{"id":364315,"date":"2021-11-09T06:16:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/civic-launches-free-tool-to-combat-nft-hungry-bots-on-solana\/"},"modified":"2021-11-09T06:16:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:16:06","slug":"civic-launches-free-tool-to-combat-nft-hungry-bots-on-solana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/civic-launches-free-tool-to-combat-nft-hungry-bots-on-solana\/","title":{"rendered":"# Civic launches free tool to combat NFT-hungry bots on Solana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36dc58d1ae1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36dc58d1ae1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/civic-launches-free-tool-to-combat-nft-hungry-bots-on-solana\/#Bots_gone_wild\" >Bots gone wild<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Civic launches free tool to combat NFT-hungry bots on Solana <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMTEvNTQ5NWU5ZDgtYWIxMy00OTU3LWFmYTMtNmFmMzc1MGY2ZmI4LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Identity verification tech firm Civic Technologies has launched a free tool to combat botting activity in Solana (SOL)-based NFT drops. <\/p>\n<p>According to a Nov. 8 announcement, Civic\u2019s new tool \u201cIgnite Pass\u201d will filter out bots by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/civic_technologies_launches_ignite_pass_a_free_tool_for_bot_free_nft_drops_mints\/prweb18316723.htm\">requiring<\/a> buyers to complete a liveness verification before being <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved to make NFT purchases. <\/p>\n<p>Civic\u2019s website notes that users will be required to take a video selfie in order to verify, with an Ignite Pass then being issued to their wallet address upon completion. The pass also remains active for 24 hours to \u201climit the options of malicious botters verifying multiple wallets. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>The website also outlined that \u201cCivic does not store this video selfie,\u201d but does not clarify if the data is deleted or stored elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>The Ignite Pass is a free version of the firm\u2019s suite of know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance tools, Civic Pass. The tools are designed for decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, NFT marketplaces and public blockchains. <\/p>\n<p>Civic Technologies CEO Chris Hart emphasized the revolutionary capabilities that nonfungible tokens have recently unlocked for artists, lamenting the negative impact that bots are having on creators:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBots are more than a nuisance \u2014 they\u2019re destroying the trust that communities have built as well as the future prospects of its creators.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bots_gone_wild\"><\/span>Bots gone wild<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In February earlier this year, Dapper Lab\u2019s NBA Top Shot was forced to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbatopshot\/status\/1365026269117620224\">delay<\/a> the launch of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of Premium Packs due to high levels of botting activity on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The following month, many users of the MoonCats NFTs were complaining that the project had become overrun by bots programmed to accumulate new cats the moment they dropped online. <\/p>\n<p>In response to the botting, MoonCat developers Ponderware held a vote on whether to destroy a private key holding a collection of rare unreleased MoonCat NFTs or not, with 72% of the community voting \u201cyes\u201d during the 48-hour poll. <\/p>\n<p>September saw TIME Magazine sell out of 4,676 NFTs in less than one minute, with Paradigm researcher Anish Agnihotri <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_anishagnihotri\/status\/1441072868071297026\">attributing<\/a> the rapid sales to botting activity: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMany folks knew the mainnet deploy in advance and were able to plan ahead to bot their transactions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>FarmVille NFTs on the horizon? Zynga hires new VP for blockchain gaming<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A surge in activity from bots targeting Grape Protocol\u2019s Initial DEX Offering (IDO) also caused the Solana network to go offline for roughly 17 hours in September. <\/p>\n<p>The Solana Foundation characterized the incident as a \u201cdenial of service attack,\u201d estimating the bots had spammed the network with a transaction load of roughly 400,000 every second. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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