What is the 'First NFT'?

The article examines the contested question of which asset was the first NFT, arguing that the answer depends on whether one applies a technical or cultural definition and that records are incomplete. Its technical contenders include d/bitcoin, registered on Namecoin by David Parrish on April 21, 2011, and OLGA, minted by JP Janssen on Counterparty on June 12, 2014. Cultural candidates discussed include MyFirstCoin, the first name registered via Linagee's Name Registrar on Ethereum on August 8, 2015, and Etheria v0.9 tiles by Cyrus Adkisson from October 19, 2015. The article notes that each candidate faces objections, such as Namecoin names being treated as "burned" on expiration or Counterparty not being fully trustless.