NFTs For Dummies

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
	About This Book
	Foolish Assumptions
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Getting Started with NFTs
	Chapter 1 Introducing Non-Fungible Tokens
		Beginning at the Beginning: What Is a Non-Fungible Good?
		Exploring Uses for NFTs
		Finding Out How an NFT Works
		Buying NFTs
			Why buy NFTs
			NFTs as investments
		Proceeding on Your NFT Journey
	Chapter 2 Owning Your Own NFT
		Where It All Began: Non-Fungible Kitties
			Blockchain for the masses
			Not just a passing fad
			The impact of NFTs
			The game mechanics of CryptoKitties
		What’s In Your Wallet? Setting Up MetaMask
		Setting Up Coinbase
			Creating your Coinbase account
			Verifying your phone number
			Adding your personal information
			Verifying your identity and adding your bank account
			Adding funds to your wallet
		Collecting, Breeding, and Selling Your Very Own Non-Fungible (Crypto)Kitties
			Buying your first CryptoKitty
			Using the Offer function
			Breeding your kitties
	Chapter 3 The Future of NFTs
		Dissecting the Anatomy of a $69 Million NFT
		Redefining Property Rights (NFTs Are Not Just about Digital Art and Kitties!)
		NFTs and Digital Property
			Music, movies, and books
			Photos and other digital art
			Game assets
		NFTs and Real Property
			Homes, cars, and nondigital pets
			Art, jewelry, wine, and other collectibles
		Imagining the Possibilities
Part 2 Buying and Selling NFTs
	Chapter 4 Getting In on the NFT Game
		Knowing the Ins and Outs of Buying NFTs
			Examining the success of early NFTs
			Thinking about NFTs as an investment
		Understanding the Risks of Hot Wallets like MetaMask
			Comparing hot wallets
			Weighing the pros and cons of hot wallets
		Uncovering Your MetaMask Wallet
			Installing MetaMask
			Securing your MetaMask wallet for Chrome and Firefox
		Buying Ether for Your MetaMask Wallet
		Exploring NFT Marketplaces
			Navigating the OpenSea of NFTs
			The Nifty Gateway
			Rarible’s decentralized governance
	Chapter 5 Investing In NFTs
		Understanding NFTs Are Not Cryptocurrency
		Introducing NFT Investing
		Deciding Whether NFT Investing Is for You
		NFT Investing Strategies for Beginners
			Valuing your NFT
			Choosing your strategy
		Discovering the Best-Performing NFTs
		Exploring Popular NFT Types
			Digital art
			Collectibles
			Games
			Music
			Popular memes
		Reporting NFT Gains and Paying Taxes on NFTs
Part 3 Developing Your Knowledge: A Step-by-Step Guide to Programming Your Own NFT
	Chapter 6 What Is Ethereum?
		Revealing the Ethereum Virtual Machine
		Ether: The Gas That Fuels Your Transactions
			The journey of a transaction
			Compensating the (proof-of-) workers: What’s in it for the miners?
			From happy hour to surge pricing: Determining a reasonable gas price
			Setting your budget: Is the sky the (gas) limit?
			Transaction fees
		The Blockchain: Where It’s All Stored and Secured
			Ethash and proof of work: What makes Ethereum tamper-proof?
			Miners and nonces and bears — oh, my!
			How many “confirmations” until I’m actually confirmed?
			Uncles and orphans
			Hard forks: Updates to the underlying protocol
		Smart Contracts Make the EVM Go Round
			The nascent life of a smart contract
			Exciting possibilities
			Notable limitations
		Oracles: How to Connect to the “Outside” World
		Shining a Light on Ethereum’s Fundamental Structure
			The big picture
			Nuts-and-bolts of the blockchain
			Gas essentials
			Things that make the EVM an interesting place
	Chapter 7 Creating an Ethereum Account
		Understanding Externally Owned Accounts
			What it means to create an account
			Private versus public keys
			Digital signatures
		Discovering Contract Accounts
		Knowing the Difference Between Public Networks and Private Environments
			Local development environments
			Test networks
			Main network
		Preparing Your Accounts (on MetaMask)
			Renaming accounts on MetaMask
			Adding different ETH to different accounts
			Funding your testnet account
			Exploring the Ropsten testnet blockchain
			“Disappearing” balances
	Chapter 8 Setting Up a Development Environment
		Exploring Your Ethereum Solution Stack
			Elements of the Ethereum stack
			Here a stack, there a stack: Pre-made stacks
		Put On Your Hard Hat: Constructing Your Environment
			Setting up your local blockchain test environment
			Connecting a custom (Ganache) network to your MetaMask wallet
			Adding local (Ganache) accounts to your MetaMask wallet
			Synching the Remix IDE to your MetaMask wallet
	Chapter 9 Deploying Your First Smart Contract
		Working with Smart Contract Languages
			Starting with the Solidity version pragma
			Going from source code to bytecode
		Key Elements of a Smart Contract
			Data
			Functions
			Event logs
		No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Using Smart Contract Libraries
		Ready for Takeoff: Launching Your Smart Contract
			Beginning with a simple template
			Compiling before takeoff
			Deploying
	Chapter 10 Discovering Token Standards
		Introducing Ethereum Development Standards
			Ensuring interoperability and composability
			Learning the ABCs of EIPs and ERCs
		Understanding Standard Token Interfaces
			ERC-20 token standard
			ERC-721 non-fungible token standard
			Other token standards on Ethereum
	Chapter 11 Building an ERC-721 Token
		Writing and Compiling Your NFT
			The code
			The play-by-play
		Deploying Your NFT
			Deploying on Ganache
			Deploying on Ropsten
			Deploying on Mainnet
		Nurturing Your NFT
			Following your NFT on the blockchain
			Interacting with your NFT
Part 4 The Part of Tens
	Chapter 12 Ten Marketplaces for Your NFTs
		The OpenSea Marketplace
		The Axie Infinity Marketplace
		The CryptoPunks Marketplace
		The NBA Top Shot Marketplace
		The Rarible Marketplace
		SuperRare Marketplace
		The Alcor NFT Marketplace
		The Binance NFT Marketplace
		The Foundation NFT Marketplace
		The Crypto.com NFT Platform
	Chapter 13 The Ten Most Expensive NFTs
		EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS
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		CROSSROAD
		OCEAN FRONT
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		World Wide Web Source Code
		Stay Free
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Index
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