Reddit’s largest crypto subreddit is internet hosting a contest to rebrand the emblem of its native MOON token in an effort to keep away from IP issues — and promote some merch.

MOON may beforehand be distributed, traded, or spent as a part of Reddit’s blockchain-based neighborhood factors program however the platform formally ended its involvement with the undertaking in November final 12 months. Nevertheless, it didn’t disappear totally and moderators got permission to run it with out Reddit’s enter.

Based on thread moderator ‘GabeSter,’ when Reddit ceased work on MOON, it by no means clarified the precise rights behind the emblem’s utilization. “To free ourselves from any unforeseen IP limitations (now or later) we are inviting users to reimagine the MOON logo,” they defined.

GabeSter additionally famous that Reddit allow them to use the emblem in accordance with its model pointers which, they claimed, permits them to work with a 3rd celebration to promote MOON-inspired merch. 

There’s unlikely to be any grand reimagining, nonetheless, because the competitors requires the brand new emblem to be ‘familiar looking.’ An instance for entrants was posted in r/CryptoCurrency on July 12 and the adjustments are barely noticeable.

GabeSter introduced on Tuesday that would-be designers have simply six days left to submit their entries. Moderators will reportedly reject any designs that use AI-generated photos.