Cardano SPO: MADinArt Stake Pool [MAD]

This week’s guest in the Cardano SPO column is one of the very first NFT projects on Cardano : MADinArt . Their motto is “Make A Difference in Art” . They have recently set up their stake pool and will distribute NFTs to delegators: MADinArt Stake Pool [MAD] .

Last week’s guest was a stake pool managed by a Single Pool Operator involved in Cardano with several projects, including a Catalyst proposal and an NFT project .

This initiative is a reference point for everything Cardano related and every week or two we will invite a Stake Pool Operator (SPO) to answer a few questions and give us an update directly from within the Cardano community.

Considering that many of our readers are new to the crypto space, we will have a mix of simple and technical questions.

Hi, it’s a pleasure to have you here. Please introduce yourself, where are you from and what is your background?

Hi, my name is Jay and I manage the MADinArt Stake Pool [MAD]. I’m based in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, but I’m originally from Wales, where most of the MADinArt team is from.

I am an HPC Solution Architect and have been managing large scale Linux systems for about 15 years in various industries including military, academic and commercial. These core skills are highly transferable to the Cardano environment, as the stake pool nodes are all Linux / UNIX based.

There are already other blockchains that allow the creation of NFTs, why did you choose Cardano? And what led you to create a stake pool?

MADinArt was one of the first NFT projects on Cardano and they have made incredible progress. My goal was to join them and help them establish their stake pool focused primarily on rewarding their delegators with NFTs. 

The Cardano community is a great environment for help and support, which is why I believe it will go from good to better. While creating the stake pool I was able to learn from other Stake Pool Operators (SPOs) on different forums and platforms. 

We share the same vision and ethos as Charles Hoskinson, we can implement change in a decentralized way, and we aim to bring this to the project as we move forward.

In addition to creating and selling your own NFTs, you are also becoming a place where artists and investors can meet. Can you tell us more about your vision and the NFT buying / selling process?

Our goal is to make a difference in art by creating the ultimate meeting place between investors and creators. Having been artists in difficulty, we know how difficult it can be to be recognized. The NFT market is growing at an exponential rate with a thriving and talented community accompanying it. 

Our mission is to enable all artists from all industries to convert their assets into NFT, and finally get paid for the amazing creative contributions they bring to all of our lives. Just consider how many wonderfully creative artists there are on every continent of the world. We will give them an exhibition space like never seen before. 

To become an artist on our platform you need to submit an application through the website, if successful you will receive an invitation to our MAD Academy. After completing the MAD Academy the artist will be able to do his first DROP on the platform. Our Academy provides all the tools you need to ensure drop success and become a verified artist.

Buying NFTs via our website is extremely simple. Just choose the NFT you want to buy, click Buy Now and follow the instructions to pay with ADA. For more information on purchasing NFTs, check out the FAQs on our website .

There is currently a competition on your site called Africa University Competition , can you give us more details? And why did you choose this continent?

MADinArt offers the opportunity to participate in our art competition which will be open to all officially registered universities in Africa.

We want to offer each participating university the opportunity to win up to $ 10,000 in prize money which will be shared between the artists and their art department. 

We are a new platform with the powerful mission of “Making a Difference” for artists around the world.

We help artists convert their physical pieces into fully digital NFTs (Non Fungible tokens) and mine them on the Cardano blockchain.

We want all participating universities to present what they believe to be the best works of art by 3 different students. This can be any form or medium of art, but delivered to us as a digital file, the possibilities are endless.

The final works will be minted on the blockchain and sold on our platform. Our goal is to give young artists a showcase for the world and we can’t wait to help identify some of the rising stars of Africa’s future. 

The Cardano Africa (Input Output) project will develop digital identity solutions on the Cardano blockchain. The idea is to start by giving primary, secondary and university students a digital identity that can track their educational, professional and future progress. MADinArt wants to contribute to the Cardano community that is emerging in Africa.

Thank you for your time. Anything to add? Where can people find you?

If you are considering delegating your ADAs, this is a great time to join MADFAM as we will distribute an exclusive NFT to all delegators when we validate our first block. Also, every month we will organize a lottery with a chance to win an NFT from the previous drop month.

Thank you so much for this interview and for helping us spread our vision to the community. If anyone would like to get in touch, they can find us on the following platforms:

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