{"id":227286,"date":"2022-03-25T03:01:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T03:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?post_type=crypto_glossary&p=227286"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:27:14","slug":"nft","status":"publish","type":"crypto_glossary","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT"},"content":{"rendered":"

An abbreviation for non-fungible token. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, which are fungible, NFT's defining characteristic is that they cannot be divided or split into multiple parts. NFTs can represent many things on the blockchain, such as digital art, music, memberships, real estate deeds, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An abbreviation for non-fungible token. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, which are fungible, NFT’s defining characteristic is that they cannot be divided or split into multiple parts. NFTs can represent many things on the blockchain, such as digital art, music, memberships, real estate deeds, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cryptoslate_glossary_part_of_speech":"initialism","_cryptoslate_glossary_phonetic_spelling":"N-F-T","_cryptoslate_glossary_example_sentences":["The artist issued the digital artwork as an NFT on Ethereum.","Each NFT in the collection had a unique token identifier.","The wallet proved ownership of the NFT through the blockchain record.","An NFT can represent art, membership access, a ticket, or another distinct asset.","The buyer checked the contract address before purchasing the NFT from the marketplace."]},"glossary_topic":[83428,83441],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNFT | CryptoSlate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFT | CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An abbreviation for non-fungible token. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, which are fungible, NFT's defining characteristic is that they cannot be divided or split into multiple parts. NFTs can represent many things on the blockchain, such as digital art, music, memberships, real estate deeds, and more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-31T17:27:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cover-glossary-term.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/\",\"name\":\"NFT | CryptoSlate\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-25T03:01:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-31T17:27:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"NFT\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"description\":\"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"NewsMediaOrganization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews\",\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews\"],\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/\",\"correctionsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"ethicsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"foundingDate\":\"2017-08-04\",\"founder\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Nate Whitehill\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Matthew Blancarte\"}],\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer support\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"sales\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/?topic=advertising#contact-form\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"email\":\"tips@cryptoslate.com\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"}],\"masthead\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NFT | CryptoSlate","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NFT | CryptoSlate","og_description":"An abbreviation for non-fungible token. Unlike most cryptocurrencies, which are fungible, NFT's defining characteristic is that they cannot be divided or split into multiple parts. NFTs can represent many things on the blockchain, such as digital art, music, memberships, real estate deeds, and more.","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/","og_site_name":"CryptoSlate","article_modified_time":"2026-08-31T17:27:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cover-glossary-term.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@cryptoslate","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/","name":"NFT | CryptoSlate","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-03-25T03:01:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-31T17:27:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/nft\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Glossary","item":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"NFT"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","name":"CryptoSlate","description":"Cryptocurrency News and Real-time Coin Data","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization","name":"CryptoSlate","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"CryptoSlate"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews","https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/iq.wiki\/wiki\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKggKIiRDQklTRlFnTWFoRUtEMk55ZVhCMGIzTnNZWFJsTG1OdmJTZ0FQAQ","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/media-outlet\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews"],"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","foundingDate":"2017-08-04","founder":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nate Whitehill"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Matthew Blancarte"}],"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"sales","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/?topic=advertising#contact-form","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"newsroom","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","email":"tips@cryptoslate.com","availableLanguage":"en-US"}],"masthead":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/crypto_glossary\/227286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/crypto_glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/crypto_glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/crypto_glossary\/227286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227288,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/crypto_glossary\/227286\/revisions\/227288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary_topic?post=227286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}