Winamp will Auction its Iconic 1997 skin as NFT

The original skin of Winamp's media player will be auctioned off as a non-fungible token. Following the 1/1 auction, a second sale of 20 artworks based on the original skin and minted on the Ethereum blockchain will take place.

The auction and sales will take place on NFT marketplace OpenSea with the auction lasting from May 16 to 22. According to Winamp, 19 of the art works will be sold in 100-piece editions, while the others will be sold in 97-piece editions. The total number of art editions sold will be 1997, the year Winamp first appeared on the scene.

Artists who are interested in participating must submit their work by April 15th. Artists will receive 20% of the proceeds from the original sale and 10% of any subsequent sales, according to Winamp. The majority of the money will go to the Winamp Foundation, which will donate it to charities.

Since its debut as the dominant media player in 1997, Winamp has had its ups and downs. According to reports, it was shut down for a long time before being relaunched as a mobile audio app as part of a larger relaunch this year.

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