# Lost Miners Introduction: #theyexist Lost Miners of the Ether is the ***indisputable final NFT collection*** from Ethereum’s Proof-of-Work (“PoW”) era. The collection was created by the team at Blokpax to celebrate the Ethereum merge. The smart contract (ie the software code) to create the collection was deployed just before the merge and Ethereum’s conversion to Proof-of-Stake. We were the final smart contract deployed under Ethereum PoW. ***In the same transaction*** as contract deployment, ***the entire 10,000 ERC-721 token supply was minted*** and instantly “staked” to the contract. This is a key element of Lost Miner provenance because it ensured the entire token supply was minted under the legacy PoW consensus mechanism. The Lost Miners are the relics of the ***final mining event ever*** on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection truly represents the end of an era. The collection artwork is truly unique 24x24 pixel art from renowned artist Charles Pate. More about Charles and his creative vision is presented in later sections, but pixel art was chosen so it can be ***fully preserved on chain*** to ensure the Lost Miners' story lives as long as Ethereum does. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://lostminers.gitbook.io/lost-miners-of-the-ether-white-paper/lost-miners-introduction-theyexist.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.