NFTs

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets verified using blockchain technology, primarily on platforms like Ethereum. Unlike cryptocurrencies, NFTs are indivisible and cannot be exchanged on a one-to-one basis, ensuring each NFT is distinct and irreplaceable, much like a physical collectible. They have gained prominence in digital art, music, gaming, and other online communities for enabling proof of ownership and authenticity of digital creations. NFTs can represent anything from artwork and music to videos and tweets.


Finance

Sportswear Giant Nike Purchases NFT Fashion and Collectibles Startup RTFKT

Nike is making a major move into the metaverse with the acquisition of a leading digital apparel player.

(Unsplash/Peter Aroner)

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Rapper Latashá on NFTs and Inclusivity in Tech

The way the hip-hop artist and Zora community manager sees it, NFTs’ benefits are well worth the gas fees.

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Finance

Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Launches Gaming NFT Marketplace on Solana

Fractal is bringing ownership to a community rich in both digital assets and NFT skepticism.

Fractal is Justin Kan's latest venture. (Possessed Photography/Unsplash)

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Neil Strauss Pens the Bored Ape Yacht Club ‘Tell-All’

What does it mean to write a memoir about a group of NFT avatars that kind of exists but kind of doesn’t? The author of “Pickup Artists” (and nine other books) tells Jeff Wilser. This article is part of CoinDesk Culture Week.

Artist's rendition of a Bored Ape NFT. (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Learn

5 Ways to Earn Passive Income From NFTs

Forget selling your NFTs. Now, you can make your unique digital items work for you.

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Finance

McDonald’s McRib NFT Project Links to Racial Slur Recorded on Blockchain

A company needs to weigh the risks and rewards when deciding to create NFTs.

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Policy

How ‘Intelligent’ NFTs Raise Some Red Flags

AI NFTs will soon flood the market, but the vast majority are not going to succeed.

(Alexi Rosenfeld, Getty Images)

Finance

The Two Miami Art Weeks

At Miami’s Art Basel, the traditional art crowd came face-to-face with the crypto invasion.

NFT stickers covered the city.

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Most Influential 2021: Beeple

Digital artist Mike Winkelmann brought NFTs into the limelight.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)