Known as one of the most prolific traders in the crypto sphere, Cobie offers to pay NFT skeptics to start using Ethereum. Jordan “Cobie” Fish, who was recently chosen as one of Crypto Briefing’s top heroes of 2021, offered to pay a hefty amount of $10,000 to multiple Twitter users who expressed their sentiments against crypto in response to a series of tweets he posted over the weekend.
Aside from being known for his popular crypto podcast UpOnly, Cobie is renowned for having a significant amount of Ethereum in his portfolio and other cryptocurrencies in several years.
On Saturday, Cobie wrote a Twitter thread talking about NFT technology’s backlash from the gaming community.
Beyond that, gamers spend thousands of hours playing games throughout their life.
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.
The series of tweets start with “the outrage from gamers over the inclusion of NFTs is an astronomical unwitting vote against self-interests.” He continues by saying, “why would a gamer not want to own their own in-game progress and achievements?”
Non-fungible tokens or NFTs could completely change the gaming industry as we know it, as they offer a way for players to have ownership over their in-game assets. Although many companies have been looking to adopt NFTs into their platforms, NFT technology has undoubtedly been a divisive concept among companies and gamers.
For instance, the famous gaming company and digital storefront Steam announced that it would be banning NFTs and crypto games from the platform. On the other hand, Ubisoft announced that it would be offering NFTs through Ubisoft Quartz, even though many users expressed their disagreement and disappointment in the company.
Going back to Cobie’s tweets, many responded by asking about the value of NFTs. Not only that, but many also argued, saying that the environmental impact of NFTs and cryptocurrencies, in general, are not worth the benefits you could receive.
Since Ethereum uses a Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm, a barrage of critics is concerned for the environment, especially now that NFTs continue to rise in popularity.
Responses
Cobie replied to one of the detractors, saying he’d give them $10,000 if he had an Ethereum address for listening to his arguments. The Twitter user responded by saying that they don’t have an Ethereum wallet, nor do they have any plans on getting one.
On the other hand, Cobie gave the same offer to another critic, but they accepted this time. The user made an Ethereum address, and Cobie sent them 0.27 ETH to cover the NFT costs. After proving that they bought something from OpenSea, Cobie sent the user another 2.66 ETH ($10,048).
Cobie isn’t the first crypto investor to offer payment to NFT detractors to start using Ethereum. In November 2021, NFT collector Vincent Van Dough pulled a prank on skeptics within the furry community. The collector minted a tokenized collage of the world-renowned meme, Pepe the Frog.
After heavy backlash, Vincent Van Dough offered $5000 to the artists featured in the NFT to mint their very own token. However, nobody took them up on their offer.
