Andrew Wang – known as @andr3w on Twitter – is an icon in the NFT sphere. But who was he before NFTs? Well, Andrew is a Columbia University graduate, with a major in Sociology. He is also a writer, as has written for some infamous journalistic publications. Now, you may recognise Andrew by his Cool Cat – an amazing 1/1 upside down of the blue-chip blue cat collection. Andrew’s passion for the digital community has helped him to grow his following and gain the coveted ‘legacy gained’ blue tick on Twitter!
Cool Cat NFT, #500: “Upside Down Cat”
’WOW!!!! You just found one of the 9 hidden cats. These are insanely rare. Clon and Xtremetom created them without telling the rest of the team.’
‘It was a big play. In fact, it was pretty much all the ETH that I had at the time, but it felt right. I love that I had seen the other cool cats that he had drawn in the years prior, and I was like, wait, this is an upside-down cat, this is naked cat! It reminds me of all the cats that he’s drawn from being a struggling freelancer to entering the NFT space. So I thought this seems like the perfect one.’
WLTC! (Credit: Andrew Wang’s Twitter)
Now, Andrew shares his thoughts with the wider NFT space. From coverage of the latest news, to community engagement, and thought pieces, Andrew Wang writes detailed Twitter threads which provide insight and education to web3 dwellers.
‘I would say the biggest reason I was in journalism school was because I wanted a community and I wanted mentorship that I feel like I didn’t always have. One of the reasons why it wasn’t too hard to drop out was because I realized that there was still a community for me in the NFT space, as well as mentorship for me.’ – Andrew Wang for NFT Insight.
Andrew ‘Painting with friends’ at the studio of FEWOCiOUS, Art Basel Miami 2021. (credit: Andrew Wang’s website)
