NFT marketplace OpenSea lands in controversy after selling artworks depicting Hitler

OpenSea, marketplace for n-fungible tokens(NFTs), has been allowing sale of artworks depicting Hitler. re are a number of olf Hitler-med NFTs that are available among OpenSea offerings, reported Vice. Reportedly, one Ereum Name Service(ENS) domain on OpenSea is called "hitlerdidthingwrong.eth,", "hitler.eth," and ar shows Hitler's name along with swastikas.

NFT marketplace sells artworks showing Hitler

As per a report by Vice, site’s terms of service mention that it will host "controversial" content, however, it ded that "inappropriate" content may be withdrawn. As per VICE report, several Hitler-med NFTs are for sale on OpenSea marketplace. collection available on OpenSea in ir bio has described Hitler as " main antihero of humanity of all times".

Similarly, a verified Ereum Name Service (ENS) collection, features Hitler-med NFTs. One ENS domain on OpenSea is called "hitlerdidthingwrong.eth,", "hitler.eth," and ar shows his name along with swastikas, reported Vice. As per Vice report, re are portraits for 'Hitler for sale, Hitler pepes, entire Nazi-med NFT collections', listed on OpenSea marketplace. Reportedly, artworks also include titles like 'HeilHitler'.

One of collections has been reportedly shared by a Twitter user who goes by @sh_wnee. user in tweet has shared four ims of cartoon portraits of Hitler and mentioned that y are "popular nfts on opensea". In tweet, user said, "all most popular nfts on opensea are different hitler avatars."

OpenSea, startup which is reportedly worth $1.5 billion, is world's largest trer of NFTs, reported Times of Israel. digital artworks on OpenSea can be purchased with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ereum. Some of items on marketplace have been sold for millions of dollars. purchased item on marketplace is saved on blockchain which is a permanent digital record that keeps record of every transaction and publishes transaction, reported Times of Israel. . However, it is t first time that e-commerce companies have hosted Nazi-med items. Previously, e-commerce companies like Amazon, eBay also sold Nazi-related products on ir sites. 

Im: AP