Nike-Owned RTFKT Faces Issues with CloneX NFT Image Display on OpenSea and Blur

• A message “This content has been restricted.” is popping up on OpenSea and Blur
• Technical lead at RTFKT, Samuel Cardillo, reported that CloneX is being moved to ArWeave for decentralized storage
• NFTs themselves are stored on the blockchain, but their associated media often relies on external servers

Both OpenSea and Blur report that the artwork for CloneX, Nike’s NFT collection by RTFKT, is currently not displaying correctly. If one goes to OpenSea’s website, they will be greeted with the message: “This content has been restricted. Using Cloudflare’s basic service in this manner is a violation of the Terms of Service.” This likely stems from the termination of RTFKT’s Web3 services in January this year.

Samuel Cardillo, who is the technical lead at RTFKT, said that CloneX is being moved to ArWeave for decentralized storage and should be back to normal shortly.

Why It Happened: Centralized Storage and RTFKT Changes

This incident points out the importance of decentralized storage in the NFT ecosystem. While NFTs themselves are stored on the blockchain, their associated media often relies on external servers. In case these servers become unavaila…

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