📘 Lesson Breakdown:
Lesson 1: What is Blockchain?
Definition of blockchain
Decentralization and distributed ledger
Key terms: block, node, hash, consensus
Public vs private blockchains
Role of Ethereum in NFT development
Lesson 2: Understanding NFTs
What is a Non-Fungible Token?
Differences: fungible vs non-fungible
Uniqueness and verifiability
Use cases: art, music, gaming, real estate
Lesson 3: NFT Standards
Ethereum standards: ERC-20 vs ERC-721 vs ERC-1155
How smart contracts manage ownership
NFT metadata (e.g., image links, descriptions, traits)
Lesson 4: History and Evolution of NFTs
First NFTs: CryptoPunks and CryptoKitties
Milestone events:
Beeple’s $69M sale
NBA Top Shot
Bored Ape Yacht Club
Growth of the NFT ecosystem
