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Gambling and NFTs

NFTs were based on a de-centralized method of transaction. The blockchain is independent of normal currency, typically requiring digital currency for transactions. And if you’ve heard a little about BitCoin, you know how unruly it can be. NFTs are no different. “Buying in” can be a sort of investment… if you’re lucky! For some NFT go-ers, that’s the whole point. So, what are NFTs? Are they just a lucrative form of stock? Are they honest to goodness artwork? That may be left to the buyer.

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Art and NFTs

There’s no hiding it; NFT’s are ugly. Between disturbingly rendered apes and 8 bit portraits, there’s not a lot of eye pleasing choices. What was alarming to me was hearing that “trading cards” were being made into NFTs. And worse yet, they were of the infamous Youtuber, Logan Paul. You have to look around and ask yourself, “Who’s buying this stuff?”.