Beeple & NFTs

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 Beeple aka Mike Winkelmann is a graphics designer based in US. His NFT (Non-fungible token) 'Everydays the first 5000 days' artwork sold for 69.000.000 million dollars from Christies and became the third most expensive artwork that has ever been sold. The unknown buyer actually receive in exchange just a .jpg file. So, what are NFTs? They are basically digital works of art based on the Ethereum blockchain network. Contrary to common tokens which they could be exchanged with others, NFTs are unique and cannot be replaced with something else. Check Beeple website for more info about the artwork: Beeple-crap.com and search the ethereum network for more general info. 

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