jimbobbins.eth

- Identity
- Pseudonym
- Links
- Wallets
- KnownOrigin
- 5 copies across 5 works, collected since October 2019; 4 held at the latest snapshot
jimbobbins.eth is the collecting identity of James Morgan, whose X profile, titled ‘James - jimbobbins.eth’, lists Manchester-based roles as founder of BlockRocket, alongside earlier Web3 work at eBay and an earlier role as a founder of KnownOrigin. In a 2020 review written under his own name, Morgan described BlockRocket as a blockchain engineering and consultancy firm based in Manchester and KnownOrigin, the digital art marketplace on which XCOPY’s editions were issued, as its first decentralised application.1 KnownOrigin, founded in 2018 by Andy Gray, David Moore and Morgan, was acquired by eBay in June 2022, with all three co-founders joining the company.2 The X profile describes Morgan as a ‘digital art enjoyooor’.
Collecting record
| Date | Work | Copy | Event | ETH | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h-u-m-a-n | 2/15 | Minted | ETH 0.085 | 0x3068…5e40 | |
| The Doomed | 71/100 | Minted | ETH 0.06 | 0x1e29…13dc | |
| No Favour (cold) | 1/25 | Minted | ETH 0.2 | 0x3463…6f93 | |
| The Damage | 1/25 | Minted | ETH 0.2 | 0xc74c…d625 | |
| h-u-m-a-n | 2/15 | Transferred out | · | 0x0514…7ea2 | |
| BANGERS AND CRASH | 5/25 | Received | · | 0xcf5a…e07a |
References
Exhibitions, market and institutional records
Cited for this account: In a 2020 review written under his own name, Morgan described BlockRocket as a blockchain engineering and consultancy firm based in Manchester and KnownOrigin, the digital art marketplace on which XCOPY’s editions were issued, as its first decentralised application.
James Morgan, “BlockRocket — 2019. A year in review,” Medium, 14 January 2020, medium.com/blockrocket/blockrocket-2019-587c202ffb4a (accessed 7 October 2026). ↩︎
Cited for this account: KnownOrigin, founded in 2018 by Andy Gray, David Moore and Morgan, was acquired by eBay in June 2022, with all three co-founders joining the company.
Aisha Malik, “eBay acquires NFT marketplace KnownOrigin for an undisclosed sum,” TechCrunch, 22 June 2022, techcrunch.com/2022/06/22/ebay-acquires-nft-marketplace-knownorigin (accessed 7 October 2026). ↩︎