Earlier this week, Jason Citron, the founder, and leader of Discord, tweeted a mockup of what he believes is the next step of Discord. It showed a potential integration with NFTs and other cryptocurrencies alongside Youtube and Twitch as well as other services that are already integrated into the Discord app. It didn't take too long for the internet to voice out their disapproval of Citron's plans.
Thankfully, Citron isn't the kind of founder not to listen to the people. Just days after tweeting the mockup, Citron has confirmed that Discord is backing away from its crypto dreams.
User backlash puts a stop to Discord's NFT integration plans
Before Citron's initial tweet, there were rumors about Discord integrating NFTs into the platform. It didn't help when multiple Discord users reported receiving older surveys regarding NFT-integration in Discord. However, it appears that the internet eventually won. After making his tweet public, the next few days were filled with statements from discontent users who effectively let Citron know that they'd leave Discord if it implemented NFT-integration features.
