About the episode
What are NFTs, why are they collectible, and why should you care? In this episode, Kevin interviews NFT guru @DCinvestor (aka Aftab Hossain). They answer all your most pressing questions as well as bring you up to speed on all things NFT.

Aftab Hossain
@DCinvestor is a strategic advisor and private investor to projects in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, with special focus on decentralized finance (“DeFi”). He specializes in technologies related to the Ethereum public blockchain — the world’s largest decentralized blockchain for programmable financial activity.
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Links from the episode
Connect with Aftab Hossain: Twitter | Reddit
What Are NFTs and How Do They Work? | CoinDesk
Fungible vs. Non-Fungible Tokens: What is the Difference? | Blockgeeks
Smart Contracts | Investopedia
How to Create, Buy, and Sell the Crypto Art Selling For Millions | Esquire
Most Valuable Beanie Babies | Mental Floss
The Role of Freeports in the Global Art Market | Artsy
Wolverine Comics: What Are Your Vintage Comics Worth? | Sell My Comic Books
Magic: The Gathering: How to Spot a Fake Card from a Distance | Bleeding Cool
People Are Paying Thousands of Dollars to Own Pictures of Pepe the Frog | FiveThirtyEight
JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as ‘NFT Mania’ Gathers Pace | The New York Times
What do NFTs Mean for the Art World? | ARTnews
Grimes Sold $6 Million Worth of Digital Art as NFTs | The Verge
Mark Cuban Mints First Ethereum NFT on Rarible, Buyer Spends $81,000 | Crypto Briefing
Generative Art: Origins, Artists, and Exemplary Works | Invaluable
Art Blocks: One of the Most Unique Platforms in NFTs | ONE37pm
Talking Ringers with Dmitri Cherniak | Metaversal
Generative Art — An Analysis of Archetype | NFT Conaisseur the Future of French Art, Medium
Larva Labs (CryptoPunks) | Discord
Pathfinders #28: Art Blocks Playground | OpenSea
Colorglyphs Marketplace | OpenSea
Token 17465084160 (#10) | EulerBeats
Token 13371638787 (#17) | EulerBeats
Bonding Curve Offering Explained | DeFi Prime
DCinvestor’s Account | OpenSea
NFTs: The Next Gaming Revolution? | Ledger
NFT Game Axie Infinity Raises $860K in Governance Token Sale | CoinDesk
The Future of Virtual Assets: Introducing the Fractional NFT | Hacker Noon
Show notes
What is an NFT (non-fungible token)? For that matter, what is a fungible token?[02:20]
What were the first NFTs, and how valuable are they today?[15:48]
How can someone “burn” an NFT?[26:49]
Where can someone check out curated NFTs for sale?[30:27]
What is generative art, and how is it represented in the NFT world?[32:11]
What is the first instance of generative art being tied to the Etherium blockchain?[38:04]
Other projects in this space Aftab finds worthwhile.[53:43]
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