2021-10-18 20:44:25
Due to the fact that we have a lot of questions, newbies, let's write what and how?
So NFT is an expensive toy for gamers and collectors?
NFT, like blockchain with cryptocurrencies, is just a tool. It can be used in different ways. In theory, NFT can pack anything, any digital object.
NFT is now the most widely used tool for distributing digital collectibles. Cryptokitties, Pokemon cards, works by Pokras Lampas, Banksy and Beeple are perfectly digitized and, on the one hand, satisfy the craving of people for collecting, on the other hand, they support the creators of art.
In the same row are video cards from the NBA with highlights of basketball matches: selected moments with top player James LeBron are sold in the range from $ 210 to $ 179 thousand.
This also includes the sale of a gif with a meme cat-cookie Nyan Cat. Its creator, Chris Torres, received over $ 560,000 in ether at the current exchange rate thanks to the NFT mechanism. And Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold his very first NFT tweet for $ 2.5 million.
But the use of unique tokens is not limited to collecting only.
So, in 2019 Nike patented the CryptoKicks sneaker authentication system. When buying a pair of shoes, an NFT is generated. As in the case of crypto-cats, such a token contains the entire pedigree of sneakers: data about the manufacturer, appearance and special parameters, information about resales.
Then virtual shoes begin to live their own lives. Holders of unique tokens with digital sneakers will be able to mate pairs (yes, again, like in CryptoKitties), and get offspring, but in the form of real shoes. However, there has been no news about CryptoKicks since 2019: it seems that while these plans remain on paper.
Another example of connecting the real and virtual world through NFT is the Crypto Stamp project of the Austrian postal service. These are postage stamps tied to tokens. They are used to mark real postal items. Moreover, each stamp is saved on the blockchain and can be part of a digital philatelic collection.
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