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From CryptoKitties to artist Beeple, the madness of NFTs

2021-08-02T13:23:58.221Z


In 2021, collectors and speculators are interested in the market for these "non-fungible tokens", some of which reach millions of dollars at the biggest auction houses.


2021 revealed the acronym NFT to the general public.

These “non-fungible tokens” (“non-fungible assets” in French) can be defined as the title deed of a digital object, whatever it is, whose authenticity and traceability are in principle indisputable.

“Non-fungible” means that this digital asset is not interchangeable, unlike a bitcoin, where one token is worth another.

In the form of a data file, each NFT can be sold and purchased in a secure manner, just as a work of art will be sold in the physical world with an authenticated artist signature or a limited serial number. .

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It is blockchain technology that has made it possible to replicate the notion of ownership and exchange of value in the digital world.

Gone are the days of web 2.0 cut and paste where a digital file could be replicated indefinitely, the era of web 3.0 has begun.

Tracing the origins of the first NFTs in digital history leads you to cats.

New market

In 2017, a

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Source: lefigaro

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