How Are NFTs Stored? What Actually Lives on the Blockchain

An NFT may appear in a crypto wallet as a picture, video or digital collectible. But the file you see on screen is not necessarily stored on the blockchain itself.That distinction matters because buying an NFT does not always mean putting the entire digital asset inside a permanent blockchain record. The token, the smart contract, the metadata and the media file can all sit in different places.So when people ask how are NFTs stored, the valuable question is not simply whether an NFT is “on