Move over candy bars, New York vending machine now selling NFT art

Small paper boxes that hold slips with QR codes are seen inside digital art collecting platform Neon’s first in-person non-fungible token (NFT) vending machine in Lower Manhattan's financial district of New York City, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital art collecting platform Neon has launched the first in-person non-fungible token (NFT) vending machine in New York City, aiming to make online art pieces as easily available as soda or a candy bar.

The twist? You have no idea what piece of digital art you might purchase.