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NBA Top Shot is major sports' entry into NFTs and is already dominating by market cap while it's still in beta. I've only been following it for a few weeks, but collectors are going nuts, but not quite to the point of some other NFTs yet. It still seems to be a fairly small crowd doing most of the buying and selling compared to the NBA's broad reach.

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I follow NFTs closely and it seems like of the present crop of projects, Top Shot has the most obvious path to a sustainable future. Sports collectibles are already a thing, and official league-sanctioned digital collectibles are a natural growth. MLB dipped a toe in with virtual bobbleheads, but collecting video clips of plays makes more sense.

I don't know that the 5 figure prices will last forever, but the market probably will.

Cryptopunks is the only "native" NFT I feel will likely keep a market. Again, maybe not at present levels, but it's got enough of a cool factor to last.

And Beeple as the artist with the brightest future, obviously.

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