WISe.ART featuring world premiere iconic
Antonio Banderas limited edition of NFTs“The Magic
World of Antonia Banderas”
During the Starlite
Porcelanosa Gala dinner auction
held last Sunday in Marbella, Spain, the two phygital packages (NFT
and physical works of art) created by world-renowned artist
Pedro Sandoval broke the artist’s personal sales
records.
Funds raised from these NFTs will be supporting
projects of the Starlite Foundation and
the Lágrimas y Favores
Foundation, founded by
Antonio Banderas.
From left to right: Carlos Moreira, Pedro
Sandoval, Richard Gere
Marbella, New York, Geneva - August 15, 2022 -
WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ:
WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain and IoT
company, announced today the results of two major fundraisers
supporting projects of the Starlite Foundation founded by Sandra
García-Sanjuán and the Lágrimas y Favores Foundation, founded by
Antonio Banderas.
Their effort continues with the ongoing public
sale of a limited edition of NFT videos by Pedro Sandoval featuring
actor, entrepreneur and author, Antonio
Banderas.https://bit.ly/NFTohelp
The secured WISe.Art NFT multichain platform,
aims to present NFTs which tell a story of integrity towards
society protecting artists and collectors as well as ancient,
modern, and contemporary art for future generations by using cyber
security technology to store unique and rare information on the
blockchains
A grand total of USD
500,000 was raised throughout the
evening, with the sale of the WISe.ART NFTs "La
Madonna el niño
y el mini
yoda"
(https://platform.wise.art/product/la-madonna-el-nino-y-el-mini-yoda/)
and "El Hijo de
Matias"
(https://platform.wise.art/product/el-hijo-de-matias-macabeos-series/)
capping off the extraordinary night, selling for USD 100,000 and
USD 60,000 respectively.
Following the 2021 event, the Foundation
announced it had raised over 3 million euros during the Galas
12-year lifespan Logistical support for the Starlite Gala is
provided by Starlite (Festival) Productions which provides its
on-site team support and production assistance.
Antonio Banderas said, “It is incredible how the
world is changing so fast, being able to use NFT technology to help
people and at the same time having a work of art is a privilege, I
hope many more people join the movement.”
Carlos Moreira, CEO of WISeKey, noted,
“WISeKey’s NFT technology ensures that besides an authenticated and
signed version of the actual digital asset, an irreversible link to
the physical object can be created by providing a proof of
ownership, provenance and relevant contracts describing future use
and monetization streams remain forever and immutably verifiable on
the blockchain. WISe.ART Marketplace platform, powered and secured
by WISeKey’s own security technology, binds irrevocably physical
objects to their digital assets in a safe end-to-end process, and
includes permanent secured storage of the NFTs.”
About WISe.ART:WISe.Art is a
fully-fledged marketplace. It can connect all actors of the arts
industry. Our white-labeling options and special NFT designs create
authenticated and signed versions of the actual digital asset,
establish an irreversible link to the physical object, provide
proof of ownership, provenance, and allow use of smart
contracts.
The WISe.Art NFT platform is fully secured by
WISeKey’s innovative security technologies, enabling the
authentication of digital assets in a safe end-to-end process based
on our experience and proven expertise in this domain.
About
WISeKey:WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX Swiss
Exchange: WIHN) is a leading global cybersecurity company currently
deploying large scale digital identity ecosystems for people and
objects using Blockchain, AI and IoT respecting the Human as the
Fulcrum of the Internet. WISeKey microprocessors secure the
pervasive computing shaping today’s Internet of Everything. WISeKey
IoT has an install base of over 1.5 billion microchips in virtually
all IoT sectors (connected cars, smart cities, drones, agricultural
sensors, anti-counterfeiting, smart lighting, servers, computers,
mobile phones, crypto tokens etc.). WISeKey is uniquely
positioned to be at the edge of IoT as our semiconductors produce a
huge amount of Big Data that, when analyzed with Artificial
Intelligence (AI), can help industrial applications to predict the
failure of their equipment before it happens.
Our technology is Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey’s
Swiss based cryptographic Root of Trust (“RoT”) provides secure
authentication and identification, in both physical and virtual
environments, for the Internet of Things, Blockchain and Artificial
Intelligence. The WISeKey RoT serves as a common trust anchor to
ensure the integrity of online transactions among objects and
between objects and people. For more information,
visit www.wisekey.com.
About Starlite
Foundation:The Starlite
Foundation is the international philanthropic platform of the
Starlite Group, whose mission is to offer real opportunities for
development, education and inclusion to those individuals, families
and communities that need it most. To achieve this, we have the
support of important national and international businessmen,
personalities, and artists.
Its main event is the night of the Starlite
Solidarity Gala where, in addition to being the main fundraising
moment for the Foundation’s social projects, it is a night where
the solidarity commitment of figures with a solid social dedication
is recognized, as with their fame, influence and media power
actively help the most disadvantage.
About Pedro Sandoval:Pedro José
Sandoval is a Venezuelan artist known for his abstract
neo-expressionist artwork. Much of his work deals with color,
movement, and texture. His work is in the permanent collection of
the Boca Raton Museum of Art. He lives and works between Madrid,
Berlin, and New York City.
Press and investor contacts:
WISeKey
International Holding LtdCompany Contact: Carlos
MoreiraChairman & CEOTel: +41 22 594 3000info@wisekey.com |
WISeKey
Investor Relations (US)Contact: Lena CatiThe Equity Group
Inc.Tel: +1 212 836-9611lcati@equityny.com |
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