Former Twitch streamer opens up about switching from Overwatch to NFTs
Francine “Fran” decided to quit being a Twitch streamer and Overwatch player earlier in 2022, and began working on an NFT project. This has led to quite a bit of controversy, as many view NFTs as nothing but a con or a scam.
The former Twitch streamer posted about her NFT project on Reddit, which was posted to Twitter by a user named NyanSox.
In the post, Fran admitted that most NFT projects are a scam. However, she ruffled a lot of feathers by acknowledging that just because they are a scam does not mean they are not profitable.
At one time, the content creator was one of the biggest names in Overwatch, being well-known as a support hero specialist. Then, about five months ago, Fran stopped being a Twitch streamer, and instead started devoting her time to NFT projects.
NFTs are “Non-fungible tokens,” which typically come in the form of artwork or animated gifs that can be bought and sold online. The data for these is stored on the cryptocurrency blockchain, so whoever has it owns the IP for that particular NFT.
After months of silence, Fran broke her silence about what she had been up to, openly talking about NFTs. In her Reddit post, she clarified that about 99% of NFT projects are just scams, but she has made a significant amount of money by shifting to NFTs.
According to the former Twitch streamer, it’s not a big deal if someone gets scammed for buying an NFT for ridiculous amounts of money, though.
After NyanSox posted the Reddit image to Twitter, it prompted a response from Fran herself, who tried to elaborate on what she said on Reddit. She spoke specifically about the prices of NFTs, which are a result of speculation by groups of people, as well as what she meant by scams.
According to Fran, most NFT projects do not
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