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<blockquote data-quote="Jer" data-source="post: 8600428" data-attributes="member: 19857"><p>Different companies will have different rationales. To start with, a lot of upper management types are cut off from the real world - they have their buddies who are all also upper management types and they talk amongst themselves and the idea of an NFT to these folks seems really good - a collectible that has no material costs and that you can sell for money as if it were a manufactured item? Sounds like printing money! Once those types get an idea in their head it's tough to dislodge it (note that not all upper management types are like that - the ones who are good at it are more plugged in and usually have more diverse voices giving them advice. But there are a lot of bad ones).</p><p></p><p>The other side of it is the cynical side - to keep investors happy many companies (especially newer and smaller ones) have to keep up with the buzzword bingo that the investors are enamored with this week. Saying "we're looking into crypto" might be an announcement for the investors and owners of the company to keep them mollified while the folks actually doing the work have no intention of doing anything but blowing smoke about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jer, post: 8600428, member: 19857"] Different companies will have different rationales. To start with, a lot of upper management types are cut off from the real world - they have their buddies who are all also upper management types and they talk amongst themselves and the idea of an NFT to these folks seems really good - a collectible that has no material costs and that you can sell for money as if it were a manufactured item? Sounds like printing money! Once those types get an idea in their head it's tough to dislodge it (note that not all upper management types are like that - the ones who are good at it are more plugged in and usually have more diverse voices giving them advice. But there are a lot of bad ones). The other side of it is the cynical side - to keep investors happy many companies (especially newer and smaller ones) have to keep up with the buzzword bingo that the investors are enamored with this week. Saying "we're looking into crypto" might be an announcement for the investors and owners of the company to keep them mollified while the folks actually doing the work have no intention of doing anything but blowing smoke about it. [/QUOTE]
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