{"product_id":"nfts-for-dummies-isbn-9781119843313","title":"NFTs For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet a grip on NFTs and learn how to get in the game\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's not often that a brand-new investment comes along that revolutionizes how we buy and sell digital assets. But that's what non-fungible tokens (NFTs) did. Built on blockchain tech, NFTs are shaking up the world of digital commodity investing. And you can get your slice of the pie before everyone jumps into the arena.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNFTs For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll find straightforward answers to critical aspects of the NFT phenomenon. You'll learn exactly what non-fungible tokens really are, how you can find them, and even how to create your own valuable NFTs. You'll also discover:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to find reliable and safe NFT marketplaces where you can be sure you're dealing with reputable buyers and sellers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA peek behind the NFT curtain to see how NFTs work and what, exactly, you own when you buy or make an NFT\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of the kinds of digital properties that can be converted into an NFT\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for anyone who wants to learn about the market for buying, selling, and creating crypto collectibles, \u003ci\u003eNFTs For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is the only resource you'll need to get a handle on this cutting-edge tech and start making it work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Getting Started With Nfts 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Introducing Non-Fungible Tokens 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning at the Beginning: What Is a Non-Fungible Good? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Uses for NFTs 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Out How an NFT Works 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuying NFTs 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy buy NFTs 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNFTs as investments 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProceeding on Your NFT Journey 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Owning Your Own Nft 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere It All Began: Non-Fungible Kitties 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlockchain for the masses 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot just a passing fad 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact of NFTs 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe game mechanics of CryptoKitties 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s In Your Wallet? Setting Up MetaMask 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting Up Coinbase 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating your Coinbase account 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerifying your phone number 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding your personal information 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerifying your identity and adding your bank account 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding funds to your wallet 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollecting, Breeding, and Selling Your Very Own Non-Fungible (Crypto)Kitties 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuying your first CryptoKitty 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Offer function 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreeding your kitties 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Future of NFTs 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissecting the Anatomy of a $69 Million NFT 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefining Property Rights (NFTs Are Not Just about Digital Art and Kitties!) 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNFTs and Digital Property 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMusic, movies, and books 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotos and other digital art 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGame assets 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNFTs and Real Property 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomes, cars, and nondigital pets 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt, jewelry, wine, and other collectibles 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagining the Possibilities 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Buying And Selling Nfts 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Getting In On The Nft Game 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing the Ins and Outs of Buying NFTs 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining the success of early NFTs 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking about NFTs as an investment 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Risks of Hot Wallets like MetaMask 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing hot wallets 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighing the pros and cons of hot wallets 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncovering Your MetaMask Wallet 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstalling MetaMask 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecuring your MetaMask wallet for Chrome and Firefox 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuying Ether for Your MetaMask Wallet 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring NFT Marketplaces 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigating the OpenSea of NFTs 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nifty Gateway 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRarible’s decentralized governance 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Investing In Nfts 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding NFTs Are Not Cryptocurrency 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing NFT Investing 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeciding Whether NFT Investing Is for You 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNFT Investing Strategies for Beginners 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValuing your NFT 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing your strategy 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering the Best-Performing NFTs 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Popular NFT Types 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital art 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollectibles 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGames 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMusic 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopular memes 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReporting NFT Gains and Paying Taxes on NFTs 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Developing Your Knowledge:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Step-By-Step Guide To Programming\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Own Nft 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: What Is Ethereum? 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevealing the Ethereum Virtual Machine 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEther: The Gas That Fuels Your Transactions 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe journey of a transaction 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompensating the (proof-of-) workers: What’s in it for the miners? 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom happy hour to surge pricing: Determining a reasonable gas price 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting your budget: Is the sky the (gas) limit? 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction fees 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Blockchain: Where It’s All Stored and Secured 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthash and proof of work: What makes Ethereum tamper-proof? 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiners and nonces and bears — oh, my! 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow many “confirmations” until I’m actually confirmed? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncles and orphans 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard forks: Updates to the underlying protocol 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart Contracts Make the EVM Go Round 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nascent life of a smart contract 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExciting possibilities 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotable limitations 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOracles: How to Connect to the “Outside” World 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShining a Light on Ethereum’s Fundamental Structure 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe big picture 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNuts-and-bolts of the blockchain 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGas essentials 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings that make the EVM an interesting place 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Creating an Ethereum Account 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Externally Owned Accounts 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat it means to create an account 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate versus public keys 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital signatures 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering Contract Accounts 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing the Difference Between Public Networks and Private Environments 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal development environments 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest networks 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMain network 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing Your Accounts (on MetaMask) 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenaming accounts on MetaMask 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding different ETH to different accounts 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunding your testnet account 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the Ropsten testnet blockchain 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Disappearing” balances 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Setting Up a Development Environment 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring Your Ethereum Solution Stack 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements of the Ethereum stack 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere a stack, there a stack: Pre-made stacks 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePut On Your Hard Hat: Constructing Your Environment 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up your local blockchain test environment 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting a custom (Ganache) network to your MetaMask wallet 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding local (Ganache) accounts to your MetaMask wallet 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynching the Remix IDE to your MetaMask wallet 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Deploying Your First Smart Contract 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Smart Contract Languages 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting with the Solidity version pragma 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing from source code to bytecode 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Elements of a Smart Contract 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctions 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvent logs 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Using Smart Contract Libraries 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReady for Takeoff: Launching Your Smart Contract 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with a simple template 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompiling before takeoff 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeploying 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Discovering Token Standards 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Ethereum Development Standards 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnsuring interoperability and composability 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning the ABCs of EIPs and ERCs 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Standard Token Interfaces 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eERC-20 token standard 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eERC-721 non-fungible token standard 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther token standards on Ethereum 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Building An ERC-721 Token 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting and Compiling Your NFT 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe code 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe play-by-play 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeploying Your NFT 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeploying on Ganache 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeploying on Ropsten 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeploying on Mainnet 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNurturing Your NFT 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing your NFT on the blockchain 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteracting with your NFT 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: The Part Of Tens 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Ten Marketplaces For Your Nfts 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe OpenSea Marketplace 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Axie Infinity Marketplace 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CryptoPunks Marketplace 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe NBA Top Shot Marketplace 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rarible Marketplace 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuperRare Marketplace 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Alcor NFT Marketplace 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Binance NFT Marketplace 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Foundation NFT Marketplace 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crypto.com NFT Platform 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: The Ten Most Expensive Nfts 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEverydays: The First 5000 Days 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptoPunk #7523 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptoPunk #3100 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptoPunk #7804 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossroad 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Front 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptoPunk #5217 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Wide Web Source Code 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay Free 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCryptoPunk #7252 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTiana Laurence\u003c\/b\u003e has been at the forefront of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and cryptocollectibles for her entire career. 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