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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...