OnlyFans, a premium platform renowned for adult content has announced the inclusion of NFTs in profile photos, with this feature, users will be able to display verified NFTs as profile pictures, it said on Thursday.
The UK-based company, which said it introduced the feature in December, joins social media companies such as Twitter and Reddit that have explored ways to incorporate the digital tokens on their platforms.
OnlyFans, which was launched in 2016, boomed during the pandemic as it became a way for creators to earn money selling content directly to subscribers.
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are a type of digital asset that exists on the record-keeping technology blockchain. They have surged in popularity over the last year, with people buying artwork and videos of sports highlights as NFTs.
“Our mission is to empower creators to own their full potential,” OnlyFans Chief Executive Officer Ami Gan said in a statement to Reuters. “This feature is the first step in exploring the role that NFTs can play on our platform.”
OnlyFans said it only supports NFTs minted on the Ethereum blockchain. It said creators’ NFT profile pictures would show an Ethereum icon to mark them as authentic.
