Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT craze?

Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by jazzyjackson on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @01:48AM (#29805956)

Most likely outcome: shell out thousands in gas fees to mint NFTs, no one buys. the scammer becomes the scammed and the house always wins.

(The house in this case is the ETH chain and those miners/validators pocketing the fees)

(Does eth burn the fees now? Thought I read something like that but it didn’t make sense, what is the incentive to run full nodes if not pocketing the fees?)

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Re:Ask HN: Why shouldn't I take advantage of the Crypto/NFT ... by Rastonbury on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @02:14AM (#29806091)

If you are good at marketing, you can promise x10 gains from the special exclusive NFT you minted, trading your NFTs between yourself boosting the price and fool people who have no idea what market liquidity or bid/offer is, create self-interested evangelists through private discord groups who defend your NFT against anyone who calls it out, market manipulation has never been easier

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