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by AlexandrB 1669 days ago
> I'm curious. Why did you mention what it's currently worth?

Because all blockchain tech is about creating new types of digital assets that can be bought and sold. The specifics vary, but the whole field is about financializing things. Why else would you design POAPs - a supposed proof of life experiences - in a way where they can be bought and sold?

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Sure, they could be sold simply because the technical implementation of the token allows it. In practice though, there really is no market for them any more then there is a market for boy scout badges.
Completely off topic, but there ARE fanatical collectors of scout badges, at least here in NZ. They attend scout jamborees, and we had to warn kids that they are brutal negotiators.