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Bitcoin is a useful mechanism for exchanging value, but NFTs have yet not shown any utility. The difference is that a currency only needs to solve scarcity and double spend, which blockchains accomplish, but ownership of property requires physical and/or legal protections, which they do not. Once you introduce an organization that enforces property rights there's no reason to use an expensive blockchain instead of a cheap Merkle tree.
parent ynniv 3 years ago

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