Are cryptocurrencies the new digital 'blood diamonds' of Africa?
Across the world’s troubled spots, resource wars and economic crises are being fuelled by a new kind of high-tech “blood diamond” - cryptocurrency.
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Across the world’s troubled spots, resource wars and economic crises are being fuelled by a new kind of high-tech “blood diamond” - cryptocurrency.
Spotify plans to add Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) along with blockchain technology "to grow artists' income" through appending NFTs in streaming activities. DW spoke about it with Pete Howson from Northumbria University.
World Wildlife Fund has launched an NFT's for animals called "Non-Fungible Animals" to collect funds on protecting 13 endangered animals
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has chosen a controversial new way to raise money for endangered species: issuing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). NFTs enable virtual art collection because they give each digital artwork a unique signature that can’t be copied, as WWF explained in a video. WWF UK prompted a social media backlash when it announced it would be selling NFTs focusing on 13 endangered species.
WWF decision to sell NFTs labelled ‘astonishingly stupid’ by environmentalists