{"id":22122,"date":"2023-02-06T16:48:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T16:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/?p=22122"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T15:13:45","slug":"wtf-is-a-nft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocialelement.agency\/wtf-is-a-nft","title":{"rendered":"Why Would Anyone Buy an NFT"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Understanding what the future of the internet holds is a little like nailing jello to a wall, but what we do know is it\u2019s changing, fast.<\/strong> Web3 could change how we all use the internet, and businesses are investing heavily to understand what the metaverse and the rising of the NFT could mean for them in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here\u2019s what we know so far about the NFT market<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00b7\u00a0 Facebook spent more than $10 billion in 2021 on its metaverse division (although there are legitimate questions about whether they gambled too soon, and the markets are not yet convinced)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00b7\u00a0 The NFT market is worth about $3 billion<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00b7\u00a0 BUT, most people don\u2019t know what an NFT is, and while the metaverse might change everything in years to come, it\u2019s not going to happen any time soon (some experts are touting 2040 as the date by which organisations will be fully operational in the metaverse).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Most of the drive for these technologies comes from four needs:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. A need for new ownership. Too few large organizations control too much of our online space<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. A need for trust. Too much of our data is in the hands of these organisations, and people don\u2019t trust them with it<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. A need for equality. We want our online worlds to be more democratic and equal, accessible by all<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. A need for greater security. Our data is too often at risk.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Let\u2019s look at where all this has come from.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Web1<\/strong> was the birth of online publishing, mostly comprising static, readable web pages. It was one-way communication.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Web2<\/strong> saw the proliferation of social media. People could, for the first time in any meaningful way, participate in the internet by creating their own content.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Web3<\/strong> is all about ownership by users, combining the open protocols of Web1 with the active participation of Web2. It democratizes the internet. (En route between Web2 and Web3 are the technologies that will enable Web3, namely virtual reality, augmented reality.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

So, Web3 is a version of the internet that meets our four needs:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n