Alibaba Group Holding Ltd â ADRâsnon-fungible token (NFT) marketplaceJingtanhas suspended 680 user accounts for using massage guns and computer software to spam purchases on the platform.
What Happened:Some users used massage guns to carry out rapid and continuous âbuyâ buttons in order to execute NFT purchases,according to areportfrom Forkast.
Some computer-assisted accounts also created a large number of rapid spam transactions to gain an advantage over those attempting manual clicks.
Jingtan considers these activities âcheatingâ and in violation of its fair purchasing rules. A representative from the firm told Forkast that the wallets of the suspended users will not be confiscated, but repeat offenders can expect to face âharsher penalties.â
Why It Matters:NFT marketplaces in China continue to see a strong amount of public interest despite the governmentâs stance on cryptocurrency and virtual assets.
Alibaba andTencent Holdings Ltdhave recently rebranded NFT references to âdigital collectiblesâ in light ofcriticismfrom state-run media outlets.
As such, the tech giants' NFT platforms do not support private buying and selling of NFTs between individual users.
While a majority of NFTs in the west run on public blockchains likeEthereum
ETH, China builds NFTs on a state-run chain called Blockchain Services Network for Distributed Digital Certificates (BSN-DDS).
Price Action:Alibaba shares traded 0.18% higher during the after-market session at a price of $101.11.
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