Show Notes
NFT's (a.k.a non fungible tokens) are taking the art world by storm. On this episode, Liz sits down with her friend Theo who enjoys art and technology to talk about the news, NFT's are becoming a big deal. They discuss what an NFT is, how it can be shown in a gallery space and what they think the future of the NFT's could be. Also, the two discuss the Christie's digital auction in March of 2021 and Liz learns something new about Beeple.
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