Benoit Pagotto, co-founder of Nike's NFT project RTFKT, has passed away at the age of 41

2025-10-13 10:59:02

ChainCatcher news, Benoit Pagotto, co-founder of Nike's NFT project RTFKT, has passed away at the age of 41. Philippe Rodriguez, founding partner of Avolta Partners, stated in a post that Benoit's death was "very sudden." The firm had provided consulting for RTFKT's sale to Nike in December 2021.

Another co-founder of RTFKT, Steven Vasilev, later confirmed the news on the X platform.

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