Redditors cheer as GameStop assembles team of NFT experts

GameStop (GME) is assembling a workforce of blockchain and NFT specialists to work on the agency’s upcoming NFT platform.

The agency’s GME inventory is a cult favorite amongst retail traders on account of the r/wallstreetbets and Robinhood saga earlier this yr. On Reddit the r/Superstonk neighborhood boasts 659,000 members, and is devoted to internet hosting enterprise and inventory discussions associated to GME.

A post about GameStop’s job listings yesterday has acquired greater than 10,000 upvotes on the time of writing, with many members posting bullish sentiments over GameStop’s newest transfer.

GameStop quietly unveiled a bare-bones website for its NFT market in Could. The location at present encompasses a Nintendo Gameboy-style gaming console with an Ethereum emblem, together with a message calling out for recruits to work on the platform.

Since then the agency has held its playing cards near its chest, nonetheless on Oct. 25 it listed a complete of eight jobs for crypto-friendly candidates, together with three roles for NFT skilled software program engineers, three jobs for product entrepreneurs and with two roles targeted on Web3 primarily based gaming.

One of many listings for the Head of Web3 Gaming job says that GameStop is in search of somebody with expertise with “Ethereum, NFTs and blockchain-based gaming platforms.” The agency has additionally hinted that there are some plans associated to the Metaverse within the works.

“GameStop is in search of a novel particular person who will help speed up the way forward for gaming and commerce. On this future, video games are the locations to go, and play is pushed by the stuff you convey. Future creators gained’t simply construct video games but additionally the elements, characters, and gear. Blockchains will energy the commerce beneath,” the job itemizing reads.

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Members of the r/Superstonk neighborhood had been singing the agency’s praises yesterday, with “Triaspia2” calling it one of many “finest job listings” that they had seen, whereas pledging to purchase extra GME because it was a “bullish sign.”

Redditor “Donnybiceps” was equally bullish, noting that:

“NFTs are the longer term and individuals who have not gotten on board the GME practice whereas understanding all these clues then you have to be blaming your self for not pondering this by.”

GME has had a unstable efficiency in October, going as little as $166 earlier than bouncing to round $187 and subsequently crashing down once more. Nevertheless, in accordance with knowledge from Tradingview, the worth of GME has nonetheless gained 2.8% this month to sit down at $178 on the time of writing. The year-to-date acquire for GME is a whopping 844%.