The NFT handbook : how to create, sell and buy non-fungible tokens

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Editor -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction to NFTs -- Chapter 2 What Are NFTs? -- Why People Collect -- What Exactly Are NFTs? -- Tokens -- Non‐fungible -- Types of NFTs -- Digital Art and Collectibles -- In‐Game Items -- Digital Trading Cards -- Digital Real Estate -- Domain Names -- Event Tickets -- Tweets -- Aspects of NFTs -- Name -- Main Content -- Preview Content -- Description -- Attributes -- Unlockable Content -- Ongoing Royalty -- Supply -- What's Really in an NFT? -- Extrinsic Elements of NFTs -- The Why -- Reputation -- Future Assurance -- Chapter 3 Why NFTs Have Value -- Why Do Collectibles Have Value? -- The Problems with Traditional Art -- Recent Forgery Scams -- Connoisseur Fallibility -- Provenance Issues -- The Problems with Collectibles and Memorabilia -- Forgeries -- Degradation -- Digital Art Before NFTs -- The True Advantage of NFTs -- Authenticity -- Provenance -- Permanence -- Scarcity -- Ongoing Royalty for Creators -- Advantages of a Decentralized System -- NFTs Aren't Perfect -- Gas Fees -- Content Storage -- Imposters -- Additional Reproductions -- Delivery of Perks and Physical Items -- Environmental Effects -- Disadvantages of Blockchain -- External Forces That Drive Value -- Chapter 4 History of NFTs -- Andy Warhol Presents Pop Art -- Beeple's Cyberpunk World Meets NFTs -- The Story of Digital Art -- Digital Art Emerges -- Digital Art Starts to Sell -- Chapter 5 NFT Marketplaces -- OpenSea -- Rarible -- Nifty Gateway -- SuperRare -- Wax (Atomic Hub) -- Foundation -- NBA Top Shot -- VeVe -- Known Origin -- Myth Market -- Wrap‐Up -- Chapter 6 Creating and Minting NFTs -- Creating the Aspects of Your NFT -- Main Content -- Name -- Preview Content -- Perks -- Unlockable Content.