What is an NFT? What it stores and what it proves

An NFT is a unique token on a blockchain. This guide explains what is actually stored, what owning one gives you, and the five checks to run before you accept one.

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Gold Passport: one token for one gold bar

Gold Passport ties one NFT to one identified bar of gold, with the bar's serial number and photograph on the token. Here is how that works, what the holder owns and how it differs from a pooled gold token.

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Tokenised gold: what you actually own

A gold token is only as good as the bars behind it and the terms that link them. (...)

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Blockchain certificates: how they are checked

A blockchain certificate lets an employer or client check who issued a credential, and that it has not changed, without contacting (...)

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What you own when you buy an NFT

Buying an NFT gives you the token. The copyright, what you may do with the image and any linked item depend on the licence and the (...)

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When is an NFT a cryptoasset? UK and EU rules

UK and EU crypto rules are written for fungible tokens. Where the line falls for NFTs, and the features that bring an NFT back (...)

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How NFT membership keys work

An NFT membership key is a token a service checks before it lets you in. How the (...)

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NFT utility explained: what a holder can rely on

NFT utility means access, membership, a certificate or a claim to a physical item. Five questions separate utility you can rely on from a marketing promise.

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DAO legal status and member liability

A DAO coordinates decisions on a blockchain, but in England and Wales it is not a legal person. Who is liable without a wrapper, what wrappers exist, and real examples.

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Why Trusty Digital uses Algorand for tokenisation

A certified Algorand block cannot be reversed, the base fee is fixed while the network is not congested, and tokens need no contract code. Why that matters for a register, and what Algorand does not solve.

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What is asset tokenisation?

A token records a right; the legal structure creates it. How tokenisation works, what UK law says, how big the market really is, and where projects fail.

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How to choose a crowdfunding platform

Which of the four types of crowdfunding you run decides the platform. How to check a platform on the FCA register, compare funding models and fees, and keep your supporters.

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Real estate tokenisation explained

In the UK a property token is almost always a share in a company that owns the land. Which records decide ownership, which rules apply, and where projects fail.

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Do you need a smart contract?

Most tokenisation programmes need less custom code than they think. What Algorand does without a contract, a test for when you need one, and where contracts go wrong.

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Is a blockchain private?

A public ledger proves what happened on it and nothing else, and it exposes every holder permanently. What anyone can see, and what UK and EU data protection law says about it.

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Redeemable shares explained

What a company needs before it issues redeemable shares, the lawful ways to fund a redemption, the filing that follows, and how a tokenised record stays in step with the register.

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Cross-chain bridges explained

A bridge does not move a token between blockchains. It locks one and issues a claim on the other. How that works, how much bridges have lost, and when you do not need one.

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Is my asset suitable for tokenisation?

Four tests decide whether an asset is ready for tokenisation. Can you prove the right? Does a token do a real job? Do you know the holders? Is someone accountable, with a budget?

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Thinking about tokenising an asset?

Tell us what you are working with: the asset, where it sits, and what you are trying to achieve. We will come back to you with an honest view of whether tokenisation fits, including when it does not.

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