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nonfungible token

American  
[nahn-fuhn-juh-buhl toh-kuhn] / ˌnɑnˈfʌn dʒə bəl ˈtoʊ kən /

noun

non-fungible tokens plural
  1. Digital Technology. a digital asset recorded on a blockchain and associated with a digital item of value that can be bought or sold, usually a unique piece of content, such as an image, video, or audio file. Abbreviation: NFT.


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At a conference a few years ago, I met Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, the artist who in 2021 sold a nonfungible token of his work at Christies for more than $69 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

To demonstrate the potential of digital color, Pantone collaborated with Polygon1993, a Paris-based multidisciplinary artist, to give away nine nonfungible token, or NFT, digital artworks inspired by Very Peri.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

But what would vanish is the most enduring nonfungible token of musical fandom of the past half-century.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

It was derived from the proceeds of the sale of a nonfungible token, or NFT, for a digital artwork called “The NFT Guild Philanthropist — Healthcare Heroes.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021

This week, Wales is selling a nonfungible token, or NFT, on the Ethereum blockchain based on what he has described as the first-ever Wikipedia edit.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2021

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