Forbes Immortalizes Its ‘Under 30’ List on the Blockchain (@Forbes, You Sure You Wanna Do That?)
TL;DR
Forbes wants to immortalize it's Under 30 list on the Ethereum blockchain.
Problem is, a number of people on the Forbes '30 Under 30' list are convicted fraudsters.
And there’s really no reason to do this…
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What do the following people have in common?
Charlie Javice
Elizabeth Holmes
Sam Bankman-Fried
They're all colossal frauds that were featured on the Forbes '30 Under 30' list.
...and now...for whatever reason...going forward:
Forbes wants to immortalize it's Under 30 list on the Ethereum blockchain.
Ok, ok - we're being facetious.
Obviously it's a great thing when blockchain technology is adopted by legacy companies.
That part we love - that's the bit that gets this article filed under '💅 This is cool'.
Outside of that...
Does the Under 30 list need to be saved forever on the Ethereum blockchain?
No.
Then again, nor do 99% of NFTs - and we've happily embraced them.
...so, "those in glass houses" n' all that...