@tinker I strongly believe that NFTs were a direct reaction to EU 5AMLD, which regulated the auction, sale, and transfer of physical artworks to a similar degree to other methods of wealth transfer. previously, art could be sold or transferred without record, allowing wealth to be hidden from scrutiny and money to be moved around without transparency. 5AMLD requires art transfers over a threshold value to be declared, just like with cash transfers, and NFTs were an attempt to sidestep this.
@gsuberland @tinker Well that's fucking fascinating.