Apr 29, 2021 Rose Stokes Unless you happen to be well versed in all things cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, non-fungible tokens, or NFTs as they are more commonly known, are likely to have entered your realm of consciousness only very recently. Or maybe you are learning about them for the first time. Either way, in the space of a few short months, NFTs have gone from being niche digital assets, relegated to conversations between crypto natives, to headline-grabbing instruments used by high-profile creatives to earn eye-watering sums for their digital work. But what exactly are they? What are the benefits and risks of investing? And should we all be buying them?