Listen to hosts Samantha Spiers and Wildcard Cameron discuss the new tech trend NFTs! Discussion includes what are NFTs, why have they become popular, and is it a good thing that tech billionaires are popularizing Bitcoin.
Post production by Scott Stronach.
For more NFT background, check-out Cameron's video! https://www.youtube.com/wildcardcameron
And for more background on NFTs and the art market, listen to Planet Money's episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/12/976513031/the-69-million-jpeg
Sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/06/jack-dorsey-is-offering-to-sell-the-first-tweet-as-an-nft.html
https://v.cent.co/tweet/20
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/09/jack-dorseys-first-tweet-on-track-to-sell-for-2point5-million-and-hell-donate-the-money.html
https://www.givedirectly.org/covid-19/africa/
https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/974089381/whats-an-nft-and-why-are-people-paying-millions-to-buy-them
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/beeple-first-nft-artwork-at-auction-sale-buyer-intl-scli/index.html
https://boingboing.net/2021/03/13/dc-warning-letter-about-using-comic-characters-in-nfts-is-being-sold-as-an-nft.html
https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/networks/ethereum-plans-to-cut-its-absurd-energy-consumption-by-99-percent
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