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by adbachman 1937 days ago
> A very simple example is that it could partially solve the problem of verifying digital identities.

It does not. In fact, it reduces to the public/private key system we already have for verifying digital identities.

I have zero way of proving that I am the owner or creator of an NFT without the private key used to sign the original transaction. Why bother with an NFT and the complexity of a wallet when I can just sign whatever you'd like me to sign and you can verify it with the same public key that verifies my identity claim?

NFTs add _nothing_ to the equation.