Three letters stand for a new hype in the art and investment world.

NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token, a type of digital signature via blockchain, the technology that has so far been known primarily from the digital currency Bitcoin.

And similar to the cryptocurrency, investors expect high profits.

Accordingly, a fierce bidding competition for the first ever NFT work of art broke out recently.

The hammer ultimately fell at $ 69 million.

WELT explains the NFT phenomenon - and why the art market in particular lends itself to blockchain technology.