Major NFT Marketplaces Remove Mila Kunis' Stoner Cats Following SEC Charges
Major NFT marketplaces, including OpenSea, Blur, and Rarible, have taken down the Stoner Cats NFT project following charges filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Stoner Cats NFTs, initially sold in 2021, have been available for trading across almost all major NFT trading platforms.
However, as of now, OpenSea and Blur no longer display any active listings for Stoner Cats NFTs, while Rarible has removed the project from its site entirely.
OpenSea still maintains the project page, but the marketplace has reportedly confirmed that Stoner Cats NFTs can no longer be bought, sold, or transferred through their platform.
OpenSea's Community Standards page explains that project pages are kept online even if trading is disabled since the site also serves as a blockchain explorer for NFTs.
On Rarible, the Stoner Cats collection has been hidden entirely and is no longer visible to the public.
Although the NFTs are no longer listed on Rarible and trading is disabled on OpenSea, they still exist on the blockchain and in the wallets of their holders.
Some marketplaces, such as LooksRare and X2Y2, continue to have active Stoner Cats NFT listings.
Stoner Cats, co-created by actress Mila Kunis and developed by her Orchard Farm Productions studio, sold Ethereum NFTs that granted access to a six-episode web series featuring animated cats indulging in cannabis-related adventures.
The project garnered significant attention due to the involvement of notable celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Chris Rock, Jane Fonda, Seth McFarlane, and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, who lent their voices to the characters.
The primary sale of Stoner Cats NFTs in July 2021 generated over $8 million, and the creators also earned
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