[Originally written September 18, 2021] Where’s my JPEG? Since my first foray into the world of NFTs two weeks ago, I have wondered about the mechanics of how an NFT works. The token lives on the blockchain, but where is the JPEG stored? What is it that ensures a JPEG is indeed what is indicated in the smart contract? How do we know that the file will remain accessible? I am far from the first to ask these questions, and there are numerous articles that address this very topic. I especially r...

[Originally written September 18, 2021] Where’s my JPEG? Since my first foray into the world of NFTs two weeks ago, I have wondered about the mechanics of how an NFT works. The token lives on the blockchain, but where is the JPEG stored? What is it that ensures a JPEG is indeed what is indicated in the smart contract? How do we know that the file will remain accessible? I am far from the first to ask these questions, and there are numerous articles that address this very topic. I especially r...

When you browse through Crypto Twitter you will undoubtedly come across tweets proclaiming that “we are so early.” That if anyone doesn’t “get” NFTs, they’re “ngmi.” This community is clearly confident that NFTs will be part of our future. While I also share this belief, I must admit it is less clear how we arrive at this conclusion. In my mind, you need a personal awakening, an aha moment. For me, it was the realization that NFTs let you capture ownership and decisions.OwnershipFirst, let me...

When you browse through Crypto Twitter you will undoubtedly come across tweets proclaiming that “we are so early.” That if anyone doesn’t “get” NFTs, they’re “ngmi.” This community is clearly confident that NFTs will be part of our future. While I also share this belief, I must admit it is less clear how we arrive at this conclusion. In my mind, you need a personal awakening, an aha moment. For me, it was the realization that NFTs let you capture ownership and decisions.OwnershipFirst, let me...

TL;DR, I use a hardware wallet and so should youImagine waking up one morning and seeing a list of automated emails from Opensea, notifying you that your items have sold! Only, you didn’t have anything listed for sale… You rush to open your Metamask wallet, only to realize it has been drained. You have been careful; no interactions with shady DMs in Discord, and you haven’t shared your seed phrase with anyone. Why has this happened? There are almost daily threads on CT that document how peopl...

TL;DR, I use a hardware wallet and so should youImagine waking up one morning and seeing a list of automated emails from Opensea, notifying you that your items have sold! Only, you didn’t have anything listed for sale… You rush to open your Metamask wallet, only to realize it has been drained. You have been careful; no interactions with shady DMs in Discord, and you haven’t shared your seed phrase with anyone. Why has this happened? There are almost daily threads on CT that document how peopl...

I’ve learned that it is easy to regret things in Crypto. Hindsight is 20/20, and there are so many decisions that I would have handled differently had I known better. This includes doing too little research when I first touched Crypto in 2017, not taking time to understand the 2018 bear market and stepping back from Crypto at that time as a result, not following my curiosity when I first heard the word “NFT,” and buying into pfp (profile picture) projects without much forethought on community...

I’ve learned that it is easy to regret things in Crypto. Hindsight is 20/20, and there are so many decisions that I would have handled differently had I known better. This includes doing too little research when I first touched Crypto in 2017, not taking time to understand the 2018 bear market and stepping back from Crypto at that time as a result, not following my curiosity when I first heard the word “NFT,” and buying into pfp (profile picture) projects without much forethought on community...