{"id":27144,"date":"2021-03-22T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=27144"},"modified":"2021-03-25T03:36:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:36:35","slug":"7-reasons-why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-nfts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/7-reasons-why-everyone-is-obsessed-with-nfts\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons Why Everyone Is Obsessed With NFTs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
NFTs\naren’t at all new, but they’ve really taken off recently. If you’re wondering\nwhy anyone cares, here’s why…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Catapulted\ninto the mainstream consciousness through celebrity digital art auctions\nfeaturing the likes of Grimes, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, NFTs are also\nknown as \u2018non-fungible tokens\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\nessentially means they act as unique \u2018receipts\u2019 or \u2018certificates\u2019 that\nrepresent an artist\u2019s or buyer\u2019s ownership of a digital asset – which could be\nanything from art, music, sporting moments, games, virtual properties, or even\npets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ntokens legitimize and authenticate the original digital product, which can be\nbought, traded and stored using cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But\nwhy are they suddenly so \u2018big\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just\nlike with real-world rare antiques and art, there\u2019s something in people\u2019s\npsychology that makes them want to own an \u2018original\u2019\u2026and to be able to prove\nit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you ever chased after the rarest Pok\u00e9mon cards<\/a>, you\u2019ll understand exactly why. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NFTs\ntake that to the next level in the digital world, where information and assets\nare usually far more accessible and shareable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This\nmakes owning that first work, which nobody else has or can truly fake, even\nmore appealing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Suddenly\nthere\u2019s kudos and value in owning a video clip that\u2019s already gone viral, or a\ndrawing by a celebrity – even if a thousand copies have already been\ndistributed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Where\ncelebrities and the super-rich start, the rest of us usually follow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many\npeople see possessions as an extension of the self, and this can pour over into\nour online lives, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\nmay not be able to hang an NFT up in your house or drive it around town for all\nto see – with a lack of tangibility usually one of the main criticisms levelled\n– but you can let your digital neighbors know about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nbookcase, games library or an art collection may decorate your physical home\nand act as an indicator of your personality, interests and wealth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But\nthe same principle applies for NFTs in the virtual domain, where an increasing\nnumber of people experience their \u2018real lives\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nyou\u2019ll already have seen from the headlines, some of the strangest NFTs have\nsold for big money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Seconds-long\nvideo clips, GIFs and cat memes are just some of the weirdest things people\nwill buy for big money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yep,\nwe\u2019re talking millions here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s\ngreat news for digital creators, who can earn stacks of cash for their\noriginals, while still allowing them to be seen and enjoyed by all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But\nthe boost in popularity and celeb bandwagon is also good news for collectors\nand investors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nthe same way as rare art, the value of these unique digital items appreciates,\nmaking collecting a potentially lucrative way of investing in the digital world\nas well as the \u2018real\u2019 one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n There\nmight be a lot of money involved, but NFTs are also accessible to anyone, far\naway from just the high-end market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being part of a global online community means you can find, buy and own whatever you want digitally – even if that\u2019s a video of a flying baby or a digital card of a famous sporting moment<\/a> – without having to ship or store any physical items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike with physical memorabilia<\/a> such as old school Pok\u00e9mon packs and Panini World Cup stickers, you don\u2019t have to go out hunting for them or hope that you\u2019ll get lucky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nvery nature of NFTs allows buyers to find distinctive one-off items easily,\nwherever they are in the world – without being obstructed by physical space or\nnational borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While an \u2018act of God\u2019, such as fire, a flood or a simple accident could lead to the loss or damage of expensive collectors\u2019 items in the physical world, prized digital assets are much more \u2018durable\u2019 and \u2018long-lasting\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nthis way, NFTs may make for prudent legacies and family heirlooms of the\nfuture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, that\u2019s not to say NFTs aren\u2019t vulnerable to hackers and theft, with instances of stolen digital artwork<\/a> and credit card details previously reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These\ndigital tokens should reduce the risk of fraud and fakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With\nthe authenticity and the history of each unique item is tracked and – in theory\n– incorruptible, shoppers should know exactly what they\u2019re paying top dollar\nfor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This\nis unlike dipping into other online marketplaces such as eBay, where big buys\ncan sometimes be a leap of faith and buyers may not know if an item is a\nreplica or a fake until it arrives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Just\nas with other subjective investments, purchasing NFTs is an easy way to wash\ndirty money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nan online marketplace where the most bizarre items could suddenly become\npopular and then surge in price, it\u2019s tough to pinpoint truly suspicious\ntransactions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although\ninvestments may be easy to trace digitally, a lack of regulations on how to\nvalue digital assets in the virtual world may make cases difficult to prove. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nmentioned earlier, NFTs have actually been around for a while, with some\narguing that early attempts were even made as far back as 2012 with \u2018Colored Coins\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To see examples that are more relevant to today\u2019s craze, you only have to cast your mind back a couple of years – to see the rise of Cryptokitties\u2019 digital cats<\/a> since 2017, or CrytpoStrikers\u2019 sports cards<\/a> from 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With\nthat in mind, we\u2019re only just at the beginning of seeing what NFTs can do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And,\nas more and more celebs and famous faces get involved in the digital\nmarketplace, they don\u2019t look like they\u2019re going anywhere anytime soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After\nall, plenty of people once thought Facebook and Twitter would be passing\ntrends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But\nwhen it comes to NFTs, there\u2019s certainly value in being \u2018one of a kind\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NFTs aren’t at all new, but they’ve really taken off recently. If you’re wondering why anyone cares, here’s why… Catapulted …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":27026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n2.\nA Slice Of Virtual Real Estate <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3.\nMoney, Money, Money<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4.\nGlobal Community Of Convenience <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5.\nRelatively \u2018Bulletproof\u2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6.\nReduced Risk Of Fakes<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
7.\nMoney Laundering<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Are\nNFTs Here To Stay?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n