COLLECTORS ARE BEGINNING TO EMBRACE ARTWORK THAT RESIDES ON COMPUTERS 

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, exploded into the mainstream a year ago when Christie’s auctioned its first solely digital piece of art, Everydays: the First 5000 Days, for nearly $70 million.

At some point in the 20th century, adding machines became so sophisticated that they crossed a line
and became computers. Their progression was all about numbers, practicality and programming.

But the rise of the computer hasn’t dominated the human spirit or dulled the need for human expression. In the form of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the visual arts are beginning to thrive in the digital world.

Artwork in what some consider a new digital medium is bringing tens...

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