Why Mojang's Statement on NFTs is a Big Deal for NFT Worlds
Minecraft is a highly customizable game space with plenty of different third-party expansions that add even more to its mechanics and features. So, it comes as no surprise that the Minecraft community has produced thousands of mods since the game’s release. This includes blockchain and NFT-based add-ons.
However, Mojang recently released a statement on the inclusion of NFTs in Minecraft. A recent post on the game’s official website explicitly details that Minecraft will not support NFT integrations in its game space. This poses a problem for any NFT-based Minecraft extensions, most notably NFT Worlds.
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NFT Worlds isn’t exactly a mod in the traditional sense. It’s better described as an extension of Minecraft’s existing mechanics that allow for blockchain integration and NFT trading. More specifically, the project produced 10,000 different Minecraft worlds, and each one is an NFT that can be built upon and customized.
The team behind NFT Worlds decided to build an NFT space within and around Minecraft because the game in its current state is easily accessible and highly customizable. Thus, the developer would have a hefty baseline to work with, primarily Minecraft’s already existing features, and then build from that. Many in the NFT community lauded the team for the innovation since the NFT Minecraft worlds opened plenty of possibilities for traders, especially in light of the recent drop in NFT sales.
This will soon come to a halt, however, following Mojang’s recent statement on Minecraft and NFTs. It states that while the Minecraft Usage Guidelines allow server owners to charge other players for access, said access must include the same functionalities. Implementing NFTs into
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