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Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by 542458 on Sunday March 14, 2021 @01:38PM (#26457098)
Anecdotally, I’ve seen a large number of retail-ish early adopters jumping into NFTs on Twitter.

And I can’t help but wonder if it is a true scam - you could do some massive early transactions to pump of perceived values and create get-rich-quick hype (optimally, these should mostly be left-hand-to-right-hand transactions), then go ahead and make money as an NFT marketplace. Or by selling other works from the artists that you just pumped to the moon (which you had purchased before the pump operation).

Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by Grustaf on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:28PM (#26460050)
That's exactly how the traditional art world works, so why not... NTFs just makes it more efficient!
Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by elmomle on Sunday March 14, 2021 @08:00PM (#26460896)
Though sadly far less energy-efficient.
Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by dgellow on Monday March 15, 2021 @03:50AM (#26463473)
You can create NFTs on proof-of-stake blockchains: https://opensea.io/blog/announcements/tezos-nfts-are-coming-...
Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by egfx on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:19PM (#26459958)
What are some examples of nft early adopters on Twitter? As far as accounts and specific tweets.