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This picture taken on April 7, 2021 shows blockchain entrepreneur Vignesh Sundaresan, also known by his pseudonym MetaKovan, showing the digital artwork non-fungible token (NFT) "Everydays: The First 5,000 Days" by artist Beeple in his home in Singapore. - Last month the programmer bought the world's most expensive NFT for $69.3 million, highlighting how virtual work is establishing itself as a new creative genre.  - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION TO GO WITH Singapore-US-arts-IT, INTERVIEW by Catherine LAI (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION TO GO WITH Singapore-US-arts-IT, INTERVIEW by Catherine LAI / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION TO GO WITH Singapore-US-arts-IT, INTERVIEW by Catherine LAI (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)