “Company”) (CSE:BCFN), is pleased to announce the first artist to be listed on its LastKnown NFT marketplace(“LastKnown”). Internationally acclaimed & award-winning artist Carson Ting (“Chairman Ting”) will be releasing his “Billion Buns” collection on January 10, 2022.

Chairman Ting’s illustrated NFT collection “Billion Buns” comprises 888 unique NFTs that follow the lives of a progressive and highly inquisitive species called the “Buns”. Leading up to the drop date, community-building events will provide members with chances to win spots on a whitelist, providing access to purchasing the NFTs 12 hours before the general public. The “Buns” will be priced at only 0.088 Ethereum each, Chairman Ting will be donating 10% of all proceeds, split equally between the UN Refugee Agency, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, the BC Children’s Hospital & the Rabbitats Rescue Society.

“It all began with a big bang! An astronomical solar storm forced the Billion Buns to flee their home planet, Bananas. The Buns have descended upon earth, ready to be found and discovered. As the first revealed artist on LastKnown.com, we’re extremely excited to drop my Billion Buns collection on this new NFT marketplace,” said Chairman Ting.

“We are proud to welcome Chairman Ting as the very first artist to join the LastKnown family. LastKnown.com provides artists with a white-glove experience developing raw creative materials into a fully deployed, customized NFT minting experience on the LastKnown platform. Chairman Ting is an amazing award-winning illustrator, and with his extensive experience in the advertising space, we couldn’t have hoped for a better collection to kick off the launch,” said Dan Wasyluk, Blockchain Foundry CEO & LastKnown Founder.

About Chairman Ting

Carson Ting is an award-winning artist and ex-advertising art director with over 21 years in the business. He began his career in Toronto after earning a Bachelor of Design degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design and has worked on brands such as Nike Jordan, Lexus, Sony, Vespa, Toyota, and more.

His work has been recognized internationally at Cannes, One Show, London International Advertising Awards, New York Festivals, Communications Arts, Clios, The Webbys, and more.

As a former advertising director, Carson leverages his decades of experience in conceptual commercial creativity with his fun illustrative visual art styles to provide his clients with powerful and unique hand-crafted work.

Carson has been invited to speak at Pecha Kucha Vol 16., Creative Mornings, Advertising & Design Club of Canada, Design Thinkers Vancouver, Blend fest, Western Washington University, Montserrat College of Art, and Capilano University.

About LastKnown Marketplace

LastKnown Marketplace is the multi-chain NFT marketplace with quality artists and innovative drops. LastKnown provides artists and content creators with the blockchain experience and expertise needed for the most successful drops possible. A Blockchain Foundry project: Buy and collect NFTs on blockchains like Ethereum, Syscoin and more. Uncover drops and goodies hidden in every collection, visit https://lastknown.com.

About Blockchain Foundry Inc.

Blockchain Foundry develops and commercializes blockchain-based business and consumer solutions, with a focus on infrastructure for digital assets and NFTs. BCF also provides blockchain consulting services to corporate clients.

Blockchain Foundry Contact Information:

Sebastien DiMichele
Marketing Director  
(818) 697-6962
sdimichele@blockchainfoundry.com

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