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As we navigate the landscape of digital assets, the question looms large: Are NFTs dead? The fervor that once engulfed the NFT market has certainly dimmed since the euphoric days of 2021, often compared to tulip mania. However, rather than writing an epitaph for NFTs, we should consider a transformative future shaped by evolving perceptions and real-world utility. The Loyalty of Web3 Audience The first challenge that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) face is the inconsistency of the Web3 community. This community is very responsive to market conditions and quickly jumps from one trend to another and changes its loyalty overnight. The market was cruel for NFTs, indicating that many enthusiasts came to participate in temporary hype rather than for long-term value. As the hype faded, interest waned, leading to disgruntled investors and deserted businesses. When the reality set in, a number of the Web3 aficionados went shopping for bigger fish, and NFTs soon became out of favor, exposing the market’s appetite for bubble factors instead of fundamentals. Web2’s Shift: Brands and Normies Depart Simultaneously, the Web2 audience—once eager to explore blockchain and NFTs—has also moved on. Initially brands that adopted NFTs for promotion purposes have now lost interest in NFT amidst falling prices and the new narrative gaining the center stage. The discussions about NFTs, primed before, remain dormant and have no elasticity to gain mainstream media attention. For the average consumer, NFTs are just a faded trend, just as the overemphasis on new technologies. The Future Ahead? So, what does this portend for the future of NFTs? In Web2, it is obvious that digital art is the new order, and NFTs are still necessary as a medium for auctioning and distributing this art. Nevertheless, this is probably unlikely to start the next bull market. It is true that profile picture…

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