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CloneX NFT images are no longer displayed on OpenSea and Blur due to Cloudflare service violations. RTFKT is migrating CloneX visuals to Arweave to ensure permanent decentralized access. The CloneX NFT image, one of the famous projects from Nike’s RTFKT, suddenly disappeared from the OpenSea and Blur platforms. All that was visible was a message that read, “This content has been restricted; using Cloudflare’s basic services in this manner violates the terms of service.” For collectors who have made expensive purchases, this situation is clearly panic-inducing. Imagine if you bought an expensive painting, but suddenly the gallery where it was stored closed without any news. That’s more or less how it felt. This problem arose after RTFKT decided to stop their Web3 service since January 2025. But apparently, the matter was not over there. Cloudflare, the network service provider that is usually used to serve NFT images, is considered no longer suitable for projects like CloneX, at least according to their service policy. Many suspect that this problem is about bills that were forgotten to be paid. However, Samuel Cardillo, former CTO of RTFKT, firmly denied it. He said, this is not a matter of invoices, but more towards the increasingly strict rules for using Cloudflare’s free services. RTFKT Moves CloneX to Arweave, OpenSea Busy with Updates As a rescue effort, all CloneX visual content is being moved to Arweave, a permanent and decentralized storage platform. The goal is to prevent similar problems from recurring and files can still be accessed even though the service is later abandoned by RTFKT. But of course, this migration takes time and is not instant. While waiting, many collectors can only bite their fingers. On the other hand, OpenSea itself is diligently making updates. On April 15, 2025, they launched OS 2.0 with a…

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Filed under: News - @ April 25, 2025 12:26 pm