Web3≠NFT？ A digital Renaissance?

2022 Year around NFT The optimism gradually subsided , Mainly reflected in the decline in trading volume and the number of speculators , Maybe it's time to ask something about NFT The problem of core values .

2018 year ：NFT Born in a bear market

NFT In fact, it existed as early as the era of bitcoin , There was no such thing as ERC-721 Protocol standard （ Ethereum aims at NFT The first standard of digital assets ）. But what we mentioned so far NFT, Generally, it refers to those on Ethereum platform NFT. Let's go back to 2018 Go back to the evolution history of this emerging ecosystem at the beginning of the year .

At that time, the virtual money market entered a bear market , Bitcoin in 2 From... In a period of months 2w The dollar fell to 4k, And this situation will last for about two years . The market is shrouded in dark clouds , But people who have heard of blockchain more or less maintain a skeptical and cynical attitude towards this matter .

2018 It was called in “ The year of construction ”（#BUIDL）, Encourage everyone to actively participate in the construction process of a new ecosystem , To create a new network system . because NFT The emergence of has opened up infinite possibilities for many fields , We need to constantly explore and discover . This may cause some ethical problems , But the top priority should be to tap this new technology with infinite potential .

2019 year ： A steady development NFT market

2019 During the year , Number of smart contracts and new ones launched every month NFT The number of projects is steadily increasing ,NFT The development route begins to take shape with some ambitious but practical goals . Blockchain game company announced that it would take several years to develop a complete game ,“SuperRare”、“Makersplace”、“Known Origin” And so on NFT New artists join the creation platform every day .

However , However, we lack a platform and space to discuss the value of this new digital world , indeed , We are like “NFT.NYC” Such a platform （ Largest in North America NFT Discussion conference ）, But the agenda of the meeting is mainly discovery and display NFT project , Instead of discussing how to build the future online world .

2020 year ： Global blockade and NFT New entrants

Then came the time 2020 year , Affected by the epidemic , Travel is popular all over the world 、 There are extensive and strict restrictions on socializing and entering public places , This is right NFT The ecosystem has both positive and negative impacts . Most likely right NFT Artists are the ones who have a strong interest , Affected by the global blockade , Performances and exhibitions have been canceled , It is difficult for artists to make a living .

Such interest has just begun , Participants in this ecosystem are convinced NFT Will become the future of the network world , This upsurge spread to the whole NFT Community , The community also welcomes new people to join . similarly , In this period, everyone did not think together NFT The future of . We predict 2020 Year is just a beginning , and 2021 Year will be a decisive year . But , Who can tell the future clearly ?

2021 year ：NFT The market is exploding

about 2021 The shape of the year , We can only base on 2020 Predict the situation in , But no one could have foreseen such a rapid and large number of new users . star 、 The participation of media and big brands has even increased NFT Public attention , But what attracted so much attention ？ About avatars NFT project （PFP） Generated a lot of profits , There are also an astonishing number of digital artists who are affected by NFT Strong support for the project .

It can be seen from the above figure , For such a young industry , Within one year, the market value increased to 4440% Not healthy , This indicates that the adjustment is coming , But it also means NFT Will become part of the future digital world . It's just , In the last year , around NFT The story of is dominated by stars , Not the participants present from the beginning . Because there are so many activities , It takes time to absorb and educate more members , And this large amount of time is not used to define “NFT Community ” The real value .

The need for digital scarcity

Nowadays, there is almost no way to make money from your creative works on the Internet , And influential people can succeed “ Play your cards well ”, All depend on a resource with a lot of value , That is, authenticity . in other words , Your content is unique , No one else can produce .

however , In a universe where content can be infinitely copied , How to measure authenticity ？ How to verify the accuracy of online information in a transparent and anti-counterfeiting way ？“ Blockchain can solve this problem ”.

But what needs to be pointed out here is ,NFT Not at all 100% decentralized . As from Ledger Wallet company Gaspard Broustine In our interview ,NFT yes web2.0 and web3.0 A mixture of . Metadata is mainly carried on the old technology , Tokens exist on the blockchain .

therefore , They can meet existing needs , But the industry is still too young , Cannot meet large-scale use .

NFT No Web2.0 The upgrade , It's a fix

NFT Usually seen as Web3.0 The representative of the , That is, we can fully control our data . But to achieve comprehensive control , There are many things that need to be prepared in advance , It mainly includes the following points :

Confidentiality of personal data

Fully agree to share these data

Recognition of digital profession

About the value evaluation of digital artists

Democratization of peer-to-peer encryption

High quality Internet connections worldwide

Fix the fault of digital system

Ask the public for more opinions on digital supervision

NFT It can solve some of the above problems , Not all , It still has some room for development . Based on this observation , take NFT See as Web2.0 The product above may be more accurate , It's like a remedy for problems that have been shelved for a long time . Maybe we should NFT regard as web 2.5 instead of web 3.0 The product of .

NFT What are the applications ？

that , In addition to giving financial freedom to a few ,NFT What else can it do ？ Internet reform is perhaps the most powerful answer .

It's not a simple Internet upgrade , But the innovation of the Internet .

Blockchains with a strong degree of decentralization are separated from human management , The transparency it brings allows you to see some problems that existed before . This time, , The power to verify information is in anyone's hands , Not just a small private group or government organization .

For online creators , This change is a fantastic opportunity ： It provides them with equal access to the market with anyone else . Besides , It's also possible that you can learn from NFT Of Royalties from resale . There are no creators of these numbers , A brand cannot be really seen by the public .

For Entrepreneurs , More and more aspects of our lives are being digitized . But only some of them need to be “ Tokenization ”. As for which aspects ,NFT The community or encrypted community cannot answer this question alone , It depends on all participants and users on the Internet .

NFT We have noticed the problem , Some solutions are also proposed , It has also built a bridge between today's Internet and the future Internet . In the future, Internet users need to take this opportunity to see the essence of the problem , Instead of just focusing on form .