Meta pushes further into NFTs with global rollout on Instagram
Following the initial test launch of NFTs in May 2022 and subsequent expansion in June, starting in August, Instagram is expanding access by rolling out digital collectibles to more people in 100+ countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas. The latest update will allow people to: Connect a digital wallet. Once connected, people will have the ability to choose which NFTs from their wallet they would like to share on Instagram. Share digital collectibles. Once you post a digital collectible, it will receive special visual treatment and can display public information, such as a description of the NFT. Posts will also be visible on their profile. Automatically tag both the creator and collector. The creator and collector can be automatically attributed in the digital collectible post (subject to their privacy settings). As per the blog post on the official Meta website: In order to post a digital collectible, all you need to do is connect your digital wallet