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A practical NFT valuation framework from a 2022 peer-reviewed paper: liquidity, utility, and rarity scores, updated for 2026's utility-driven market.
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In 2022, I co-authored an academic paper proposing a three-part scoring system for NFTs: liquidity, utility, and rarity. Most people still judge NFTs on rarity alone, which is why so many end up holding rare, illiquid, useless assets. This piece breaks the framework down in plain language, updates it for 2026's utility-driven NFT market, and gives three simple questions to ask before buying or holding.