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Economic Implications of Digital Scarcity
Analyze the primary economic implications of a technology that allows for the creation of unique, verifiably scarce, and tradable digital items. In your response, discuss how this technology impacts at least two of the following: property rights for creators, the concept of value for digital goods, or the formation of new markets.
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