Reddit’s blockchain-based “Community Points” tokens crash after sunsetting
arstechnica.com
Tokens based on subreddit reputation saw dips over 85% after the announcement.

Reddit’s blockchain-based “Community Points” rewards crash after sunsetting::Tokens based on subreddit reputation saw dips over 85% after the announcement.

    • Eiim@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Likely only Reddit can say. I don’t think Reddit was ever trying to make money off Community Points directly (in contrast to their NFTs), but rather to boost engagement. Whether or not it did, and by enough to offset the costs of starting and maintaining the system, we’ll likely never know.