Fabio Biancolin, Adam Trent and I discuss Non Fungible Tokens. Non Fungible Tokens are unique certificates for digital assets that sit on a blockchain. They’ve been in the news lately with NFT represented art sometimes fetching millions of dollars when sold on NFT platforms. We explore the way NFTs are listed for sale, what it is someone buys when they get an NFT, the costs of blockchain technology to the environment and the possible impact of blockchain on national fiat currencies. References NFTs, explained/ what they are, and why they’re suddenly worth millions - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq Now Robots Are Making Digital Art NFTs https://www.coindesk.com/sophia-robot-digital-art-nfts Crypto's carbon footprint and theclimate impact of our digital future https://genevasolutions.news/science-tech/crypto-s-carbon-footprint-and-the-climate-impact-of-our-digital-future Bitcoin, NFTs and other crypto fads are destroying our planet https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/bitcoin-nfts-other-crypto-fads-are-destroying-our-planet-n1261139 Disclaimer The opinions expressed by the host and guests on the Unusually Well Informed podcast are their own and do not reflect their employer or any other affiliation. Host and Producer: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton/ https://designthinkingtoronto.com Guest: Fabio Biancolin https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-biancolin-p-eng-6351972/?originalSubdomain=ca Guest: Adam Trent https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=Adam%20trent&origin=GLOBAL_SEARCH_HEADER Virtual voice over https://www.nuance.com/ Music Consequences by Nihilore https://youtu.be/BaWaucm-ewc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unusuallywellinformed/message