Valve’s Gabe Newell Shook Everyone With Remarks Against NFTs

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The Steam platform puts a ban on containing or entertaining games based on NFT or blockchain. The entire world is hearing ample things about NFTs and crypto every other day.

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While some people stand against this idea, others are assured that these digital mediums are the future.

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More and more people are coming up with newer ways to integrate their business with Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs.

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Among the many varied categories, gaming is one of the most-willing genres that is seeing the maximum attachment with this latest blockchain technology.

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Even this collaboration has not remained far from controversies. On one hand, game developers are welcoming blockchain, and on the other, people are being loud with negative feedback.

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Currently, Gabe Newell, the co-founder and President of Valve is in news for backlashing NFTs.

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He has made several lengthy remarks where he is all downbeat about using NFT and blockchain.

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His wrath has gone up to the extent where he announced banning NFT and blockchain-based games on his platform Steam.

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The more intriguing thing is that Gabe is indulged in continuous interviews where he is condemning the usage of blockchain at this time when the Steam Deck is under the review stage.

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