eprintid: 20560 rev_number: 3 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/02/05/60 datestamp: 2026-04-15 02:10:14 lastmod: 2026-04-15 02:10:14 status_changed: 2026-04-15 02:10:14 type: book metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Kumar, Ganesh creators_name: Singhal, Pooja creators_name: Aneja, Deepak creators_name: Gupta, Ritu creators_name: Imam, Abdullahi Abubakar title: NFT Innovation: Past the Fad ispublished: pub keywords: Blockchain; Commerce; Marketplaces; Purchasing; Sales; Block-chain; Community involvement; Digital assets; One of a kind; Scalability and performance; Security measure; Strong securities; Visibility note: Cited by: 0 abstract: People can purchase, sell, and trade the NFTs (non- fungible tokens) on an NFT marketplace. NFTs are one- of- a- kind digital assets recorded on the Blockchain. The market facilitates the buying and selling of digital commodities by individuals from all over the globe and allows artists to tokenize their creations to prove their legitimacy. Secondary sales and royalties provide creators with a reliable source of cash. At its core, the NFT ecosystem revolves around NFT marketplaces. Blockchain technology used to guarantee transparency and security, increase visibility for artists and collectors, and encourage community involvement. Incorporating community and social features, ensuring strong security measures, optimizing scalability and performance, adhering to regulations, and continuously improving are all tasks that need to be completed for an NFT marketplace. To ensure security and transparency, boost artists' and collectors' visibility, and inspire community interaction. © 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. date: 2025 publisher: IGI Global official_url: https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105015363035?origin=resultslist id_number: 10.4018/979-8-3693-8876-1.ch006 full_text_status: none publication: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Smart Cities: Advancements and Security Challenges pagerange: 153 - 170 refereed: TRUE isbn: 979-836938878-5; 979-836938876-1 citation: Kumar, Ganesh and Singhal, Pooja and Aneja, Deepak and Gupta, Ritu and Imam, Abdullahi Abubakar (2025) NFT Innovation: Past the Fad. IGI Global, 153 - 170. ISBN 979-836938878-5; 979-836938876-1