This handout courtesy of CryptoAmulets founder Ekkaphong Khemthong taken on June 9, 2021 and released on June 22, 2021 shows replicas of the digital amulets bearing an image of the face of Buddhist abbot Luang Pu Heng being displayed during a blessing ceremony at the Wat Pattana Thammaram temple in Surin. – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers. (Photo by Daye CHAN / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / DAYE CHAN” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TO GO WITH Thailand-crytocurrency-religion-Buddhism, FOCUS by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Dene-Hern CHEN / タイ・スリンの寺院に飾られた僧侶ルアン・プー・ヘーン師の画像が使われたNFTお守りのレプリカ。 エーカポン・ケムトーン氏提供(2021年6月9日撮影、22日提供)。(c)Daye CHAN / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / AFP
This handout courtesy of CryptoAmulets founder Ekkaphong Khemthong taken on June 9, 2021 and released on June 22, 2021 shows Buddhist monks attending a blessing ceremony as replicas of the digital amulets are displayed at the Wat Pattana Thammaram temple in Surin. – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers. (Photo by Daye CHAN / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / DAYE CHAN” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TO GO WITH Thailand-crytocurrency-religion-Buddhism, FOCUS by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Dene-Hern CHEN / タイ・スリンの寺院で行われたNFTお守りに祈念する儀式の様子。 エーカポン・ケムトーン氏提供(2021年6月9日撮影、22日提供)。(c)Daye CHAN / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / AFP
This handout courtesy of CryptoAmulets founder Ekkaphong Khemthong taken on June 9, 2021 and released on June 22, 2021 shows Buddhist abbot Luang Pu Heng receiving a donation during a blessing ceremony for the digital amulets bearing an image of his face at the Wat Pattana Thammaram temple in Surin. – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms to tech-savvy buyers. (Photo by Daye CHAN / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / COURTESY OF EKKAPHONG KHEMTHONG / DAYE CHAN” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS TO GO WITH Thailand-crytocurrency-religion-Buddhism, FOCUS by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Dene-Hern CHEN /