© Reuters Halloween Special: Gripping Moments Of The Life Of Gangsters And Cartels In NFTs
The most notorious gangsters in the history of the world might be long gone, swimming with the fishes or buried in an unmarked grave in the middle of nowhere.
However, the tools of their trade and highlights of their sinister careers are here to stay for educational purposes. That’s thanks to blockchain technology, historians and NFT artists, who are brave enough to immortalize the criminal memorabilia in the shape of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
1) Al Capone’s Letter Straight From Alcatraz
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, popularly known as Al Capone, was one of the most vicious American gangsters of the last century. However, Capone stood out from the usual criminal crowd as being media-friendly, philanthropic and charismatic. Despite receiving applause in public for a while, Capone’s reputation went down badly right after the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre, where seven gangsters were fiercely gunned down.
Al Capone quickly became Public Enemy #1 after taking out his foes in broad daylight. The notorious gangster later penned a heart-felt letter to his son in Alcatraz, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The infamous gangster described his everyday life in the prison and even bragged to his son about joining a Rock Band called “The Rock Islanders.” However, the group was disbanded as Capone couldn’t quit his violent ways and smashed his Mandola into…
