Here are some optional / recommended readings and podcasts related to the topic — NFTs. There’s so much out there on NFTs, some of it good, lots of it really biased one way or the other. I’ve picked through the archives of the Near Future Laboratory Discord’s WEB3 and CRYPTO channels for things I felt present a balance. Things with a 🌟 next to them are particularly recommended!

🌟 The Internet Is Just Investment Banking Now https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/02/future-internet-blockchain-investment-banking/621480/

Are NFTs Frigid Stars? https://xenogothic.com/2021/10/07/are-nfts-frigid-stars/

Human History of Cypherpunk and Crypto https://evanhatch.medium.com/len-sassaman-and-satoshi-e483c85c2b10

How NFTs are building the internet of the future https://www.ted.com/talks/kayvon_tehranian_how_nfts_are_building_the_internet_of_the_future#t-564481

Prof G Web3 https://www.profgalloway.com/web3/

A16Z Web3 Reading List https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/The-web3-Readlng-List.pdf

🌟 Moxie Web3 First Impressions https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-first-impressions.html

Destruction was always part of the plan https://www.wired.com/story/nft-street-art/

Comparing NFT Platforms https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eji5PVW-TQ8FbAaGTFR7tGwYeZ92pQss30ttLJjw3yg/edit#gid=1125331922

The Case Against Crypto https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/against-crypto.html