For the sake of this entry, I am referring to on-chain as any NFT that is fully on a single blockchain, including its data, meaning it doesn’t rely on any external references such as IPFS or CDNs. When it comes to the on-chain art form there are benefits and sacrifices. The biggest benefit is permanence. It makes the NFT a true digital artifact with permissionless ownership. It removes the risk of off-chain assets disappearing and the NFT becoming an empty shell. In the case of Ethereum this ...

For the sake of this entry, I am referring to on-chain as any NFT that is fully on a single blockchain, including its data, meaning it doesn’t rely on any external references such as IPFS or CDNs. When it comes to the on-chain art form there are benefits and sacrifices. The biggest benefit is permanence. It makes the NFT a true digital artifact with permissionless ownership. It removes the risk of off-chain assets disappearing and the NFT becoming an empty shell. In the case of Ethereum this ...