No NFTs In Minecraft, Mojang Says

The update begins with a quick rundown of what NFTs are, including a note about their extreme volatility, before laying out the current policies on Minecraft servers. Mojang explained that the policies are designed to "ensure Minecraft remains a community with everyone having access to the same content." NFTs, on other hand, are specifically designed "to create models of scarcity, exclusion," which clearly conflicts with that principle. They're out.

Mojang wrote that blockchain technologies are not allowed to be integrated within our client or server applications. https://addictgaming.com/ "To ensure that Minecraft users have a safe, inclusive experience, neither may Minecraft in-game contents such as worlds. skins. persona items. or other mods be used by blockchain technology for creating a scarce digital asset."

The update was apparently prompted by the fact that numerous Minecraft-associated NFTs and play-to-earn servers are already available, taking advantage of the gap in official policy and dividing the community into "the haves and the have-nots," Mojang said.

Also a matter of concern is that some NFTs "may not be reliable and may end up costing players who buy them," which is a remarkably polite way of putting it: The unofficial Minecraft NFT game Blockverse (opens in new tab), which disappeared with more than $1.2 million in January, is just one of many examples of NFT-related malfeasance (opens in new tab) and criminality (opens in new tab) we've seen over the past few years. This is especially relevant for Minecraft because its users are likely to be more vulnerable to scams than other games.