What are NFTs?NFT corresponds to the acronym “ non-fungible token”, which we can translate as “non-fungible token” or “non-fungible asset”, or, in other words, the meaning of NFT means that it is an asset that is unique, it cannot be modified and it cannot be exchanged for another of equal value, because there would not be an equal one.
Can they be used as a way to manage identity from anywhere in the world by applying them to passports or identity documents?Are we facing a new bubble?However, since what has made them a trend has been the millionaire sales of NFT, there are not few who think that we are facing a new bubble, where there are people acquiring NFT with the idea of selling them at a higher price in the future, based on in that unique and original feature of the NFT.But the reality is that we are still facing a relatively small and very young market, where there are not many actors, which is not regulated and in which the uncertainty is great, starting with the fact that being digital and intangible content, it remains stored on a server, if it disappears, what happens to the NFTs contained there and the money invested in them?Not to mention that we are facing a market where, right now and outside of the official card games or collectibles, speculation reigns.Although, we cannot fail to mention that in the world of digital art, NFTs are becoming a relatively safe way for artists to make money and control the rights of their works.
In this case, the NFT functions as a certificate of authenticity and originality and grants non-commercial (that is, non-exploitation) rights to the acquired work.Obviously, nothing prevents someone from copying a digital work and uploading it to their own blog or website (nothing, except copyright, it is understood), but by acquiring the NFT, you are acquiring the work signed by the author and the rights of ownership over it.
Certainly, it is still a non-tangible digital element, which raises the doubts that we have mentioned before.Buying and selling NFTNow that we know what an NFT is and, at a basic level, how they work, what is the purchase process like?
How are they paid?To buy NFT you have to go to an NFT marketplace, such as the aforementioned MakersPlace, Nifty Gateway or Valuable.
On these sites we will find NFT artists or creators who put them up for sale, but also NFT owners who trade with them.Sales can take place at prices set by the owner of the NFT or through auctions (a much more popular medium from what we have been able to see and which contributes to this “fear” of being before a new speculative bubble).