https://future.a16z.com/nft-canon/
The NFT Canon is a go-to resource for artists and creators, developers, corporations and institutions, communities and other organizations seeking to understand or do more with non-fungible tokens.
It’s a curated list of readings and resources on all things NFTs (inspired by the a16z Crypto Canon), and is organized from the big picture of what NFTs are and why they matter to how to mint, collect, and do more with them — including FAQs, ecosystem overviews, and various applications such as art, music, gaming, social tokens, creator DAOs, and others.
We will continue to update this as more people try out new things, share their work, or publish resources for learning about NFTs. If you have suggestions for quality pieces to add, let us know @a16z.
Life Is Non-fungible: The Evolution of Ownership, Assets, and Us — ownership is deeply human; collectibles for self-expression, identity, money, trade by Roham Gharegozlouhttps://youtu.be/u894J50AqOs
Stories, Scarcity, and Mimetic Desire — how NFTs turn millions of stories into scarce assets by Nick Tomainohttps://thecontrol.co/stories-scarcity-and-mimetic-desire-c4a344fa74e1
NFTs invert the ownership model of media — offering creators, their audiences, and developers who build for them a viable alternative to platform-driven monetization by Jesse Waldenhttps://variant.mirror.xyz/T8kdtZRIgy_srXB5B06L8vBqFHYlEBcv6ae2zR6Y_eo
NFT subculture — properties of disruptive subculturesby Denis Nazarovhttps://d.mirror.xyz/OQrTGdbiDDKs-7it-URF2NYRG9xLMYEQcNnET8fah3I
Creators, communities, and the gray space in the middle where they meet — the next evolution of communities (belonging and stakeholders); how creators can create their own markets; programmable art by Nichanan Kesonpathttps://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/10/9/gray-space-in-the-middle
Proof of passion — connecting the history of the social internet to NFTs today by Tal Shachar and Jonathan Glickhttps://tals.substack.com/p/proof-of-passion
Crypto changes value, NFTs change society — how NFTs change internet, work, economics, business models by Andrew Steinwoldhttps://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/crypto-will-change-value-nfts-will
Crypto fundamentals and NFTs — eras of the web, blockchain architecture, last decade in crypto; rise of NFTs, future of NFTs by Patrick Rivera [link to presentation in Google Slides]
A beginner’s guide to NFTs — what they are, why they’re interesting, applications by Linda Xiehttps://linda.mirror.xyz/df649d61efb92c910464a4e74ae213c4cab150b9cbcc4b7fb6090fc77881a95d
What is an NFT? — properties of blockchain-based non-fungible tokens by Devin Finzerhttps://opensea.io/blog/guides/non-fungible-tokens/#What_is_a_non-fungible_token
All about NFTs — the what, why, and how of NFTs, their applications, and process as well as common questions & misconceptions by Jesse Walden, Linda Xie, Sonal Chokshihttps://a16z.com/2021/03/27/nfts-explainer-faqs-hype-reality-innovation-crypto-creator-economy