Pre-search (https://presearch.com/), the privacy-focused profiling-free engine, today announced that it has sold its first NFT Presearch Node auction. The 142 nodes put up for sale sold on the first day, with twice the expected auction. The total reserve price for the entire collection was set at 2 million tokens, but the auction sold for more than double the amount for over 4 million tokens.
The auction introduced a community model linking digital art, network participation rights and decentralized infrastructure. Each NFT is an art on its own, while also offering holders the opportunity to activate a node and earn network rewards once Presearch’s orchestration system goes live in a few weeks. The Presearch Node NFT auction is the first in a long line of sales intended as search volume increases on Presearch.com, while the network and demand grows. Continuing the auction will improve the overall tokenomic value and scarcity value of Presearch as it adds utility and the tokens return to the treasury, essentially closing the PRE tokenomic loop.
“This auction was about reaching earning capacity and we are pleased that the Presearch community and beyond responded so enthusiastically,” said Tim Enneking, CEO of Presearch. “The fact that we were able to sell twice the reserve in a single day far exceeded our most optimistic expectations.”
Presearch Node NFTs provide a simple way for community operators and new participants to help power the network and earn rewards in return. Each NFT node in the Wasteland Web collection, created by artist Smokenmirrors, allows its holder to run a research node, earn rewards, and power the decentralized research network that is redefining the web. It features 142 unique NFTs from digital artist Smokenmirrors’ Wasteland Web collection, illustrating a vision of the Internet free of algorithmic control.
Unlike traditional digital art drops, each NFT also serves as a license key to operate a node under Presearch’s new node orchestration layer, the backbone of the upcoming Presearch 3.0 architecture. The orchestration system, detailed in Presearch’s latest tech blog and Nodenomics webinar, will expand the global network mining and indexing capabilities of its innovative, decentralized and independent index named Indee, making it easier for users to operate nodes and contribute to the network.
The Node NFT auction marks the first phase of a broader rollout of Presearch 3.0, the next major update to the project’s architecture. The release includes a decentralized, real-time crawling, indexing, and retrieval system intended to support what the team calls “Frontier Intelligence,” or high-value, underrepresented content often overlooked by traditional search engines. By linking node licenses to NFTs, Presearch is testing a new model of permissionless participation, which combines network operations, artistic culture and economic incentives.
The node sale marks the first in an ongoing series designed to scale Presearch’s infrastructure as research demand grows, while strengthening PRE tokenomics by adding true network utility, returning tokens to the treasury, and establishing a sustainable business cycle for PRE.
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About Smokenmirrors:
Smokenmirrors, known for world-building in the digital art underground, created The Wasteland Web as a narrative backdrop representing an imagined “post-algorithmic Internet.” Each piece functions as a story fragment within this universe, reflecting themes of open networks and online resilience.
About Presearch
Presearch.com offers a privacy-focused, profiling-free search experience with results comparable to major search engines. Its search-to-earn model rewards users with PRE tokens for each search, creating a unique value proposition. Powered by a decentralized node infrastructure, Presearch promotes fairness and mitigates bias in search results, unlike conventional platforms that may prioritize interested content and suppress others. With a loyal community, the platform serves nearly 10 million searches per month.
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