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IPFS would definitely be better, but there's no guarantee that the data will be stored on IPFS forever. I'm thinking something more like a hash of the artwork
by anonporridge 5y ago
IPFS would definitely be better, but there's no guarantee that the data will be stored on IPFS forever.
I'm thinking something more like a hash of the artwork embedded in the NFT directly rather than just a link to it. That way, even if the link breaks, you can still prove that a piece of digital art belongs to the NFT.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y agoAs long as you've saved a copy of the art (the exact copy) you can restore it to ipfs even if no one else pins it.
- anonporridge 5y agoAh, maybe I need to spend some time digging into IPFS. Is it correct to say that an IPFS address can only point to a specific piece of data, and re-uploading that data will generate the same address?
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y agoYup! IPFS address is a hash of the contents.
- anonporridge 5y agoNice! I've got to find time to setup an IPFS node.
- IanCal 5y agoIt's very quick, and there's also docker images that you can use (handy for projects that use IPFS).
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Is it correct to say that an IPFS address can only point to a specific piece of data, and re-uploading that data will generate the same address? Technically I believe the answers to those two questions are, respectively, “no (because hash collisions are possible)” and “yes (because the same content will always have the same hash)”.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y agoYup it's possible that someone some time in the future can manufacture hash collisions and poison any IPFS link they want.