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

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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.