Yuga Labs faces user backlash for under wraps KYC-restricted project
Yuga Labs, creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club, or BAYC, teased a new collaboration with blockchain game publisher Animoca Brands on Twitter on Thursday. The catch is that no details about the project have been revealed yet, and users who signed up for it via a know-your-customer, or KYC, verification process have expressed their concerns on social media.
BAYC simply tweeted out a link to a website where interested fans can apply in hopes of being approved to participate in whatever "is brewing." In order to apply, users must connect to an Ethereum wallet, provide a photo of their license, passport or other ID as well as proof of home address, and to take a headshot on the camera of the device used to sign up.
fuck it, again.https://t.co/1KlPpVjWkb
Both BAYC and Animoca Brands clarified on Twitter that they are not referring to the play-to-earn game featuring Bored Ape NFTs they announced in December. The only other information offered is that "this has been building over the last seven months," according to BAYC. Animoca Brands will reportedly reveal "the first phase."
Members of the crypto community are wary about consenting to KYC requirements without knowing exactly what they're signing up for. One user posting under the handle @cr0ssETH tweeted, "Devs if the IRS has taken you hostage please blink twice," suggesting the possibility that any personal information could end up in the hands of third-parties.
BAYC twitter account just tweeted a form to fill out requiring your ID/Passport & eth/home Address. Devs if the IRS has taken you hostage please blink twice.
In addition to sensitivity around KYC, a Terms & Conditions document has been criticized for making users consent to granting "unrestricted" use of "all or any portion
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