Entering NFTs: Understanding the environmental impact of digital collectibles

Entering NFTs: Understanding the environmental impact of digital collectibles

By adopting environmentally friendly, utility-driven NFTs, artists can unlock a new realm of possibilities for building connections and sharing value. NFTs have taken pop culture by storm over the past year. On a nearly daily basis, a new celebrity announces their interest in the emerging technology — usually by dropping an NFT collection. From Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction NFTs to Snoop Dogg’s NFT music label, a wide range of notable names are beginning to realize the creative value that NFTs offer. While celebrity involvement has played a key role in raising mainstream awareness about....


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