NFT and blockchain: the warning of an earthquake in the art world
The crypto art is traded for millions of dollars thanks to the NFTs, certificates of authenticity in the blockchain. An opportunity for artists and digital creators but a new challenge for copyright protection and for the climate. The NFTs jumped into the major leagues with the sale of The First 5000 Days, the work of graphic artist Mike Winkelman, known as Beeple, which sold for $ 69.3 million. How much would you pay for an icon of a "feminine, green clown-eyed, wild-haired" face? Not for a picture to hang on one of her walls, but for a digital graphic, a jpg or png file. A file that actually everyone can see, hence the image that accompanies this article (see photo N ° 1). So in reality what is acquired is the right to property. Someone paid $ 37,128 for this "cyberpunk" last Friday. Your seller achieved a profit of 63% compared to the value you paid for this same token (token) a week ago. Welcome to the world of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. These non-fun...