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by Jeffrey Alan Scudder

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.  

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