eth.photos, a web-browser-friendly gateway to visualize web3 .eth usernames, recently added some new features. In addition to being able to view recently acquired image-based NFTs, ENS users can now also view:

• Their recently acquired ENS names
• Their IPFS link (if they have an IPFS site listed in the ENS manager
• Recently received bcards (What’s bcard?)
• Activity feed of bpapers created by their bcard network
• Their own most recent bpaper
• The total number of Likes (What’s Likebutton?)

The site does not host any of the displayed data. Instead, it creates a live visual of data from the user’s activity on ethereum and polygon. Sean Murray is the creator of it.

eBay, the old school global e-commerce leader, has acquired KnownOrigin, a platform that gives artists a space to create original NFTs. Artists and collectors can create, buy and resell NFTs via blockchain-supported transactions through KnownOrigin. The NFT marketplace was founded in 2018 in Manchester, UK and has facilitated $7.8 million in trade volume since, according to figures by DappRadar. With eBay looking to keep up with the world of now digital collecting, the acquisition of KnownOrigin is a crucial step.

“eBay is the first stop for people across the globe who are searching for that perfect, hard-to-find, or unique addition to their collection and, with this acquisition, we will remain a leading site as our community is increasingly adding digital collectibles,” stated Jamie Lannone, CEO of eBay. “KnownOrigin has built up an impressive, passionate and loyal group of artists and collectors making them a perfect addition to our community of sellers and buyers. We look forward to welcoming these innovators as they join the eBay community.”

In May of 2021, eBay began allowing users to buy and sell NFTs along with upgrades to it’s customer experience. Upgrades were made to eBay’s technology with tools that make it easier to find, sell and buy items.

KnownOrigin co-founder David Moor said, “As interest in NFTs continues to grow, we believe now is the perfect time for us to partner with a company that has the reach and experience of eBay. With more than twenty-five years building similar communities of passionate individuals, we are excited by the opportunity to bring a whole new audience on this journey.”

Now even your grandma can check out your NFT art and photos without having to know anything about crypto or web3. If your jpegs are on an ENS-linked ethereum address, then grandma or whoever it is can access them in a web browser with ease. Just type in yourname.eth.photos into a browser and it will display the respective address’s recent jpegs.

Here’s an example: the username 3531.eth can be plugged into a browser as such: 3531.eth.photos.

It’s currently in version 1.0, but it works. The more details one set up in their ENS profile, the more biographical info it will display at the top.

No data is actually hosted within the tool. Instead it pulls data from the public ethereum blockchain to create a visual for the user. Most people would never know they were looking at NFTs or anything blockchain-based unless they were told they were.

*Admittedly, I created the tool so I am biased, but nevertheless, hopefully it makes viewing your own jpegs easy.

A bored Abe, a portrait autographed by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 en route to his inauguration, currently sits on the market for 45 eth. It’s one of only three known to exist. A Bored Ape, by comparison, goes for more than 3x that despite there being 10,000 of them in circulation. The latter is an NFT and that makes all the difference.

But anything can become an NFT, including the signature of honest Abe.

“Six proofs of this image were sent to Lincoln in Springfield shortly before he left for Washington to attend the Inauguration,” according to the item’s listing. “On February 16, 1861, the inaugural train stopped in Buffalo, where Lincoln was claimed to have presented one copy to William M. Kasson, the man who designed the special railroad car in which the President-elect was traveling. A second copy [this one] was presented to J.R. Drake.”

This little slice of history cost slightly more than a jpeg of a pixelated bird that someone drew on their computer last week (Looking at you Moonbirds). Abraham Lincoln is pretty cool too, with having kept the United States together and ending slavery and all that. This signed Abe can also easily be tokenized, turned into 10 NFTs or 10,000, creating the opportunity for a large number of people to share in the memory.

If you’re interested in a web3 community dedicated to acquiring real life historical artifacts, like me, follow peoples_NFT and join The People’s NFT Discord.