NFTs: what are they, and are they the future?
The Briefing18 Touko 2021

NFTs: what are they, and are they the future?

Everyone is talking about NFTs - Non-Fungible Tokens.

These digital certificates have been hailed as a way for creators to get paid for digital works and files that get shared online. Cameron Wilson, tech journalist and Associate Editor at Crikey joins us to explain the new phenomenon.

But what are NFTs and are they destined to live on the fringes of web culture? Or could they become part of our everyday lives?

TODAY'S HEADLINES

  • PM admits vulnerable people left behind by vaccine rollout

  • Government sorry for Australian man’s death in India

  • First responders speak of shark death scenes

  • More than 50,000 already displaced in Gaza

  • Drivers, unions welcome landmark ruling for app drivers

  • OR watch Today's Headlines on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE

    Follow The Briefing

    Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast
    Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU
    Twitter: @TheBriefingAU

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Jaksot(2556)

    “Globalise the Intifada” explained + Canada mass shooting

    “Globalise the Intifada” explained + Canada mass shooting

    “Globalise the Intifada” has been in the spotlight this week after Grace Tame used the contentious phrase at a pro-Palestinian rally. Calls are growing from both sides of politics for Grace to be stri...

    11 Helmi 15min

    Aus Olympian fractures neck + The truth about Brenton Tarrant’s appeal

    Aus Olympian fractures neck + The truth about Brenton Tarrant’s appeal

    Wednesday Headlines: Albanese meets with the President of Israel, Liberal leadership challenge set to begin today, Australia calls in Lao ambassador over response to the methanol poisoning deaths of M...

    10 Helmi 22min

    'A police officer punched me': MP hospitalised in wild protest

    'A police officer punched me': MP hospitalised in wild protest

    What began as a peaceful rally in Sydney’s Town Hall Square turned into scenes Abigail Boyd MP says she never thought she’d witness in New South Wales. In this episode of The Briefing, the NSW Greens ...

    10 Helmi 19min

    Pt 2: Matt Acton on what it’s like to have your child targeted by an online predator

    Pt 2: Matt Acton on what it’s like to have your child targeted by an online predator

    Big tech is under fire for failing to protect Aussie kids from online sexual abuse, including a sharp rise in sextortion and abuse via video calls and livestreams. Reports to the Australian Federal ...

    9 Helmi 11min

    Violent clashes at Herzog protests + Pt 1: The platforms live-streaming abuse

    Violent clashes at Herzog protests + Pt 1: The platforms live-streaming abuse

    Tuesday Headlines: Violence erupts at Sydney protests against Israeli President’s visit, King Charles 'ready to support' police investigation into Prince Andrew, Communications Minister seeks urgent m...

    9 Helmi 22min

    Trump slams Bad Bunny's Super Bowl + Australia’s definition of terrorism

    Trump slams Bad Bunny's Super Bowl + Australia’s definition of terrorism

    Australia’s definition of terrorism was set up after the Sept 11 terror attacks, but now the world and Australia have changed dramatically. In 2026, the landscape of terror and radicalization is compl...

    9 Helmi 14min

    Christchurch terrorist seeks retrial + Why Isaac Herzog is in Australia

    Christchurch terrorist seeks retrial + Why Isaac Herzog is in Australia

    Monday Headlines: Sussan Ley could face leadership spill within the week, Sydneysiders told to avoid non-essential travel during Israeli President’s visit, Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches Exmouth...

    8 Helmi 24min

    BONUS: What it takes to become a female pop star

    BONUS: What it takes to become a female pop star

    Chappell Roan took home the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2025, clocked more than 68 million streams in the first 6 months of 2024 and she's currently touring Australia, headlining Laneway music festi...

    7 Helmi 15min

    Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

    aikalisa
    ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
    rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
    tervo-halme
    politiikan-puskaradio
    rss-podme-livebox
    et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
    viisupodi
    otetaan-yhdet
    rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
    rss-asiastudio
    the-ulkopolitist
    radio-antro
    io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
    linda-maria
    rss-mina-ukkola
    rss-kaikki-uusiksi
    rikosmyytit
    rss-kiina-ilmiot
    rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset