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NFT Markets: Selling, Valuation, and Regulation


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collectively examine the complex and evolving landscape of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), focusing on their economic valuation, legal frameworks, and market dynamics. One academic paper specifically analyzes the biases in traditional valuation methods for NFTs like CryptoKitties, proposing a structural model to account for suboptimal seller pricing and selection bias in descending auctions. Complementary legal analyses address the crucial disconnect between NFT ownership and traditional Intellectual Property (IP) rights, detailing the regulatory uncertainty in the EU and UK regarding anti-money laundering and financial promotion rules. Finally, a business article highlights how the major NFT marketplace OpenSea is pivoting from solely digital collectibles to a broader crypto trading aggregator in response to the volatile NFT market crash, while another article contextualizes NFTs within the larger scope of digital art and artificial intelligence. Together, the texts underscore that while blockchain technology provides secure ownership via smart contracts, the market faces challenges related to pricing efficiency, regulatory compliance, and the definition of digital IP rights.

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