Desus and Mero join the NFT party selling art outside the Met

"I'm a Banksy. I'm one of the Banksys."
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Desus and Mero join the NFT party selling art outside the Met
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Everyone's been getting into the NFT game, selling the non-fungible tokens — a unique type of cryptocurrency — for a shitload of money in some cases. These unique digital collectibles on the blockchain can be anything, from tweets to GIFs, even artworks, which have sold for millions.

And now, Desus and Mero are jumping right in, attempting to sell their own interpretation, "Next Fucking Things" (NFTs), outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York: original paintings by Brooklyn artist Alexandra Rubinstein.

Your pals, the Bodega Boys, clad in sunglasses and face masks, use every trick in the retail book (not their book, but you should read that too) to sell their NFTs, from simply brandishing paintings at people to heralding outlandish claims.

"I'm a Banksy. I'm one of the Banksys," says The Kid Mero to a passerby, one of many who shuffle quickly past the stand, not knowing the huge opportunity they just missed.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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