The Security of Marketplaces for NFTs

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There’s a buzz around NFTs, and for the first time in history, we can create a digital proof of the ownership, copyright or creator of an artefact using a cryptographically signed token. Basically, it’s all part of the tokenization of data, and where data now covers physical assets.

And so, I’ve been reading this paper, and which tries to understand the key security risks in using NFTs:

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.