NFTs: what are they, and are they the future?

Everyone is talking about NFTs - Non-Fungible Tokens.

 

These digital certificates have been hailed as a way for creators to get paid for digital works and files that get shared online.  Cameron Wilson, tech journalist and Associate Editor at Crikey joins us to explain the new phenomenon.

 

But what are NFTs and are they destined to live on the fringes of web culture? Or could they become part of our everyday lives?

 

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