A practical introduction to NFTs — what they are, where they live, how marketplaces work, how to stay safe from drainers, and what utility NFTs are actually good for in 2026.
An NFT isn't a picture — it's a unique, uncopyable entry in a blockchain ledger. Here's how that simple idea explains everything else.
8 min read · beginner
An NFT is a token on-chain, but the picture almost always lives somewhere else. Here's how that hand-off works — and when it breaks.
7 min read · beginner
Minting an NFT is a specific smart-contract state change — a new row in an ownership map, an event from the zero address, and a very specific gas bill.
8 min read · beginner
OpenSea, Blur, and Magic Eden all sell NFTs, but they serve different traders on different chains. Here is how to pick the right one.
9 min read · beginner
Wallet drainer kits, signature phishing, Discord hijacks, and address poisoning have industrialized NFT theft. Here is how the attacks work and how to defend.
10 min read · beginner
A multi-chain wallet doesn't store NFTs — it derives keys per chain and relies on indexers to find them. Here's why that distinction matters in practice.
7 min read · beginner
NFT trading is a fraction of its 2022 peak, but the primitive found real uses: memberships, gaming, tokenized real-world assets, identity, and domains.
8 min read · beginner
The capstone of NFTs 101: a framework for deciding when an NFT belongs in your crypto stack, which use cases make sense in 2026, and what to skip.
8 min read · beginner
