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Would you pay US$590,000 for a meme? Nyan Cat just sold for six figures worth of cryptocurrency, opening the door to even more expensive online NFT art sales

Chris Torres created the quirky flying space cat with a Pop-Tart for a body, released on YouTube in 2011 To celebrate the viral GIF’s 10th anniversary, Torres did a ...
Inverse

10 years of Nyan Cat: The famed GIF’s creator on hitting the meme jackpot

Back in April 2011, Chris Torres of Dallas was just starting a new job as an insurance claims adjuster. But on his first day at work, he couldn’t focus — his phone was blowing up as friends tried to ...
The Sun

What is a GIF, who invented the image format, how is it pronounced and what’s an animated meme?

From its humble beginnings on black and white computers to its now ubiquitous usage in memes and how Facebook is celebrating the GIF's birthday THE GIF turned 30 today, so, let’s wish the Graphical ...