We come into the world and one of the first things we’re given is a name. Then we go about naming our pets, cars, boats, and beach houses to express ourselves and show the world a bit of who we are. Beyond ourselves and back to antiquity societies have ceremonies for the sacred act of naming.

Naming art empowers owners with a final say in the masterpiece’s creative process. Owners with a hand in the creative process form stronger bonds with their art investments. Naming our NFTs is the perfect complement to our analog naming practices.

Stand-alone nameless NFTs without the owner’s personalized input feel languid and out of place in the world we, the Metaverse folks, are building. Nameless NFTs are like dried roses or the Gettysburg Address on paper instead of being read aloud, lifeless. Their essence is there but the connection is frayed. Art of that caliber in our wallets simply does not have the power to pull our hearts fully in.

“NCT,” The Hashmasks’ ERC-20 Name Changing Token, uses a burn function to give an NFT a permanent name stored on the Ethereum blockchain. This name can be changed again by burning more NCT. Why should we use NCT to go about naming? Let’s dig a little deeper into why and how NCT can add more value to NFT projects.

Read more: https://hackernoon.com/nameless-nfts-no-more-the-nct-story-qo1e373d