Who’s considered the United Kingdom’s richest living artist?

Damien Hirst is considered the United Kingdom’s richest living artist, with a net worth of $700 million in 2021._x000D_

What is Damien Hirst’s The Currency?

_x000D_The Currency is the first NFT collection by Damien Hirst of 10,000 NFTs, corresponding to 10,000 unique physical artworks stored in a secure vault in the UK. Hirst produced the project with HENI, an art services business. HENI sold each image in the series for the price of $2,000. They grossed about $18 million from the initial sale and, according to HENI, are collecting a further 5 percent of the proceeds from NFT resales.