Reddit announces new blockchainbacked Collectible Avatars’

Content aggregation, ranking, and discussion website Reddit announced a new blockchain-backed avatar system on Thursday. Though no official date was revealed, the company suggested that the avatars will be available to the general public in the next few weeks.Collectible Avatars are a set of limited-edition artwork created by independent artists who are also users of the Reddit website. The new avatars can be purchased with local currencies, however the announcement stated the artwork is stored on the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain.