Just In: Reddit Launches NFT-Based Avatar Marketplace

Reddit allows users to buy blockchain-based avatars.

Social media platform Reddit launched an NFT-based avatar marketplace for its users today.

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Users will be able to buy these avatars using debit or a credit card and won’t need a crypto wallet.

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Reddit announced that it is releasing 90 different designs with “tens of thousands” going for sale in the early phase.

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Users will be able use Reddit’s own blockchain wallet, Vault, to store and manage these NFTs

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