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How much is an afikomen worth? How about $4,200? That’s what a digital artwork by the Jewish San Francisco artist fnnch (pronounced “finch”) went for at a recent Passover benefit for the local nonprofit Value Culture, run by Adam Swig. “The most hyped-up piece of matzah ever,” Swig said with a laugh. “The most expensive piece of matzah ever!” The matzah art was worth that much because it was a non-fungible token, or NFT, a type of digital marker that has taken the art world by storm. The term “non-fungible” means unique, in that there’s only one of it, just like an original painting. ....
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