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Non-fungible tokens for the management of health data

2 pointsby grammersabout 2 years ago

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gus_massaabout 2 years ago
It makes no sense at all. Is that peer reviewed? I should try to publish there.<p>The idea of the NFT is that they can be transferred for money. I can&#x27;t transfer the value of my blood pressure on march 29, 2023. Actually, I can transfer it, but no one sane will pay money for it.<p>The blockchain is a immutable ledger, so it&#x27;s possible to store data there. Some people stored photos in the Bitcoin blockchain. It&#x27;s public and not erasable, so if it&#x27;s a good or a bad idea is open to discussion.<p>Anyway, minting a NFT with that data offers absolutely no advantage, except some buzzword extra points. But NFT peaked in early 2022, so the article is like a year late to get into the bandwagon.