Why are people collecting NFTs? - 6 Minute English

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

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Hello. This is 6 Minute English from
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ืฉืœื•ื. ื–ื•ื”ื™ 6 ื“ืงื•ืช ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืžื‘ื™ืช
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BBC Learning English. Iโ€™m Neil.
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BBC Learning English. ืื ื™ ื ื™ืœ.
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And Iโ€™m Sam.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืกื.
00:11
People collect all kinds of things for a hobby,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืกืคื™ื ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืชื—ื‘ื™ื‘,
00:14
from stamps and coins to comics and football
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ืžื‘ื•ืœื™ื ื•ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื•ืขื“ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื•ืžื“ื‘ืงื•ืช ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ
00:16
stickers. Do you collect anything, Sam?
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. ืืชื” ืื•ืกืฃ ืžืฉื”ื•, ืกื?
00:19
I used to have a big collection of Pokรฉmon
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ืคืขื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืื•ืกืฃ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ
00:21
cards but I have no idea where they are now.
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ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืื™ืคื” ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
00:24
Well maybe you should start looking for them
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื•ืœื™ ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืคืฉ ืื•ืชื
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because all kinds of collectables โ€“ thatโ€™s objects
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ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ ืืกืคื ื•ืช - ื–ื” ื—ืคืฆื™ื
00:29
that people want to collect โ€“ are selling for
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืืกื•ืฃ - ื ืžื›ืจื™ื
00:32
big money on the internet. Itโ€™s all part of a new
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ื‘ื›ืกืฃ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜. ื”ื›ืœ ื—ืœืง
00:34
tech craze called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs for short.
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ืžืฉื™ื’ืขื•ืŸ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื ืงืจื ืืกื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ืœื ื ื™ืชื ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™, ืื• ื‘ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ NFTs.
00:39
Non-fungible tokens?
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ืืกื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ืœื ื ื™ืชื ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™?
00:41
Basically NTFs are unique, one-of-kind items
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ื‘ืขืฆื NTFs ื”ื ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ื•ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื ื
00:44
that can be bought and sold like any physical
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ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืงื ื•ืช ื•ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ
00:47
object but only exist in the digital world.
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ื—ืคืฅ ืคื™ื–ื™ ืืš ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืจืง ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™.
00:50
โ€˜Tokensโ€™ can be thought of as certificates
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ 'ืืกื™ืžื•ื ื™ื' ื›ืขืœ ืชืขื•ื“ื•ืช
00:52
of ownership for these virtual possessions.
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ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื”ื•ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•.
00:55
Hmmm, OK. I understand the โ€˜tokenโ€™ part
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ืืžืžืž ืื•ืงื™ื™. ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื—ืœืง 'ืืกื™ืžื•ืŸ'
00:59
but what does โ€˜non-fungibleโ€™ mean?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ 'ืœื ื ื™ืชื ืช ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™'?
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If something is โ€˜fungibleโ€™ it can be interchanged,
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ืื ืžืฉื”ื• 'ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™' ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืื•ืชื•,
01:05
like money for example. With money you can swap
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืกืฃ ืœืžืฉืœ. ืขื ื›ืกืฃ ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ
01:07
a ยฃ10 note for two ยฃ5 notes and it will have the same value.
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ืฉื˜ืจ ืฉืœ 10 ืคืื•ื ื“ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืฉื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ 5 ืคืื•ื ื“ ื•ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืื•ืชื• ืขืจืš.
01:12
So, something non-fungible cannot be interchanged
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ืื– ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœืคื”
01:15
with something else. Is that because it has
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ืขื ืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ. ื”ืื ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื•
01:17
special features that make it unique?
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ืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™?
01:20
Exactly. Imagine something totally
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ื‘ึผึฐื“ึดื™ื•ึผืง. ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”ื•
01:22
unique like the Mona Lisa. You can take a photo
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ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื›ืžื• ื”ืžื•ื ื” ืœื™ื–ื”. ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืœื ืืช
01:25
of the painting or buy a copy of it, but there will
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ื”ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืื• ืœืงื ื•ืช ืขื•ืชืง ืฉืœื•, ืื‘ืœ
01:27
only ever be the one original painting.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืจืง โ€‹โ€‹ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืื—ื“.
01:30
I can see that the Mona Lisa is one-of-a-kind
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื”ืžื•ื ื” ืœื™ื–ื” ื”ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื‘ืžื™ื ื”
01:33
and extremely valuable, but itโ€™s not for sale on the internet!
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ื•ื‘ืขืœืช ืขืจืš ืจื‘, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืœื ืœืžื›ื™ืจื” ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜!
01:37
True, but lots of other things are, from signed
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื, ืžื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœ
01:40
celebrity artwork to virtual football cards.
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ืกืœื‘ืจื™ื˜ืื™ื ื—ืชื•ืžื™ื ื•ืขื“ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ื™ื.
01:43
NFTs are like autographed photos โ€“
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NFTs ื”ื ื›ืžื• ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื—ืชื•ืžื•ืช -
01:46
collectors want something no-one else has,
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ืืกืคื ื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ,
01:48
even though thereโ€™s nothing physical
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืคื™ื–ื™
01:50
they actually own and keep.
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ืฉื”ื ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ื•ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื.
01:51
And the value of NFTs is going up and up?
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ื•ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœ NFTs ืขื•ืœื” ื•ืขื•ืœื”?
01:55
Massively. A digital sticker of French footballer,
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืกื™ื‘ื™. ืžื“ื‘ืงื” ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœืŸ ื”ืฆืจืคืชื™,
01:58
Kylian Mbappรฉ, recently sold for ยฃ25,000!
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Kylian Mbappรฉ, ื ืžื›ืจื” ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘-25,000 ืคืื•ื ื“!
02:02
Which reminds me of my quiz question, Sam.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืืช ืฉืืœืช ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™, ืกื.
02:05
In June 2021, Sir Tim Berners-Lee sold the
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ 2021, ืกืจ ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืจื ืจืก-ืœื™ ืžื›ืจ ืืช
02:08
original source code he used to invent the
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ืงื•ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ืœื”ืžืฆืืช ื”-
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World Wide Web as an NFT at a charity auction.
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World Wide Web ื›- NFT ื‘ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืฆื“ืงื”.
02:14
The sale started at $1000 but how much
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ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘-$1000 ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืžื”
02:17
did the source code eventually sell for? Was it:
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ื ืžื›ืจ ืงื•ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ? ื”ืื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื”:
02:19
a) 5.4 thousand dollars?
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ื) 5.4 ืืœืฃ ื“ื•ืœืจ?
02:22
b) 5.4 million dollars? or,
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ื‘) 5.4 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ? ืื•,
02:24
c) 5.4 billion dollars?
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ื’) 5.4 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ?
02:28
If youโ€™re asking me how much the internet
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ืื ืืชื” ืฉื•ืืœ ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืžื”
02:30
sold for, Iโ€™d say c) 5.4 billion dollars.
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ื ืžื›ืจ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ืžืจ ื’) 5.4 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
02:35
OK, Sam, weโ€™ll find out later if thatโ€™s right.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ืกืื, ื ื’ืœื” ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข,
02:38
Sir Tim Berners-Lee famously never made
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ืกืจ ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืจื ืจืก-ืœื™ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื—
02:40
any money from the World Wide Web, insisting
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ื›ืกืฃ ืžื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช, ื•ื”ืชืขืงืฉ
02:43
that his invention should be free for everyone.
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ืฉื”ื”ืžืฆืื” ืฉืœื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื ื ืœื›ื•ืœื.
02:46
But the world of NFTs is controversial and
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื•ืœื ื”-NFTs ืฉื ื•ื™ ื‘ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช
02:49
not everyone thinks Sir Tim should be getting involved.
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ื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืกืจ ื˜ื™ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘.
02:52
Thatโ€™s certainly the view of Shona Ghosh,
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ื–ื• ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื”ืฉืงืคืชื” ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื ื” ื’ื•ืฉ,
02:54
technology editor at the โ€˜The Insiderโ€™ website,
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ืขื•ืจื›ืช ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื‘ืืชืจ 'The Insider',
02:57
as she told BBC World Service programme, Tech Tent:
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืžืจื” ืœืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช BBC World Service, Tech Tent:
03:00
I think thereโ€™s a balance to be struck between
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ
03:02
exploring new technologies and Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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ื—ืงืจ ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืกืจ ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืจื ืจืก-ืœื™
03:06
is an amazing figure but NFTs are a wild west.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืื‘ืœ NFTs ื”ื ืžืขืจื‘ ืคืจื•ืข.
03:11
Not everything associated with NFTs are rogue,
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ืœื ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืฉื•ืจ ืœ-NFTs ื”ื•ื ื ื•ื›ืœ,
03:15
but these so-called digital collectables
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ืื‘ืœ ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ ื”ืืกืคื ื•ืช ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
03:17
are going for lots of money.
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ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืกืฃ.
03:19
Internet NFTs are very new and there are
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ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ NFT ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื”ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ื•ืื™ืŸ
03:22
no rules controlling what can be sold and
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ื›ืœืœื™ื ื”ืฉื•ืœื˜ื™ื ืžื” ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžื›ื•ืจ
03:24
for how much, so Shona describes them as a wild west.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืžื”, ืื– ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืชืืจ ืื•ืชื ื›ืžืขืจื‘ ืคืจื•ืข.
03:29
The Wild West means a situation where
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ื”ืžืขืจื‘ ื”ืคืจื•ืข ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืžืฆื‘ ืฉื‘ื•
03:32
people can do whatever they want because
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ื›ื™
03:34
there are no laws or controls, like the early
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ืื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืื• ื‘ืงืจื•ืช, ื›ืžื•
03:36
history of the western part of the United States.
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ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™ ืฉืœ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
03:39
She also calls some things about NFTs rogue -
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืžื›ื ื” ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘-NFTs ื ื•ื›ืœื™ื -
03:43
behaving differently from whatโ€™s normal or expected,
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ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืจื’ื™ืœ ืื• ืฆืคื•ื™,
03:46
often in a way that causes damage.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœื ื–ืง.
03:49
Love them or hate them, there are strong opinions
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ืชืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื ืื• ืชืฉื ืื• ืื•ืชื, ื™ืฉ ื“ืขื•ืช ื ื—ืจืฆื•ืช
03:51
on both sides of the NFT debate, as Rory Cellan-Jones,
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ืžืฉื ื™ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘-NFT, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืจื•ืจื™ ืฆ'ืœืŸ-ื’'ื•ื ืก,
03:55
presenter of BBC World Serviceโ€™s Tech Tent, explains:
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ืžื’ื™ืฉ ื”-Tech Tent ืฉืœ BBC World Service :
03:59
To some NFTs are a brilliant innovation
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ืœืง ืžื”-NFTs ื”ื ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืžื‘ืจื™ืง
04:02
which has promised to put a value on digital artefacts.
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ืฉื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœืชืช ืขืจืš ืœื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœ ื—ืคืฆื™ ืืžื ื•ืช.
04:05
To others theyโ€™re little more than a dubious
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ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ืื—ืจื™ื ื”ื ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:07
pyramid scheme with a damaging impact on
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ืžืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืคื™ืจืžื™ื“ื” ืžืคื•ืงืคืงืช ืขื ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืžื–ื™ืงื” ืขืœ
04:10
the environment because of the way the tokens are created.
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ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื”ืืกื™ืžื•ื ื™ื.
04:13
Some people are suspicious of the large amounts
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืฉื“ื™ื ื‘ื›ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช
04:16
of money collectors are willing to pay, comparing
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ืฉืœ ืืกืคื ื™ื ืฉืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืฉืœื, ื•ืžืฉื•ื•ื™ื
04:19
NFTs to pyramid schemes - business tricks or scams
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NFTs ืœืžื–ื™ืžื•ืช ืคื™ืจืžื™ื“ื” - ื˜ืจื™ืงื™ื ืขืกืงื™ื™ื ืื• ื”ื•ื ืื•ืช
04:23
where money is obtained dishonestly.
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืžืฉื™ื’ื™ื ื›ืกืฃ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืœื ื™ืฉืจื”.
04:26
But for others NFTs are a legitimate and useful way
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื NFTs ื”ื ื“ืจืš ืœื’ื™ื˜ื™ืžื™ืช ื•ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ืช
04:29
to put a price on rare digital artefacts โ€“
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ืœืฉื™ื ืžื—ื™ืจ ืขืœ ื—ืคืฆื™ ืืžื ื•ืช ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื -
04:32
items, such as images, videos and music,
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ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื, ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช, ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”,
04:35
that are produced and stored as electronic versions.
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ื”ืžื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื•ืžืื•ื—ืกื ื™ื ื›ื’ืจืกืื•ืช ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
04:38
Items like, for example, the original source
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ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื›ืžื•, ืœืžืฉืœ, ืงื•ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™
04:41
code for the internet. So how much money
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ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜. ืื– ื›ืžื” ื›ืกืฃ
04:43
did Sir Tim Berners-Lee raise for charity
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ื’ื™ื™ืก ืกืจ ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืจื ืจืก-ืœื™ ืœืฆื“ืงื”
04:45
when he sold it off, Neil?
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ื›ืฉืžื›ืจ ืื•ืชื•, ื ื™ืœ?
04:47
In my quiz question I asked Sam how
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ื‘ืฉืืœืช ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืกื
04:49
much the NFT of the original internet
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ื‘ื›ืžื” ื ืžื›ืจ ื”-NFT ืฉืœ
04:51
source code sold for at auction.
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ืงื•ื“ ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ื‘ืžื›ื™ืจื” ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช.
04:54
I said c) 5.4 billion dollars. Was I right?
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ืืžืจืชื™ ื’) 5.4 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ. ืฆื“ืงืชื™?
04:57
You wereโ€ฆ wrong! In fact it was less -
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ื˜ืขื™ืช! ืœืžืขืฉื” ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืคื—ื•ืช -
05:00
5.4 million dollars โ€“ but still far too
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5.4 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ - ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ
05:03
expensive for me to collect.
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ื™ืงืจ ืžื“ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืœืืกื•ืฃ.
05:04
Hmmm, now Iโ€™m wondering how much
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ื”ืžืž, ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืชื•ื”ื” ื‘ื›ืžื”
05:05
my Pokรฉmon card collection would sell for.
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ืื•ืกืฃ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ื”ืคื•ืงื™ืžื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื™ื™ืžื›ืจ.
05:07
If only I could find it!
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ืœื• ืจืง ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื–ื”!
05:09
Well, while you look for your collection,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืืชื” ืžื—ืคืฉ ืืช ื”ืื•ืกืฃ ืฉืœืš,
05:11
Sam, letโ€™s recap the vocabulary from this
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ืกืื, ื‘ื•ื ื ืกื›ื ืืช ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
05:13
programme all about NFTs which are digital
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ื•ื”ื›ืœ ืขืœ NFTs ืฉื”ื
05:16
artefacts or items that are produced
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ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ื™ื ืื• ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืžื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื
05:18
and stored as electronic versions.
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ื•ืžืื•ื—ืกื ื™ื ื›ื’ืจืกืื•ืช ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
05:21
NFTs are virtual collectables โ€“
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NFTs ื”ื ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ ืืกืคื ื•ืช ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ื™ื -
05:23
desirable objects that people search for and collect.
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ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืจืฆื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ื•ืื•ืกืคื™ื.
05:27
And they are non-fungible meaning they
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ื ื™ืชื ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื›ืœื•ืžืจ
05:29
have special and unique characteristics that
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื
05:31
cannot be interchanged with anything else.
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ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืขื ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ.
05:34
If something is rogue it behaves in a different
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ืื ืžืฉื”ื• ื ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื”ื’ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉื•ื ื”
05:36
way from whatโ€™s normal or expected, often causing damage.
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ืžืžื” ืฉืจื’ื™ืœ ืื• ืฆืคื•ื™, ื•ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื’ื•ืจื ืœื ื–ืง.
05:41
The wild west describes a chaotic
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ื”ืžืขืจื‘ ื”ืคืจื•ืข ืžืชืืจ
05:43
situation without laws or controls.
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ืžืฆื‘ ื›ืื•ื˜ื™ ืœืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืื• ื‘ืงืจื”.
05:45
And finally, a pyramid scheme is a business scam
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืคื™ืจืžื™ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ื ืื” ืขืกืงื™ืช
05:48
where money is gained dishonestly.
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ืฉื‘ื” ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื™ื ื›ืกืฃ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืœื ื™ืฉืจื”.
05:51
If youโ€™d like to know more about non-fungible tokens,
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ืื ืชืจืฆื” ืœื“ืขืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืืกื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ื ื™ืชื ื™ื ืœื ื™ืชื•ืง,
05:53
bitcoin and other trending internet topics
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ื‘ื™ื˜ืงื•ื™ืŸ ื•ื ื•ืฉืื™ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืžื’ืžืชื™ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
05:56
thereโ€™s plenty to find on the BBC website.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ืืชืจ ื”-BBC.
05:58
And for more interesting conversation and
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ื•ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืื•ืฆืจ
06:00
useful vocabulary, remember to join us again
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ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™, ื–ื›ื•ืจ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื ื• ืฉื•ื‘
06:03
soon here at 6 Minute English. Bye for now!
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ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘ ื›ืืŸ ื‘-6 ื“ืงื•ืช ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืœื”ืชืจืื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื!
06:06
Bye!
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ื‘ื™ื™!
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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