Mapping the NFT revolution: market trends, trade networks, and visual features

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 20902 - 11
• Main Authors: Nadini, Matthieu, Alessandretti, Laura, Di Giacinto, Flavio, Martino, Mauro, Aiello, Luca Maria, Baronchelli, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.10.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/766/259; 639/766/530; Artists; Blockchain; Collectibles; Digital currencies; Humanities and Social Sciences; Learning algorithms; Machine learning; multidisciplinary; Popularity; Sales; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Trends

Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are digital assets that represent objects like art, collectible, and in-game items. They are traded online, often with cryptocurrency, and are generally encoded within smart contracts on a blockchain. Public attention towards NFTs has exploded in 2021, when their market ha...