the slap that Will Smith he tipped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars he toured the world and continues to give something to talk about. And how could it be otherwise, the episode not only fueled countless memes on social media, but also inspired a collection of NFTs.
Yes, one of the most embarrassing events in recent show business history was immortalized in the Blockchain; and, the truth, we cannot say that we are too surprised. Under the title Will Smith slams DAOthe collection of NFTs is now available on OpenSea, the most important portal for the distribution of non-fungible tokens.
This proposal was born as a parody after what happened Sunday night at the Oscars. Plus, each NFT is basically a meme of the showdown between Will Smith and Chris Rock, and there’s no denying that they haven’t been overly elaborate.
And while these tokens are unlikely to spark interest in style Bored Ape Yacht Club, maybe they generate enough movement that their creators can earn a few extra bucks without much effort. So far the collection has nearly 2,000 NFTs and prices range from 0.001 ETH (just over 3 euros) to 69 ETH (over 210,000 euros). And the most striking thing is that the most expensive does not depict the event of the Oscars 2022, but the slap that Will Smith gave to a Ukrainian journalist at the time.
After all, despite the growing popularity of NFTs, this seems to be nothing more than another case of opportunism in trying to extract as much money as possible from one of the hottest topics of the moment.
Not All Are NFTs: Will Smith Has His Cryptocurrency Too
And if we talk about opportunism, we must also mention that a cryptocurrency based on Will Smith has been created. We are talking about Will Smith InuWhere $WSI. Of course it’s a memecoin whose only reason for being was the slap Chris Rock suffered at the 2022 Oscars.
As has happened with many other similar tokens, its popularity has skyrocketed in recent hours. In fact, at the time of writing this article, its value had exceeded 950% in the last 24 hours, until it reaches $0.000003336. But that’s not all, since during the last day its trading volume exceeded 3.6 million dollars.
It is clear that we are facing a situation in which we must proceed with caution and not be carried away by the illusion of making easy money. On previous occasions, cryptocurrencies have been created based on very popular topics, which were nothing more than a scam or carpet pull. The token affair The squid game was one of the most notorious. Of course, we don’t know if we are facing the same thing with the case of Will Smith Inu, but prevention is better than cure.
The truth is, there seems to be a place for everything in the Blockchain world, and that doesn’t have to be a positive thing. After all, projects like $WSI and Will Smith slams DAO does not add value to Web3; On the contrary, they are just glorified memes that overshadow other initiatives that may have real motivation but end up under the same cloak of suspicion and speculation.
