Roller derby community resoundingly rejects NFT project
After three roller derby stars announced an NFT project called "'Bout Time", the roller derby community was fairly united in its displeasure with the idea. Though the project intended to donate some of their proceeds back to the roller derby community, the overwhelming response appeared to be that engaging with NFTs was indefensible even if the project did provide money for the derby leagues. Most concerns seemed to revolve around the environmental impact of NFTs in general, as well as the scams that are rampant in the NFT world. After considering the feedback to their project, the three skaters announced that they would not be continuing with the project, which was due to mint on March 31. One of the project founders told Vox, "If this community doesn't want us to run this project, then we're not going to do this project for them. The whole reason was to raise money for the derby community, and they so strongly spoke out against us."
- "When NFTs came to roller derby, roller derby put up a fight", Vox
- Bout Time NFTTT website, with statement about project closure