Crypto Bahamas: Attendees talk the future of NFTs
As the inaugural conference presented by FTX and SALT in underway in the Bahamas, Cointelegraph gathered some key insights. The crypto community headed to Nassau in the Bahamas this week for the inaugural Crypto Bahamas conference. Like most conferences, panels fill up the agenda and on Wednesday the topics at Crypto Bahamas ranged from NFTs to crypto in sports and to asset allocation in Web3. During one particular conversation, titled Evolution of NFTs: Culture, Utility and Regulation, panelists had some insightful musings on the NFT market.To put the Crypto Bahamas conference into....
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