Commentary
The Digital Combine
The metadata field of an NFT’s smart contract offers a new way for artists to suture elements of hybrid works.
In this episode of his video series “Bear Market Diaries,” Jeffrey Alan Scudder investigates the reasons why people reject NFTs, such as intellectual property theft, energy consumption, and the commodification of data. If NFTs are going to achieve mainstream adoption, Scudder explains, their proponents need to acknowledge these problems and offer solutions.