After releasing the single "
Don't Wait Up" in July 2021, Shakira revealed in an interview that she is in a "supremely creative moment", with "a great desire to create, lots of ideas, lots of songs coming into [her] hands." On 16 September, she announced the release of her first
NFT collection, titled La Caldera. A collaboration with Australian digital artist BossLogic, known for his pop culture artwork, La Caldera was launched on NFT platform MakersPlace on 21 September 2021. The collection's proceeds supported Shakira's
Pies Descalzos Foundation, aiding education and helping poor children in Colombia, and offset carbon emissions by allocating compensation to forest conservation projects via substainability network Aerial. The prices of the works, sold in
Ethereum cryptocurrency, ranged from 0.6 Ethereum worth USD $935 up to 20 Ethereum worth USD $61.000. Shakira first invested in crypto assets in 2020, when she and her then-boyfriend
Gerard Piqué invested €3 million in crypto videogame company
Sorare. She entered the NFT market in 2021, a year marked by explosive growth in the sector. NFT sales volume reached $24.9 billion in 2021, a significant jump from $94.9 million in 2020, driven by digital art and celebrity endorsements. == Design ==