You might have heard of the term NFTs, short-form for non-fungible tokens. Some NFTs include virtual memorabilia such as art pieces and virtual real estate, worth upwards of millions of dollars, while other NFTs serve what one might consider more practical purposes. But what is exactly is an NFT, and how does it fit into our economy? Dr. Merav Ozair, a global leading expert on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, joins the podcast.

I’m joined today by Dr. Meravo Ozair. Dr. Ozair is a global leading expert on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, with a background of a data scientist and a quant strategist. She has in-depth knowledge and experience in global financial markets and its market microstructure. Currently, Dr. Ozair applies her unique expertise to researching and investigating distributed ledger technology (DLT) and Blockchain ecosystem, digital assets, crypto markets and specifically, decentralized finance (DeFi) space and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). She is a FinTech professor at Rutgers Business School (RBS), where she has developed and teaches courses on blockchain and digital assets. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the World Scientific Series in FinTech at World Scientific Publishing, and has been frequently interviewed on blockchain, NFTs and DeFi space by world-wide media, such as Bloomberg, BBC, New York Times, Forbes, and more.

Learn more about Dr. Merav Ozair at doctorblockchain.io

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