Non-fungible token

"Hey, Imani, have you been tryna teach Lamar's ass what an NFT is? Um, kinda? Not gonna lie, it was pretty funny. Yeah, well he out here talkin' about non-fuckable tokens, so... *giggles*"

- Franklin and Imani teaching Lamar about what NFT is, Los Santos, 2021 (GTA Online)

A non-fungible token (often referred to as NFTs) is a unique, non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a digital ledger (blockchain). NFTs can be associated with easily-reproducible items such as photos, GIFs, etc. as unique items (analogous to a certificate of authenticity), and use blockchain technology to give the NFT a verified and public proof of ownership. Copies of the original file are not restricted to the owner of the NFT and can be copied and shared like any file. The lack of interchangeability (fungibility) distinguishes NFTs from blockchain cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. The first NFT project was launched in 2015 on the Ethereum blockchain, and interest grew with the rise of interest in cryptocurrencies. Interest and the total monetary value of NFTs grew significantly bigger and bigger in 2021 compared to the earliest years of NFTs (2014-2020), with sales of NFTs exceeding $2 billion during the first quarter of the year. NFTs have drawn criticism for the energy cost and carbon footprint associated with validating blockchain transactions as well as its frequent use in art scams. Two examples of sites that backed down from NFTs include mh:freshwebsites:ArtStation, which canceled their plans in March 2021, and mh:freshwebsites:Discord, which announced plans in November 2021, but backed down due to backlash.

Why It's Non-fungible

 * 1) An NFT doesn't do anything to offer anything at all. They are simply one-of-a-kind photos, GIFs, etc. that can be already easily downloaded from websites such as Google Images, proving that they are some of the most useless things to ever exist.
 * 2) *Since they are links, the creator or creators of these NFTs could also delete them at any time.
 * 3) NFTs can be copied super-easily (unless it's watermarked) by clicking right-click (PC) or tap + hold image (mobile) then "save image as" or screenshotting them. Ironically, NFT artists will get miffed from that, as they would say they own the NFT and that nobody should copy them, which is a way of showing signs of getting a big head and being an egotist.
 * 4) *It also started the "NFT heist" meme.
 * 5) *Not to mention, screenshots aren't reliable sources anyway, and provides lower resolutions/somewhat inferior image quality in JPEG comparing to "Right click > Save image" option which gave a higher quality PNGs.
 * 6) Certain artists' work has been copied without their permission for NFTs. Here are the examples:
 * 7) After Qing Han died in 2020, her identity was assumed by a fraudster and a number of her works became available for purchase as NFTs.
 * 8) A seller posing as Banksy, a graffiti artist succeeded in selling an NFT supposedly made by the artist for $336,000 in 2021; with the seller, in this case, refunding the money after the case drew media attention.
 * 9) Now NFT users have been stealing content from various users on the internet including YouTubers like Chuggaaconroy, BadlandsChugs , Nintendo of America , Saberspark , SomecallmeJohnny and Gaijin Goombah.
 * 10) *Recently, someone on Twitter used SMG4's YouTube icon by turning it into an NFT, and for no reason than to make money off an icon that is not made by that unknown individual, but rather it is SMG4 himself. Similarly, someone also do the same with kitty0706, who died in 2015 due to leukemia, also profiting off his channel profile pictures.
 * 11) *At pointer #2, people can easily take NFTs without purchasing them.
 * 12) Sleep-minting: This process can allow a fraudster to mint an NFT in an artist's wallet and transfer it back to their account without the artist becoming aware.
 * 13) *This allowed a white hat hacker to mint a fraudulent NFT that had seemingly originated from the wallet of the artist Beeple.
 * 14) Certain NFTs can be deliberately low quality, such as lazy Microsoft Paint drawings. Some NFTs are algorithmically generated, which most of the time results in NFTs with ugly-looking color schemes and even worse design.
 * 15) Along with cryptocurrencies, they mostly use Ethereum, which harms the environment regarding their high-energy consumption.
 * 16) NFTs have infiltrated many industries. Gaming, cinema, TV, music, toys, automotive and even more...

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Despite their atrocities, making NFTs can be extremely profitable anyway. There's a chance that you can find a jackpot from an NFT sale.
 * 2) There are certain NFTs that are nicely made.
 * 3) It's not impossible to make eco-friendly NFTs. Certain NFT marketplaces are also eco-friendly.
 * 4) *Ethereum is planning to move to a proof-of-stake blockchain, which will significantly reduce energy consumption.

#

 * 1) mh:thehorriblemusicandsongswikia:6ix9ine

A

 * 1) Acun Medya - Creator of Eneftio, an NFT marketplace.
 * 2) Adidas
 * 3) Al Jean
 * 4) Amitabh Bachchan
 * 5) Andy Nguyen - Founded the world's first ever NFT restaurant called Bored and Hungry in Long Beach, California to prove his worth that NFTs are more than a JPEG much to his ego.
 * 6) Ankara University
 * 7) Anthony Fantano (known online as Theneedledrop)
 * 8) Asics
 * 9) Atari
 * 10) Australian Open
 * 11) Automobiles Alpine

B

 * 1) Balmain
 * 2) Bandai Namco
 * 3) Banijay
 * 4) BAPE
 * 5) Barett Jackson
 * 6) Bank of America
 * 7) Bar Ilan University
 * 8) Beeple (Turned out as a NFT artist)
 * 9) Benny Robinson
 * 10) BMW Brazil
 * 11) Bored Breakfast Club
 * 12) Boys Noize
 * 13) Brave Browser
 * 14) Brie Larson
 * 15) British Olympic Association
 * 16) mh:thebestmusicandsongswikia:BTS (despite the outrage)
 * 17) Budweiser/Bud Light
 * 18) Burger King

C

 * 1) Campbell's
 * 2) Capcom
 * 3) Carl's Jr./Hardee's
 * 4) Charmin
 * 5) Christie's
 * 6) Chris Torres
 * 7) Clinique
 * 8) Cloudco Entertainment
 * 9) Coca-Cola
 * 10) Coinbase
 * 11) Com2us
 * 12) Cordae
 * 13) Crocs
 * 14) Crockpot
 * 15) Custom 958

D

 * 1) Dalmore
 * 2) Dami Park (also known as Puuung)
 * 3) Daniel Arsham
 * 4) Deadmau5
 * 5) DeLorean Motor Company
 * 6) Devsisters
 * 7) Dhar Mann
 * 8) Diesel
 * 9) Dillon Francis
 * 10) Dolce & Gabbana
 * 11) Don Julio Tequila

E

 * 1) Ellen DeGeneres
 * 2) Eminem
 * 3) Epic Games
 * 4) Eric Andre

F

 * 1) Fanatics
 * 2) Farley Entertainment Inc.
 * 3) Frank's
 * 4) Funimation
 * 5) Funko
 * 6) F. Whitlock & Sons

G

 * 1) Galatasaray S.K.
 * 2) Gap
 * 3) Gameloft
 * 4) mh:crappygames:GameStop
 * 5) G Fuel
 * 6) Glenfiddich
 * 7) Good Times Ahead
 * 8) Gucci
 * 9) Gunna

H

 * 1) Habbo (hotel)
 * 2) Hasbro
 * 3) Hispano Suiza
 * 4) International Olympic Committee

I

 * 1) ITV (Independent Television)

J

 * 1) Jacob & Co.
 * 2) Joe Sichta

K

 * 1) KFC (South Korea only)
 * 2) Kim Shui
 * 3) KSI

L

 * 1) Lamborghini
 * 2) LeBron James
 * 3) Lewis Hamilton (F1 driver)
 * 4) mh:thehorriblemusicandsongswikia:Lil Pump
 * 5) Lionel Messi
 * 6) Louis Vuitton (with Beeple)

M

 * 1) Marvel
 * 2) Matthew Lillard
 * 3) McDonald's
 * 4) McLaren Racing
 * 5) MEE6
 * 6) Melania Trump
 * 7) Melanie Martinez
 * 8) Mesut Özil
 * 9) Michael Jordan
 * 10) Microsoft
 * 11) Migos
 * 12) Monstercat
 * 13) Moose Knuckles

N

 * 1) NASCAR
 * 2) NFL
 * 3) Nickelodeon
 * 4) Nike
 * 5) Nissan Canada
 * 6) Nokia

O

 * 1) OneyNG
 * 2) OnlyFans
 * 3) Özgür Dogruöz

P

 * 1) Pantone
 * 2) Patmat Studio
 * 3) Patreon
 * 4) Pendulum
 * 5) mh:horriblecompanies:People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
 * 6) mh:thebestmusicandsongswikia:Post Malone
 * 7) Poppy
 * 8) Prada
 * 9) PVR Cinemas

R

 * 1) Rakuten
 * 2) Rajinikanth
 * 3) Ray-Ban
 * 4) Reebok
 * 5) mh:freshwebsites:Reddit
 * 6) Rich the Kid
 * 7) Ross William Ulbricht (for getting freed from prison)

S

 * 1) Salman Khan
 * 2) Samsung - The latter (Samsung 837X project) was very ironic considering that crytocurrency they used (Ethereum, not mentioned by Samsung), for the NFTs was known for harming the environment.
 * 3) SNK
 * 4) mh:thebestmusicandsongswikia:Snoop Dogg
 * 5) Soulja Boy
 * 6) Square Enix
 * 7) Stellantis and Alfa Romeo
 * 8) Steph Curry
 * 9) Stonetoss
 * 10) Steve Aoki

T

 * 1) Take-Two Interactive
 * 2) Taco Bell
 * 3) The Chainsmokers
 * 4) The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
 * 5) The Walt Disney Company
 * 6) Tommy Cash
 * 7) Toonz Media Group
 * 8) Twitter

U

 * 1) Ubisoft
 * 2) Under Armour
 * UZ

V

 * 1) Vodafone

W

 * 1) Warner Bros. Discovery
 * 2) Warner Music Group
 * 3) West Coast Customs
 * 4) Wuki

Y

 * 1) YouTube
 * 2) Yuto Horigome

Z

 * 1) Zedge
 * 2) Zee Studios
 * 3) Zynga

Companies/individuals that are opposed to NFTs
Below is a non-exhaustive list of companies, organizations, and individuals which have confirmed they are against NFTs:

#

 * 1) 15.ai

A

 * 1) Adin Rudd
 * 2) Aggro Crab
 * 3) AJ Beckles
 * 4) AmaLee
 * 5) Alejandro Saab
 * 6) Alex Rochon
 * 7) Alisha Grauso
 * 8) Alison Turjancik
 * 9) Allegra Clark
 * 10) Alpharad
 * 11) Amber Lee Connors
 * 12) Anairis Quinones
 * 13) Apple Inc. - Banned apps that offer them on the App Store.
 * 14) Arlo
 * 15) mh:freshwebsites:ArtStation - Staff members have backed out on the plan to add NFTs.
 * 16) Austin Lee Matthews

B

 * 1) Bandlez - Made fun of them on Instagram.
 * 2) Bill Gates - Mocked Bored Apes NFTs and calling NFTs a "100% based on greater fool theory"
 * 3) Brianna Knickerbocker

C

 * 1) Caddicarus
 * 2) Casey Mongillo
 * 3) Chris Hackney
 * 4) CircleToonsHD
 * 5) Cristina Vee
 * 6) Cmanflip - Stated many times that he is against NFTs

D

 * 1) Daman Mills
 * 2) Dan Fornace - Stated that they were against NFTs under their Rivals of Aether Twitter.
 * 3) Daniel Ross
 * 4) Danielle McRae
 * 5) Dawn M. Bennett
 * 6) DeviantArt - Added DeviantArt Protect so artists could detect their artwork being stolen and sold on their markplaces.
 * 7) mh:freshwebsites:Discord - Much like the ArtStation staff, the staff members of Discord have backed out on the plan to add NFTs
 * 8) Discotek Media

E

 * 1) Eddy Burback
 * 2) Edmund McMillen
 * 3) mh:crappygames:Electronic Arts - Backed out on plans on adding them.
 * 4) Elizabeth Maxwell
 * 5) Elon Musk
 * 6) Embracer Group
 * 7) Erica Lindbeck - Joked about NFTs in Patrick Seitz's anti-NFT Tweet
 * 8) Erika Harlacher

F

 * 1) Fadel

G

 * 1) Gears for Breakfast - Stated that they were opposed to them under their A Hat in Time Twitter
 * 2) Ghost and Pals
 * 3) Grant Kirkhope
 * 4) GSC Game World - Backed out on plans to add NFTs.

H

 * 1) Hideki Naganuma
 * 2) Human Resources - It was stated that the creators of the show were against them through the show's Twitter account.

I

 * 1) Illumination - Stated they were against NFTs through the Minions Twitter account.
 * 2) IntroSpecktive
 * 3) itch.io

J

 * 1) Jenny Yokobori
 * 2) Jim Davis - Stated they were against them through their Garfield Twitter account.
 * 3) Joe Zieja
 * 4) John Cena
 * 5) John Roblox
 * 6) Jon Cartwright
 * 7) Josh Grelle
 * 8) Joshua Conner "Null" Moon

K

 * 1) mh:thebestmusicandsongswikia:Kanye West
 * 2) Kayli Mills
 * 3) Keanu Reeves
 * 4) Keegan Michael Key - Made a crypto parody that mocks crypto.
 * 5) Kellen Goff
 * 6) Khoi Dao
 * 7) Ko-fi
 * 8) Kyle McCarley

L

 * 1) Laura Stahl
 * 2) Little V
 * 3) The Living Tombstone
 * 4) Lonely Goomba
 * 5) LS Mark
 * 6) Lyle Rath - Joked about NFTs in a tweet.

M

 * 1) Mathieu Brunet
 * 2) Matt Shipman
 * 3) Matthew Mercer
 * 4) Marc Brown - Stated he was against them in his official Arthur TikTok.
 * 5) Marisa Duran
 * 6) Marissa Lenti
 * 7) Mark Allen Jr.
 * 8) Mark DeCarlo
 * 9) Mediatonic - Stated they were against NFTs in their Fall Guys Twitter account.
 * 10) Mike Judge - Joked about their ridiculous prices in a tweet.
 * 11) Mike Pollock - Partially, he is more neutral than opposed to them, but did express that he won't buy them.
 * 12) Mr. Crook

N

 * 1) mh:amazingyoutubers:Nathaniel Bandy
 * 2) Nathan Bosia

P

 * 1) Patrick Seitz
 * 2) Penguinz0
 * 3) mh:amazingyoutubers:PewDiePie
 * 4) ProZD
 * 5) Phil Spencer
 * 6) PJiggles
 * 7) Platinum Games
 * 8) Playtonic
 * 9) Pringus McDingus

R

 * 1) Rahul Kohli
 * 2) Ranboo
 * 3) RationalWiki - Created a negative page on NFTs.
 * 4) RIAA
 * 5) RubberNinja

S

 * 1) Saberspark
 * 2) The SCP Foundation
 * 3) Sean Burke
 * 4) Sean Chiplock
 * 5) Shgurr - Commented on Saberspark's video criticizing NFTs.
 * 6) Shoe0nhead
 * 7) Shōnen Jump
 * 8) Silvervale
 * 9) SlashcraftGaming
 * 10) Slimecicle
 * 11) SomecallmeJohnny
 * 12) SomeOrdinaryGamers
 * 13) mh:amazingyoutubers:SMG4
 * 14) The South Park crew
 * 15) SteelSeries
 * 16) SuperMarioLogan - A YouTuber who is against them.

T

 * 1) Tate Multimedia - Confirmed to be against NFTs under their Kao the Kangaroo Twitter.
 * 2) Team17 - Backed out on using them.
 * 3) TeamFourStar
 * 4) Tencent - Against NFTs due to the Chinese government restrictions regarding cryptocurrencies.
 * 5) TheRealSullyG
 * 6) Troy Baker - Backed out on using them.
 * 7) Tyler Crook
 * 8) Tyler, the Creator

U

 * 1) UltimaShadowX

V

 * 1) Valve - Silently banned NFTs on Steam.
 * 2) Vinesauce Vinny
 * 3) VRChat

W

 * 1) WildBrain - Backed out after their one-off "Tubbycoin" experiment.

X

 * 1) xQc

Y

 * 1) Yong Yea
 * 2) Yuri Lowenthal
 * 3) VShojo

Z

 * 1) Zeno Robinson

Trivia

 * Powerade made a meme under the NFT acronym on Twitter.
 * There is a gimmick Twitter account that shows various celebrities and companies who are against the NFT craze.
 * PC gaming store Steam has banned all cryptocurrencies and NFTs from the site.
 * DeviantArt introduced a tool to help artists detect their artwork being stolen and sold on NFT marketplaces.
 * This is currently the longest page on this wiki.

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