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Hackers steal NFTs worth millions. In other news, NFTs worth millions. (www.theblock.co)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by yesman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] regdog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I never had a jpeg stolen from me.

What a time to be alive.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No one is gonna buy any NFTs for millions lmao

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As crazy as it sounds, some people do.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They did. For like a week last year. Then everyone realized it was a scam.

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Love how the NFT hype was a big wealth transfer event. So many rich people, like wealthy oil Arabs, bought into the scam and moved so much money into artists pockets while they essentially got nothing in return.

[–] StupendousMan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sounds like a great way to make an insurance claim on a bunch of NFTs worth "millions" that you could not convince anyone to buy.

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Let me get this straight, you can steal an nft but you can't own an nft?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Accurate headline:

Millions of dollars lost as NFTs worth a total of $0 stolen

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

Does this post give anyone farker vibes?