Mojang Say no to Blockchain and NFTs With Minecraft

Hey, there's some positive news on NFTs for once! Mojang has put out an updated guide to the rules surrounding NFTs and blockchain.

There are many scams there when it comes to NFTs, especially when it comes to companies using "blockchain" when they don't need it. Thankfully, Mojang have listened and issued some rules, and the basic idea is that "integrations of NFTs with Minecraft are generally not something we support or allow" they said.

Their blog post on news provides an overview of the nature of NFTs and gives a brief explanation of why they have rules for server owners and content creators, which in brief is to "ensure that Minecraft remains a community where everyone can access the same content". The issue is how NFTs "create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with our guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft".

Mojang make their position firmly clear on it all by stating that "As such to ensure that Minecraft players have a safe and inclusive experience, blockchain technologies are not permitted to be integrated inside our Minecraft client or server applications, nor are they utilized to create NFTs associated with any game content, such as worlds skins, persona items, or other mods. ".

This is a good thing, as it should hopefully prevent another Blockverse, which was supposed to be a "on-chain Ethereum NFT that could enable an exclusive P2E for Minecraft". Can you guess what happened? Premium content They took an enormous amount of money and then vanished with it.

However they're not ruling out using blockchain in Minecraft in the event that it can "allow for more secure experiences or other practical and inclusive applications in gaming" but they currently have no plans to implement it at the moment.