{"id":127949,"date":"2025-04-25T09:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127949"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:16:48","slug":"rtfkts-clonex-avatars-reappear-after-issue-blacks-out-nfts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127949","title":{"rendered":"RTFKT\u2019s CloneX avatars reappear after issue blacks out NFTs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsMore than 19,800 CloneX digital avatars developed by non-fungible token firm RTFKT Studios have reappeared after Cloudflare blacked out the NFTs for apparently violating its terms of service.<br \/>\n\u201cThis content has been restricted. Using Cloudflare\u2019s basic service in this manner is a violation of the Terms of Service. Please visit cfl.re\/tos to learn more,\u201d the message read on April 24.<br \/>\nRTFKT\u2019s head of tech, Samuel Cardillo, has refuted claims that it missed a payment, attributing the issue to changes happening with RTFKT\u2019s \u201ccurrent Cloudflare setup.\u201d<br \/>\nNFT content creator Wale Swoosh earlier speculated that RTFKT may have subscribed to an inadequate Cloudflare plan for high-traffic image serving. Cloudflare offers a range of web infrastructure services.<br \/>\nSource: Wale SwooshMost of the CloneX NFTs have started to reappear, according to Cardillo, who added that Cloudflare has fixed the issue.<br \/>\nHowever, the incident sparked considerable outrage from some CloneX holders, including one NFT holder who spent $1.25 million on a CloneX NFT.<br \/>\nSource: mOpO680The issue prompted Cardillo to find a more decentralized solution to host the NFTs.<br \/>\n\u201cI am working closely with ArDrive to decentralize both CloneX and Animus to ensure that post-30 April, no downtime of your favorite art ever happen again.\u201d<br \/>\nIn a separate post, Cardillo said CloneX would specifically move to the decentralized data storage platform Arweave.<br \/>\nCardillo is RTFKT\u2019s last man standing since the firm shuttered in January<br \/>\nRTFKT \u2014 which pioneered virtual sneakers and was bought out by Nike in December 2021 \u2014 has largely been a one-man show since the shoe maker shuttered its operations in January.\u201cKeep in mind that I am the last man standing and therefore I am doing it all myself,\u201d Cardillo said in response to a flood of complaints shortly after the incident occurred.<br \/>\nRTFKT confirmed its closure with an ambiguous letter, claiming it \u201cisn\u2019t ending\u201d and would become what it has always meant to be \u2014 an \u201cartifact of cultural revolution.\u201d<br \/>\nNo substantial developments at RTFKT have come about since the December announcement.<br \/>\nRelated: Polygon NFTs overtake Ethereum collectibles in 7-day sales<br \/>\nSeveral NFT marketplaces have also shuttered in recent months.<br \/>\nDraftKings, GameStop and crypto exchange Bybit all closed their NFT marketplaces, with Bybit citing falling NFT trading volumes in its April 8 announcement.<br \/>\nX2Y2 also recently announced that its NFT marketplace would shut down on April 30 as the firm looks to pivot into artificial intelligence.<br \/>\nMagazine: Financial nihilism in crypto is over \u2014 It\u2019s time to dream big again<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/rtfkt-clone-x-avatars-visible-again-after-cloudflare-issue?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsMore than 19,800 CloneX digital avatars developed by non-fungible token firm RTFKT Studios have reappeared after Cloudflare blacked out the NFTs for apparently violating its terms of service.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127949"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}