Comment by GodOfAtheism on 07/07/2022 at 15:43 UTC

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They didn't have that announcement for their bitcoin knockoff, they just kinda quietly shuttered it. Also haven't heard anything about community points[1] in a while

1: https://consensys.net/blog/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reddits-new-blockchain-based-community-points/

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Comment by LargeSnorlax at 07/07/2022 at 16:00 UTC

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The most recent (official) update about community points was about 11 months ago

Currently the admins are testing on the anytrust network[1] and Reddit recently registered a domain name on it[2]

1: https://anytrust-devnet-blockscout.arbitrum.io/tokens

2: https://anytrust.redditspace.com/

Comment by HarmonyQuinn1618 at 07/07/2022 at 20:19 UTC

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Alexis Ohanian, husband of Serena Williams and cofounder of Reddit, is a believer in cryptocurrencies and blockchain networks. His venture capital firm was one of the first backers of Coinbase, now one of the most popular cryptocurrency products. He’s a consistent supporter and cheerleader for cryptocurrencies.

That makes this announcement a lot less surprising. Sounds like he’s been trying to figure out a way to cash in on crypto using Reddit for awhile. Funny to officially do it after the crash