NFTs & Digital Collectibles
Understand what NFTs really are, how they work under the hood, their surprising use cases beyond digital art, and how to protect yourself from scams in this fast-moving space.
6 lessons · 1 hr 57 min · intermediate
- 1What Are NFTs?A clear, jargon-free introduction to Non-Fungible Tokens, their history from 2014 to today, the standards that power them, and what you actually own when you buy one.18 min
- 2How NFTs Work (Minting & Marketplaces)A practical look at how NFTs are actually created and traded — minting, smart contracts, OpenSea vs Blur vs Magic Eden, gas fees, royalties, and the changes that have reshaped the market through 2026.17 min
- 3NFT Use Cases Beyond ArtThe real, working, often boring applications of NFT technology in 2026 — ticketing, gaming, domains, music, sports, identity, virtual real estate, and the surprisingly large real-world asset tokenization sector.17 min
- 4Evaluating & Avoiding NFT ScamsLearn from named, prosecuted scams to recognize how NFT fraud actually works in practice — rug pulls, phishing drainers, address poisoning, celebrity-promoted tokens, and the SEC enforcement actions you should know about.17 min
- 5The NFT Market Today: Cycles, Surviving Projects, and What's NextA clear-eyed look at how the NFT market has actually behaved from the 2021 mania through the 2022-2023 winter into the 2024-2026 reset — which projects survived, which categories grew (Bitcoin Ordinals, Runes, RWAs), which collapsed (most metaverse, SocialFi, brand activations), and how to think about the next cycle.26 min
- 6Beyond JPEGs: Utility NFTsMove past the profile-picture frame and look at NFTs as financial primitives — tokenized real estate, supply-chain provenance, soulbound identity, token-bound accounts, music royalties, ticketing, domain names, and NFT-collateralized lending.22 min
Educational only — not financial advice.