Cryptocurrency

URLs are NFTs weak link: so those million-dollar NFTs may end up looking like 404-error pages

February 20th 2022

In the tulip mania of the 1600s, there were at least real bulbs. The weakness of conventional URLs being recorded in the blockchain, is that these links are more like maps to where some of those expensive bulbs might still be buried, if they where ever really of value at all.

Get rich quick? NFTs build a business on bragging rights for COVID-euphoric investors

March 24th 2021

If you’re scratching your head about the digital tokens (NFTs) that are being used to buy $33,000 tennis shoes and 60 million dollar digital art pieces you’re not alone. Here is a quick take on what they are, where they can go wrong, and what this says about life on the road to pandemic recovery.