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16 - The Cybersecurity of NFTs and Digital Assets

from Part V - Data Protection, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and NFTs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2024

Nizan Geslevich Packin
Affiliation:
Baruch College (City University of New York)
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Cybersecurity has emerged as a paramount concern in today’s digital age, especially when considering the vast range of digital assets now in circulation, among which non-fungible tokens (NFTs) hold significant prominence. This chapter delves deeply into the intricate landscape of cybersecurity as it pertains to NFTs. By meticulously analyzing the multifaceted technical challenges and potential vulnerabilities inherent to NFTs from a cybersecurity perspective, this chapter seeks to provide an overview of the landscape as of this writing. Furthermore, this chapter explores how existing laws, policies, and societal norms have addressed these issues thus far, and speculates on how they might evolve in the future to more effectively bridge the governance gaps and safeguard these unique digital assets.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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