Bored Ape Yacht Club, #9410, 2021
A phishing scam had drained his Ethereum wallet of 15 NFTs valued at a total of $2.2 million, including four apes from the “Bored Ape Yacht Club” collection. The thief seemed to have sold off many of the pieces in Kramer’s collection, and Twitter users jeered at Kramer’s bad luck, pointing out that he had bet on an unregulated, decentralized system that would be unable to help him.
OpenSea’s involvement sparked major controversy, with some alleging that NFTs could not truly be decentralized if it had “frozen” some, rendering them unsellable on the platform. Others pointed out that OpenSea had only frozen user’s ability to interact with the NFT through that one site alone—they could still be bought and sold elsewhere.
Neither OpenSea nor Kramer responded to requests for comment.
Phishing scams have become more frequent as NFTs have increased in value. However, most savvy users can protect themselves by using hard wallet, also known as a cold wallet, which is physical and only connects to the internet when plugged in and engaged. Kramer had been using a so-called hot wallet, which is continuously connected to the internet and thus more vulnerable.
More common than phishing scams, however, is theft of a different kind. Some people have begun making NFTs of art that they did not create, an issue for which no easy fix has yet been developed.
That said, we conclude NFT is not investable, at least for as long as dudes couldn’t’t handle the security and customer service.
We missed the part where that’s our problem…
Sara Sampaio poses for Victoria’s Secret scandalously
Sara Sampaio (born July 21, 1991 in Porto, Portugal) is a Portuguese model best known for working with Victoria’s Secret and Calzedonia, as well as her appearance in the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, a first for a Portuguese model, for which she won Rookie of the Year. Wikipedia
Born: July 21, 1991 (age 23), Porto, Portugal
Height: 1.73 m
Nationality: Portuguese
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