Crypto Punks

cryptopunks - mint your own 24×24 pixel punk images off chain from the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ sha256-verified original 10 000 unique character collection; incl. 2x/4x/8x zoom for bigger sizes

Someday, owning a CryptoPunk might signify just how early of an adopter you were into the world of blockchain and its thriving digital art scene. Or, they could just be a bunch of [24×24 pixel] images.

-- June 2017

There will be a desire and need to buy expensive [status symbols] in the digital realm [to "flex" how rich I am]. What could be more desirable than a small [24×24] pixelated [knitted cap-wearing ape] face? CryptoPunk artwork [ #8219] just sold for $176,000.

-- January 2021

Ultra-rare alien [24×24 pixel] CryptoPunk sells for 605 ETH, or $750,000. The investment thesis. "Aliens are the rarest form of CryptoPunk and we believe that the acquired Alien [ #2890, one of nine] will be prized by collectors over time and mature into an iconic digital art piece."

-- January 2021

The [CryptoPunksMarket] contract now holds 4,095 ETH (~$5.4M USD) in open bids and pending withdrawals.

-- January 2021

New to Crypto Punks? See the Awesome CryptoPunks Bubble (Anno 2021) - Modern 24×24 Pixel Crypto Art on the Blockchain »

Command Line

Use the punk (or cryptopunk) command line tool. Try:

$ punk -h

resulting in:

Usage: cryptopunk [options] IDs
  Mint punk characters from composite (./punks.png) - for IDs use 0 to 9999

  Options:
    -z, --zoom=ZOOM        Zoom factor x2, x4, x8, etc. (default: 1)
    -d, --dir=DIR          Output directory (default: .)
    -f, --file=FILE        True Official Genuine CryptoPunks

Step 0 - Download the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ composite image

One time / first time only - Download the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ composite housing all 10 000 CryptoPunks in a single 2400×2400 image (~830 kb) for free. See punks.png »

Now let's give it a try. Let's mint punk #0, #2890, and #8219:

$ punk 0 2890 8219

printing:

==> reading >./punks.png<...
     >ac39af4793119ee46bbff351d8cb6b5f23da60222126add4268e261199a2921b< SHA256 hash matching

And voila!

Bonus: Try the -z/--zoom factor x2, x4, x8, etc.

Let's give it a try. Let's mint punk #0, #2890, and #8219 in 2x format:

$ punk --zoom 2 0 2890 8219
# -or-
$ punk -z2 0 2890 8219

printing:

==> reading >./punks.png<...
     >ac39af4793119ee46bbff351d8cb6b5f23da60222126add4268e261199a2921b< SHA256 hash matching

And voila!

And x4:

And x8:

And so on.

Usage in Your Scripts

Yes, you can mint punks in your own scripts. Example:

require 'cryptopunks'

# step 1: read True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ composite image
punks = Punks::Image.read( './punks.png' )

# step 2: start minting

punks[0].save( './punk-0000.png' )
punks[2890].save( './punk-2890.png' )
punks[8219].save( './punk-8219.png')

# or change the zoom factor
punks.zoom = 4   # use x4

punks[0].save( './punk-0000x4.png' )
punks[2890].save( './punk-2890x4.png' )
punks[8219].save( './punk-8219x4.png')

and so on. Happy miniting. That's all for now.

Install

Just install the gem:

$ gem install cryptopunks

License

The scripts are dedicated to the public domain. Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.

Questions? Comments?

Send them along to the wwwmake forum. Thanks!