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X removes support for NFT profile pictures (techcrunch.com)
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[–] ililiililiililiilili@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

NFTs came about due to collectable communities trying to capitalize off cryptocurrency (think baseball cards, shoes, Funko Pops, etc). NFTs were doomed from their inception because they attempt to give limitless data artificial scarcity.