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Meta Ending Support for its NFT Programs on Facebook and Instagram Just 10 months After Launch

BlockNews Team by BlockNews Team
March 15, 2023
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  • Meta is winding down its integration of NFTs on Instagram and Facebook to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses.
  • The decision follows the company’s early enthusiasm for NFTs and its push into digital collectibles last year.
  • Despite Meta’s exit from NFTs, the market remains dynamic, and other companies are rushing in with new and exciting ideas.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has announced that it is winding down its integration of non-fungible tokens (NFT) on its platforms. In a Twitter thread, Meta’s head of commerce and financial services, Stephane Kasriel, stated that the shutdown will allow the company “to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses.” The decision means that Meta will end its tests of minting and selling NFTs on Instagram and the ability to share NFTs on Instagram and Facebook in the coming weeks.

This news follows Meta’s push into digital collectibles last year after Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, announced that NFTs would be coming to Instagram at the South by Southwest conference in Austin. However, the features were only made available to select creators and were never widely released.

In August, to make sharing NFTs easier, Meta added Ethereum, Polygon, and Flow NFT cross-posting between its Facebook and Instagram products. By November, Meta had also added the integration of a decentralized storage protocol, Arweave, to the platform.

Despite this early enthusiasm, Meta has now decided to wind down its support for NFTs, citing the need to focus on other areas that can make an impact at scale. In his Twitter thread, Kasriel explained that the company focuses on “monetization apps for Reels” and “messaging payments across Meta.”

Adapting to the Evolving Needs of Users and Creators

While the decision to wind down NFT integration on its platforms may surprise some, it highlights the importance of being adaptable and willing to pivot strategies when necessary. Meta’s decision to focus on other areas that can impact at scale, such as messaging and monetization on Reels, reflects the company’s commitment to meeting the evolving needs of its users and creators.

This decision is also one of many ambitious initiatives that have fallen flat in the last year for Meta. The company has also shuttered its crypto wallet, Novi, which was once rumored to have NFT support on its roadmap, and cut projects with its metaverse division, Reality Labs, and its program that paid bonuses to Reels creators.

Despite Meta’s exit from NFTs, other companies are rushing into the market. Reddit continues to promote its “digital collectible” avatars that are NFTs, Starbucks recently sold out a selection of 2,000 $100 NFTs in its Odyssey customer loyalty program, and Sesame Street just announced an NFT collaboration.

The decision to wind down NFT integration on its platforms also comes as Meta has laid off thousands of workers and shuttered numerous projects amid what Mark Zuckerberg has described as the company’s “year of efficiency.” Meta’s decision to wind down its integration of NFTs on its platforms reflects the company’s commitment to meeting the evolving needs of its users and creators

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