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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Reddit's CEO Loves Blockchain Avatars, but He Isn't Saying 'NFT' - Gizmodo

My Reddit avatar could not look like me if it tried. None of the hair options available can really match my receding hairline that combines a widow’s peak and an ebbing ocean tide. I’m just one of those internet users who doesn’t much care how I present on an internet forum.
Other users care much more, of course. Some care so much about how they appear online that they will literally pay for it. Reddit recently introduced its own set of NFTs, available for purchase, all while trying to not use the term “NFT” anywhere in its original announcement. The company would later admit that these new avatars were indeed tokens of the non-fungible variety, which opens up a whole can of worms on why the company’s opted for this and if users are fully prepared for what they’re getting here.
Reddit tried to make its set of NFT Collectible Avatars, as “simple” as it could, also making it easy to connect their “MetaMask” wallet registration to a user’s account. The NFT avatars are linked to the...



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