In addition to the £5000 donated directly from artist and organiser Trevor Jones he is also willing to match contributions up to 5 Ethereum, as more continues to come through in donations of the cryptocurrency.

A fine art graduate and traditional painter, Mr Jones has worked at the intersection of art and technology for more than a decade, experimenting with QR code paintings and augmented reality (AR). When he invested in Bitcoin in 2017 it inspired a new creative direction, leading to his crypto-themed AR paintings and his emergence as a pioneer of non-fungible tokens (NFT) in art.

He staged the Grand Party at the historic castle last month as a celebration of art, tech innovation and community, bringing together hundreds of NFT art enthusiasts from across five continents. Billed as the year’s most exclusive crypto event, with an exclusive Special Edition Castle Party 2022 NFT available only at the gathering, it featured acts including magicians, drum and pipe bands, Highland warriors from Combat International, a caricaturist and musicians.

Trevor Jones said: “We’re over the moon that the event already raised £13,500 for Maggie’s cancer charity, a cause close to the heart of the NFT community since the passing earlier this year of the well-loved crypto artist Phillipe Fatoux aka Alotta Money.

“The Castle Party was an unforgettable experience – even the temperamental Scottish weather was on our side with blue skies followed by a beautiful sunset. And we’ve already begun organising Castle Party 2023!”

Anyone who wishes to support the 2022 initiative can donate to Maggie’s or donate through this ETH address until the end of the year.

Mark Cooper, fundraising manager at Maggie’s, added: “Everyone at Maggie’s is so grateful to the NFT community for their support. The funds raised will make a transformational difference to people with cancer and their friends and family living across Edinburgh.”

The event was also supported by a number of sponsors: NFT whisky marketplace Metacask, Nova Finance digital asset investments, Tokenframe digital screens for NFT artwork, Saga cigars hand crafted in the Dominican Republic, Apollo NFT, a leading NFT consulting firm and production studio, and wilderness foragers and flavour alchemists, Buck & Birch.