Article 5EP7B Art, amulets and cryptokitties: the new frontier of cryptocurrencies

Art, amulets and cryptokitties: the new frontier of cryptocurrencies

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Alex Hern UK technology editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5EP7B)

Non-fungible tokens' are unique images, clips or poems traded online for increasingly large sums

Pudding Daintytot is a pink cat, with hearts sprinkled over its chest, a rainbow cresting behind it, draconic horns, wings and a tail.

Born" in January 2019, Pudding is a cryptokitty": an example of what is known as a non-fungible token", the latest cryptocurrency craze - unique images, film clips, animations and even poems, which are bought and sold online for increasingly large sums.

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