Kevin Rose, co-founder of PROOF and now Yuga-owned nft collection Moonbirds, responded to the backlash following the $1.2 million sale of his nft collection in a series of now-deleted posts on X.
The controversial figure, who changed his profile on X to promote his eponymous interview series. 'The Kevin Rose Show' – explained that he was “diversifying rather than praying that a single collection or bag will work,” amid the belief that “classic cryptocurrency will outperform.”
Kevin also transferred CryptoPunk #6419 in a rumored sale to @mulligan, plus burned two of his ENS domains and revoked the registration of his primary domains in a move he claims is in the interest of privacy.
Source: Tyler HobbsHow has the community reacted?
The sales, which included 142 eth ($562,320) for Fidenza 531 and 151.2 eth ($598,752) for “When Airdrop?” – were picked up almost immediately by the community on March 9, resulting in widespread backlash led by prominent Moonbirds holder JayJay on a series of posts about X.
Kevin took X on March 10 to explain his actions in a series of now-deleted posts, noting that he believes “mass adoption is even further away” and that he is “still collecting,” though the community fears he is turning his back on an active role. . on web3.
This is the latest in what has been a busy 2024 for the web3 standout, following the sale of PROOF Collective, which includes the Moonbirds, Oddities, Mythics and Grails exhibition series, to Yuga Labs in February.
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