The most unusual way to buy NFT tokens – what is it?
NFTs have become a major trend in the cryptocurrency world in 2021. Unique tokens changed the way users think about ownership and allowed them to fully own digital assets in the form of images, songs and so on. Because the non-interchangeable tokens have sometimes increased in value very quickly, they have attracted quite a few fans. That said, it doesn’t look like this trend is going to get any weaker. This is supported by new acquisition opportunities for NFTs. We will describe the situation in more detail.
As is customary, we will start with an introduction. The NFT token industry has indeed become incredibly popular in the past year. One need only look at the chart of the sphere’s capitalisation, which has grown from $95 million to $16.5 billion in just over a year, to prove it. Consequently, early investors have certainly been cashing in on this trend.
Total capitalisation of the NFT token sphere
Speaking of trends. The popularity of the query about NFT-tokens on Google around the world set another record at the end of January 2022. Although the trend has now cooled off a bit, it has continued to renew highs for several months in a row.
Popularity of NFT queries around the world
It should be noted that in Russia the score is 85 out of 100. This means that many citizens are still interested in the topic.
Popularity of the query about NFT in Russia
In Ukraine, the result is 79 points – and this is also a lot.
Popularity of the query about NFT in Ukraine
The query in Belarus scored 80 points.
Popularity of the query about NFT in Belarus
The rating of the most expensive tokens also indicates the popularity of the NFT sector. In particular, this is how the list of the most valuable representatives of the Cryptopunks collection looks like. Note that the price tag of each of them exceeds the mark of one thousand ether, and the most expensive punk at all cost the buyer 8 thousand ETH.
The most expensive Cryptopunks
Recall, the high price is due to the rarity of the token. It is representative of the so-called alien punk, which exists in only nine copies.
That said, the field continues to evolve. There are now even more opportunities to get in touch with NFT – all thanks to the efforts of the Neon platform staff.
How to buy an NFT token
We’re talking about a trading platform called Neon, which allows NFT token transactions based on the Solana blockchain. The company closed a $3 million syd round last month, and now new steps in its development phase are visible.
The company has introduced an NFT vending machine, which has been installed at 29 John Street in Manhattan. It is now accessible 24 hours a day, which means anyone can buy an NFT they like.
NFT vending machine from Neon
The scheme of the machine is simple: the visitor selects the desired NFT collection, then pays with a Visa or Mastercard as well as Samsung Pay or Apple Pay. He then scans the QR code from the device screen with his smartphone and receives the NFT to his address.
Project Neon co-founder Jordan Birnholz commented on what is happening. He stated that the team members want to make buying NFT as easy as possible. Here’s his rejoinder, cited by Decrypt.
I thought a vending machine would be the easiest way to purchase NFTs. We ended up creating it to demonstrate how easy it is to support digital art creators, and at the same time dispel myths about the difficulty of buying unique tokens.
NFT from a machine
Birnholz also commented on the decision to support fiat currencies as a means of payment.
Neon supports fiat because of the uniqueness of our mission. We want the niche of digital art and collectibles to be accessible to as many people as possible.
That said, the developers will add support for cryptocurrencies for transactions in the future as well.
The funny thing is that customers can't choose a particular NFT to buy. Instead, they choose a collection and then specify the number of a particular pack associated with the NFT. There is no way of knowing in advance which particular token will fall to the customer.
Purchased NFTs in a machine
We think that the developers' initiative is really noteworthy. Still, while newcomers to the world of cryptocurrencies may really find it difficult to understand the interface of trading platforms like OpenSea, which we are already familiar with. Therefore, people who are not yet familiar with blockchain are likely to appreciate this method of interaction. As a result, the latter will become even more popular.
For more news on the Web 3.0 trend, check out our Millionaire Crypto Chat. There we will talk about other topics related to blockchain and decentralisation.
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