> In both cases the original owners are buying their own assets in a public market and driving the price up No. In one case, someone is selling an NFT to thems

> In both cases the original owners are buying their own assets in a public market and driving the price up No. In one case, someone is selling an NFT to themself. In the other case, a shareholder is selling an equity share to a corporation on a public market. Note that in the second case, the buyer and seller are different parties, which they are not in the NFT case, the NFT case is someone selling an asset they hold to themself.