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NFTs: the killer app for crypto consumers
How did non-fungible tokens change from niche crypto collectibles to a multi-billion dollar business? Before 2021, NFTs were a fringe asset. Over the last 10 years, developers and crypto enthusiasts periodically experimented with non-fungible tokens, from the Rare Pepes that were created on Counterparty as early as 2012 to the now legendary Crypto Punks. Few outside the blockchain ecosystem had heard of them.