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Hackers steal NFTs worth millions. In other news, NFTs worth millions. (www.theblock.co)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The way I read the article, the "worth millions" is the sum of the ransom demand.

The funny part is that the exploit is in the "smart" contract, ya know the thing that the blockchain keeps secure by forbidding any updates or patches.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Beeple made a lot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

He was the first big one I remember. When it still had an air of legitimacy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

And, sadly, that has led to his posting a lot less content. But I can't say I blame him.