2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down116
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkA key feature of NFTs has completely broken / Web3 was supposed to make sure the original artist always got paid. Not so much anymore.www.theverge.com2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square72linkfedilink
minus-squareanlumo@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoStoring a full JPEG on the blockchain would be way too expensive. It’s not a bulk data storage system.
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThere are alternatives like storing a hash of some sort
minus-squareanlumo@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoA hash still isn’t the file itself. I think that the ones that use ipfs even have a hash in the URL.
Storing a full JPEG on the blockchain would be way too expensive. It’s not a bulk data storage system.
There are alternatives like storing a hash of some sort
A hash still isn’t the file itself. I think that the ones that use ipfs even have a hash in the URL.