Ross Ulbricht is releasing an NFT collection for a charity - page 2.

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This sounds sincere .... "“With this NFT, I see a chance to make a difference…My own future may look bleak, but I can still do a little something to heal the damage I see all around me.” ..... Source : https://freeross.org/nft

I think .. this is the real reason why he is doing this .. " Portrayals of Ross Ulbricht’s case and story have been misleading. This NFT auction is an opportunity to bring renewed attention to his plight and gain support from NFT communities and collectors. " - Source : https://freeross.org/nft

"Uncageable" is my favorite .... Wink

If this was done for his own profit.... then this would have been wrong, but the fact that it is all going towards a charity.. is good! FreeRoss!!

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Quote from: leea-1334 on December 01, 2021, 05:35:12 AM

I suddenly have a question to ask now and we all know the guy from his adventures with Bitcoin but why does anyone not want to create NFTs on Bitcoin? Or is this not possible or easy to do? As far as I know sidetokens have been made before but maybe they were all not non-fungible?

Anyway, I do not think people need to be angry with him,,, if it is for charity, why should anyone be angry with it?

Because the Bitcoin "sidechains" like Sovryn and Stacks has their own token; and the vocal Bitcoin maximalists aren't fan of such tokens. Or the more likely reason: maybe Ross Ulbricht and etc just prefer to run the NFT auction on a chain that people actually use for NFTs — Ethereum. It just makes more sense if the goal was to actually pool money.

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I suddenly have a question to ask now and we all know the guy from his adventures with Bitcoin but why does anyone not want to create NFTs on Bitcoin? Or is this not possible or easy to do? As far as I know sidetokens have been made before but maybe they were all not non-fungible?

Anyway, I do not think people need to be angry with him,,, if it is for charity, why should anyone be angry with it?

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Quote from: avikz on December 01, 2021, 02:32:36 AM

Otherwise, NFTs are just a digital file sitting on your computer's hard drive.

You can like or hate NFTs and call it nonsense or "innovative"(and I understand the arguments of both sides), but if you think that NFTs are digital files on your hard drive, you need to do a bit of reading mate.

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That's a good initiative. Especially when NFTs are digital junk. It has no use in real life so it's good to sell those junk to some people sitting on extra cash (and to those who believe angels are real) and using the same cash for the underprivileged people. At least one real use of NFTs are found. Lol!

Congratulations Ross! This is the first time I am seeing a real use of NFT to be honest. Otherwise, NFTs are just a digital file sitting on your computer's hard drive.

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I have nothing against this initiative by Ross. As a matter of fact, this initiative is admirable. I'd rather not look at this as about Ross Ulbricht but as an initiative to help prisoners and their families, especially for kids to be able to travel to visit their moms and dads in prison.

Anybody could start such an initiative and could receive support for what it is and what it tries to achieve and not because of who starts it.

I know that Ross is highly a crypto person and is only using available innovations afforded to him by crypto but I personally would prefer to buy those artworks themselves than the tokens that are supposed to represent them.

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Quick note: while this may be fitting on Altcoin sections, I'm placing this on the Bitcoin Discussion section because I'm mainly interested in the opinions of Bitcoin-only people.

Various Bitcoiners on Twitter have shown mixed reactions — some showing obvious disappointment, while some showed support. Curious on what Bitcointalk thinks.

“Decades of incarceration stretch out in front of me. As I face that future—my eventual old age and death in this cage—I find myself looking for meaning and purpose. Why am I here? What good can I do with the time I have left and from where I am? I hope that helping my fellow prisoners through my art is one way.”

“With proceeds from this NFT, we are starting a donor-advised fund called Art4Giving, dedicated to relieving the suffering of the incarcerated and their families. There is a lot we can do, but one idea I am committed to is to help kids travel to visit their moms and dads in prison.”

– Ross Ulbricht

The art: https://freeross.org/nft
My NFT by Ross Ulbricht: https://rossulbricht.medium.com/my-nft-f2b4a9f1955c
Tweets: https://twitter.com/RealRossU/status/1465390447958839302 | https://twitter.com/RealRossU/status/1465788108461514756

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