Animoca Brands 董事長 Yat Siu 認為，不可取代代幣（NFT）將會捲土重來，並且表現會比 2021 年巔峰時期更好。

Siu 在阿布達比舉行的比特幣 MENA 活動上接受 Cointelegraph 採訪時表示，NFT 將比 2021 年和 2022 年「規模更大」。

Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu is bullish on the future of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), despite the recent closure of several NFT projects and a decline in sales volumes.

儘管最近關閉了多個 NFT 項目且銷量下降，但 Animoca Brands 董事長 Yat Siu 對不可替代代幣 (NFT) 的未來持樂觀態度。

In an interview with Cointelegraph at the Bitcoin (BTC) MENA event in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 2, Siu expressed optimism that NFTs will make a comeback and perform even better than they did during their peak in 2021.

12 月 2 日，Siu 在阿布扎比舉行的比特幣 (BTC) MENA 活動上接受 Cointelegraph 採訪時，他樂觀地認為 NFT 將捲土重來，並表現得比 2021 年巔峰時期更好。

“I think NFTs will come back even bigger than 2021, 2022. At that time, the NFT monthly volumes were ranging from, let’s say, $1 billion to $5 billion, peaking at $6 billion in January 2022, according to data tracker CryptoSlam.

「我認為NFT 的回歸規模將比2021 年、2022 年更大。根據數據追蹤公司CryptoSlam 的數據，當時NFT 的月交易量從10 億美元到50 億美元不等，在2022 年1 月達到峰值60億美元。

NFT sales volumes have struggled to reach even $1 billion this year, and some projects that were expected to succeed have decided to close down. On Nov. 26, Kraken wound down its NFT business, while the Nike-owned NFT project RTFKT announced on Dec. 2 that it would shut down operations in January.

今年 NFT 的銷售額甚至難以達到 10 億美元，一些原本有望成功的項目也決定關閉。 11 月 26 日，Kraken 關閉了 NFT 業務，而耐吉旗下的 NFT 專案 RTFKT 則於 12 月 2 日宣布將於 1 月關閉營運。

However, Siu remains bullish on NFTs, telling Cointelegraph that failures are a natural part of business and that some projects will succeed while others will fail.

然而，Siu 仍然看好 NFT，他告訴 Cointelegraph，失敗是商業的自然組成部分，有些專案會成功，而有些專案則會失敗。

“Like what happened with RTFKT, that’s pretty terrible. It’s really disappointing, but it’s just one project that didn’t make it. I think some will fail, some will work, but to me, that’s a normal cycle,” he said.

「就像 RTFKT 發生的事情一樣，這非常糟糕。確實令人失望，但這只是一個專案沒有成功。我認為有些會失敗，有些會起作用，但對我來說，這是一個正常的循環，」他說。

Siu added that he believes NFTs will continue to emerge as status goods, which people will spend money on as their reputation improves.

Siu 補充說，他相信 NFT 將繼續作為地位商品出現，隨著聲譽的提高，人們會花錢購買。

“People spend money on luxury goods. They buy a Rolex, right? Or a Picasso painting. These things convey cultural capital, symbolic capital. So when people make money, what do they do? They spend on reputation,” he explained.

「人們花錢購買奢侈品。他們買勞力士，對嗎？或者畢卡索的畫。這些東西傳達文化資本、象徵資本。那麼當人們賺錢的時候，他們會做什麼呢？他們把錢花在聲譽上，」他解釋道。

“If I improve my reputation, I get more opportunities. It’s a different type, right? If I own a Picasso, I have a reputation that’s very special. So I think it’s the same with Bored Apes, Pudgy Penguins, CryptoPunks, and all that. I think NFTs will come back even bigger.”

「如果我提升自己的聲譽，我就會獲得更多機會。這是不同的類型，對吧？如果我擁有一幅畢卡索的作品，我的聲譽就會非常特別。所以我認為《Bored Apes》、《Pudgy Penguins》、《CryptoPunks》等等都是一樣的。我認為 NFT 回歸後會變得更大。