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People, Places and Things
GWEN DERU
TODAY…
**SWITCHING GEAR’S: HOW TO PIVOT DURING A PANDEMIC WITH KATHY TIMES, 11:45 a.m. – 12 NOON an online event. Online with Facebook Live. EVERY THURSDAY! CHECK IT OUT!!
**UNVEILING THE FUTURE – The Alabama Policy Institute is hosting their annual Birmingham event, TODAY, 5:30 p.m. at Barber Motorsports Museum. Call (205) 870-9900 for more.
**ENSLEY’S FOOD TRUCK THURSDAYS, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 601 19th Street in Ensley.
**EVERY THURSDAY HAPPY HOUR, 5:30 – 9 p.m. at the Kappa Komplex, 45 6th Avenue South.
**KARAOKE, 5-9 p.m. at Courtyard Alabaster Bar and Grill.
**TASTEMAKER THURSDAY – Every Thursday at Blaze Ultra Lounge, 228 Roebuck Plaza Drive, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m. with DJ Ace Twon (95.7 JAMZ) in the mix hosted by Audio Life and GMC Promo.
**READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Catch up on the news!
**THIRSTY THURSDAY at Hookah 114 17th Street No.
**THIRD THURSDAY BLUES JAM, 7 p.m. at True Story Brewing.
FRIDAY…
**MOSS ROCK FESTIVAL 10 a.m. at Hoover Metropolitan Complex.
**QUE’s BAR & GRILL GROOVIN’ on 19th Street in Ensley.
**LIT FRIDAYS WITH RIPCORD, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. at 4501 Gary Avenue in Fairfield.
**AFRO CARIBBEAN NIGHTS (Every Friday Night) at Ash’s on 2nd, 7 p.m. until with Reggae, Afrobeats, Dancehall and Top 40 Hits.
**FRIDAY NIGHT GO GO WITH DOMINIQUE POSEY and PARTY ROCKERS GO GO BAND at Perfect Note.
SATURDAY…
**WOODLAWN STREET MARKET, 12 p.m.
**SATURDAYS IN THE GARDENS at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
**WINE DOWN HAPPY HOUR, 4-9 p.m. at Saferoom Lounge Bar.
SUNDAY…
**WORSHIP AT THE SIXTH, 9:30 a.m. at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church.
MONDAY…
**REGGAE MUSIC EVERY MONDAY NIGHT with DJ DUSTY, 8 p.m. at Black Magic 2904 Lomb Avenue.
**EVERY MONDAY is MONSLAYYY – THE CARIBBEAN WAY, 8 p.m. at the Vault with TRINI and BRENT TRINI-FRESH PIERRE. FREE.
TUESDAY…
**DAVID TALLEY on the 1s and 2s at Onyx.
**EVERY TUESDAY – TRUE STORY BREWING PRESENTS TUESDAY JAZZ SESSIONS, 7- 10 p.m., 5510 Crestwood Blvd.
**TASTY TUESDAYS at Platinum of Birmingham.
**EVERY TUESDAY LIT AND JAZZ with DAVID TALLEY AND FRIENDS, 7 p.m. at Lit on 8th, 518 Rev. Abraham Woods Blvd.
WEDNESDAY…
**INTERFAITH NOONDAY PRAYER SERVICES every Wednesday, Noon at Linn Park in Downtown Birmingham.
**WEDNESDAYS WEEKLY JAZZ JAM, 7- 10 p.m. at True Story Brewing Company, 5510 Crestwood Blvd. Food until 9 p.m. Music until 10 p.m. and Drink until 11 p.m.
**REGGAE WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, 8 p.m. at Blue Onyx.
NEXT THURSDAY…
**READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Catch up on the news!
NEXT FRIDAY…
**QUE’S BAR & GRILL GROOVIN’ on 19th Street in Ensley.
**LIT FRIDAYS WITH RIPCORD, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. at 4501 Gary Avenue in Fairfield.
**VOCALIST Y’ANNA CRAWLEY, 7 p.m. at Perfect Note.
AROUND THE SOUTHEAST…
**TODAY through Nov. 15 – FOOFOOFEST.COM in Pensacola, Fla.
FOR MUSIC LOVERS…
**MS. JOHNNIE AND THE JAMMERS Live After Five, 7-10 p.m. at Bistro on 19th located at 109 19th St. N., Bessemer. EVERY 2nd and 4th SATURDAY!!
**GRACIAS PARTY 2021 High Rollers Bingo, 6- 8:21 p.m. on November 12 at 6505 E. J. Oliver Blvd in Fairfield with Caribbean music, food and drinks. Get One FREE Food Item and One FREE Tropical Drink while it lasts. RSVP at (205) 427-0710.
FOR ART NEWS
AT THE PAUL R. JONES MUSEUM…
**FORWARD MOVEMENT – Selections from the Collection of Johnny and Allison Howze through December 3. The Closing Reception is December 3, 5-8 p.m. at 2308 6th Street, Tuscaloosa.
AT UAB…
**MONARCH BUTTERFLY INSPIRED ART AT UAB SOLAR HOUSE- UAB students from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History partnered with more than 90 art students from Hewitt-Trussville, Woodlawn and Mortimer Jordan high schools for works of art. Together the students illustrated and reflected upon the study of monarch butterfly migration. This exhibition is presented at the UAB Solar House in partnership with UAB Sustainability. Showings are offered by appointment from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Monday-Friday through Dec. 15. Make an appointment online to view the exhibition. The monarch butterflies of the Americas are a unique and fascinating species, according to the “I_Butterfly” festival founders. Each year, monarch butterflies migrate from Canada through the United States to Mexico. In one of Earth’s great migrations, a single monarch butterfly will travel thousands of miles to their overwintering locations in central Mexico. In the spring, they will migrate from Mexico back to Canada.
AT BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART…
**KAYWIN FELDMAN GUEST SPEAKER AT CHENOWETH LECTURE – Kaywin Feldman, the Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will be the guest speaker at the annual Chenoweth Lecture, TODAY, 6 p.m. Feldman will present ‘Building a National Collection is a Changing Nation.’ She is the first woman director.
**ART IN CONVERSATION- Rediscovering Travel, Trade and Transportation, November 10, 11 a.m. at the Birmingham Museum of Art with a conversation in conjunction with current exhibition.
**INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ART – Head to the BMA this fall for engaging programs that include cultural experts from the Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Poarch Creek Indians, Navajo Nation, Muscogee Creek Nation and other tribal nations. More details at www.bma.org.
**VOICES SO TRUE: NEW NATIVE AMERICAN ART from the Clyde Oyster Bequest – This exhibition is at the BMA until January 30, 2022. OT features the work of seven contemporary Native American artists: NORMAN AKERS, SHAN GOSHOM, LARRY MCNEIL, KAY WALKING STICK, WENDY RED STAR, EUGENE TAPAHE and ZOE MARIEH URNESS. They are affiliated with different tribal nations including Crow, Eastern Band Cherokee, Mohawk, Navajo, Osage, Tlingit and more. The exhibition includes photographs, prints, paintings and basketry.
**LOST REALMS OF THE MOUNDBUILDERS OF THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST explores the archaeology and history of the Mississippi Moundbuilders. If you grew up in Alabama, you may be familiar with Moundville, located just south of Tuscaloosa. These ancient builders of North America, aka the Mississippians, were one of our country’s most important Native American Cultures. According to historians, the world they created was equal to that of the Aztec, Maya or Inca. The exhibition features objects from four major Moundbuilder sites: Spiro Mounds in Oklahoma, Moundville in Alabama, Etowah Mounds in Georgia and Cahoka Mounds in East Saint Louis, Illinois. This exhibition runs until February 6, 2022. Next stop Dallas. Curated by Dr. Emily G. Hanna, Senior Curator, Arts of Africa and the Americas and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
DATES TO REMEMBER…
**NOVEMBER 9 – ON THE KNIFE’S EDGE – Resisting the Holocaust from within the SS: The Story of Kurt Gerstein, a Kristallnacht Commemorative Lecture featuring DR. VALERIE HEBERT, associate professor of history and interdisciplinary studies at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Zoom ONLINE. Registration required. For more, bhecinfo.org or (205) 795-4176.
**NOVEMBER 10 – BUN B at Iron City.
**NOVEMBER 10 – COFFEE AND CONVERSATION, 9 a.m. with THOM GOSSOM and DR. JOYCE GILLIE GOSSOM at Alabama Possible. Register at apcoffee.swell.gives.
**NOVEMBER 12 – GRACIAS PARTY 2021 High Rollers Bingo 6 – 8:21 p.m. at 6505 E. J. Oliver Blvd in Fairfield with Caribbean music – Reggae, Afrobeats, Dancehall and Soca.
**NOVEMBER 14 – LEDISI – THE WILD CARD TOUR, 7:30 p.m. at Lyric Fine Arts Theatre.
**NOVEMBER 20 – AN EVENING IN WONDERLAND WITH TRACI MOTIF Live in Concert at the Concordia Banquet Hall & Dance Club, 7 p.m. hosted by COMEDIAN EUGENE HENRY, JR. featuring the LOCKED BAND SWEET LOU & HARRISON.
**DECEMBER 11 – AN EVENING WITH GLENN JONES at Perfect Note.
**DECEMBER 21 – COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HONORS C.M. NEWTON – The University of Alabama men’s basketball team will face Colorado State University in a neutral-site game at the newly renovated Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. The game will be the inaugural C.M. Newton Classic honoring the outstanding basketball player and coach C.M. Newton. Newton recruited the first Black players at The University of Alabama, coached the first all-Black starting lineup in the Southeastern Conference and hired the first Black coach at his alma mater, The University of Kentucky. Newton was a trailblazer for diversity and inclusion on the court. The C.M. Newton Classic and the game’s partners will contribute to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in honor of C.M. Newton and his strides towards unity. Prior to tip-off, players from both teams will visit the historic galleries at BCRI. BCRI Board of Directors Chair, Isaac Cooper, said that his former AD Martin Newton, son to C. M. Newton continues to live his legacy through his authentic advocacy. Cooper joins Knight Eady and the University of Alabama in honoring his legacy.
**THE COCA-COLA SCHOLARS PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP – The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. For more information and to apply for the scholarship, visit the Coca-Cola Scholars Program.
NEWS TO USE…
**10th ANNUAL JOB FAIR IN BESSEMER – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) will host her 10th annual Job Fair at the Bessemer Civic Center in Bessemer, Ala. on November 9, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. CT. The Job Fair is an opportunity for Rep. Sewell to bring employers directly to job-seekers to increase economic opportunity and development across the 7th Congressional District. The 10th Annual Job Fair in Bessemer, Alabama is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged but not required. On-site registration will be available the day of the event. Constituents can pre-register at the link below. This year’s job fair will feature over 50 employers across eight different industry sectors including: Hyundai, Honda, Buffalo Rock (Pepsi), Alabama Power and many others. FOR MORE… www.eventbrite.com/e/congresswoman-terri-sewell-hosts-2021-congressional-job-fair-tickets.
**MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY DEADLINE NOVEMBER 19 – U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) is currently accepting Military Service Academy nomination applications for 2021. To be considered for an appointment to a military service academy, an applicant must meet the eligibility requirements established by law and be legally domiciled within the boundaries of Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. Students MUST complete a 2021 Nomination application, which can be found on Rep. Sewell’s website. Submissions must be received by the Birmingham office by U.S. mail postmarked no later than Friday, November 19, 2021. Applications should be mailed to: Office of Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell, Two 20th Street North, Suite 1130, Birmingham, AL, 35203, (205.254.1960) .
COMING SOON…
**NOVEMBER 26 – GARDENS AGLOW at Dothan Area Botanical Gardens.
**JULY 7-17, 2022 – THE WORLD GAMES are coming. Look for more!
Well, that’s it. Tell you more ‘next’ time. People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu is a weekly column. Send comments to my emails: gwenderu@yahoo.com and thelewisgroup@birminghamtimes.com.
Toxic Shock: Chemotherapy Drug Helps Breast Cancer Spread To The Lungs, Says Study
A new study shows that a chemotherapy drug used to treat cancer actually alters blood vessel wall structure in lungs, allowing cancer cells to squeeze through and spread.
Research on laboratory mice shows that the drug cyclophosphamide caused changes in non-cancer cells, enabling breast cancer cells to squeeze through and attach to blood vessel linings in the lungs. Researchers first treated healthy mice with the chemo drug and then injected them with the breast cancer cells four days later.
The researchers found that just three hours after injection, cancer cells were penetrating weakened blood vessel cells in the lungs of the mice and binding to those vessels’ underlying structure. The cancer cells adhered to the vessels without being washed away by blood flow and migrated to the lungs.
“This is the key step giving cancer cells a foot in the door at a secondary site,” said Tsonwin Hai, co-author of the study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. A professor of biological chemistry and pharmacology at Ohio State University, she revealed the purpose of the study, saying, “Does chemotherapy affect normal cells in such a way that they will turn around and help cancer cells? The answer is yes.”
“It’s a cautionary note for the use of chemotherapy,” Hai said. “The effect of chemotherapy on non-cancer cells actually changes those cells, and those changes help cancer cells to progress.”
In a previous study, Hai had already determined that the activation of a specific gene in immune cells links stress to the spread of cancer and that the chemo drug paclitaxel initiates change in immune cells at the molecular level and allows breast cancer cells to escape from a tumor. Similar studies had examined the effects of chemotherapy on non-cancer cells, the survivability of cancer cells and their spread.
In the new study, Hai and other researchers found that cyclophosphamide increased the levels of MMP-2 enzyme in the blood, which in turn caused changes to a blood vessel membrane that allowed cancer cells to attach to the blood vessel lining.
Hai said the research focused on non-cancer cells in the lung rather than the tumors. The researchers found cancer cells escape from primary tumors “very early on.”
“Our data revealed that chemo acts on non-cancer cells and sets in motion changes in the lung,” Hai said, “so that within three hours of cancer cells’ arrival, they already can adhere very well. The effect of chemotherapy on non-cancer cells actually changes those cells, and those changes help cancer cells to progress.”
The study found two reasons for the spread of the cancer cells. First, spaces had opened between blood vessel linings, while the membrane underlying the first layer had been changed, allowing cancer cells to adhere without being whisked away by the passing blood.
“The endothelial cells lining the inner side of the blood vessel are like a brick wall, and each brick is tightly adhered to the next one,” said Hai. “What we found when we treated mice with chemotherapy is that it makes the vessel leaky, so the tight junction is not as tight anymore, and the cancer cells can squeeze themselves through the brick layer. We also found that chemotherapy modified the underlying basement membrane so once the cancer cells squeeze through, they find a place to grab onto.”
Edited by Richard Pretorius and Kristen Butler
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Martha Sepúlveda’s Case Revitalizes Euthanasia Debate In Colombia
The euthanasia debate encompasses moral, religious and public health issues. Only seven countries in the world have approved active euthanasia: the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Colombia, Canada, Spain, and New Zealand. Some states of Australia have legalized it, too.
Colombia is the first and, so far, the only Latin American country to practice euthanasia legally. The coffee country, where 93 percent of the population is Roman Catholic or Protestant Christian, legalized euthanasia through its Constitutional Court in 2014. Since then, 157 people have received a lethal injection.
By October 2021, 72 percent of Colombians approved the right to euthanasia. However, the debate has been rekindled as a result of Martha Sepúlveda’s case, which has gained international relevance.
A 51-year-old woman originally from Medellín, Sepúlveda was diagnosed in 2018 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological disease in which nerve cells deteriorate and stop sending messages to muscles, reducing organ function. There is no known cure for the disease, and people often die 3 to 5 years after receiving their diagnosis.
Based on a July Constitutional Court decision, which extended the right to euthanasia to people who suffer intense physical or mental pain due to injures or diseases, Sepúlveda and her family presented her case to the health authorities. The procedure was approved, making Sepúlveda the first person without a terminal illness authorized to receive euthanasia in Colombia.
The procedure was scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 10, at 7:00 a.m. But the medical center in charge canceled it less than 36 hours before it was scheduled.
A week earlier, on Oct. 3, the Colombian newscast Noticias Caracol reported on Martha Sepúlveda’s last days. Besides recounting her routine as an ALS patient, the story focused on how Sepúlveda, a believer, lived with the decision to end her life.
The story became a central topic of the Colombian conversation, and the Catholic Church, through the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, urged Sepúlveda to reverse her decision.
“Martha, I encourage you to reflect on your decision calmly. … If circumstances allow, [try to] distance yourself from the harassment of the media that have not hesitated to use your pain and that of your family to advertise euthanasia, in a country deeply marked by violence,” Monsignor Antonio Ceballos Escobar said in the statement.
The Catholic Church strongly opposes euthanasia because it considers it contrary to its position on human dignity. The Vatican published a document in 2020 reaffirming that it considers euthanasia an act of homicide, where people carry out a crime against life and take “the place of God” when deciding the moment of death. On the other hand, Catholics do believe in the power of medical professionals to care for and accompany the sick.
The televised report alerted the committee that had approved the case: the patient seemed to be “more functional than what she herself and her relatives reported” in the consultations carried out during the request process. After a new neurological examination on Oct. 6, the Colombian Institute of Pain, Incodol — the center in charge of performing Sepúlveda’s euthanasia — announced the procedure’s cancellation on the night of Oct. 8.
The cancellation became a national scandal. “In the city of Medellín, Colombia, [Incodol] decided to cancel Mrs. Martha Lidia Sepúlveda’s assisted death. Her case went viral after being featured in a television news story,” said journalist Mónica Garza on Twitter.
En la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia, se tomó la desición de cancelar la muerte asistida de la sra. Martha Lidia Sepúlveda, cuyo caso se viralizó luego de haberse exhibido en un reportaje de televisión. pic.twitter.com/ht2m9vAcNF
— Monica Garza (@monicagarzag) October 9, 2021
“The Ministry of Health later said that the Constitutional Court has not notified it of the July decision. So, its legal effects are not yet in force,” Mariano Bustillo, a Colombian constitutional attorney, told Zenger.
“That is false. Although [it is true that] the Constitutional Court has not directly notified the affected entities, it still made its decision public through a statement and, therefore, the sentence became effective the day after it was voted,” he said.
“Despite the influence of the Catholic Church, which publicly urged Ms. Sepúlveda to recant, the majority of Colombian society approves of … euthanasia. Perhaps what had such an impact in Mrs. Sepúlveda’s case was the television story where she spoke so openly about her decision to die with dignity, despite being able to move and to go out on the streets,” Sandra Gaviria, a Colombian sociologist specializing in religion, told Zenger.
Gaviria believes that the Colombian government may be just supporting its agencies — the Ministry of Health — through its statements, but it is risking people’s rejection.
“Colombia was at the leading edge of South America when it legalized euthanasia, but it all turns into hypocrisy” with Sepúlveda’s case, Camilo Arias, a Colombian sociologist, told Zenger. “The patient’s family is to blame for not preventing public notoriety. Unfortunately, the center’s refusal to perform the procedure has become international news because of government decisions,” he said.
Finally, after three weeks under the public spotlight, the 20th Court of Medellín ordered that Martha Sepúlveda’s right to a “dignified death” be restored. The Court’s decision stated that the patient met the requirements to undergo euthanasia, even when the medical committee had reversed her choice. It also determined a period of 48 hours, effective from Oct. 28, to schedule a new date and time according to the patient’s will.
Un juez de Colombia ordenó que se aplique la eutanasia a Martha Sepúlveda. Recemos para que la vida triunfe y la mujer no ceda a la cultura de muerte. https://t.co/9mAw9hwWeS
— ACI Prensa (@aciprensa) October 28, 2021
In a letter addressing the judge and Incodol officials, Sepúlveda expressed her gratitude for the court’s decision. She also said that her choice to undergo euthanasia remained firm and that, as soon as she decided on a date to carry out the procedure, she would notify the authorities to make the arrangements.
While Martha Sepúlveda’s case occupies Colombia’s headlines, legislation on euthanasia is moving forward in other Latin American countries. The Mexican Congress is debating a bill on the topic. The discussion has already reached the Senate in Chile, and Argentines are pushing the issue, hoping for Congress to address it.
Translated by Gabriela Alejandra Olmos, Edited by Gabriela Alejandra Olmos and Kristen Butler
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Killer Bill: Quentin Tarantino To Auction 7 Uncut ‘Pulp Fiction’ Scenes
The award-winning director-screenwriter-producer Quentin Tarantino announced that he’s going to auction off seven uncut “Pulp Fiction” scenes as Secret NFTs.
NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are encrypted units that each represent a specific image, in contrast to cryptocurrency tokens that are alike.
Each NFT contains one or more previously unknown secrets of a specific iconic scene from the Academy Award-winning Tarantino film “Pulp Fiction,” one of the most influential movies of the ’90s.
The content is viewable only by the owner of the NFT and has never been seen or heard before, said Tarantino, who recently won a lifetime achievement award at the Rome Film Festival.
Content up for auction will include, for instance, the uncut first handwritten scripts of “Pulp Fiction” and exclusive custom commentary from Tarantino.
Secret Network
The NFTs are built on Secret Network, described as the first Layer 1 blockchain with privacy-by-default for applications.
SCRT Labs, the core development company behind Secret Network, will support this NFT drop. The initial auctions will occur on OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace.
“Secret Network and Secret NFTs provide a whole new world of connecting fans and artists,” Tarantino said. “I’m thrilled to be a part of that.”
Secret NFTs enable NFTs, for the first time ever, to contain both public and private metadata. The owner may keep the content secret forever or share the encrypted secrets selectively or publicly.
The public metadata of the NFT — the “front cover” of this exclusive content — is rare in its own right: a unique, never-before-seen, public-facing work of art.
The Tel Aviv connection
“NFTs could be the most disruptive technology to come out of this decade,” said Guy Zyskind, co-founder of Secret Network and CEO of SCRT Labs.
The company is based in Tel Aviv and its staff is comprised of MIT alumni and veterans of elite cyber units in the Israeli military.
Tarantino, too, is based in Tel Aviv — at least most of the time. He and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, and their toddler reportedly reside in a luxury duplex penthouse apartment in the northern neighborhood of Ramat Aviv.
The filmmaker said the Secret NFTs are a way for him to engage in “exploring new exciting mediums” to express his artistic style and ideas and to “share powerful, never seen before materials” from his iconic 1994 dark comedy.
Potential use cases
There are lots of potential uses for Secret NFTs aside from revealing never-before-seen scenes from popular films.
“The art community is alive with innovation and the media is actively exploring all the potential use cases associated with the technology,” Zyskind said.
In the art world, Secret NFTs could be used to set up private galleries, maintain financial privacy for artists, or conduct sealed bid auctions. Digital media could use Secret NFTs to create watermarked content or to protect exclusive or gated content.
Game producers could use Secret Network to create “loot boxes” with mystery content, deploy playable trading card games with hidden traits, or design role-playing games with enhanced strategic gameplay.
In the “real” world, Secret NFTs could be used to represent digital ID cards and passports with hidden personal information, receipts for luxury items and properties, and ticketing systems for events.
For more information on Secret NFTs, click here.
Produced in association with Israel21C.
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