Korean slang profile

NFT

A non-fungible token that records a digital asset’s unique information and ownership history using blockchain.

Expanded form: 대체불가능토큰대체불가능토큰 (non-fungible token)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Apr 4, 2021
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
전시 안내문에서 NFT 작품의 거래 방식을 읽어 봤어.
I read how NFT works are traded in the exhibition guide.

02Documented history

April 2021전자신문 introduced NFT as non-fungible tokens and explained recording asset creation information and ownership histories on a blockchain.[1]
December 2021MBC gave NFT alongside ‘대체불가토큰’ while reporting on cryptocurrency-related technology.[2]

03Origin & word formation

전자신문 introduces NFT as ‘대체불가능토큰’ (non-fungible token), explaining that blockchain records information and ownership histories for individual assets. MBC also gives the explanation ‘대체불가토큰’. These sources alone do not establish who first created it or when.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The Korean explanations and uses in two articles were compared. These sources do not establish how the abbreviation was first created.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[대한민국 희망 프로젝트]<702>NFT(대체불가능토큰) (전자신문)Published Apr 4, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
“가상화폐, NFT·디파이 힘입어 주류금융으로 부상” (MBC)Published Dec 28, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026