NFT Infrastructure

In addition to the digital assets themselves, the NFT ecosystem is empowered by several key pieces of infrastructure including:

• Smart Contract Platforms: Decentralized computers, such as Ethereum, that create, store, and facilitate the exchange of NFTs

• Rollups: Protocols that are designed to increase the efficiency and affordability of smart contract platforms

• Storage Providers: Decentralized protocols such as Arweave and Filecoin that host the artwork, audio files, video files, etc… that constitute NFTs

• Marketplaces: Platforms such as OpenSea that allow users to buy and sell NFTs

• Wallets: Hot wallets such as Metamask that store NFTs and allow access to marketplaces and other dApps

Next, we’ll take a look at each category and provide some detail on the market leaders 👉.