But first, let’s understand what is an nft?
Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are tokens that are not fungible or tokens that can’t be replicated by any means, or if done there will be only and only one owner of the entity. Simply put, it is the process of transforming physical objects with digital assets, such as your tweet, this site, or any music.
If you have a 100 rupee note, you can swap it for two 50 rupee notes or ten ten-rupee notes. This isn’t applicable to any blog, music, or other forms of art.
Though one might find it hard to differentiate between token and Nfts, here is a trick to understanding them more deeply, by outlying some similarities and differences between both, you can easily find out what is what.
SIMILARITIES:
The similarities between them are;
– both reside on a blockchain
– both can be bought
– they are both digital assets
DIFFERENCES:
But here’s how they’re different;
– In the way, they are exchanged
– In the framework used to build them.
– Their market structure
The reason why digital assets such as tokens are fungible isn’t just because they choose to be, but because they intrinsically consist of nothing special. At best, they are units of a total supply that can be measured in value.
The soar of Nfts started back in the pandemic when we all were enclosed in the four walls and had nothing exciting to do about it, Vitalik the 20-year old started the blockchain technology ETHEREUM, and soon went to become a millionaire within months, people are starting to make money through a number of ways and during that time if you are able to device such a technology which gives the world a simple medium to invest and earn and double their money it would absolutely work like a honeycomb, attracting all bees to it.
A little about the blockchain technology Ethereum, Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain that allows users to create smart contracts. The platform’s native cryptocurrency is Ether. Ether is the second most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin in terms of market capitalization. Vitalik Buterin, a programmer, created Ethereum in 2013. Many people were skeptical of the new technology that had come in advance in the world even before anyone was ready to accept it, the same thing happened with cryptocurrencies and dogecoin, that erose as a myth but had a lot of potential for the ones who truly actually believed in that and also invested their life savings and now are enjoying big chunk out of it.
NFTs also has a concept of minting like that of Bitcoins, though a major difference between Blockchain technology is that they are finite in numbers and can be found only through minting.
While Nfts have an open market, any creator can create as many NFTs as they like and can put them up on the marketplace for selling.