Some NFT influencers want you to ignore the hype - The Verge

Instead of promoting a get-rich-quick mindset, some NFT influencers are more focused on teaching the ins and outs of the technology so that newcomers know what’s possible.

When he started a YouTube channel in 2019, Jesse Hall decided not to tell his wife and kids until he’d gained a small following. Within a few weeks, he had a few hundred people subscribing to his coding tutorials — a success, in his mind. But it wasn’t until he started exploring NFTs that his audience exploded, quickly growing from thousands of subscribers to hundreds of thousands.

“I’m by nature very much an introvert, and this has really brought me more out of my shell than I ever have been,” Hall said. “And I’ve learned that I really like to teach.”

The crypto space tends to be dominated by enthusiastic boosters promising huge returns to anyone savvy enough to buy in — even as headlines fill with stories of crash after crash. But look beyond the hype, and you can also find a contingent of creators providing something rare: practical knowledge and reasonable expectations for newcomers to the space.

“I honestly think we are in a bubble,” Aprilynne Atler, another NFT YouTuber and influencer said. “And I hope it bursts soon so that we can stop paying attention to the ‘finance bros’ who just want to make money.”

Hall and Atler work hard to not be one of those NFT creators. In fact, they worry that the people hyping up the profits make it harder for NFTs to actually be taken seriously as a new technology for trade and commerce. Atler believes these videos are part of the reason that ordinary people see NFTs and cryptocurrency as a fad.

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