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Are NFT Hotel Room Packages the Future?
Steve Lapekas | December 14, 2022
By Steve Lapekas Hotels and guests are already banking on initiatives that tap into the growing experience economy and Web3 If, at one point, you’ve found yourself muttering the words, “what in the world is an NFT?” Well, you aren’t alone. While the modern world has set an undeniable precedent for digital adoption and savviness in the face of frequent innovation, the introduction of the metaverse and, around the same time, the popularization of cryptocurrency and NFTs left some of us feeling perplexed. Seemingly overnight, NFTs (short for non-fungible tokens) became the talk of the town, with individuals scrambling to get a...
Blockchains and Related Technologies
Mark Munger | July 12, 2022
By Mark Munger I still encounter people who ask me to explain what a blockchain is or are confused as to how cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and smart contracts relate to blockchains. Here is my attempt to relay my view of the technologies. This may take multiple blogs, though I’ll attempt to keep it simple. I’m also writing these to get out quickly, so any errors or statements you believe are misleading or wrong, please comment and let me know what I missed. What is a Blockchain? A Blockchain is an internet ledger storing data with new data added as a group called a block. These blocks are connected to each other with links forward and...
