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An overview of NFTs: their context, origin, use cases, players and future of the medium.

A Reddit post in the r/196 subreddit group with stylized digital illustrations of the Reddit mascot

Article from The Verge explaining the controversy around NFTs contribution to climate change

"We asked venture capitalists, security experts, futurists, startup founders, and others for their thoughts on the likely trajectory of cryptocurrencies in the post-pandemic world. " --subtitle

A blog post outlining the history of technology leading to NFTs

"While the excitement relating to NFTs is growing exponentially and on a global level, the legal treatment of NFTs continues to evolve and is unsettled. We highlight a few legal issues concerning NFTs"

"Digital creators used the blockchain to create a whole new art scene. Then their work started selling for thousands — sometimes millions of dollars." --subtitle

The article tells the story of Victor Langlois, a crypto artist, whose career took…

"The complexity and arbitrariness of non-fungible tokens are a big part of their appeal." --subtitle

"I believe their ability to operate simultaneously as contract, contract executioner, and record keeper has the power to do far more good for the arts than harm." --excerpt

"Without maintenance, an NFT’s art could disappear" --subtitle