Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Early Thoughts and a Research Agenda

Critical Blockchain Research Initiative (CBRI) Working Papers, 2021

19 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2021 Last revised: 18 Mar 2024

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Usman W. Chohan

Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS); Critical Blockchain Research Initiative (CBRI); International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA); University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Date Written: March 8, 2024

Abstract

Building on the groundswell of scholarly, practitioner, cultural, and investor interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the aim of this paper is twofold. First, the paper presents early thoughts on the NFT space circa 2021, allowing for an ex-post evaluation of the assessments made at the time. Second, the paper recommends a multidisciplinary research agenda on NFTs, as encapsulated in the edited volume Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Multidisciplinary Perspectives, highlighting the main areas of research promise and avenues of further enquiry. As such, the paper attempts to serve as a form of shorthand-guidebook for researchers interested in the domain of NFTs.

Keywords: Non-Fungible Tokens, NFT, Blockchain, Ethereum, Cryptocurrencies

Suggested Citation

Chohan, Usman W., Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Early Thoughts and a Research Agenda (March 8, 2024). Critical Blockchain Research Initiative (CBRI) Working Papers, 2021 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3822743 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3822743

Usman W. Chohan (Contact Author)

Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) ( email )

Islamabad
Pakistan

Critical Blockchain Research Initiative (CBRI) ( email )

International Association of Hyperpolyglots (HYPIA) ( email )

HYPIA
www.polyglotassociation.org
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

University of New South Wales (UNSW) ( email )

Kensington
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Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia

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