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During the school holidays, Benyamin Ahmed, a 12-year-old boy from London, England, earned 290,000 Euros (over 7.7 billion VND) by using a digital NFT platform to design a series of paintings called "Weird Whales".
Having never had a bank account before, Benyamin now keeps his earnings in Ethereum – a form of cryptocurrency on the NFT platform.
Imran, Benyamin's father, encouraged Benyamin and his younger brother Yousef to try coding from the age of 5 or 6. "Initially, I just thought it might be a useful skill-building exercise, but later, when they started taking it more seriously, I also took what they were doing more seriously," Imran shared.
Mr. Imran is a software developer who worked in traditional business, so the two brothers had some advantages in their relationships with technology experts. Even so, he said he was still very proud of his two sons.
Although Benyamin's friends may not know about his enormous crypto fortune, everyone knows about his hobbies of swimming, badminton, and taekwondo from watching his YouTube channel.
"My advice to anyone wanting to try coding is not to force yourself to learn about technology because it will only make you more stressed. If you're good at cooking, then cook; if you're good at dancing, then dance. Do what suits you best," Benyamin shared.
After designing a Minecraft-inspired digital art collection, Benyamin embarked on designing the Weird Whale collection, which immediately surpassed his previous collection. Benyamin drew inspiration from digital art but used his own algorithm to create 3,350 adorable yet quirky whale emojis..
To date, Benyamin has begun working on his third superhero-themed project. The child prodigy also stated his desire to create an aquarium game featuring this whale character.
The art world has mixed views on the NFT trend. Some believe it's a good tool to support artists' income, while others remain skeptical about the platform's legitimacy and long-term profitability. Recently in Vietnam, a young artist successfully auctioned off a painting on an NFT platform.with revenue exceeding 520 billion VND..
