NFTs matter because they allow people to own items digitally. Prior to NFTs, the only thing that we could own were physical goods. Meanwhile, any digital good you have is actually owned by someone else and you are simply renting it from them.

Digital Ownership is important for the same reason that Physical ownership is important.

  1. Control
  2. Monetization
  3. Interoperability (Lego-effect)

Control

Control is important because it means that no one can take it away from you. It means you can choose where you want to use it, how you want to use it, what you want to do with it.

Portability

Similar to control, you can take your NFT to different marketplaces and they have to compete for your NFT.

Monetization

Control over your NFT also allows you to choose how you want to monetize it. You can do anything from perpetual royalties to Harbeger Taxes.

Interoperability

Due to the

 standardized nature of NFTs

, all the NFT marketplaces automatically will support your NFTs.