Why would Curry spend $18, on a monkey head for 55 Ethereum? Because it's NFT

On August 29th, Beijing time, Warrior star Curry changed his Twitter avatar, and the value of this avatar is far beyond ordinary people's expectation. This avatar looks like a simple cartoon avatar of a hairy ape. But this library bought it for 55 ethereal coins. These 55 etheric coins are worth about 18, US dollars, or 1.16 million RMB.

The most important thing is that there is still room for appreciation of this avatar, which comes from a club that specializes in selling so-called "boring apes" as non-homogeneous tokens. This series has a digital collection of 1, pictures of apes, each with a number, and its value has been constantly increased. It is said that as long as you join this club, you can get the exclusive rights and interests of members, but obviously, this is something that only a small group of people can enjoy. You know, Curry has just signed a 2 million contract with the Warriors. This is money and fun. Is it something you can imagine if this is replaced by ordinary people? Spending a million dollars is to change your avatar. Although there may be room for appreciation, if you don't have the strength, you can only look at it.

what is NFT? What does NFT have to do with blockchain and bitcoin?

what is NFT?

NFT is called Non-Fungible Token in English, which is translated into Chinese as: non-homogeneous token, which is indivisible, irreplaceable and unique.

In the blockchain, digital cryptocurrency can be divided into two categories: original currency and token. The former, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are familiar to everyone, has its own main chain and uses the transactions on the chain to maintain the ledger data; Tokens are attached to the existing blockchain and use smart contracts to record books, such as tokens attached to the Ethereum. Tokens can be divided into homogenization and non-homogenization.

Homogeneous tokens, namely FT(Fungible Token), are mutually replaceable tokens that can be split infinitely. For example, there is essentially no difference between a bitcoin in your hand and a bitcoin in my hand. This is homogenization, that is, homogenized coins.

instead of a homogeneous token, NFT, it is a unique and inseparable token, such as encrypted cats and tokenized digital tickets. It is equivalent to the numbered RMB. There will not be two RMB with the same number in this world, and there will not be two identical NFTs.

Curry joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club, and he spent $18, to buy an NFT head portrait of an ape, a digital picture based on blockchain technology.

Then Curry replaced his social media avatar with this expensive monkey.

Some people say that when the old Curry couple divorced, being a son was stimulated. Being rich is willful, and spending money lavishly is just fun! This is of course a joke. Curry bought the NFT in such a high-profile way, and there must be something behind it!

So, why did Curry buy a picture of a monkey at such a high price? Actually, the picture is not the point, but the NFT. NFT is hard to find in our country, but it is very sought after in the United States. Many athletes have released their own NFT, such as Lamelo Bauer, who creatively released his own dynamic NFT in June this year and was the first athlete to launch the dynamic NFT. Bauer's dynamic NFT is related to his achievements in reality, such as scoring, assists, steals, and personal honors (such as the best rookie, etc.). According to statistics, Bauer's NFT was almost sold out within a month, and he made a profit of several million dollars.

besides Bauer, other athletes who have released NFT include Lillard, boxing champion Mayweather and others. Just before Bauer released his own NFT, he also bought a monkey NFT head and joined the "Bored Ape Yacht Club"-Bayc (Bored Ape Yacht Club).

it's not hard to imagine whether Curry will also take advantage of the high-profile purchase of BAYC's NFT and issue his own NFT while the iron is hot. This may be the real reason why Curry bought the monkey head at a high price!

a picture plus the word blockchain can sell for more than 1, dollars! People can't help feeling that the American sickle is fast, and it is really wise for our country to ban it. Finally, I'll give you some BAYC monkey heads worth more than 1, dollars for free ~

Although many digital currency, such as Bitcoin, have gone up and down, which has become a permanent hot topic in the financial circle, it's really not by Bitcoin that the currency circle really goes out.

Uniswap sold a pair of socks for $16,, the founder of Twitter sold for $2.5 million in five words, and the encryption artist Beeple won a bid of $9.75 million in Christie's NFT auction ...

With the help of the NFT, the blockchain, which is relatively unfamiliar to the general public, was successfully circled.

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