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Reddit’s blockchain-based “Community Points” rewards crash after sunsetting (arstechnica.com)

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

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[-] Moneo@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

The more obvious flaw is not why would they want to do it but why would they want to do it with blockchain.

[-] roboticide@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Exactly! And it's not like crossover content doesn't happen between publishers already without blockchain. Look at Fortnite. All it takes is a promo code.

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