Blockchain for Teens: With Case Studies and Examples of Blockchain Across Various Industries

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B. Wu, B. WuBlockchain for Teenshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8808-5_6

6. NFT: Crypto As Collectibles

Brian Wu¹   and Bridget Wu¹

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Livingston, NJ, USA

 

The term “NFT” has amassed popularity on social media and has been discussed in major news and journals. But what exactly is an NFT, and why is it important? Why are NFTs so valuable?

In this chapter, we will address those and even give you a tutorial on how to create your very own NFT.

In this chapter, we cover the following specific topics on NFTs:

• What is an NFT?

• Fungible vs. nonfungible

• A brief history of NFTs

• Applications of NFTs

• Examples of NFTs

• Selling points of NFTs

• Creating your own NFT

• NFT market place ...