In this episode producer Tun Myaing and host Dina Brodsky interview Rafael Hoekstra about what NFT art is all about. Rafael holds a PHD in nanotechnology, and was an early convert to the world of cryptocurrency. He's hitchhiked around the world, writing poems and singing songs to strangers on many continents.Rafael created a meta NFT of this episode. If you're interested you can bid for it here  He also made a helpful guide to NFT art for artists you can download hereWe did not get a chance to cover where your images go when you mint your digital art into a NFT in detail but my friend sent me an article after the interview which you might find insightful, if not alarming. You can find the article hereSHOW NOTES: 00:40 - How Dina met Rafael 01:17 - Romcom01:40 - Udaipur06:50 - Rafael’s plunge into crypto currencies 08:50 - Digital currencies - WTF are they?10:40 - What does all of this have to do with Art?11:40 - Who created Ethereum13:50 - CryptoKitties14:24 - CryptoPunks (*Producer Tun mentioned that they were brothers but that's incorrect.)17:50 - What is NFT art?19:20 - NFT art and copyright laws. Are there any?21:00 - Beeple and his $69 million NFT art sale22:20 - Tulip Mania bubble25:00 - American Gods - Technical Boy26:20 - Beeple’s Everydays: the First 5000 Days32:00 - Can you capture a memory as a Virtual Reality?33:20 - How to Make and Sell an NFT36:20 - Metakovan - who’s behind Beeple’s $69 million NFT art?40:00 - What is DiFi41:10 - What is Yield Farming44:30 - How much does it cost to Mint a NFT?45:30 - Market places for NFT art48:10 - Bitcoin’s Impact on the Environment 49:20 - Gas costs52:20 - Rafael will guide you through the processSupport the show (https://paypal.me/artgrindpodcast?locale.x=en_US)