According to the source, social media posts report the passing of RTFKT co-founder Benoit Pagotto; this report has not been independently verified here (source: public social media posts). RTFKT, acquired by Nike in December 2021, anchors several high-value NFT collections such as Clone X that are denominated in ETH, linking floor prices and liquidity to ETH/USD volatility and Ethereum marketplace conditions (source: Nike, Inc. press release, Dec 13, 2021; OpenSea collection listings). For trading relevance, monitor Clone X and other RTFKT-linked NFT volumes, floor price moves, and bid-ask spreads on Ethereum alongside ETH price action, as leadership-related news can influence near-term sentiment and liquidity in related NFTs (source: OpenSea marketplace data conventions; Ethereum market structure).