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Non-fungible tokens: Hope or hype?

Fintech Beat, Ep. 87

Non-fungible tokens enable issuers to take anything, from art to basketball highlights, and pin it on a token that has a unique identification code that distinguishes it from all others. — Non-fungible tokens enable issuers to take anything, from art to basketball highlights, and pin it on a token that has a unique identification code that distinguishes it from all others. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell

Posted March 23, 2021 at 4:00am

Nic Carter and Amy Luo explain how NFTs work and what their meteoric rise means for the mainstreaming of blockchain technology and securities law.

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