What is a cardano non-fungible token (CNFT)?

NFTs (or “non-fungible tokens”) are a special kind of cryptoasset in which each token is unique — as opposed to “fungible” assets like Cardano, Bitcoin and dollar bills, which are all worth exactly the same amount. Because every NFT is unique, they can be used to authenticate ownership of digital assets like artworks, recordings, and virtual real estate or pets.

In exchange for their money, collectors who buy an ugly bros or ape nation don’t receive any physical manifestation of the artwork. Not even a framed print. What they do get is an increasingly popular kind of cryptoasset called an CNFT — short for cardano-non-fungible token.

Why are CNFTs important?

You can think of CNFTs as being kind of like certificates of authenticity for digital artifacts. They’re currently being used to sell a huge range of virtual collectibles, including:

Virtual trading cards, music and video clips from EDM stars, video art, memes, a famous tweet or virtual real estate in a virtual place.

Where do you buy or sell CNFTs?

Digital-artwork CNFTs are mostly sold on specialized marketplaces like CNFT.io, JPG.store and genesishouse.io, a peer-to-peer marketplace that will make minting, purchasing, showcasing, and discovering CNFTs easier than ever. If you’re more interested in sports collectibles, developers like Cypherkicks have created funny and unique sneakers or clay nation, hand molded figures. Online games are starting to use NFTs to sell in-game assets like weapons or cosmetic upgrades. Real estate in new virtual worlds is sold via markets including Pavia and CardanoApeLand.

How do CNFTs work?

Most non-fungible tokens are built using the root of the metadata is the 721 representing the transaction_metadatum_label that describes the type of data., which allow creators to issue unique cryptoassets. Because each CNFT is stored on the Cardano blockchain, there is an immutable record starting with the token’s creation and including every sale.