@ChrissCrypto 8 April 2021 edited

Welcome to the World of NFTs, with The Rapids Network.

**Friends and fans of Cryptocurrencies**, you have probably noticed for a few months but in particular the last few weeks, **NFTs have been shaking the web**. They occupy more and more space in the news….and what news! Incredible sales records: An **NFT** of the very **first Tweet** posted by **Jack Dorsey**, sold for **$2.5 Million** https://twitter.com/jack/status/20 **Nyan Cat** sold for **$500,000** https://foundation.app/NyanCat/nyan-cat-219 **Beeple** sold a short **video** for **$6.6 Million** https://niftygateway.com/itemdetail/secondary/0x12f28e2106ce8fd8464885b80ea865e98b465149/100010001 A **Banksy painting** was destroyed by fire, to be **turned into NFT**, and then sold for **$415,000** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4wm-p_VFh0 And the most iconic of all! A collage of **Beeple's 5000 works**, sold by Christie's for **$69 million**! https://www.christies.com/features/Monumental-collage-by-Beeple-is-first-purely-digital-artwork-NFT-to-come-to-auction-11510-7.aspx   **What are NFTs?** **NFTs** (***Non-Fungible Tokens***) are tokens which were **first inducted on the Ethereum Blockchain** on September 22, 2017, under the **ERC-721** Standard (**ERC: Non-fungible Token Standard #721**, created by ***D. Shirley***, ***W. Entriken***, ***J. Evans*** & ***N. Sachs***) https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/721 **Non-Fungible Objects have their own identity**, they are **unique**, **irreplaceable**, **non-divisible** and **non-duplicable**. They were quickly popularised with **CryptoKitties**, as of December 3, 2017. https://twitter.com/CryptoKitties/status/937435141424660480 **NFTs have an intrinsic value given by their rarity**, they can not be modified, neither by its owner or by its creator (*unlike a physical work of art, if you decide to buy the Mona Lisa, and you want to draw him a Tattoo or a Mustache, you CAN, but an NFT you CAN NOT modify it*) NFTs come in various forms: ***Collectible Cards***  ***Digital Art*** ***Crypto Art*** ***Items/Characters from Video Games*** ***Virtual Real Estate*** ***Digital Fashion Items*** (like CryptoKicks, Nike NFT Sneakers, or Louis Vuitton's 30 NFT collectible) **NFTs**, **just like Cryptocurrencies**, **need the Blockchain to exist**, and just like Cryptocurrencies, they cannot be physically produced. It is Digital Art hosted on a Blockchain.   **The NFTs by** **Rapids****!** https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ The whole ecosystem of **Rapids**: https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ **Rapids Network** https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ **Rapids.Host**, Hosting Platform for Masternode & Hybrid Staking Pool https://rapids.host/ **Rapids.World**, Social Network dedicated to **Rapids** https://rapids.world/ https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ **Rapture.TV**, New Generation Streaming Platform, which rewards Streamers as well as Viewers! https://rapture.tv/ And very soon the launch of **RPDX** (**Rapids NFTs**) powered by **Rapids Network Blockchain** by using **RPD coin** as the fee. https://rapidsexplorer.io/ **Rapids Network** wishes to **take part in this new revolution in the Crypto universe** (without copying what others are doing, but by bringing something new), by announcing and presenting you the arrival of its **first NFT Designer**. https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ https://www.samanthahaeffele.com/ **Samantha Haeffele**, an **American Artist & Industrial Designer**, with an incredible background https://www.samanthahaeffele.com/ ***Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design at Auburn University*** (Alabama, USA) ***Pattern Design at Realtree*** (product design, pattern mock-ups, graphics, social media promotions, as well as a Nascar for the 2020 series) Her company **Looney Mascot**, has been working since 2015 on **logo redesigns for the MLB and NBA**, as well as other minor leagues, while also working on other sports related graphic designs, not to mention traditional art, album covers, t-shirts, and Crypto Art. Want to know a little more about what **Samantha** does? I invite you to check out her **website**, as well as her work for sale on **Rarible** and **Open Sea** Websites. https://www.samanthahaeffele.com/ https://rarible.com/sportslooney https://opensea.io/accounts/looneymascot   **What are the advantages of NFTs within The** **Rapids Network****?** https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ As mentioned above, ***NFTs are Unique Objects that can be sold and have an intrinsic value linked to their rarity***. **Rapids NFTs designed by Original Creators** bring a plus to the **Rapids community**, it allows to **promote the whole ecosystem** more easily **on the Media and Social Networks**, but also it allows to promote the artist. https://t.me/RapidsOfficial RPD Masternode Holders will receive a unique non transferable NFT which will host benefits such as receiving LTD edition NFT collectibles. Projects which deploy on **RPD-T** and create an x number of addresses, users and run for a certain period of time will also benefit from founders NFTs and this will lead to further chosen NFTs for their project and **community**. https://t.me/RapidsOfficial While the **Roadmap** is long to read, the **NFTs can also bring the necessary notoriety to a Project**, the more these Rapids NFTs are worked on, the more they arouse interest, and undeniably create excitement around a project. Where the **Roadmap** is a document of several pages, the **NFTs are Images that illustrate the spirit of the Project**, **its Soul**, and **its Ambitions**. https://rapidsnetwork.io/roadmap/ They also serve to reward the **community**'s commitment to the entire **Rapids ecosystem**. https://t.me/RapidsOfficial https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/   **What's next?** April is the month of the complete Restructuring of **Rapids**, changing the consensus to the Mercury Protocol. Read more about the Mercury Protocol and Q1 update below. https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/   **Rapids Network Update**  https://rapidsnetwork.medium.com/rapids-network-update-e51f8885a37a **Rapids Network Q1 Update** https://rapidsnetwork.medium.com/rapids-network-q1-update-40501fd1b66   Do you have any questions? You want to know more? I invite you to join the **Rapids Network** team on **Telegram**. https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ https://t.me/RapidsOfficial   See you Soon **Rapids Network**  https://rapidsnetwork.io/   Join us on: **Rapids.World** - **Telegram** - **Twitter** - **Medium** - **Facebook** - **MeWe** - **Instagram** - **Youtube** - **Discord**  https://rapids.world/ https://t.me/RapidsOfficial https://twitter.com/RapidsRPD https://medium.com/@RapidsNetwork https://www.facebook.com/RapidsNetwork https://mewe.com/p/rapidsnetwork https://www.instagram.com/rapidsrpd/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbvli8Hg2GqT9APoy1KlJew https://discord.com/invite/tMV2hSATqK     Resources https://www.rapidsnetwork.io/ https://rapidsexplorer.io/ https://rapture.tv/ https://t.me/RapidsOfficial https://rapids.host/ https://rarible.com/sportslooney https://opensea.io/accounts/looneymascot