Crypto-art craze reaches China at ‘NFT’ exhibition
By AFP
29 March 2021 |
8:58 am
The crypto-art craze sweeps into Beijing as curators open one of the world's first exhibitions dedicated to blockchain art featuring coveted 'NFTs' or 'non-fungible tokens'.
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