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On January 4, Quidd announced they are working with POP Culture, Inc. to preserve user collections.<ref>https://x.com/quidd/status/1875652152590545369</ref> Users would have to manually fill a Google Form with their email and Quidd username to have the ability to save their collection.<ref>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuoNA6c20z934i9rwoVKYtULX_kmP1cT3yVUK7rbeRnLu24Q/viewform</ref> Many users took this announcement as empty promises<ref>https://x.com/Joe22367619/status/1875655325430509816</ref> and requested previous functionality, such as minting and selling.<ref>https://x.com/Dogstar3c/status/1875741590008033765</ref><ref>https://x.com/s1vh/status/1877675184364114392</ref> | On January 4, Quidd announced they are working with POP Culture, Inc. to preserve user collections.<ref>https://x.com/quidd/status/1875652152590545369</ref> Users would have to manually fill a Google Form with their email and Quidd username to have the ability to save their collection.<ref>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuoNA6c20z934i9rwoVKYtULX_kmP1cT3yVUK7rbeRnLu24Q/viewform</ref> Many users took this announcement as empty promises<ref>https://x.com/Joe22367619/status/1875655325430509816</ref> and requested previous functionality, such as minting and selling.<ref>https://x.com/Dogstar3c/status/1875741590008033765</ref><ref>https://x.com/s1vh/status/1877675184364114392</ref> | ||
As of March 2, 2025, the popup has been updated to state "Quidd was shut down on 31st December 2024." with no mention of the website. Going to the website now redirects to "quidd.cloudflareaccess.com" which requires email verification to log in. | |||
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File:Quidd App Pop-up message 03-2025.PNG|The updated popup as of March 2, 2025. | |||
File:Quidd App Website 03-2025.png|The result of typing "market.onquidd.com" into a web browser as of March 2, 2025. | |||
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===Implications=== | ===Implications=== | ||
Before the shutdown, users could buy and sell NFT collectibles on the Quidd marketplace for virtual currency, which could be exchanged for real money through a cash account.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240915231810/https://intercom.help/quidd/en/collections/2696326-cash-account</ref> In addition, it was alleged the founder Micheal Bramlage promised users before the 2019 acquisition that users could keep their collections even if the service closes.<ref>https://x.com/Ayyee38/status/1875339313501843827</ref> In the past, collectibles would be sold for as high as $255-$500 each depending on their "rarity"<ref>https://x.com/quidd/status/1367685868455092225</ref> with users spending hundreds of dollars to complete collectible sets.<ref>https://x.com/donnielemon69/status/1882145343925834149</ref> In the first week of March 2021, over $53,000 worth of withdrawals were processed.<ref>https://x.com/quidd/status/1371110813398937613</ref> | Before the shutdown, users could buy and sell NFT collectibles on the Quidd marketplace for virtual currency, which could be exchanged for real money through a cash account.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20240915231810/https://intercom.help/quidd/en/collections/2696326-cash-account</ref> In addition, it was alleged the founder Micheal Bramlage promised users before the 2019 acquisition that users could keep their collections even if the service closes.<ref>https://x.com/Ayyee38/status/1875339313501843827</ref> In the past, collectibles would be sold for as high as $255-$500 each depending on their "rarity"<ref>https://x.com/quidd/status/1367685868455092225</ref> with users spending hundreds of dollars to complete collectible sets.<ref>https://x.com/donnielemon69/status/1882145343925834149</ref> In the first week of March 2021, over $53,000 worth of withdrawals were processed.<ref>https://x.com/quidd/status/1371110813398937613</ref> | ||