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The Storage Layer & The Importance of Metadata

Mason Nystrom

Aug 19, 2021 ⋅  6 min read

The metadata of a phone call might be how someone calls, how long they chat for, or the phone number of the callers. It’s a reality-shattering testament to the power of data that the U.S government can obtain enough information about someone – not based on the content or words of a phone call, but on the data relating to that phone call – to order a drone strike. Instead of focusing on how our data is used and abused in the long term, I want to discuss the immediate importance of data and metadata in the context of non-fungible tokens. The rising importance of metadata and increasing prevalence and value of NFTs means that of how we store NFT data and metadata is crucial.

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Mason Nystrom

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Mason was a Senior Research Analyst at Messari focused on Web3 protocols and cryptoassets. Before Messari, Mason worked at ConsenSys as a Content Marketer focused on marketing strategy. Mason obtained his Master’s in Business Management at Hong Kong Baptist University.

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Mason Nystrom

Mason was a Senior Research Analyst at Messari focused on Web3 protocols and cryptoassets. Before Messari, Mason worked at ConsenSys as a Content Marketer focused on marketing strategy. Mason obtained his Master’s in Business Management at Hong Kong Baptist University.

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