Key Takeaways
- Cobie has offered several Twitter users $10,000 to start using Ethereum after they criticized NFTs in a thread he wrote about using the technology in gaming.
- While one of the critics declined the offer, another accepted and bought an NFT on OpenSea.
- NFTs have sparked controversy in the gaming and arts sectors over the last year, posting challenges for companies and creators looking to enter the space.
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Cobie is taking a novel approach to get NFT skeptics to come around to the technology, with mixed results.
NFT Skeptic Paid $10,000 for Buying NFT on Ethereum
One of crypto’s most prolific traders is offering to pay some of the technology’s loudest detractors to start using Ethereum.
Jordan Fish, who operates under the alias Cobie and was recently selected as one of Crypto Briefing’s top heroes of the year for 2021, offered $10,000 to several Twitter users after they expressed anti-crypto sentiments in response to a tweet storm he posted this weekend.
Cobie co-hosts the popular crypto podcast UpOnly. He’s also known to have built a large portfolio of Ethereum and other digital assets over the course of several years in the space. In a Saturday thread, he discussed the backlash NFT technology has received from the gaming community in recent months.
The outrage from gamers over the inclusion of NFTs is an astronomical unwitting vote against self-interests.
If gaming cos are able to build more sustainable revenue models without paywall DLC, NFTs can improve player experience even if you opt out of buying them yourself.
— Cobie (@cobie) January 1, 2022
“The outrage from gamers over the inclusion of NFTs is an astronomical unwitting vote against self-interests,” he wrote. “Why would a gamer not want to own their own in-game progress and achievements? It seems only beneficial for users to own those items personally, instead of the gaming company retaining ownership.”
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