NFTS: The evaluation of standards and price volatility

Sandeep Saxena; Abhilash Eddu; Arun Kumar Singh

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NFTS: The evaluation of standards and price volatility

Sandeep Saxena, Abhilash Eddu, Arun Kumar Singh

Article ID: 3711
Vol 7, Issue 1, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/m3711

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Abstract

The latest technology Non-Fungible Token (NFT) supports ownership of objects on the internet; everyone wants to reap the maximum of this opportunity. The price of the NFT shot up overnight, creating a market with trading volumes of millions worth, but there seem to be issues related to the legitimacy of this technology. Some countries define the legality of NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and cryptocurrency-based smart contracts, but they are just a handful of them; there requires the assessment of standards in NFT for full-fledged expansion throughout the world. The majority of the problems are related to the security of the users, price volatility of NFTs, and copyright issues. In this research, the evaluation is achieved by applying methods to identify the standards present in the current NFT ecosystem. The methods acquire quantitative and qualitative information to analyze it by designing models based on Correlation and Total Connectedness Index formulas to give the perspective of the inter relation between NFTs and other financial assets and deeply examine the technology's compliance with the regulations like KYC requirements and copyright registrations. The research uses numerical and non-numerical data from various sources, which are familiar with the crypto community. The results manifest the standards of NFTs, stabilization measures to the NFT market, and it guides investors, developers, and entrepreneurs. May be there is a prerequisite for the design change, viewpoint for alternative replacements for establishing smart contracts between the parties engaged in NFT ventures. Contemplating the level of centralization required on NFTs for protection of the stakeholders in the financial market.

Keywords

NFTS; Cryptocurrency; Price volatility; Crypto Community; Blockchain Technology

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