翻譯The Comprehensive Guide to NFTs

When I buy an NFT, what exactly am I buying? When most people ask this question, they are again referring to an NFT that’s a work of digital art, so let’s start there.?

買NFT，究竟買了什么？當(dāng)大部分人問(wèn)起這個(gè)問(wèn)題，他們把NFT當(dāng)作數(shù)字藝術(shù)品，讓我們從這里開(kāi)始。

An art collector purchasing an NFT buys a unique and secure digital token—backed by blockchain—representing ownership of that digital work of art. Put plainly, you get one digital file. The file contains a copy of the artwork, and it’s also tied to the blockchain.?

一個(gè)藝術(shù)家購(gòu)買NFT，買的是一個(gè)唯一的、安全的數(shù)字代幣——基于區(qū)塊鏈——代表了他對(duì)這個(gè)數(shù)字藝術(shù)品具有所有權(quán)。直白地講，你將會(huì)獲得一個(gè)數(shù)字文件。這個(gè)文件包含了某個(gè)藝術(shù)品的復(fù)件，而且是與區(qū)塊鏈綁定的。

Seems simple, right? But, as you might imagine, to reduce NFT art to these details sort of misses the point. There’s much more to it, which becomes apparent when you understand that upon purchasing the NFT, your doing so enters the blockchain and becomes a part of the NFT itself.?

看起來(lái)很簡(jiǎn)單是吧，但是可能你會(huì)想，簡(jiǎn)單地這樣理解NFT可能錯(cuò)過(guò)了一些關(guān)鍵信息。NFT不止于此，當(dāng)你購(gòu)買NFT，并通過(guò)購(gòu)買它進(jìn)入?yún)^(qū)塊鏈，并且成為NFT的一部分，你會(huì)對(duì)它了解更多。

To put it another way, when you buy an NFT, you buy the fact that you have bought the NFT. The fact of your doing so is secured on the history of that NFT for all time, and this fact becomes verifiable by anyone, anywhere, as part of the blockchain. You own the digital file. You own it forever (or at least until you sell it). And anyone on the blockchain will be able to verify that fact at any time.?

換句話說(shuō)，當(dāng)你買NFT，你買的是一個(gè)“事實(shí)”——你購(gòu)買了NFT的事實(shí)。這個(gè)事實(shí)會(huì)被記錄在區(qū)塊鏈，作為NFT的購(gòu)買歷史一直存在，而且是任何人、任何地區(qū)，作為區(qū)塊鏈的一部分，均是可驗(yàn)證的。你擁有這個(gè)數(shù)字文件，你永遠(yuǎn)擁有（至少在你售賣之前）。任何處于區(qū)塊鏈中的人都可以隨時(shí)驗(yàn)證這一事實(shí)。

Another useful question is: What don’t you buy when you buy an NFT??

另外一個(gè)有用的問(wèn)題是：你在買NFT時(shí)，什么是你沒(méi)有買的呢？

Well, you don’t own the rights to the work, or to representations of it; that copyright still rests with the creator/artist. (If you bought the copyright in addition to the NFT, then you would also own these things. However, most purchasers of NFT art do not do this.) Buying an NFT is more like buying a digital work of art with a unique serial number. It is up to the artist or creator how many NFTs like yours exist. A good analogy might be a limited-edition baseball card, or wristwatch, or print reproduction of a painting. Yours may?be “1 of 100” or “1 of 1.” The important thing is—just like baseball cards, or watches, or prints—it is unique and can still go up in value, still be sold, and still be traded. It also has the unique advantage of authenticity that is backed by the blockchain. Is this a new and different sort of art collecting? Absolutely. But so is everything important when it first comes on the scene. Remember: NFTs are not “better” or “worse” to own than traditional forms of art. They are a new way to own art entirely.

你并不擁有這項(xiàng)藝術(shù)品的版權(quán)，這個(gè)藝術(shù)品的版權(quán)還是屬于創(chuàng)作者/藝術(shù)家（如果你買了NFT的版權(quán)，你當(dāng)然可以擁有。然而，大部分的NFT購(gòu)買都不會(huì)購(gòu)買版權(quán)）。購(gòu)買NFT就像購(gòu)買一串唯一的序列號(hào)。一個(gè)NFT會(huì)被復(fù)制成多少個(gè)，取決于藝術(shù)家或是創(chuàng)作者。打個(gè)比方，類似于限量版的棒球卡，或是腕表，或是藝術(shù)品的復(fù)制品。

你的NFT可能是100個(gè)中的一個(gè)，或是唯一的一個(gè)。重要的事情在于——就像是棒球卡、手表或是印刷品——是唯一的，而且可以價(jià)值提升，可以被賣掉或是被交易。它還有基于區(qū)塊鏈的真實(shí)性的優(yōu)勢(shì)。這是新的藝術(shù)收藏手段嗎？當(dāng)然。記住，NFT并不比擁有傳統(tǒng)形式的藝術(shù)品“更好”或是“更壞”，它只是一種全新的擁有藝術(shù)品的方式。