Digital currencies are money, or at least their purpose is to be money. This means that digital currencies must not only act as a store of value, an intermediary of exchange and a unit of calculation, but must also be exchangeable. 

This means (if the situation is normal) the value of one bitcoin is equal to another bitcoin, just as a thousand toman banknote is not different in value from another thousand toman banknote.

But heterogeneous tokens (NFTs) are an exception to the latter rule. These tokens have been in good standing for years, but over the past year or so, their popularity has grown with the popularity of tokens for unique artwork, collectibles, and virtual games.

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Expert statistics show that the NFT sector is likely to see significant growth this year, as demand for unique digital goods increases. But it is also possible that this sector with decentralized finance (Defy) And other areas to intersect to create new products and services. Then, helpan articleFrom cryptonews, let’s take a look at the NFT field; The area is expected to flourish in 2021.

The NFT sector is small but growing

The NonFungible.com website provides a variety of data and statistics to provide an overview of the state of the NFT industry, including the volume of transactions in this sector and its growth rate. In the week ending January 29, the volume of sales of unique tokens was $ 6 million.

Although this is only 0.003 percent of the daily volume in the total digital currency market, it has grown significantly over the past months and years.

For example, until November, the average weekly volume was about $ 1 million. The NonFungible report in 2019, however, indicated that the monthly volume had been consistently below this amount for most of the year, even falling below $ 400,000 in September of that year.

According to Simon Seojoon Kim, CEO and owner of the blockchain company Hashed in South Korea, the market for unique tokens has grown exponentially so far. In his view, this growth is highly dependent on individual content and strong intellectual property; Unlike Defy, which grew normally. He said:

While we expect a variety of uses for NFTs in card games, it is still very difficult to predict the growth rate of the NFT market. No criteria can be used as a comprehensive index.

Subcategories of proverbial tokens

Although NFTs are somewhat marginal, this sector is undoubtedly expanding. According to John Crain, founder of the SuperRare digital workstation, the proponents of this expansion are a number of specific areas in the subcategory of unique tokens.

“Crane said in an interview:

Digital Art, Virtual Fields and Defy NFTs will all have explosive growth in 2021. Digital art is at the forefront and will be at the forefront of this segment in terms of scope.

According to Crane, NFTs provide a way for us to collect virtual collectibles like physical goods, thus sealing the uniqueness and uniqueness of digital items.

For the first time, we have a simple technical standard that creates digital scarcity for digital valuables. Humans have been collecting valuables for thousands of years, and now a tool is available that does the same thing digitally.

Although Crane is optimistic about the future of digital valuables, analysts and other industry experts agree with his predictions.

Fredrik Haga, co-founder and CEO of Dune Analytics, said:

I think the importance of crypto art increases because artists see that they can make a small income with digital art.

He added that the gaming world is another area in which NFTs will grow in 2021. Axie Infinity, the largest product in the field based on Atrium, grossed a total of $ 8.1 billion. In this game, users fight unique creatures, each of which is a token.

Aave marketing director Aisa Kulligan is another admirer of Axie Infinity and NFT games in general.

“In an interview,” he said in an interview.

Axi Infinity is a great example of a game that gamify the crypto space. You play and acquire these atrium assets and then you can relate them to what is going on in this ecosystem. Gaming can be a great way to teach people important concepts such as sharing, using user interfaces and concepts that people know and understand.

Defy and NFTs

Culligan also predicts that NFTs will become increasingly popular in Defy this year, and vice versa. He believes:

Another space that has a high growth potential is the unique tokens in the field of defense. For example, the possibility of using these tokens as collateral is what people are looking for. The intersection of NFT, games and defy is another area that has great potential for growth.

Beyond that, combining proverbial tokens and defa can also lead to interesting products. Locked NFTs are also covered, according to Culligan. He stated:

You basically categorize a set of NFTs into a group and then you can own part of that category. Each non-unique token in this classification must fit into a specific classification and be supported by unique NFTs that have value.

Quiligan similarly expects “split NFTs” to emerge. He said:

You can own parts or shares of an unparalleled asset to divide the ownership among a number of shareholders.

Influential owners

Frederick Haga specifically mentions three platforms in the area of ​​unparalleled tokens that may grow rapidly. The Hague says:

Currently, Nifty Gateway and Superior have the highest volume. Opensea is also a great platform for trading counterfeit tokens.

John Crane believes that Superior is aiming to take advantage of its recent growth by expanding its platform and services in 2021.

We will launch our mobile software to enhance [virtual reality] exhibitions and upgrade the user interface to help users who are technically weaker.

Other high-volume platforms include the Sorare global fantasy football platform, the Art Blocks productive art platform, and the decentralized global gaming platform Decentraland. . However, the largest non-compliant platform today is CryptoPunks, which has been active since 2017.

Crypto Punks, just like CryptoKitties, allows you to purchase a unique “punk” (a kind of digital character) in the Atrium blockchain. The platform has sold $ 12 million in its entire operation.

The collectible characters are very attractive and, as Culligan mentioned earlier, are likely to overlap in the coming months and years. This is an area that Aavegotchi, a company that encrypts collectible items under Aave Consulting, hopes to exploit.

Keuligan explained:

Avigos are collectible NFT collectibles in Diffay that have been proven with avi tokens to increase their value. To call an avigochi, you must provide a certain amount of collateral, which depends on the specific avioguchi specification you want to call.

Growth Outlook

There is a strong belief that in the outlook for the end of 2021 and beyond, the heterogeneous asset industry will experience significant relative growth, even if it stays on the sidelines for some time.

The Hague says:

I think [proverbial tokens] will remain in a good position to some extent and move behind the wider space of defense, but we may still see tremendous growth in this area.

While agreeing with this view, John Crane emphasizes that non-unique tokens provide the ideal technical framework to facilitate the growth of this emerging market, digitally collectible objects.

He said:

I believe that the market for unique tokens will grow rapidly in 2021. Although 2020 has seen a massive influx of new artists and collectors, the market is still relatively small.