The chapter delves into the risks associated with custodial options and highlights the importance of regulation and transparency for their mainstream adoption. It also focuses on the unique properties of NFTs in Web3, emphasizing their persistence and transferability even in the face of platform discontinuation. Furthermore, the discussion progresses to the evolution of the internet from web one to web three, detailing the empowering shift towards user ownership and participatory engagement in digital spaces.
#498: Financial literacy includes understanding NFTs, DeFi, and cryptocurrency. But it's hard to separate education from hype.
Harvard Business School's Scott Duke Kominers, a professor in Harvard's Entrepreneurial Management Unit, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard Department of Economics and the Harvard Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, joins us alongside Web3 expert Steve Kacizinsky to explain the financial, technological and social significance of NFTs.
NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, are a rapidly growing digital asset. Comprehensive financial literacy requires understanding NFTs. While NFTs are emerging opportunity for investment diversification, they are also highly speculative and volatile.
NFTs also represent how digital ownership is evolving, and have implications for the economic futures of a myriad of industries. These assets stand at the intersection of art, technology and commerce.
This episode provides a deeper understanding of NFTs, taught by a Harvard Business School professor and a Web3 expert.
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