Flashpoint showcased their own flagship CSGO NFT, bringing a little bit of excitement to the community. The announcement itself is not the most interesting thing on its own though. The exciting parts are the potential implications for CSGO NFT’s in general.
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With the recent announcement that Flashpoint will be releasing their own CSGO NFT. It brings with it some good for the players as all proceeds go towards either the partner teams or the tournament. The NFT itself will be a set of virtual trading cards featuring artwork of individual players such as Snax and Aizy. Since the players will be featured on the cards, they will receive a portion of the cryptocurrency $FLASH coin earned on them as well.
Significance for CSGO NFT development
Image rights being signed away as frequently as they are by CSGO players is what makes this announcement more impactful. Certain team organizations in the past and present have made players sign away their image rights. For example, certain players who appear on peripheral boxes. Those players have no say in how their image is used and do not have to be appropriately compensated.
This announcement should better the integrity of the league as the players ought to feel they have more stake. Flashpoint making sure the players receive compensation is a big step forward for CSGO player rights. Furthermore, teams like Natus Vincere, Alliance and OG have fan engagement tokens which could be used for procuring unique NFTs to directly support the organizations and players. This of course relies on this push towards collectable cards actually sparks interest.
Opening Doors for Future CSGO NFT’s
CSGO NFT’s can very in shape and form. They could be in the form of weapon skins, stickers and music kits for example. Imagine unique one-off conte
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