Bored monkey avatar collector loses $567,000 NFTs in direct swap scam

Non-fungible token (NFT) hacks are on the rise again, and this time the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collector has been scammed. Boring monkey holder named ‘s27’ missing gum monkey and matching spikes worth $567,000 after swapping NFTs on an exchange called ‘Swap.Kiwi’. This platform allows direct NFT swaps between collectors, with reduced transaction fees. BAYC NFT is owned by celebrities such as basketball icon Steve Curry, music artist Post Malone, and even American TV host Jimmy Fallon. The Twitter account ‘quit’, which tracks all the popular NFT monkey avatars,…

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Honest mistake or hack? Bored Ape NFT sold for $350,000 on OpenSea for $115

An NFT holder sold a non-fungible (NFT) Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) token worth $350,000 for a meager $115. This seemed to be either a hack or an honest mistake, but it cost the collector a fortune. For those who don’t know, BAYC NFTs are a popular group of 10,000 unique boring monkeys created by Yuga Labs. This group has seen more than half a billion dollars in sales so far, according to dappradar.com metrics. BAYC NFT is owned by celebrities such as basketball icon Steve Curry, music artist Post…

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BAYC NFT Prices Up 18 Percent, After Acquisition Of CryptoPunks, Meebits

Days After Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT Token Generators announce Acquisition of NFT CryptoPunks and Meebits from Larva Labs, Monkey’s Avatar Collection prices up more than 18 percent. On March 11, when Yuga Labs, the creators of BAYC NFT, announced the acquisition, one block of BAYC NFT was sold at $1,85,363 (about Rs 1.41 crore), or 73 Ethereum in the cryptocurrency. However, after the announcement, the price rose to 89 Ethereum which is $22,5991 (about Rs 1.72 crore), according to CoinGecko’s market cap tracker. Yuga Labs now owns 423…

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