World News Headlines August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Logan Paul stumbles into ‘great debate’ over NFT rocks 0 0000 0 0 more Logan Paul stumbles into ‘great debate’ over NFT rocks August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found August 28, 2021 Under One Ceiling Logan Paul stumbles into ‘great debate’ over NFT rocks Pretend flat-Earther and aspiring intellectual Logan Paul says he just spent $155,000 on two NFTs tied to pixelated images of rocks. The non-fungible tokens, part of the We Like The Rocks project, represent two of 100 unique pixelated images of rocks which are (as of the time of this writing) listed for sale for anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. And while a big sale to an internet celeb might outwardly seem like a good sign for NFT stones, all is not well in Rockville. That’s because there are actually two distinct NFT rock projects, both dating back years, which are simultaneously vying for the internet’s attention. “The first rock NFT on Ethereum @weliketherocks; actually came before the Ether rock,” wrote Paul on Friday, referencing the competing NFT rock projects. “I know it’s ridiculous but it’s digital history and I think they’re pretty cool” Tweet may have been deleted The two projects, Ether Rock and We Like The Rocks (the latter of which Paul bought), outwardly appear quite similar. Both are NFTs initially launched in 2017, and both involve 100 unique pixelated images of rocks. However, with groundbreaking NFT projects like CryptoPunks selling for millions of dollars worth of crypto, whichever project can claim OG status stands to gain a valuable claim to fame — a fact not lost on those behind the competing projects. “Beware of any other projects claiming to sell rock NFT’s, which may either be scams and/or using buggy exploited contracts (e.g. ‘we like the rocks’ or weliketherocks.com),” cautions Ether Rock. Meanwhile, We Like The Rocks is dropping meme after meme aimed at tarnishing Ether Rock’s rep. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted So what’s really going on here? One CryptoPunk enthusiast, whose Twitter bio lists them as chief of staff at the company behind Yats, attempted to explain the source of the controversy in a detailed Twitter thread. “A great debate is happening right now in the world of NFTs,” opened the thread. “Which is the ‘real’ NFT Rock 🪨? Yes, you heard me. A rock 🪨” Tweet may have been deleted The question, which non-fungible token rock project is the real non-fungible token rock project, reads like a New Age koan — but that hasn’t prevented supporters of each project from hashing it out over Twitter in real time. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted So did Paul get “scammed” into buying a ripoff rock? Or did he score an “original“? SEE ALSO: Say hello to Yats: Why investors are paying thousands to ‘own’ emoji The NFT community isn’t 100 percent in agreement, but either way it has a rock bridge to sell you. Related Related posts: Overseas fans banned from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous 15 best tweets of the week, including Honk Depot, Joker Toyota, and a boa constrictor next The 7 best new shows on Netflix
