> people have been shelling real money for virtual items for a long time I think the difference is that at least to someone, those virtual MMO goods had value.

> people have been shelling real money for virtual items for a long time I think the difference is that at least to someone, those virtual MMO goods had value. You could wear the stupid hat. You could buy in-game stuff with the virtual gold. You could live in your Ultima Online castle. NFTs really don't have any intrinsic value to anyone, at all.