RTFKT — which pioneered virtual sneakers and was bought out by Nike in December 2021 — has largely been a one-man show since the shoe maker shuttered its operations in January.

RTFKT is Building a New Future: Co-founders Chris Le, Benoit Pagotto, and Steven "Zaptio" Vasilev reveal their visions for the Web3 fashion house from 'Hypebeast Magazine' Issue 30.

RFTKT will launch an updated website to maintain its legacy. On Monday, Nike’s digital fashion brand, RTFKT, disclosed that it will cease operations by the end of January 2025.

Nike Inc. is shutting down its digital sneaker division RTFKT as the world’s largest athletic-wear company realigns priorities under a new chief executive officer. Skip to content.

RTFKT, the digital creator of virtual sneakers that Nike Inc. acquired in 2021, revealed Monday that it will shut down operations. The platform shared in a post on X that it will wind down its ...

Crypto fashion brand RTFKT announces closure three years after being bought by Nike "RTFKT isn't ending. It's becoming what it was always meant to be -- an Artifact of cultural revolution." ...

Nike's RTFKT, which makes virtual collectibles, including sneakers, on Monday announced it will cease operations by the end of January. A Nike RTFKT shoe was part of a recent sneaker exhibit at ...

RTFKT reveals a new prototype evolving the sneaker game into a new digital frontier. Accelerating Nike’s culture of innovation, the Cryptokicks iRL is the first native Web3 sneaker featuring the ...

RTFKT cofounder Benoit Pagotto said he draws inspiration from video games, especially “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.” ...

Nike, when it purchased RTFKT in 2021, hoped to establish itself in the digital reality of the metaverse. Nike. By Demi Lawrence – Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal. Dec 3, 2024.

Benoit Pagotto is a cofounder of RTFKT—pronounced “artifact"—a Web3 firm best known for digital sneakers and NFT collaborations with artists like Takashi Murakami. The company’s reputation ...