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What are NFTs, and how do they fit into the crypto landscape?
What Is An NFT? | How Do NFTs Fit Into The Crypto Landscape? | Cyber In :60 | GZERO Media

What are NFTs, and how do they fit into the crypto landscape?

Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center, Eurasia Group senior advisor and former MEP, discusses trends in big tech, privacy protection and cyberspace:

You may have heard that Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet as an NFT in an auction, but what are NFTs?

Well, I had to do a little homework. NFT stands for "non-fungible tokens." They are unique digital files stored in a block chain and essentially a rare piece of data that becomes an asset. Also, because it can be authenticated. Now, actual ownership is one-off, unique, so unique that Christie's sold one of the highest paid pieces of art by a living artist ever as an NFT, for $69.3 million. And I guess just like with art on canvas, whether that was worth it is a matter of personal taste.

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Quick Take: Twitter fact checks Trump; Race tensions amid growing US inequality
Ian Bremmer: Trump's Twitter War | Minneapolis Foreshadows More Violence | Quick Take | GZERO Media

Quick Take: Twitter fact checks Trump; Race tensions amid growing US inequality

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take:

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