{"id":54518,"date":"2021-12-11T16:06:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T14:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=54518"},"modified":"2025-09-03T20:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:50:54","slug":"keanu-reeves-discusses-his-stance-on-nfts-metaverses-and-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/keanu-reeves-discusses-his-stance-on-nfts-metaverses-and-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Keanu Reeves discusses his stance on NFTs, metaverses, and cryptocurrencies."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keanu Reeves is not a fan of <span data-descr=\"non-fungible tokens\" class=\"old_tooltip\">NFT<\/span> and metaverses created by tech giants like Meta, but he owns &#8216;a little cryptocurrency&#8217;. The actor said this in an interview with The Verge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss on making The Matrix Awakens with Epic Games\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0OK80eljWrs?start=538&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCould we simply prevent the metaverse from resembling the one invented by Facebook?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reeves added that personally he has nothing against Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s company. He noted that the concept of the metaverse predates Meta&#8217;s idea, and the virtual world led by the tech giant resembles more of a dystopia.<\/p>\n<p>The actor also said he received &#8216;a little cryptocurrency&#8217; as a gift from a friend. He noted that he does not engage in transactions with digital assets, but &#8216;simply owns them&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>On November 30, Warner Bros. <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/niftys-platform-to-release-nfts-for-the-matrix-resurrections-film\">released on Nifty\u2019s marketplace the NFT collection<\/a> tied to the upcoming release of the film &#8216;The Matrix: Resurrections&#8217;. 100,000 tokens were sold out within a few hours at $50 each.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Knock, Knock\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Matrix Avatars are now LIVE! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NiftysMatrixAvatars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NiftysMatrixAvatars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click the link below to mint your avatar: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3iJq2XH410\">https:\/\/t.co\/3iJq2XH410<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nX43bNn1qP\">pic.twitter.com\/nX43bNn1qP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nifty\u2019s (@Niftys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Niftys\/status\/1465742714834604032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the host asked Reeves about the company&#8217;s initiative, he said he had never seriously considered buying such digital assets. The Verge journalist then noted that NFTs cannot be forged. In response the actor noted that &#8216;but they can be easily reproduced&#8217;, and laughed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keanu\u2019s laugh in response to NFTs in this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@verge<\/a> interview is everything I wanted for Christmas<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v4pix60nX9\">https:\/\/t.co\/v4pix60nX9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1J5EcoijDs\">pic.twitter.com\/1J5EcoijDs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Zhou (@dz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dz\/status\/1469424767488962570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in November, Quentin Tarantino unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/quentin-tarantino-to-release-nft-with-secret-inspired-by-pulp-fiction\">a collection of seven NFTs inspired by the film &#8216;Pulp Fiction&#8217;<\/a>. Miramax <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/miramax-sues-quentin-tarantino-over-nft-based-on-pulp-fiction\">filed a lawsuit against the director<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keanu Reeves is not a fan of NFTs and metaverses created by tech giants like Meta, but he owns &#8216;a little cryptocurrency&#8217;. 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