U.S. Senate Candidate Blake Masters Will Launch NFTs for His Campaign Donors

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, original author: Andrew Asmakov

Digital art is entering the political arena. Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters has released a limited-edition NFT based on the early cover art of his work "Zero to One."explainMasters co-authored this New York Times bestseller with billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel.

Published in 2014, Zero to One grew out of a class Thiel taught at Stanford in 2012 on startups. As Thiel said

As stated, the main goal of the course is to help students "look beyond the trajectory laid by their academic majors and see the broader future they are about to create."

"From 0 to 1" is based on the class notes of Masters, Thiel's student at the time, and proposes a new perspective on thinking about innovation.

The book has sold nearly 4 million copies worldwide, however, its cover looks a bit different than the original edition.

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Initial cover design for From 0 to 1. Source: Ztonft.

This early design is now available as an "Origins NFT" to anyone who donates $5,800 to Masters' upcoming Senate campaign. Donors will get a 50 percent refund if Masters fails to enter the Senate in August 2022.say。

Masters has not yet decided on which blockchain these NFTs will be minted. He told Decrypt via Twitter DM that the project "probably" will run on Ethereum, but that he is "still evaluating other blockchains like Solana."

"This is the first NFT we're releasing to share the history of this book, and to raise funds for my US Senate campaign, so we can use the idea of ​​'0 to 1' to save America from the brink of destruction "Masters

There are only 99 of this early cover NFT, plus a hardcover book autographed by Masters and Thiel.expressAdditional perks include at least one exclusive invite to the “Zero to One” token holder party, which will take place next year. There's also access to a private Discord chat channel, and other "exciting plans for 2022."

Masters in an interview with Axios

express, he plans to attract the support of "those less traditional political donors, and more founders and builders who want to see new thinking and new energy in our politics."A lawyer and venture capitalist, Masters also runs Thiel Capital and the Thiel Foundation. Thiel Capital is a multibillion-dollar investment firm focused on technology companies; the Thiel Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that advances science and innovation.

Multiple statementsexpressAgainst cryptocurrencies, but Masters takes a very different approach.

expressto report, the U.S. government should buy Bitcoin as a strategic asset. He is running for a Senate seat representing Arizona, and his campaign has announced that it will accept Bitcoin donations. After announcing his candidacy in early July, the venture capitalist was backed by billionaire Peter Thiel and Fox News host Tucker Carlson.