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'Trese' motion paintings to be sold in NFT auction

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/01/19/trese.jpg" trese=""/><figcaption>&quot;Trese&quot; art by Kajo Baldisimo. Handout</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Characters from &quot;Trese,&quot; the Netflix animated series based on the Philippine graphic novel of the same title, will soon be launched as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). </p><p>Cartoonist and &quot;Trese&quot; co-creator Kajo Baldisimo has teamed up with NFT artist Luis Buenaventura for a series of digital collectibles, which will be sold in an auction later this month.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/19/21/nfts-how-do-they-work">NFTs: Much hyped, but how do they work?</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/27/21/trese-at-vanguard-of-philippine-pop-culture-surge">Why Trese remains at vanguard of Pinoy pop-culture surge</a></li></ul><p>The first leg of &quot;Trese x Cryptopop&quot; will run from January 25 to 28 on Opensea, dubbed as the largest online marketplace for NFT art. The pieces will be sold in exchange for Ethereum (ETH), a type of cryptocurrency. </p><p>Three motion paintings featuring characters Alexandra Trese, the Kambal, and the Tikbalang will be made available, with the music for each piece created by guitarist and designer Marco Palinar.</p><p>Bidding for &quot;Alexandra,&quot; which will be sold as a single-edition auction, will start at 2.666 ETH. &quot;Kambal&quot; and &quot;Tikbalang,&quot; meanwhile, will have 13 editions each priced at 0.666 ETH.</p><p>A total of 13 NFT collectibles will be part of the &quot;Trese x Cryptopop&quot; series.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m so excited to share my first foray into the world of NFTs and digital collectibles. It was great to work with Luis to create these pieces that speak to &#x27;Trese&#x27; fans all over the world,&quot; Baldisimo said in a statement. &quot;We can&#x27;t wait to show everyone what we&#x27;ve come up with.&quot;</p><p>Buenaventura, for his part, said: &quot;I&#x27;ve always been a fan of the work of Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo, and it&#x27;s been amazing to see the growing popularity of the &#x27;Trese&#x27; series last year.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Like the comics that inspired it, this NFT collection is our way of sharing Filipino mythology with the rest of the world.&quot;</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1706116" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Characters from 'Trese' will soon be launched as non-fungible tokens.