On Wednesday, Minecraft's developer Mojang Studios said that it would be excluding the integration of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, alongside blockchain technology as a whole, in its popular namesake game. In explaining the decision, Mojang wrote: Mojang stated that blockchain technologies are not allowed to be integrated within our client or server applications. Additionally, Minecraft in-game content like worlds, skins and persona items cannot be used by blockchain technology for creating a rare digital asset. The company also criticized the speculative pricing and investment mentality around NFTs that take away from the game experience and encourage profiteering to the detriment of long-term game playability. Furthermore, it pointed to rug-pulls surrounding certain third-party NFT integrations as well as NFT wash trading, or fraudulent price manipulation to support the ban. The new rules forbid third-party Blockchain technologies from being integrated with Minecraft's client and server apps. GAME BLOG They can't be used to create NFTs that are tied to in-game content like worlds and skins or persona items. Although the changes do not affect most Minecraft gamers, it is likely to have significant consequences for a small subset of gamers who are also profiting from in-game NFTs. Third-party NFT collections that digitize Minecraft assets for resale may be in violation of these terms and could face legal consequences.
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