NFTs For Dummies. Tiana Laurence

Chapter 5: Investing In NFTs Understanding NFTs Are Not Cryptocurrency Introducing NFT Investing Deciding Whether NFT Investing Is for You NFT Investing Strategies for Beginners Discovering the Best-Performing NFTs Exploring Popular NFT Types Reporting NFT Gains and Paying Taxes on NFTs

      7  Part 3: Developing Your Knowledge: A Step-by-Step Guide to Programming Your Own NFT Chapter 6: What Is Ethereum? Revealing the Ethereum Virtual Machine Ether: The Gas That Fuels Your Transactions The Blockchain: Where It’s All Stored and Secured Smart Contracts Make the EVM Go Round Oracles: How to Connect to the “Outside” World Shining a Light on Ethereum’s Fundamental Structure Chapter 7: Creating an Ethereum Account Understanding Externally Owned Accounts Discovering Contract Accounts Knowing the Difference Between Public Networks and Private Environments Preparing Your Accounts (on MetaMask) Chapter 8: Setting Up a Development Environment Exploring Your Ethereum Solution Stack Put On Your Hard Hat: Constructing Your Environment Chapter 9: Deploying Your First Smart Contract Working with Smart Contract Languages Key Elements of a Smart Contract No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Using Smart Contract Libraries Ready for Takeoff: Launching Your Smart Contract Chapter 10: Discovering Token Standards Introducing Ethereum Development Standards Understanding Standard Token Interfaces Chapter 11: Building an ERC-721 Token Writing and Compiling Your NFT Deploying Your NFT Nurturing Your NFT

      8  Part 4: The Part of Tens Chapter 12: Ten Marketplaces for Your NFTs The OpenSea Marketplace The Axie Infinity Marketplace The CryptoPunks Marketplace The NBA Top Shot Marketplace The Rarible Marketplace SuperRare Marketplace The Alcor NFT Marketplace The Binance NFT Marketplace The Foundation NFT Marketplace The Crypto.com NFT Platform Chapter 13: The Ten Most Expensive NFTs EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS CryptoPunk #7523 CryptoPunk #3100 CryptoPunk #7804 CROSSROAD OCEAN FRONT CryptoPunk #5217 World Wide Web Source Code Stay Free CryptoPunk #7252

      9  Index

      10  About the Authors

      11  Connect with Dummies

      12  End User License Agreement

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: Bitcoin price chart. FIGURE 1-2: Google Trends comparison of searches for bitcoin versus Biden.FIGURE 1-3: Google Trends comparison of searches for nft over time.FIGURE 1-4: The five most active NFTs.FIGURE 1-5: MAYCs listed for public sale on OpenSea.FIGURE 1-6: MAYC #7632.

      2 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: Learn about cryptocurrency while buying and selling cute cats.

      3 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: Beeple’s famed digital artwork, EVERYDAYS — THE FIRST 5000 DAYS....FIGURE 3-2: An event log excerpt from the transaction that created the Beeple N...FIGURE 3-3: Details of the Beeple NFT from Christie’s online auction site.FIGURE 3-4: A sample image search on Google.FIGURE 3-5: A League of Legends in-game asset for sale on PlayerAuctions.FIGURE 3-6: CARFAX interface and pricing scheme.FIGURE 3-7: An AKC certificate of pedigree.

      4 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: The sketch.io download page.FIGURE 4-2: A Tiana Laurence original, created on sketch.io.

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