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Yuga Labs, from a successful track record to criticism from the NFT community

Yuga Labs, a New York-based technology company, is known for its work in the field of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company rose to fame in the cryptocurrency world in 2017 when it acquired the rights to CryptoPunks, one of the first collections of NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain.

CryptoPunks consists of 10,000 unique pixelated characters and at the time was considered a digital rarity. Each character can be traded and sold as digital property, making it a unique and valuable asset.

After the acquisition of CryptoPunks, Yuga Labs continued to create collections of unique NFTs. The first collection launched by Yuga Labs was the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection. Next, the company launched the Mutant Ape Yacht Club collection, followed by the Bored Ape Kennel Club collection. More recently, the company launched the "Bored Ape Summer" and "Bored Ape Kennel Club 2.0" collections. All of these collections have been very successful and have generated millions of dollars in NFT sales.

However, Yuga Labs' latest collection, the Bitcoin Generative Collection named TwelveFold, has been criticized by the NFT community. The collection consists of 12 automatically generated artworks based on the price of Bitcoin. Each artwork was sold for $1.5 million, resulting in a total profit of $18 million.

The NFT community has questioned the lack of transparency in the generation of the artwork, leading some to claim that the collection has no real value. In addition, some have argued that the creation of automatically generated artwork is not art in and of itself.

Despite the criticism, Yuga Labs has defended the collection, arguing that the collection is a unique expression of blockchain technology and that each artwork is truly unique.

In short, Yuga Labs has had a successful track record in the world of NFTs, with the creation of several popular and valuable collections. However, the Bitcoin Generative Collection has come under fire from the NFT community, sparking debate about the actual value of automatically generated artwork and transparency in the creation of NFTs.

Why is the lack of transparency about the launch of the Bitcoin Generative Collection being questioned?

One of the main arguments for the lack of transparency in the auction of Yuga Labs' Generative NFT collection is that information about how it was generated and how the auction proceeds will be distributed is not publicly available. In addition, some members of the NFT community have pointed out that the fact that Yuga Labs is a private company that owns and controls access to the underlying technology of the collection creates a potential inequity in access and participation in the auction process.

The fact that the auction was held on a platform owned by Yuga Labs has also been criticized, leading some to question the independence of the auction and whether or not the prices were manipulated.

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