US$69mil for digital art? The NFT craze, explained

A digital collage by American artist Beeple sold for a record US$69mil (RM284mil) at a Christie's Auction. — AFP

Before there was Beeple, there was William Shatner.

Last July, the Star Trek actor, singer and TekWar author created a series of trading cards featuring images from his career – a telegram from a producer, a photo from his first modelling shoot, an X-ray of his teeth – and listed them as unique digital tokens for sale online – so-called NFTs.