NFTs in Crossword Puzzles? The Crypto Culture Invasion Continues

I've been staring at this crossword puzzle for 20 minutes now, and what do I see? "Asset on blockchain, for short" - seriously? NFT. Non-fungible token. The answer's right there, mocking me with its three-letter crypto jargon that's somehow become mainstream enough to appear in my Sunday morning ritual.

Remember when crosswords tested your knowledge of rivers and Greek gods? Now I'm expected to know about these digital tokens that people pay millions for. Digital pictures of bored apes. Seriously?

I hate that I know what NFTs are. I hate even more that I immediately knew the answer. The crypto bros have infiltrated everything - even my sacred crossword time isn't safe anymore!

Looking at the clue "Digital asset comprising the base unit of a cryptocurrency, traded on a blockchain network" - that's a TOKEN for god's sake. These puzzle makers aren't even trying to be subtle anymore.

What's next? "Popular trading platform where your crypto might vanish overnight" (5 letters)? Or perhaps "Investment strategy: Buy high, _____ low" (4 letters, and the answer isn't SELL)?

The worst part is that these crypto terms are bleeding into mainstream consciousness without any critical perspective. These crossword clues normalize the idea that NFTs are legitimate assets rather than what many critics see them as - speculative bubbles fueled by hype and FOMO.

I miss when my crosswords were free from this digital-asset nonsense. Next thing you know, they'll be asking for Elon Musk's favorite memecoin or the latest rugpull scandal. Can't we go back to classic clues like "Egyptian sun god" and "Italian wine region"?

Too late, I guess. Crypto has hacked our brains and our puzzles. Now excuse me while I go solve 12-down: "When moon?" (4 letters).